Chelsea head coach Thomas Tuchel cut a relieved figure in his post-match press conference following his side's 2-1 win against Brendan Rodgers' Leicester City, a result which even he himself admitted was "lucky".
His team played with ten men for the large majority of the game, after Conor Gallagher was shown a second yellow card within half an hour, putting his team on the back foot for much of the remainder of the match.
That didn't prove to affect them though, as a brace from new summer signing Raheem Sterling - his first goals for the hosts since his arrival in the capital - put Chelsea in a dominant position midway through the second half.
Harvey Barnes did pull a goal back for the visitors, giving them over 20 minutes to attempt to find an equaliser, but a stalwart Blues' defence held firm and the hosts picked up their first three points since their opening day win at Everton.
On a nerve-wracking end to the game
When the aforementioned Barnes halved the deficit in the 66th minute, there were many in Stamford Bridge who became concerned that they might see another 2-2 draw at home, as had occurred against Tottenham Hotspur a fortnight ago.
Being a man down certainly wouldn't have helped the nerves of the home fans either, and Tuchel relayed how he felt during the game, saying, "I'm happy we hung in and showed the mentality that was needed to have at least the chance to get away with a win.
"To keep the clean sheet as long as possible, or throughout the match, was the target for the second half," the German explained. "We conceded a goal - totally not needed and therefore we were under a lot of pressure in the last minutes and conceded two chances.
"We were lucky in the end not to concede the equaliser but we did everything to have the chance [to win the game] and the mentality was very good."
On Raheem Sterling's performance
Undoubtedly the star man for the Blues today was the man who came in from Manchester City this summer in the form of Raheem Sterling, who got on the scoresheet for the first time for his new club this afternoon.
His two goals proved to be the decisive factor in Chelsea getting the win in the end, and while he might not have been on the touchline to see his performance up close, the winger's boss was full of praise for the 27-year-old.
"We need him to score, it's what he does and he will score," said Tuchel. "I could feel he wasn't happy, he wants to score more and have more chances.
"So we played in a more aggressive shape in the first half for 25 minutes and then we are a man down, so we needed him to step up. He did and he did what he always does. He will score, I'm convinced, and he will create chances.
"The goals were crucial today because they gave us belief and the boost that it was possible. They were responsible for the win."
On the red card
As previously pointed out, the Blues were forced to play over an hour of this game with 10 men, after Conor Gallagher was dismissed for a second yellow, making the hosts' task particularly challenging.
They didn't end up letting it affect them, but, including Tuchel's own red card against Tottenham and Kalidou Koulibaly's against Leeds United, Chelsea have now picked up three sending offs in as many games.
Ill discipline doesn't help any side, and the boss spoke about the recent sending offs, remarking, "Don't include mine [red card] it was after the final whistle and the other ones to be precise were two yellows, yellow-red."
He continued: "Two of them totally were unnecessary and that is part of the analysing of the situation. Twice it is absolutely not necessary and to give such a huge disadvantage we have to stop doing this.
"We cannot behave like this if we are on yellow cards. We have to learn very, very fast. This must be the absolute exception from the rule and cannot be repeated."