You could be forgiven for wondering what she has to do to start for England. Score the winner in a European Championship final at Wembley?
The decisive penalty in the Finalissima a year later? Or keep their title defence alive in Switzerland with two assists in three minutes?
Chloe Kelly's penalties are iconic When England couldn't afford to miss, she kept her cool pic.twitter.com/xvrBKnRVdZ
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) July 17, 2025Plenty of players in her situation would rattle the cage, demand a promotion. Instead, this was another brilliantly unfazed rescue act from the bench.
“You only need one nostril, girl,” Kelly shouted towards her. She had already given Leah Williamson a pep talk as she lay on the ground with a sore ankle: “I was just saying, ‘wait a little longer, because we need someone to warm up!’”
For all the pre-tournament talk of an unhappy camp after the retirements of Mary Earps and Fran Kirby and the withdrawal of Millie Bright, there has been a united front in Switzerland.
Kelly’s message to Hampton inspired her two penalty saves (Photo: Getty)
Kelly has epitomised that spirit. She did not come on until the 78th minute of the quarter-final, with the Lionesses 2- 0 down and on the brink of going home. Over the next three minutes, she set up goals for both Bronze and Agyemang and kept the dream alive.
“There is nobody I’d rather have in that position,” says Esme Morgan. “She is so reliable, so composed and calm. She said afterwards she made eye contact with the goalkeeper and they were smirking at her so she just started laughing.”
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The 27-year-old treads the line between infectious, effervescent main character energy and knowing she will always be fighting for her role, even at her new club. Arsenal have just made Olivia Smith the first female £1m footballer and she operated as both a No 9 and a right-winger for Liverpool last season; if she is used as the latter, she will be vying with Kelly and Beth Mead for their places.
But when she got the nod from Wiegman, Kelly was ready, strapping on the shin pads with pictures of her dog and her wedding. The earliest she has come on was in the 57th minute against Wales, with England already 4-0 up.
None of this was even vaguely plausible when Kelly was dropped in February. At first, Wiegman believed she had enough credit in the bank even when she was not playing at Manchester City.
By the time the Nations League came around, it had run out. The Lionesses boss told her to “show what she is about”. She has done just that and more.
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