"Following Joe's unfortunate injury suffered last week we felt it was important to provide more cover in the goalkeeper position," R's chief executive Christian Nourry told the club website, external. "We feel very privileged to be able to add Ben's character, quality and experience to the group for the coming months."
That strike was the latest highlight in a career which began on the streets of Southall, where Kelly - the youngest of seven siblings - would often go up against her five older brothers in the Windmill Park Estate cage. As proving grounds went, that particular concrete pitch in west London would end up being a fitting place for the Arsenal star's love for the game to take hold.