It was a testing contest full of ups and downs, but most importantly, the derby contained the full complement of points for the Blues.

After a first-half that saw Nicolas Jackson, Jadon Sancho and Enzo Fernandez go close to breaking the deadlock, it would only take minutes after the interval for the Blues to find that all-important goal as Enzo headed in from Cole Palmer’s cross.

Despite Moises Caicedo and Tottenham having goals disallowed, Chelsea held on for victory at the Bridge - even after a nervy 12 minutes of added time - with Cobham graduate Colwill praising the fans for their role in the win.

‘Three points mean everything, especially in the derby. Anything can happen in this derby and they are a good team, so we had to take it up a step,’ Levi said to Chelsea TV.

‘The fans gave us the emotion, and we felt everything with them. It was an amazing place to play here tonight. It lifted us. In the last 10 minutes, when things got tough, our supporters gave us the energy to keep going.

‘Had the match kept going for another 10 minutes, they would’ve kept giving us that energy. We would have run and given them every single thing we had. We felt in control, even though Tottenham may have had chances or had the ball, and with the added time, we knew we had to do that for another 12 minutes. Like I said, the fans pushed us and made that easy for us.’

As a defender, Colwill was particularly pleased to keep a clean sheet in a derby that tends to see plenty in the way of goalmouth action alongside his centre-back partner Trevoh Chalobah.

‘A clean sheet in a derby means everything to us,’ Levi beamed. ‘I think we were strong, we won our duels and gave them nothing and that’s what we have to take into every game.

‘Playing alongside Trev is amazing because I used to look up to him, and I still do now, probably! I feel like we trust each other and it showed today.’

The 22-year-old also pointed to midfield duo Enzo and Moises Caicedo as another key part of the victory.

He continued: ‘I don’t think people will give [Enzo] as much praise as he should get, especially for that goal. And Moises [Caicedo] was just breaking up every single thing and making everything look so easy. For me, if I have Caicedo playing in front of me, all you hear is ‘wow, Moises!’ He just makes it so easy for us.

‘We have amazing players with big characters and that’s what you need, especially on nights like tonight when there’s a big derby. We have to take that into every other game from now on.’