Speed, angle and confidence: science behind Chloe Kelly’s powerful penalty

Lioness's penalty against Nigeria makes Women's World Cup record and beats fastest strike of Premier League last season

Arms out, leg cocked: as England's Chloe Kelly took her penalty against Nigeria the forward was, she later said, confident of scoring. She not only won the game for the Lionesses, she set the record for the fastest shot in the Women's World Cup so far.

According to data from the official match ball, the shot on Monday reached 110.79km/h (69mph) - a speed that beats the most powerful strike of the 2022-23 Premier League campaign, by West Ham's Said Benrahma, that clocked in at 107.2km/h (66.6mph).