Chelsea and England goalkeeper Hannah Hampton has criticised media coverage of women's goalkeepers, saying mistakes are often magnified while outstanding performances receive little recognition.

Hampton made the remarks after winning the Women’s Super League Golden Glove award for the second consecutive season with Chelsea Women.

Speaking at the WSL awards ceremony, the 25-year-old said female goalkeepers face excessive scrutiny compared with the level of praise given for positive performances.

“Women’s goalkeepers always get scrutiny, but when we do something right, there is not enough celebrating or acknowledgement of that,” Hampton said.

The goalkeeper has enjoyed a successful year, helping England retain the UEFA Women’s European Championship title at Euro 2025, where she made crucial penalty shootout saves.

She was later named the world’s best female goalkeeper at the Ballon d’Or ceremony.

Despite her achievements, Hampton argued that media outlets often focus more on errors than on the growth and quality of women’s goalkeeping.

“The media have a big impact. If a goalkeeper makes a mistake, all of a sudden, they are the first people to put video clips out there and tarnish the reputation of women’s goalkeeping,” she said.

“Why put someone down when we’re trying to put women’s football on the map where it deserves to be? We have to champion each other’s successes.”

Hampton’s career has also included difficult periods.

In 2022, she was dropped from the England squad shortly after the team’s European Championship triumph amid reports surrounding behavioural concerns.

She returned to the national team in March 2023 after England manager Sarina Wiegman confirmed that internal issues had been resolved.

The goalkeeper later admitted the criticism affected her deeply and revealed she had considered quitting football entirely.

More recently, former England goalkeeper Mary Earps criticised Hampton in her autobiography, claiming she had advised Wiegman against recalling her due to concerns over reliability and behaviour.

Hampton, however, stressed the importance of unity among goalkeepers, noting that the pressures of the role are best understood by fellow players in the position.

“I think goalkeepers hold a unique pressure that really only goalkeepers truly understand. When I see other goalkeepers making worldie saves, it pushes me and drives me,” she said.

She also praised Charlton Athletic Women's goalkeeper Sophie Whitehouse, saying her performances this season deserved greater recognition ahead of Charlton’s promotion play-off against Leicester City.