It was a powerful header from the defender who headed home before the half-hour mark to give the Blues a deserved lead heading into the break. Chalobah was also a vital part of a resilient defence that dealt with offensive pressure from the away side as Spurs looked for a way back into the contest after the interval.

Having held strong though, Nicolas Jackson headed in himself from close range, nodding home Cole Palmer’s free-kick, which had deflected off the crossbar, to secure all three points at the Bridge.

Chalobah acknowledged the importance of the win and his goal - his first for the season - against our local rivals with the centre-half hoping it will add to the squad’s belief heading into the business end of the campaign.

‘It’s a good feeling and brilliant to get a clean sheet,’ Chalobah began.

‘A clean sheet and a win – we did it together today. The boys knew how massive this game was and obviously, the season has been up and down for us, the consistency hasn’t been there, but today was the perfect day to show it against our rivals and the boys were really ready for it.

‘We knew it would be a tough game, but I felt the boys were really ready and that’s the levels we need to be showing every single game.’

Speaking on his goal, Chalobah revealed that it was something the squad and the coaching staff had been focused on in training ahead of the match.

He continued: ‘It was something that we were working at during training and we figured out where the danger could be. We worked on it over the last few days.

‘I think it’s very important that we do our job in our box in terms of clearing it, but we need to contribute in the other box as well.’

The three points secured yesterday evening keep the Blues within touching distance of earning continental qualification, with last night's Player of the Match confident of a productive end to the season with the right mentality.

Chalobah added: ‘Everyone knows that this season there have been a lot of changes, a lot of new players, but we’re slowly starting to see the ability which we all knew we had at the beginning, but things take time.

‘The belief was there and the confidence is growing. We just need to keep putting performances in like this and this is the level we know we can get to. We need to show it every single game.

‘Now we have four massive games coming up. We’re ready and trying to reach our goals.’