Both teams had chances but, with Karen Hills’ side playing their first competitive game for over a month, it was the hosts who ran out victorious in the Women’s Super League 2.
Kirsty Hanson’s first-half strike was added to after the interval by Rebecca Rayner and Jess Sigsworth to secure the spoils for Belles, but with a home game against Millwall Lionesses coming up on Wednesday, Spurs have a chance to make a positive response quickly.
Bianca Baptiste’s trickery forced Sophie Bradley-Auckland to head inches wide of her own post inside three minutes as Spurs started brightly.