Half the Tottenham fans at Stamford Bridge to witness Spurs’ 3-1 victory over their London rivals on Easter Sunday weren’t even born the last time it happened.

And a certain Margaret Thatcher was in No10.

Twenty-eight years of misery finally ended for the Spurs supporters as Chelsea began brightly with a headed lead through Alvaro Morata before conceding three goals to almost certainly end their hopes of clawing their way back into the four Champions League slots for next season.

And with Harry Kane now back to fitness after a much shorter lay-off than expected – that’s fourth official Graham Scott, above, signalling his introduction as a sub in the 73rd minute – it seems almost impossible Tottenham will collapse in the final run-in.

The Blues began brightly enough on a cloudy Sunday afternoon, with a superb crossfield ball from Antonio Rudiger sending Victor Moses scampering down the right wing to fire over a pass which allowed Morata to nod home.

Christian Eriksen gave notice of his intention to shoot from distance in the 40th minute, but his range-finder was held by Willy Caballero in the Blues goal.

However, moments later as the first half went into stoppage time, Eriksen succeeded with a long, dipping shot. It was 1-1 at half-time.

After the break Dele Alli, who had looked below par in the first half, controlled and flicked a long through ball over Caballero to take the lead in the 62nd minute, then added the winner four minutes later as Andreas Christensen and Marcus Alonso got into a tangle in the six-yard box, leaving the ball unguarded.

It was a bitterly disappointing afternoon for Chelsea, with a slew of late substitutions merely disrupting play, rather than improving chances.

Next Sunday’s visit of West Ham now seems crucial if Chelsea are to even pretend to keep in touch with fourth place. It’s looking a forlorn hope.