Chelsea posted their first win in three matches as the reigning champions defeated Tottenham in the Women's Super League at Kingsmeadow.
Sonia Bompastor's side, who were held to back-to-back draws by Manchester United last weekend and Twente in the Champions League, were frustrated by Spurs despite dominating the first half.
But the Blues secured a much-needed three points courtesy of a stunning second-half strike from Keira Walsh - the England midfielder's first goal for the club and first in the WSL since 2021.
Chelsea set the tone early as club record signing Alyssa Thompson flashed an effort wide from the left, before Nathalie Bjorn headed wide from first of the 13 corner kicks the Blues won in the first half.
But with the defending champions once again struggling to convert in front of the goal, their best chance of the half fell to Wieke Kaptein, who failed to turn in a cross from Johanna Rytting Kaneryd when unmarked in front of the goal.
Thompson tested Spurs keeper Lize Kop with a fierce shot soon after the restart, while Ellie Carpenter's effort from distance sailed inches over.
When Walsh's right-foot effort from range finally beat Kop and nestled into the bottom corner, it was Chelsea's 23rd effort of the game.
The victory moved them to 16 points from six matches at the top of the table, while Tottenham are now four points adrift.
Sometimes all you need is to do enough to win.
And that is exactly what Chelsea did here, even though it was once again far from one of their usual slick performances.
But after dropping points in the WSL and Europe in the past week, boss Bompastor will hope the hard-fought victory against Spurs will restore some of their confidence and momentum.
Her side had 67% of the possession and attempted 27 shots on Sunday, but only four were on target as they lacked that decisive final pass and finishing in the final third yet again.
But for all the talk of a slump in form, Chelsea are still unbeaten in 31 WSL games, matching the second longest unbeaten run in the competition's history set by Manchester City between May 2015 and May 2017 (W25 D6).
And they will fancy breaking their own all-time record of 33 games unbeaten with fixtures against London City Lionesses, Arsenal and Liverpool to follow in November.
There were also more reasons for the Blues faithful to cheer as experienced England defender Lucy Bronze made a late cameo to close out the victory.
It was her first involvement since the Euro 2025 final when the Lionesses defended their title and the 33-year-old revealed she had played the entire tournament with a fractured leg.
Chelsea might not have turned on the style against Spurs, but in grinding out an important win, this was yet another reminder of why they have won the WSL title for the past six seasons.
More to follow.