Viktor Gyokeres proved to be the match-winner at the Hill Dickinson Stadium on Saturday night, as we secured top spot at Christmas with a 1-0 success at Everton.
Our striker hammered home from the penalty spot in the first half on Merseyside, following Jake O'Brien's handball in the box.
Viktor reflected on how he feels about the importance of getting the win over the line, which maintains our position at the summit.
"Good, of course. It was a tough win away from home, but we took the three points and it was nice to score a goal," said the Swede, before delving into the decision-making behind the responsibility to step up from 12 yards.
"We spoke a little bit on the pitch. It was an easy talk and then I took it. To be fair, a few months ago I took one, and it was nice to take one again and to score.
"We don't think about it too much, we just wait for the decision. Then you know it's a penalty and you just wait for the normal procedure. Nothing special, really."
After the break we came almighty close to wrapping up the three points earlier, when both Leandro Trossard and Martin Zubimendi struck the right-hand post, and Bukayo Saka saw his goal-bound effort blocked on the line by James Tarkowski.
"It was a tough game but it would have been good if we had scored a few more goals obviously, because then you can control it a bit more," Viktor affirmed.
"When it's only 1-0 it can be a bit stressful at times in the end. Of course, we would have liked to convert those chances we had, but we won in the end so that's the most important thing."
Victory in the north-west means we will head into Christmas top of the tree - however, with 21 Premier League fixtures still to play, Gyokeres has emphasised the importance of keeping our feet on the ground.
"It's always a good feeling to win football matches and to be top of the table, but it doesn't mean so much because it's a long way to go and [there are] a lot of games still to play.
"But we still have a lot of games around Christmas, so of course I will enjoy it... but not too much!"
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