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Article continues belowArticle continues belowArticle continues below<ul><li>Hampton kept first UWCL clean sheet</li><li>Chelsea fans sing goalkeeper's praises</li><li>England competition for Earps heats up </li></ul>

VIDEO: 'England's number one!' - Hannah Hampton soaks in adulation of Chelsea fans after registering maiden Champions League clean sheet in Blues' huge Ajax win

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Hampton kept the first Women's Champions League clean sheet of her career as <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/chelsea-women-player-ratings-ajax-lauren-james-catarina-macario-champions-league-sjoeke-nusken/bltd69647a7ec9e8734" target="_self">Chelsea cruised to a 3-0 win over Ajax</a> in Amsterdam in the first leg of their quarter-final tie. Vocal travelling Blues fans made their feelings clear about her international prospects after the final whistle, claiming that she is already England's best stopper.

WHAT HAPPENED?

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">A European cleansheet for <a href="https://twitter.com/hannahhampton_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@HannahHampton_</a>. 👏<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UWCL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#UWCL</a> <a href="https://t.co/Fg9mNxP5Uf">pic.twitter.com/Fg9mNxP5Uf</a>— Chelsea FC Women (@ChelseaFCW) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChelseaFCW/status/1770206718565188071?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 19, 2024</a></blockquote>
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WATCH THE CLIP

Hampton's decision to join Chelsea last summer was questioned when the Blues had already agreed to sign Belgium international Nicky Evrard on top of existing goalkeeping stars Zecira Musovic and Ann-Katrin Berger, especially when she spent the first two portion of the season sat on the bench. But the 23-year-old was given her WSL chance in the final game before Christmas - a 3-0 win over Bristol City - and hasn't looked back. She has started every league game since and and was afforded only her second European appearance during this week's trip to the Netherlands. Establishing herself as Chelsea's regular starter is positioning Hampton, described by Emma Hayes as "absolutely superb" against Manchester City in the recent Conti Cup semi-final, as <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/watch-out-mary-earps-emma-hayes-right-chelsea-goalkeeper-hannah-hampton-best-world-lionesses-no1/blt83e2f61fea72d916#csd47664f5aff42d3f" target="_self">genuine competition to Mary Earps for England's number one shirt</a> ahead of Euro 2025 next summer, with the Lionesses seeking to retain their title from 2022. The rapidly emerging <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/khiara-keating-england-teenager-lionesses-manchester-city-sarina-wiegman/blt9c72b8d795c2c7d3" target="_self">Khiara Keating is doing something similarly impressive </a>at Manchester City.

THE BIGGER PICTURE

Now that she has ascended to No.1, Hampton will be focused on keeping her <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/team/chelsea-fc-women/spi3g782q7m4evjxn1sv6cfa" target="_self">Chelsea</a> place for the remainder of this season and beyond. The next few months could well bring a historic quadruple, with the Blues in control of the WSL title race, set to contest the Conti Cup final on March 31, into the FA Cup semi-finals and targeting the elusive Champions League as <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/emma-hayes-chicago-red-stars-nightmare-uswnt-coach-sacked-starbucks/blt8a6d3b9b933d57a3" target="_self">Hayes prepares to bow out</a>. There is no summer tournament for England this year, but six Euro 2025 qualifiers between early April and mid-July could give three-cap Hampton, an unused member of Sarina Wiegman's squads at both Euro 2022 and last summer's World Cup, the chance to begin staking her international claim.

WHAT NEXT FOR HAMPTON?

VIDEO: 'England's number one!' - Hannah Hampton soaks in adulation of Chelsea fans after registering maiden Champions League clean sheet in Blues' huge Ajax win | Goal.com United Arab Emirates

Hannah Hampton posed for pictures with fans after clean sheet in UWCL win over Ajax as others called for her to become England&apos;s starting goalkeeper.

VIDEO: &apos;England&apos;s number one!&apos; - Hannah Hampton soaks in adulation of Chelsea fans after registering maiden Champions League clean sheet in Blues&apos; huge Ajax win