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Chloe Kelly's thunderous penalty for England SHOCKS experts - as 69mph spot kick was powerful than any goal scored in the Premier League last season

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Even penalty experts have been left astounded by Chloe Kelly’s emphatic strike which sent England through to the World Cup quarter-finals.

With a speed of 69mph, the forward’s spot kick in the shootout victory over Nigeria was more powerful than any goal scored in the Premier League last season.

Kelly’s run up is unusual. She holds her non-kicking foot in the air, hops off her standing leg, then plants her left foot down before leathering the ball with her right. There were six seconds between the referee’s whistle and Kelly striking the ball.