2021–22 Arsenal W.F.C. season

The 2021–22 season is Arsenal Women's Football Club's 36th season of competitive football. The club participates in the Women's Super League, the FA Cup, the League Cup and the Champions League.

Arsenal Women
2021–22 season
ManagerJonas Eidevall
StadiumMeadow Park
Super League1st
FA CupFourth round
League CupQuarter-finals
Champions LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Vivianne Miedema (7)
All: Vivianne Miedema (14)
Highest home attendance12,232 (vs FC Barcelona, Champions League, 9 December 2021)
Lowest home attendance808 (vs 1899 Hoffenheim, Champions League, 14 October 2021)
Average home league attendance3,197
Biggest win5–0 (vs Manchester City (H), 26 September 2021)
Biggest defeat0–4 (vs FC Barcelona (H), Champions League, 9 December 2021)
All statistics correct as of 12 December 2021.

Squad statistics
Statistics as of 12 December 2021, includes postponed matches of the 2020–21 Women's FA Cup.

Appearances and goals
No. Name Date of Birth (Age) Since Last Contract Signed from Super League FA Cup League Cup UWCL Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Manuela Zinsberger (1995-10-19) 19 October 1995 2019 February 2021 [1] Bayern München 8 0 2 0 0 0 6 0 16 0
18 Lydia Williams (1988-05-13) 13 May 1988 2020 May 2021 [2] Melbourne City 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 5 0
Defenders
3 Lotte Wubben-Moy (1999-01-11) 11 January 1999 2020 September 2020 [3] University of North Carolina 6+2 1 2 0 0 0 4+2 1 12+4 2
4 Anna Patten (1999-04-20) 20 April 1999 2021 January 2021 [4] University of South Carolina 1+3 0 1+1 0 0 0 2+4 1 4+8 1
5 Jennifer Beattie (1991-05-13) 13 May 1991 2019 June 2019 [5] Manchester City 5 1 2 0 0 0 5+2 0 12+2 1
6 Leah Williamson (1997-03-29) 29 March 1997 2014 June 2021 [6] Homegrown 6+1 1 3 0 0 0 5 1 13+1 3
7 Steph Catley (1994-01-26) 26 January 1994 2020 July 2020 [7] Melbourne City 5+3 0 1+1 0 0 0 6+3 1 12+7 1
16 Noëlle Maritz (1995-12-23) 23 December 1995 2020 July 2020 [8] VfL Wolfsburg 8 0 2 0 0 0 7 0 17 0
20 Simone Boye Sørensen 3 March 1992 (age 29) 2021 July 2021 [9] Bayern München 1+2 0 0+2 0 0 0 3+1 0 4+5 0
22 Viktoria Schnaderbeck (1991-01-04) 4 January 1991 2018 June 2020 [10] Bayern München 0+2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+3 0
29 Teyah Goldie (2004-06-27) 27 June 2004 Homegrown 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+2 0 0+3 0
Midfielders
8 Jordan Nobbs (1992-12-08) 8 December 1992 2010 April 2020 [11] Sunderland 1+4 1 2 0 0 0 4+1 1 7+5 2
10 Kim Little (captain) (1990-06-29) 29 June 1990 2016 August 2019 [12] Seattle Reign 7+1 6 2+1 1 0 0 8+1 4 17+3 11
12 Frida Maanum (1999-07-16) 16 July 1999 2021 July 2021 [13] Linköpings FC 8+1 3 1+2 0 0 0 8+1 1 17+4 4
13 Lia Wälti (1993-04-19) 19 April 1993 2018 December 2019 [14] Turbine Potsdam 7+1 0 3 0 0 0 3+3 0 13+4 0
21 Malin Gut (2000-08-01) 1 August 2000 2020 July 2020 [15] Grasshopper Club Zürich 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 Halle Houssein (2004-12-11) 11 December 2004 Homegrown 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
Forwards
9 Beth Mead (1995-05-09) 9 May 1995 2017 November 2019 [16] Sunderland 8+2 4 3 1 0 0 7+2 1 18+4 6
11 Vivianne Miedema (1996-07-15) 15 July 1996 2017 December 2018 [17] Bayern München 8+1 7 1 0 0 0 6+3 7 15+4 14
14 Nikita Parris 10 March 1994 (age 27) 2021 July 2021 [18] Olympique Lyonnais 4+5 0 2+1 1 0 0 6+3 3 12+9 4
15 Katie McCabe (1995-09-21) 21 September 1995 2015 May 2021 [19] Shelbourne 9 4 3 0 0 0 7+2 0 19+2 4
19 Caitlin Foord (1994-11-11) 11 November 1994 2020 January 2020 [20] Sydney FC 1+5 0 2+1 2 0 0 4+4 2 7+10 4
23 Mana Iwabuchi (1993-03-18) 18 March 1993 2021 May 2021 [21] Aston Villa 2+6 1 1+2 1 0 0 4+3 3 7+11 5
77 Tobin Heath (1988-05-29) 29 May 1988 2021 September 2021 [22] Manchester United 1+2 0 1 0 0 0 1+1 1 3+3 1
35 Alex Hennessy (2004-11-23) 23 November 2004 Homegrown 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0

Goalscorers
Rank Position Name Super League FA Cup League Cup UWCL Total
1 FW Vivianne Miedema 7 0 0 7 14
2 MF Kim Little 6 1 0 4 11
3 FW Beth Mead 4 1 0 1 6
4 FW Mana Iwabuchi 1 1 0 3 5
5 FW Nikita Parris 0 1 0 3 4
FW Caitlin Foord 0 2 0 2 4
FW Katie McCabe 4 0 0 0 4
MF Frida Maanum 3 0 0 1 4
9 DF Leah Williamson 1 1 0 1 3
10 DF Lotte Wubben-Moy 1 0 0 1 2
MF Jordan Nobbs 1 0 0 1 2
12 DF Jennifer Beattie 1 0 0 0 1
FW Tobin Heath 0 0 0 1 1
DF Steph Catley 0 0 0 1 1
DF Anna Patten 0 0 0 1 1
Own goal 1 1 0 0 2
Total 30 8 0 27 65

Disciplinary record
Rank Position Name Super League FA Cup League Cup UWCL Total
1 FW Katie McCabe 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 0
2 DF Noelle Maritz 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0
FW Beth Mead 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0
4 FW Nikita Parris 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
FW Frida Maanum 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
FW Caitlin Foord 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
MF Jordan Nobbs 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
8 MF Lia Wälti 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Total 8 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 21 0

Clean sheets
Rank Name Super League FA Cup League Cup UWCL Total
1 Manuela Zinsberger 6 1 0 3 10
2 Lydia Williams 1 0 0 2 3
Total 7 1 0 5 13

Transfers, loans and other signings

Current injuries
Position No. Player Injury Last game Estimated return
MF 21 Malin Gut Ruptured ACL vs Aston Villa, 9 May 2021 Unknown
DF 6 Leah Williamson Hamstring vs Tottenham Hotspur, 13 November 2021 Unknown

Suspensions
Position No. Player Games suspended Reason
DF 16 Noëlle Maritz 1/1 vs. Slavia Prague, 9 September 2021 Accumulated two yellow cards in UWCL qualifying round

Pre-season
1 August 2021 Friendly Arsenal 2–1 Chelsea London
12:15 BST
Report
  • Blades  80'
 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
8 August 2021 Friendly Tottenham Hotspur 0–4 Arsenal London
Report
Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Competitions

Women's Super League
Main article: 2021–22 FA WSL

Matches
5 September 2021 1 Arsenal 3–2 Chelsea Holloway
12:30 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 8,705
Referee: Rebecca Welch
Note: Broadcast on Sky Sports
12 September 2021 2 Reading 0–4 Arsenal Reading
14:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Attendance: 1,127
Referee: Emily Heaslip
26 September 2021 3 Arsenal 5–0 Manchester City Borehamwood
18:45 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 2,061
Referee: Jane Simms
Note: Broadcast on Sky Sports
2 October 2021 4 Aston Villa 0–4 Arsenal Walsall
17:15 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Referee: Emily Heaslip
Note: Broadcast on BBC Two
10 October 2021 5 Arsenal 3–0 Everton Borehamwood
15:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 2,165
Referee: Helen Conley
6 November 2021 6 Arsenal 4–0 West Ham United Borehamwood
15:00 GMT (UTC+0)
Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 1,736
Referee: Kirsty Dowle
Note: Broadcast on Sky Sports
13 November 2021 7 Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 Arsenal Harrow
13:30 GMT (UTC+0)
Report
Stadium: The Hive
Attendance: 2896
Referee: Amy Fearn
Note: Broadcast on BBC One
21 November 2021 8 Manchester United 0–2 Arsenal Leigh
12:15 GMT (UTC+0)
Stadium: Leigh Sports Village
Referee: Emily Heaslip
12 December 2021 9 Arsenal 4–0 Leicester City Borehamwood
15:00 GMT (UTC+0)
Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 1,316
Referee: Emily Heaslip
19 December 2021 10 Arsenal – Brighton & Hove Albion Borehamwood
15:00 GMT (UTC+0) Stadium: Meadow Park
9 January 2022 11 Birmingham City – Arsenal Birmingham
14:00 GMT (UTC+0) Stadium: St Andrew's
16 January 2022 12 Arsenal – Reading Borehamwood
15:00 GMT (UTC+0) Stadium: Meadow Park
23 January 2022 13 Manchester City – Arsenal Manchester
14:00 GMT (UTC+0) Stadium: Academy Stadium
6 February 2022 14 Arsenal – Manchester United Borehamwood
15:00 GMT (UTC+0) Stadium: Meadow Park
13 February 2022 15 Chelsea – Arsenal Kingston upon Thames
15:00 GMT (UTC+0) Stadium: Kingsmeadow
6 March 2022 16 Arsenal – Birmingham City Borehamwood
15:00 GMT (UTC+0) Stadium: Meadow Park
13 March 2022 17 Brighton & Hove Albion – Arsenal Crawley
14:00 GMT (UTC+0) Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
26 March 2022 18 Arsenal – Tottenham Hotspur Holloway
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
3 April 2022 19 Leicester City – Arsenal Leicester
14:00 BST (UTC+1) Stadium: King Power Stadium
24 April 2022 20 Everton – Arsenal Liverpool
13:00 BST (UTC+1) Stadium: Walton Hall Park
1 May 2022 21 Arsenal – Aston Villa Borehamwood
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Stadium: Meadow Park
8 May 2022 22 West Ham United – Arsenal Dagenham
12:30 BST (UTC+1) Stadium: Victoria Road

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Arsenal 9 8 1 0 30 3 +27 25 Qualification for the Champions League second round
2 Chelsea 9 7 0 2 27 6 +21 21
3 Tottenham Hotspur 9 5 2 2 11 7 +4 17 Qualification for the Champions League first round
4 Brighton & Hove Albion 9 5 0 4 12 9 +3 15
5 Manchester United 9 4 3 2 14 13 +1 15
Updated to match(es) played on 12 December 2021. Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
8 7 1 0 26 3  +23 22 4 0 0 15 2  +13 3 1 0 11 1  +10

Last updated: 21 November 2021.
Source: FA WSL

Results by matchday
Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122
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ResultWWWWWWDW
Position42111111
Updated to match(es) played on 21 November 2021. Source: FA WSL
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

FA Cup
Main article: 2021–22 Women's FA Cup

As a member of the top two tiers, Arsenal enters the FA Cup in the fourth round.

30 January 2022 Fourth round Arsenal – London City Lionesses Borehamwood
Stadium: Meadow Park

League Cup
Main article: 2021–22 FA Women's League Cup

Arsenal automatically qualified for the quarter-finals of the League Cup because of reaching the Champions League group stage.

UEFA Women's Champions League
Main article: 2021-22 UEFA Women's Champions League
First round
18 August 2021 Semi-final Arsenal 4–0 Okzhetpes Moscow
12:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: Sapsan Arena
Referee: Katarzyna Lisiecka-Sęk (Poland)
21 August 2021 Final Arsenal 3–1 PSV Moscow
19:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Sapsan Arena
Referee: Petra Pavlikova (Slovakia)
Second Round
31 August 2021 First leg Arsenal 3–0 Slavia Prague Borehamwood
20:30 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
Referee: Maria Marotta (Italia)
9 September 2021 Second leg Slavia Prague 0–4
(0–7 agg.)		 Arsenal Prague
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Eden Arena
Referee: Reelika Turi (Estonia)
Matches
5 October 2021 1 FC Barcelona 4–1 Arsenal Barcelona
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadi Johan Cruyff
Referee: Jana Adamkova
14 October 2021 2 Arsenal 4–0 1899 Hoffenheim Borehamwood
20:00 BST (UTC+1)
  • Specht  20'
 Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 808
Referee: Stephanie Frappart
10 November 2021 3 Køge 1–5 Arsenal Køge
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
  • Pokorny  71'
 Report
Stadium: Køge Stadium
Attendance: 2,103
Referee: Sandra Braz Bastos
17 November 2021 4 Arsenal 3–0 Køge Borehamwood
20:00 GMT (UTC±0)
Report Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 819
Referee: Kateryna Monzul
9 December 2021 5 Arsenal 0–4 FC Barcelona Holloway
19:00 GMT (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 12,232
Referee: Anastasia Pustoviotova
15 December 2021 (2021-12-15) 6 1899 Hoffenheim 4–1 Arsenal Hoffenheim
21:00 CEST (UTC+1)
  • Brand  22'
  • Hagel  55', 57'
  • Corley  60'
 Report
Stadium: Dietmar-Hopp-Stadion
Referee: Maria Marotta (Italy)
Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Barcelona 6 6 0 0 24 1 +23 18 Advance to Quarter-finals
2 Arsenal 6 3 0 3 14 13 +1 9[lower-alpha 1]
3 1899 Hoffenheim 6 3 0 3 11 15 −4 9[lower-alpha 1]
4 Køge 6 0 0 6 2 22 −20 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head points: Arsenal 3, 1899 Hoffenheim 3. Head-to-head goal differences: Arsenal +1, 1899 Hoffenheim –1.

Personal Awards

Women's Footballer of the Year

Football Supporters' Association Women's Player of the Year

FA Women's Super League Player of the Month

FA Women's Super League Goal of the Month

FA Women's Super League Manager of the Month

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