Chelsea continue domestic domination as they took the Women’s Super League top spot away from Manchester United on Sunday in a fierce clash at Kingsmeadow.
In a narrow 1-0 victory, Sam Kerr provided the only goal of the game, but being the third match in seven days for the Blues, Hayes said: “That’s our third game in a week and it's three points. We’ve done it, we’ve had injuries and a bit of illness in the squad and to do that and perform like that is exactly what I’d take.
“Players have come into the team and delivered. We knew we would be without the ball, we had to be structured defensively and we were. I think we could’ve won by more.”