Goals from Sam Kerr, Erin Cuthbert and Guro Reiten fired Chelsea back to the WSL summit in a 3-0 victory over Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge on the much-anticipated return of manager Emma Hayes to the dugout.
The victory sees Chelsea extend their winning streak to nine games in all competitions while consigning Spurs to their third league defeat of the season and their sixth WSL London derby defeat against the Blues.
A sold-out Stamford Bridge celebrating Chelsea’s 30th birthday felt the only appropriate setting to welcome Hayes back to her touchline after six weeks away following an emergency hysterectomy.