It was a fine spring bank holiday Easter Monday at Kingsmeadow as we hosted Spurs in the quarter-finals. Although we were made to work hard by the visitors, the Blues duly delivered.

Sam Kerr put Chelsea ahead, but after Tottenham struck back it took a moment of late brilliance to seal the win, when Veerle Buurman fired in a stunning decisive goal in the 86th minute.

For Buchanan, recently returned to our defence following injury, it was a memorable victory in a fantastic bank holiday atmosphere created by the home support in Kingston.

‘It was unreal,’ she said after the final whistle. ‘The sun was out, the fans were out and the goals came, so I'm really happy today and with the fans.

‘I'm very happy and very proud to be back on the field and just very happy to be available in the squad. So that's all my focus is, being available and doing what I can for the team.’

The Canadian international felt the FA Cup victory was especially important as it keeps our hopes of defending the trophy alive, while helping the Blues move on from the disappointment of UEFA Women’s Champions League elimination at the hands of another London rival, Arsenal, last week.

‘I think it was a good momentum shift, obviously coming off of the Champions League, but I think we have great focus. I think we all know that playing at Wembley is a big deal for us, so I think we all put the excitement on the field and we got the win today.

‘The disappointment didn't necessarily fuel it, but I think, based off of how we played at Stamford Bridge, the goals were coming and I think the performance that we had shows that today.

‘So I think we're in good momentum. We didn't qualify for the next round of the Champions League, but I think we're in a good momentum and we're just going to continue that. Also, this is our last cup to win this season, so we're going for it.’

The win over Spurs was sealed with a special moment, too, when Buurman smashed her first Chelsea goal into the top corner from range. According to Buchanan, it sums up the performances the 19-year-old has been producing recently.

‘It was very impressive,' added Kadeisha. 'I think it just shows the confidence that she has and it also attests to how she's been playing all season. So great job by her, it was a fantastic finish, and she led us into the semi-finals, so it was big.’

That big semi-final will take place on Sunday 10 May, when we face Women’s Super League leaders Manchester City at Wembley Stadium.