1. Through to the semi-finals!
We can't talk about the things we loved from Wednesday night's success without mentioning that West Ham United women's team are into the semi-finals of the Subway® Women’s League Cup.
The Hammers made light work of their Group C fixtures, dispatching of Portsmouth, London City Lionesses and Southampton, scoring a competition-topping 13 goals in the process. But drawn away to a fellow Barclays Women's Super League team in the quarter-finals, Rehanne Skinner's side had to be at the races on Wednesday night.
And that they were.
Although seven changes were made to the team, the Irons stayed resilient during an early Spurs storm, and came from behind to lead in an entertaining first 45 minutes at Gaughan Group Stadium.
Despite the second half seeing a drop off in goals, West Ham were vigilant and professional as they saw the tie out to book a semi-final clash with Chelsea in early February.
2. The quality of our two goals
Fans in attendance in east London on Wednesday were treated to some excellent football from Skinner's Hammers. In the early stages of the contest, they worked the space well in the attacking third, showcasing some intricate link-up play, but just lacked that killer final ball.
But on 39 minutes, working from back to front, the Irons glided through their opposition to conjure up an equaliser. Shekiera Martinez and Emma Harries linked up superbly to find Seraina Piubel in the penalty area, who finished expertly first time.
Five minutes later, Kirsty Smith, fresh from her 50th WSL appearance in Claret and Blue, whipped in a dangerous free-kick that caught everyone in the penalty area out to sneak into the far corner of the net.
Did she mean it? Well, speaking after the game, the Scotland international said: “I'm going to pretend I meant it. I was just trying to put the ball in the box, and it was on target, and it went in, so I'll take that!"
3. Walsh's shot-stopping heroics
It wouldn't be fair to only highlight the clinical attacking play on Wednesday night, as Megan Walsh more than played her part in the opposite goal.
Making seven saves, the shot-stopper thwarted Spurs again and again, but there was one moment in particular that capped off her excellent display.
With less than ten minutes remaining, Martha Thomas whipped in an inviting delivery that was met by the boot of Matilda Vinberg and Walsh - from point-blank range- reacted incredibly to tip the ball over the crossbar.
Her teammates wasted no time in congratulating her on the stop before they saw out the victory. The night was made even better for Walsh as she donned the captain's armband for the first time in West Ham colours.
Marika Bergman Lundin couldn't have put it better when she interrupted Walsh's post-match interview by giving the goalkeeper a massive hug and saying: "She's absolutely amazing, this one!"
4. Martinez and Harries leading the line in style
Two of Skinner's changes to her starting XI saw Harries and Martinez come into the line-up, the latter making her full debut for the Club.
From the first sound of the referees whistle, the pair both drifted up the pitch to take up the striker positions in the Hammers' 4-4-2 formation.
The duo worked tirelessly throughout the contest, battling for every second ball and producing some outstanding link-up work in the attacking third - playing vital roles in Piubel's aforementioned equaliser.
5. Passion, togetherness and unity
It goes without saying that every team enjoys winning football matches, but Wednesday night's success against Tottenham looked like it meant that extra bit more.
Of course the weekend's defeat to Chelsea was dejecting, but it was all about how the team would bounce back from adversity - and the celebrations at full-time in east London told you everything about how overjoyed the players were with the win.
We'll leave you with Skinner's post-match comments, as she hailed her side for their togetherness and unity on Wednesday evening.
The manager said: "The belief and togetherness in this team [is amazing], they're a fantastic group of people. I love working with these women. They are unbelievable every single day. Everybody's on point, and everybody believes in what we're doing.
"That kind of attitude, approach, effort, and motivation that everybody's put in today was fantastic, and that's what it means to play for West Ham."
