# 2022–23 Chelsea F.C. Women season

The 2022–23 season was Chelsea Women's 31st competitive season and 13th consecutive season in the FA Women's Super League, the top flight of English women's football. Chelsea competed in the domestic league as three-time defending champions since the 2019–20 season, and successfully managed to retain the title for the fourth time in a row, in addition to achieving a third consecutive double by also retaining the FA Cup once more.

## Squad information
### First team squad

    As of 4 January 2023
| No. | Name | Since | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from |
| Goalkeepers ||||||
| 1 | Zećira Mušović | 2021 | (1996-05-26) 26 May 1996 (age 28) | Rosengård |
| 30 | Ann-Katrin Berger | 2019 | (1990-10-09) 9 October 1990 (age 34) | Birmingham City |
| 32 | Emily Orman | 2019 | (2002-11-05) 5 November 2002 (age 22) | Homegrown |
| Defenders ||||||
| 3 | Aniek Nouwen | 2021 | (1999-03-09) 9 March 1999 (age 25) | PSV |
| 4 | Millie Bright | 2014 | (1993-08-21) 21 August 1993 (age 31) | Doncaster Rovers Belles |
| 7 | Jessica Carter | 2018 | (1997-10-27) 27 October 1997 (age 27) | Birmingham City |
| 15 | Ève Périsset | 2022 | (1994-12-24) 24 December 1994 (age 29) | Bordeaux |
| 16 | Magdalena Eriksson (captain) | 2017 | (1993-09-08) 8 September 1993 (age 31) | Linköping |
| 18 | Maren Mjelde | 2016 | (1989-11-06) 6 November 1989 (age 35) | Avaldsnes IL |
| 21 | Niamh Charles | 2020 | (1999-06-21) 21 June 1999 (age 25) | Liverpool |
| 26 | Kadeisha Buchanan | 2022 | (1995-11-05) 5 November 1995 (age 29) | Lyon |
| 27 | Alsu Abdullina | 2021 | (2001-04-11) 11 April 2001 (age 23) | Lokomotiv Moscow |
| 29 | Jorja Fox | 2021 | (2003-08-28) 28 August 2003 (age 21) | Homegrown |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 5 | Sophie Ingle | 2018 | (1991-09-02) 2 September 1991 (age 33) | Liverpool |
| 8 | Melanie Leupolz | 2020 | (1994-04-14) 14 April 1994 (age 30) | Bayern Munich |
| 11 | Guro Reiten | 2019 | (1994-07-26) 26 July 1994 (age 30) | LSK Kvinner |
| 13 | Kateřina Svitková | 2022 | (1996-03-20) 20 March 1996 (age 28) | West Ham United |
| 17 | Jessie Fleming | 2020 | (1998-03-11) 11 March 1998 (age 26) | UCLA Bruins |
| 19 | Johanna Rytting Kaneryd | 2022 | (1997-02-12) 12 February 1997 (age 27) | BK Häcken |
| 22 | Erin Cuthbert | 2016 | (1998-07-19) 19 July 1998 (age 26) | Glasgow City |
| 28 | Jelena Čanković | 2022 | (1995-08-13) 13 August 1995 (age 29) | FC Rosengård |
| 34 | Charlotte Wardlaw | 2019 | (2003-02-20) 20 February 2003 (age 21) | Homegrown |
| Forwards ||||||
| 10 | Lauren James | 2021 | (2001-09-29) 29 September 2001 (age 23) | Manchester United |
| 14 | Fran Kirby | 2015 | (1993-06-29) 29 June 1993 (age 31) | Reading |
| 20 | Sam Kerr | 2019 | (1993-09-10) 10 September 1993 (age 31) | Chicago Red Stars |
| 23 | Pernille Harder | 2020 | (1992-11-15) 15 November 1992 (age 32) | Wolfsburg |
| 33 | Agnes Beever-Jones | 2021 | (2003-07-27) 27 July 2003 (age 21) | Homegrown |

### Academy players

| Position | Name | Since | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from |
| FW | Aimee Claypole | 2022 | (2004-11-08) 8 November 2004 (age 20) | Academy |
| 2 | Ashanti Akpan | 2023 | (2004-11-24) 24 November 2004 (age 20) | Academy |
| FW | Reanna Blades | 2023 | (2004-10-02) 2 October 2004 (age 20) | Academy |
| DF | Cerys Brown | 2023 | (2004-06-22) 22 June 2004 (age 20) | Academy |
| MF | Zarah Dilan | 2023 | (2004-07-29) 29 July 2004 (age 20) | Academy |
| MF | Kori Sinckler | 2023 | (2003-01-15) 15 January 2003 (age 21) | Academy |
| FW | Ria Bose | 2022 | (2006-02-07) 7 February 2006 (age 18) | Academy |
| FW | Tatiana Flores | 2023 | (2005-09-15) 15 September 2005 (age 19) | Academy |
| GK | Niamh Samura | 2023 | (2004-04-18) 18 April 2004 (age 20) | Academy |
| GK | Olivia Hutchinson | 2023 | (2004-02-19) 19 February 2004 (age 20) | Academy |
| FW | Lauren Everstone | 2023 | (2003-12-29) 29 December 2003 (age 20) | Academy |
| MF | Amelia Halawi | 2023 | (2004-09-30) 30 September 2004 (age 20) | Academy |
| DF | Daisy Hind | 2023 | (2006-03-19) 19 March 2006 (age 18) | Academy |
| GK | Olivia Hutchinson | 2023 | (2004-02-19) 19 February 2004 (age 20) | Academy |
| MF | Lola Nesbeth | 2023 | (2007-11-14) 14 November 2007 (age 17) | Academy |
| RW | Lexi Potter | 2023 | (2004-02-19) 19 February 2004 (age 20) | Academy |

### New contracts

| No. | Pos | Player/Manager | Date | Contract end |
| 7 | DF | Jess Carter | 1 June 2022 | 2023 |
| 18 | DF | Maren Mjelde | 1 June 2022 | 2023 |
| 4 | DF | Millie Bright | 11 August 2022 | 2025 |
| 29 | DF | Jorja Fox | 23 August 2022 | 2025 |
| 33 | FW | Aggie Beever-Jones | 25 August 2022 | 2025 |
| 7 | DF | Jess Carter | 18 October 2022 | 2025 |
| 17 | MF | Jessie Fleming | 2 November 2022 | 2025 |
| 22 | MF | Erin Cuthbert | 17 November 2022 | 2025 |
| 5 | MF | Sophie Ingle | 29 December 2022 | 2025 |
| 8 | MF | Melanie Leupolz | 10 January 2023 | 2026 |
| 3 | DF | Aniek Nouwen | 21 January 2023 | 2025 |
| 1 | GK | Zećira Mušović | 7 February 2023 | 2025 |
| 14 | FW | Fran Kirby | 24 May 2023 | 2024 |

## Transfers and loans
### In

| Pos | Player | Transferred From | Fee | Date |
| DF | Ève Périsset | Bordeaux | Undisclosed | 8 June 2022 |
| DF | Kadeisha Buchanan | Lyon | Undisclosed | 10 June 2022 |
| FW | Kateřina Svitková | West Ham United | Undisclosed | 6 July 2022 |
| FW | Lucy Watson | Sheffield United | Undisclosed | 19 July 2022 |
| MF | Johanna Rytting Kaneryd | BK Häcken | Undisclosed | 5 August 2022 |
| FW | Maika Hamano | INAC Kobe Leonessa | Undisclosed | 13 January 2023 |
| FW | Jelena Čanković | FC Rosengård | Undisclosed | 26 August 2022 |

### Out

| Pos | Player | Transferred To | Fee | Date |
| MF | Ji So-yun | Suwon | Free | 24 May 2022 |
| DF | Jonna Andersson | Hammarby | Free | 1 June 2022 |
| MF | Drew Spence | Tottenham Hotspur | Free | 20 June 2022 |
| GK | Poppy Soper | Charlton Athletic | Undisclosed | 4 August 2022 |
| FW | Bethany England | Tottenham Hotspur | Undisclosed | 4 January 2023 |

### Loan out

| Pos | Player | Loaned To | Fee | Date |
| FW | Emma Thompson | Lewes | Free | 27 July 2022 |
| FW | Lucy Watson | Charlton Athletic | Free | 12 August 2022 |
| DF | Jorja Fox | Brighton & Hove Albion | Free | 23 August 2022 |
| FW | Aggie Beever-Jones | Everton | Free | 25 August 2022 |
| FW | Maika Hamano | Hammarby IF | Free | 13 January 2023 |
| DF | Aniek Nouwen | AC Milan | Free | 21 January 2023 |
| MF | Charlotte Wardlaw | Lewes | Free | 21 January 2023 |

## Management team

    As of 7 July 2022
| Position | Staff |
| Manager | Emma Hayes |
| Assistant manager | Paul Green |
| Head of technical/Goalkeeping coach | Stuart Searle |
| Assistant coach | Denise Reddy |
| Opposition analyst & coach | Leanne Champ |

## Kits

| Home | Home alt. | Away | Away alt. | Third | Third alt. | Goalkeeper 1 | Goalkeeper 2 | Goalkeeper 3 |

## Competitions
### Women's Super League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Chelsea (C) | 22 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 66 | 15 | +51 | 58 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Manchester United | 22 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 56 | 12 | +44 | 56 | Qualification for the Champions League second round |
| 3 | Arsenal | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 49 | 16 | +33 | 47 | Qualification for the Champions League first round |
| 4 | Manchester City | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 50 | 25 | +25 | 47 | |
| 5 | Aston Villa | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 47 | 37 | +10 | 37 | |
* ↑ England's UEFA association coefficient meant, as the 4th ranked association, the WSL champions qualified for the second round. However, as 2022–23 UEFA Women's Champions League winners Barcelona had already qualified for the group stage as 2022–23 Liga F champions, the title holders' berth to the group stage was redistributed to Chelsea.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 27 May 2023. Source: FA WSL

#### Results by matchday

| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| Result | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Position | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

#### Matches
### UEFA Women's Champions League
#### Group stage

Chelsea were drawn into Group A alongside Paris Saint Germain, Real Madrid and Vllaznia.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CHE | PAR | MAD | VLL |
| 1 | Chelsea | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 1 | +18 | 16 | Advance to Quarter-finals | — | 3–0 | 2–0 | 8–0 |
| 2 | Paris Saint-Germain | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 10 | Advance to Quarter-finals | 0–1 | — | 2–1 | 5–0 |
| 3 | Real Madrid | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 8 | | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | 5–1 |
| 4 | Vllaznia | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 28 | −27 | 0 | | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | — |

#### Semi-finals
## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

    As of 27 May 2023
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | FA WSL | FA WSL | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Champions League | Champions League |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers: ||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | SWE | Zećira Mušović | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | GER | Ann-Katrin Berger | 26 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 32 | GK | ENG | Emily Orman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders: ||||||||||||||
| 4 | DF | ENG | Millie Bright | 25 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 7 | DF | ENG | Jess Carter | 31 | 3 | 9+8 | 2 | 3+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | FRA | Ève Périsset | 32 | 0 | 13+5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | SWE | Magdalena Eriksson | 36 | 1 | 18+2 | 1 | 4+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | NOR | Maren Mjelde | 18 | 4 | 6+1 | 1 | 3+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+3 | 2 |
| 21 | DF | ENG | Niamh Charles | 39 | 4 | 15+6 | 4 | 4+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 8+2 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | CAN | Kadeisha Buchanan | 28 | 0 | 14+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | RUS | Alsu Abdullina | 9 | 0 | 0+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 38 | DF | ENG | Cerys Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders: ||||||||||||||
| 5 | MF | WAL | Sophie Ingle | 38 | 5 | 15+6 | 2 | 2+3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7+2 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | GER | Melanie Leupolz | 17 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | NOR | Guro Reiten | 39 | 13 | 18+3 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 2 |
| 13 | MF | CZE | Kateřina Svitková | 5 | 2 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 2 |
| 17 | MF | CAN | Jessie Fleming | 36 | 3 | 14+6 | 3 | 3+2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 4+5 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | SWE | Johanna Rytting Kaneryd | 37 | 1 | 7+13 | 1 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 2+8 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | SCO | Erin Cuthbert | 33 | 6 | 16+2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 28 | MF | SRB | Jelena Čanković | 22 | 4 | 6+8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | ENG | Ashanti Akpan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards: ||||||||||||||
| 10 | FW | ENG | Lauren James | 33 | 8 | 15+3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4+4 | 2 |
| 14 | FW | ENG | Fran Kirby | 16 | 9 | 5+3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 2 | 3+2 | 1 |
| 20 | FW | AUS | Sam Kerr | 38 | 29 | 19+2 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 5 |
| 23 | FW | DEN | Pernille Harder | 15 | 11 | 7+3 | 8 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+2 | 3 |
| 31 | FW | ENG | Aimee Claypole | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | FW | ENG | Reanna Blades | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players have left the club: ||||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | NED | Aniek Nouwen | 4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Bethany England | 10 | 2 | 2+6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | ENG | Jorja Fox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | ENG | Agnes Beever-Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | ENG | Charlotte Wardlaw | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* Source:

### Goalscorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total goals are equal.
    As of 27 May 2023
| Rank | Pos. | No. | Player | FA WSL | FA Cup | League Cup | Champions League | Total |
| 1 | FW | 20 | Sam Kerr | 12 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 29 |
| 2 | MF | 11 | Guro Reiten | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| 3 | FW | 23 | Pernille Harder | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 4 | FW | 14 | Fran Kirby | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 5 | FW | 10 | Lauren James | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | MF | 22 | Erin Cuthbert | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | MF | 5 | Sophie Ingle | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | DF | 18 | Maren Mjelde | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | DF | 21 | Niamh Charles | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | MF | 28 | Jelena Čanković | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | DF | 7 | Jess Carter | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | MF | 17 | Jessie Fleming | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | DF | 4 | Millie Bright | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | FW | 9 | Bethany England | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | MF | 13 | Kateřina Svitková | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | DF | 16 | Magdalena Eriksson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | MF | 19 | Johanna Rytting Kaneryd | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |

### Assists

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total assists are equal.
    As of 27 May 2023
| Rank | Pos. | No. | Player | FA WSL | FA Cup | League Cup | Champions League | Total |
| 1 | MF | 11 | Guro Reiten | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 19 |
| 2 | FW | 20 | Sam Kerr | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | MF | 22 | Erin Cuthbert | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | DF | 21 | Niamh Charles | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | MF | 28 | Jelena Čanković | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | FW | 10 | Lauren James | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | FW | 23 | Pernille Harder | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | MF | 5 | Sophie Ingle | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | DF | 15 | Ève Périsset | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | MF | 19 | Johanna Rytting Kaneryd | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | FW | 14 | Fran Kirby | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | DF | 27 | Alsu Abdullina | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | DF | 4 | Millie Bright | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | DF | 7 | Jess Carter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | 13 | Kateřina Svitková | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | 17 | Jessie Fleming | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

### Clean sheets

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal.
    As of 27 May 2023
| Rank | Pos. | No. | Player | FA WSL | FA Cup | League Cup | Champions League | Total |
| 1 | GK | 30 | Ann-Katrin Berger | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| 2 | GK | 1 | Zećira Mušović | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 |

### Disciplinary records

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total disciplinary records are equal.
    As of 27 May 2023
| Pos. | No. | Name | FA WSL | FA WSL | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Champions League | Champions League | Total | Total |
| GK | 1 | Zećira Mušović | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MF | 5 | Sophie Ingle | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| DF | 7 | Jess Carter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| MF | 8 | Melanie Leupolz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| FW | 10 | Lauren James | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| MF | 11 | Guro Reiten | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| DF | 15 | Ève Périsset | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DF | 16 | Magdalena Eriksson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MF | 17 | Jessie Fleming | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FW | 20 | Sam Kerr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DF | 21 | Niamh Charles | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| MF | 22 | Erin Cuthbert | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| DF | 26 | Kadeisha Buchanan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |

## Awards

WSL GOAL of the month; Scotland Erin Cuthbert (vs. Tottenham Hotspur)
WSL GOAL of the month; England Lauren James (vs. Tottenham Hotspur)
WSL GOAL of the month; Australia Sam Kerr (vs. Manchester United)
WSL Manager of the Month; Emma Hayes and Denise Reddy
FWA Footballer of the Year ; Sam Kerr
Barclays WSL Manager of the Season; Emma Hayes
FA cup final Player of the match; Sam Kerr
WSL Academy cup final Player of the match; Reanna Blades