2020–21 Arsenal W.F.C. season

The 2020–21 season is Arsenal Women's Football Club's 35rd season of competitive football. The club participates in the Women's Super League, the FA Cup and the League Cup and will in addition to that compete in the 2019–20 FA Cup and the 2019–20 Champions League, which could not be completed in the previous season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Arsenal Women
2020–21 season
ManagerJoe Montemurro
StadiumMeadow Park
Women's Super League3rd
Women's FA CupFinal
League CupGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Vivianne Miedema (18)
All: Vivianne Miedema (25)
Biggest win10–0 (vs Gillingham, 18 April 2021)
Biggest defeat3–0 (vs Chelsea, 10 February 2021) 3-0 (vs Chelsea, 5 December 2021)
All statistics correct as of 16 May 2021.

Squad statistics
Statistics as of 16 May 2021

Appearances and goals
No. Name Date of Birth (Age) Since Last Contract Super League FA Cup League Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Manuela Zinsberger (1995-10-19) 19 October 1995 2019 February 2021 13 0 1 0 1 0 15 0
18 Lydia Williams (1988-05-13) 13 May 1988 2020 July 2020[1] 9 0 1 0 1 0 11 0
24 Fran Stenson (2001-04-27) 27 April 2001 2019 August 2019[2] 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Defenders
3 Lotte Wubben-Moy (1999-01-11) 11 January 1999 2020 September 2020[3] 17 2 1 0 3 0 21 2
4 Anna Patten (1999-04-20) 20 April 1999 2021 January 2021[4] 7 0 2 1 0 0 9 1
5 Jen Beattie (1991-05-13) 13 May 1991 2019 June 2019[5] 8 2 0 0 2 0 10 2
6 Leah Williamson (1997-03-29) 29 March 1997 2014 March 2018[6] 20 1 2 0 3 0 25 1
12 Steph Catley (1994-01-26) 26 January 1994 2020 July 2020[7] 6 0 1 0 0 0 7 0
16 Noëlle Maritz (1995-12-23) 23 December 1995 2020 July 2020[8] 12 0 1 2 1 0 14 2
20 Leonie Maier (1992-09-29) 29 September 1992 2019 May 2019[9] 10 0 2 0 1 0 13 0
22 Viktoria Schnaderbeck (1991-01-04) 4 January 1991 2018 June 2020[10] 6 0 0 0 1 0 7 0
30 Ruby Mace (2003-09-05) 5 September 2003 2020 3 0 0 0 2 1 5 0
Teyah Goldie (2004-06-27) 27 June 2004 2021 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
Midfielders
7 Daniëlle van de Donk (1991-08-05) 5 August 1991 2015 March 2019[11] 21 2 2 2 3 0 26 3
8 Jordan Nobbs (1992-12-08) 8 December 1992 2010 April 2020[12] 16 5 2 2 0 0 18 7
10 Kim Little (captain) (1990-06-29) 29 June 1990 2016 August 2019[13] 16 5 2 1 2 0 20 5
13 Lia Wälti (1993-04-19) 19 April 1993 2018 December 2019[14] 20 0 1 0 3 0 24 0
14 Jill Roord (1997-04-22) 22 April 1997 2019 May 2019[15] 19 7 2 4 2 0 23 11
21 Malin Gut (2000-08-01) 1 August 2000 2020 July 2020[16] 16 0 1 0 2 0 19 0
Forwards
9 Beth Mead (1995-05-09) 9 May 1995 2017 November 2019[17] 21 4 2 3 2 0 25 6
11 Vivianne Miedema (1996-07-15) 15 July 1996 2017 December 2018[18] 22 18 2 2 3 5 27 25
15 Katie McCabe (1995-09-21) 21 September 1995 2015 May 2021[19] 21 4 2 1 3 0 26 5
17 Lisa Evans (1992-05-21) 21 May 1992 2017 December 2018[20] 11 2 0 0 1 0 12 2
19 Caitlin Foord (1994-11-11) 11 November 1994 2020 January 2020[21] 21 10 2 0 3 2 26 12

Goalscorers
Rank Position Name Super League FA Cup League Cup Total
1 FW Vivianne Miedema 18 2 5 25
2 FW Caitlin Foord 10 0 2 12
3 MF Jill Roord 7 4 0 11
4 MF Jordan Nobbs 5 2 0 6
FW Beth Mead 4 3 0 6
MF Kim Little 5 2 0 6
7 FW Katie McCabe 4 1 0 5
8 MF Danielle van de Donk 2 2 0 3
9 DF Jen Beattie 2 0 0 2
FW Lisa Evans 2 0 0 2
DF Lotte Wubben-Moy 2 0 0 2
MF Noëlle Maritz 0 2 0 2
12 DF Leah Williamson 1 0 0 1
DF Anna Patten 0 1 0 1
Own goals (scored by opponents) 1 0 0 1
Total 61 19 7 85

Disciplinary record
Rank Position Name Super League FA Cup League Cup Total
1 FW Beth Mead 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
2 FW Katie McCabe 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
3 DF Leonie Maier 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
DF Lotte Wubben-Moy 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
DF Leah Williamson 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
MF Lia Walti 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
FW Caitlin Foord 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
8 DF Noëlle Maritz 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF Jen Beattie 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF Jordan Nobbs 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF Danielle van de Donk 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW Jill Roord 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW Vivianne Miedema 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 20 1 0 0 0 0 20 1

Clean sheets
Rank Name Super League FA Cup League Cup Total
1 Lydia Williams 7 1 0 8
2 Manuela Zinsberger 4 1 0 5
3 Fran Stenson 0 0 1 1
Total 11 2 1 14

Transfers, loans and other signings

Current injuries
Position No. Player Injury Last game Estimated return
DF 22 Viktoria Schnaderbeck Knee vs. Manchester United, 8 November 2020 Unknown[38]
DF 5 Jen Beattie Calf vs Aston Villa, 28 February 2021 Unknown
FW 17 Lisa Evans Achilles vs Manchester United 19 March 2021 Unknown
MF 21 Malin Gut Ruptured ACL vs Aston Villa, 9 May 2021 Unknown

Suspensions
Position No. Player Games suspended Reason

Pre-season
2 August 2020 Friendly Aston Villa 0–4 Arsenal Birmingham
Report Stadium: Villa Park
Note: Behind closed doors, no official scoreline released.
8 August 2020 Friendly Arsenal 5–0 Charlton Athletic London Colney
Report Stadium: Arsenal Training Centre
Note: Behind closed doors, no official scoreline released.
13 August 2020 Friendly Arsenal 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion London Colney
Report Stadium: Arsenal Training Centre
Note: Behind closed doors, no official scoreline released.

Competitions

Women's Super League
Main article: 2020–21 FA WSL

Matches
6 September 2020 1 Arsenal 6–1 Reading Borehamwood
12:30 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
Referee: Amy Fearns
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.
13 September 2020 2 West Ham United 1–9 Arsenal Dagenham
15:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Dagenham and Redbridge Stadium
Referee: Abigail Bryne
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.
4 October 2020 3 Arsenal 3–1 Bristol City Borehamwood
14:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
Referee: Emily Heaslip
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.
11 October 2020 4 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–5 Arsenal Crawley
14:00 BST (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Referee: Kirstie Dowle
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.
18 October 2020 5 Arsenal 6–1 Tottenham Hotspur Borehamwood
14:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
Referee: Abigail Byrne
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.
8 November 2020 6 Manchester United 1–0 Arsenal Leigh
14:30 GMT (UTC+0)
Report
Stadium: Leigh Sports Village
Referee: Peter Shacklady
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.
15 November 2020 7 Arsenal 1–1 Chelsea Borehamwood
14:30 GMT (UTC+0)
Stadium: Meadow Park
Referee: Kirsty Dowie
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.
6 December 2020 8 Arsenal 3–0 Birmingham City Borehamwood
14:00 GMT (UTC+0)
Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
Referee: Christina Hattersley
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.
13 December 2020 9 Manchester City 2–1 Arsenal Manchester
14:30 GMT (UTC+0)
Report
Stadium: Academy Stadium
Referee: Emily Heaslip
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.
20 December 2020 10 Arsenal 4–0 Everton Borehamwood
12:30 GMT (UTC+0)
Report Stadium: Meadow Park
Referee: Helen Conley
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.
17 January 2021 12 Reading 1–1 Arsenal Reading
14:00 GMT (UTC+0) Bruton 5' Miedema 40' Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.
7 February 2021 14 Arsenal 1–2 Manchester City Borehamwood
14:30 GMT (UTC+0) Foord 57' Report White 24'
Hemp 79'		 Stadium: Meadow Park
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.
10 February 2021 15 Chelsea 3–0 Arsenal Kingston upon Thames
19:00 GMT (UTC+0) Harder 48', 58'
Kirby 90'		 Williamson  89' Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Referee: Amy Fearn
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.
28 February 2021 11 Aston Villa 0–4 Arsenal Walsall
14:00 GMT (UTC+0) Report Miedema 58'
Nobbs 67'
McCabe 73'
Evans 88'		 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Referee: Lisa Benn
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. Previously postponed due to COVID-19 infections and a frozen pitch.
7 March 2021 16 Birmingham City 0–4 Arsenal Burton
14:00 GMT (UTC+0) Report Foord 37', 39'
Miedema 76'
Evans 90'		 Stadium: St. George's Park
Referee: Jane Simms
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.
19 March 2021 17 Arsenal 2–0 Manchester United Borehamwood
18:30 GMT (UTC+0)
Report Stadium: Meadow Park
Referee: Amy Fearn
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.
27 March 2021 18 Tottenham Hotspur 0–3 Arsenal Tottenham
15:30 BST (UTC+1)
Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Referee: Helen Conley
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.
4 April 2021 19 Bristol City 0–4 Arsenal Bath
14:00 BST (UTC+1)
Stadium: Twerton Park
Referee: Sarah Garret
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.
25 April 2021 20 Arsenal 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Borehamwood
14:00 BST (UTC+1)
Stadium: Meadow Park
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.
28 April 2021 13 Arsenal 2–0 West Ham United Borehamwood
19:30 BST (UTC+0)
Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 0
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.
2 May 2021 21 Everton 1–2 Arsenal Liverpool
14:00 BST (UTC+1)
Stadium: Walton Hall Park
Attendance: 0
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.
9 May 2021 22 Arsenal 0–0 Aston Villa Borehamwood
14:00 BST (UTC+1) Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Abigail Byrne
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Chelsea (C) 22 18 3 1 69 10 +59 57 Qualification for the Champions League Group Stage
2 Manchester City 22 17 4 1 65 13 +52 55 Qualification for the Champions League second round
3 Arsenal 22 15 3 4 63 15 +48 48 Qualification for the Champions League first round
4 Manchester United 22 15 2 5 44 20 +24 47
5 Everton 22 9 5 8 39 30 +9 32
Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(C) Champion

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
21 15 2 4 63 15  +48 47 8 1 1 30 6  +24 7 1 3 33 9  +24

Last updated: 5 May 2021.
Source: FA WSL

Results by matchday
Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundHAHAHAHHAHAHHAAAHAHHAH
ResultWWWWWLDWLWDPLLWWWWWWW
Position22333333
Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2021. Source: FA WSL
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

FA Cup
Main article: 2020–21 Women's FA Cup

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

18 April 2021 Fourth round Arsenal 10–0 Gillingham Borehamwood
14:00 BST (UTC+1)
Stadium: Meadow Park
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.
16 May 2021 Fifth round Arsenal 9–0 Crystal Palace Borehamwood
15:00 BST (UTC+1)
Stadium: Meadow Park
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.
29 September 2021 Quarter-finals Arsenal 5–1 Tottenham Hotspur Borehamwood
19:15 BST (UTC+1)
Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 1,563
31 October 2021 Semi-finals Arsenal 3–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Borehamwood
16:45WET (UTC+0)
Stadium: Meadow Park
Referee: Abigail Byrne
5 December 2021 Final Arsenal 0–3 Chelsea Wembley
14:00WET (UTC+0) Report
Stadium: Wembly
Attendance: Helen Conley
Referee: 40,942

League Cup
Main article: 2020–21 FA Women's League Cup
Pos Team Pld W WPEN LPEN L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CHE ARS TOT LCL
1 Chelsea 2 2 0 0 0 6 1 +5 6 Advanced to knock-out stage — 4–1 2–0 —
2 Arsenal 3 1 1 0 1 7 6 +1 5 Possible knock-out stage based on ranking — — 2–2 —
3 Tottenham Hotspur 3 1 0 1 1 6 4 +2 4 — — — 4–0
4 London City Lionesses 2 0 0 0 2 0 8 −8 0 C–C[lower-greek 1] 0–4 — —
Source: thefa.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head record
  1. Match originally postponed following three positive COVID-19 tests by London City Lionesses players.[39] An independent tribunal determined the fixture would not be rescheduled as it would have no effect on qualifying.[40]
    7 October 2020 Group stage Chelsea 4–1 Arsenal Kingston upon Thames
    19:00 BST (UTC+1) Eriksson 5'
    Reiten 10', 15'
    England 90'
    Ingle  42'    		 Report Foord 8'
    Van de Donk  69'    		 Stadium: Kingsmeadow
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Scott Jackson
    Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.
    4 November 2020 Group stage London City Lionesses 0–4 Arsenal Dartford
    19:30 GMT (UTC+0) Report Miedema 22', 28', 41', 54' Stadium: Princes Park
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Robert Whitton
    Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.
    18 November 2020 Group stage Arsenal 2–2
    (5–4 p)    		 Tottenham Hotspur Borehamwood
    19:30 GMT (UTC+0) Miedema 12'
    Wälti  61'
    Foord 71'
    Mead  76'    		 Report Ayane  53'
    Percival 59'
    Zadorsky 88'    		 Stadium: Meadow Park
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Amy Fearn
    Penalties
    McCabe
    Wubben-Moy
    Beattie
    Foord
    Wälti     		Quinn
    Percival
    Kennedy
    Davison
    Morgan
    Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.

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