# 2020–21 Arsenal W.F.C. season

The 2020–21 season is Arsenal Women's Football Club's 34th 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.

## Squad statistics

    Statistics as of 16 May 2021

### First team squad

| No. | Name | Date of Birth (Age) | Since | Last Contract | Signed From |
| Goalkeepers ||||||
| 1 | Manuela Zinsberger | (1995-10-19) 19 October 1995 (age 29) | 2019 | February 2021 | Bayern Munich |
| 18 | Lydia Williams | (1988-05-13) 13 May 1988 (age 36) | 2020 | July 2020 | Melbourne City |
| 24 | Fran Stenson | (2001-04-27) 27 April 2001 (age 23) | 2019 | August 2019 | Manchester City |
| Defenders ||||||
| 3 | Lotte Wubben-Moy | (1999-01-11) 11 January 1999 (age 26) | 2020 | September 2020 | University of North Carolina |
| 4 | Anna Patten | (1999-04-20) 20 April 1999 (age 25) | 2021 | January 2021 | University of South Carolina |
| 5 | Jen Beattie | (1991-05-13) 13 May 1991 (age 33) | 2019 | June 2019 | Manchester City |
| 6 | Leah Williamson | (1997-03-29) 29 March 1997 (age 27) | 2014 | March 2018 | Homegrown |
| 12 | Steph Catley | (1994-01-26) 26 January 1994 (age 31) | 2020 | July 2020 | Melbourne City |
| 16 | Noelle Maritz | (1995-12-23) 23 December 1995 (age 29) | 2020 | July 2020 | VfL Wolfsburg |
| 20 | Leonie Maier | (1992-09-29) 29 September 1992 (age 32) | 2019 | May 2019 | Bayern Munich |
| 20 | Simone Boye Sørensen ‡ | (1992-03-03) 3 March 1992 (age 32) | 2021 | July 2021 | Bayern Munich |
| 22 | Viktoria Schnaderbeck | (1991-01-04) 4 January 1991 (age 34) | 2018 | June 2020 | Bayern Munich |
| 29 | Teyah Goldie | (2004-06-27) 27 June 2004 (age 20) | 2021 | | Homegrown |
| 30 | Ruby Mace | (2003-09-05) 5 September 2003 (age 21) | 2020 | | Homegrown |
| 31 | Anouk Denton | 9 May 2003 | 2016 | | Homegrown |
| 32 | Gracie Pearse | 13 September 2002 | 2011 | | Homegrown |
| 33 | Gracie Garrad | 19 June 2003 | | | Homegrown |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 7 | Daniëlle van de Donk | (1991-08-05) 5 August 1991 (age 33) | 2015 | March 2019 | Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC |
| 8 | Jordan Nobbs | (1992-12-08) 8 December 1992 (age 32) | 2010 | April 2020 | Sunderland |
| 10 | Kim Little (captain) | (1990-06-29) 29 June 1990 (age 34) | 2016 | August 2019 | Seattle Reign |
| 12 | Frida Maanum ‡ | (1999-07-16) 16 July 1999 (age 25) | 2021 | July 2021 | Linköpings FC |
| 13 | Lia Wälti | (1993-04-19) 19 April 1993 (age 31) | 2018 | December 2019 | Turbine Potsdam |
| 14 | Jill Roord | (1997-04-22) 22 April 1997 (age 27) | 2019 | May 2019 | Bayern Munich |
| 21 | Malin Gut | (2000-08-01) 1 August 2000 (age 24) | 2020 | July 2020 | Grasshopper |
| Forwards ||||||
| 9 | Beth Mead | (1995-05-09) 9 May 1995 (age 29) | 2017 | November 2019 | Sunderland |
| 11 | Vivianne Miedema | (1996-07-15) 15 July 1996 (age 28) | 2017 | December 2018 | Bayern Munich |
| 14 | Nikita Parris ‡ | (1994-03-10) 10 March 1994 (age 30) | 2021 | July 2021 | Olympique Lyonnais |
| 15 | Katie McCabe | (1995-09-21) 21 September 1995 (age 29) | 2015 | May 2021 | Shelbourne |
| 17 | Lisa Evans | (1992-05-21) 21 May 1992 (age 32) | 2017 | December 2018 | Bayern Munich |
| 19 | Caitlin Foord | (1994-11-11) 11 November 1994 (age 30) | 2020 | January 2020 | Sydney FC |
| 23 | Mana Iwabuchi ‡ | (1993-03-18) 18 March 1993 (age 31) | 2021 | May 2021 | Aston Villa |
| 77 | Tobin Heath ‡ | (1988-05-29) 29 May 1988 (age 36) | 2021 | September 2021 | Manchester United |
Italic indicates an academy player.
‡ = Player joined the club after the regular European domestic season (after June 2021), and played during the 2020–21 season in games postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Name | Super League | Super League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Total | Total |
| No. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | Manuela Zinsberger | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 18 | Lydia Williams | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 24 | Fran Stenson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 3 | Lotte Wubben-Moy | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 2 |
| 4 | Anna Patten | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 5 | Jen Beattie | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| 6 | Leah Williamson | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
| 12 | Steph Catley | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 16 | Noelle Maritz | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| 20 | Leonie Maier | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 20 | Simone Boye Sørensen ‡ | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 22 | Viktoria Schnaderbeck | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 29 | Teyah Goldie | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Ruby Mace | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 31 | Anouk Denton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Gracie Pearse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Gracie Garrad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 7 | Daniëlle van de Donk | 21 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 3 |
| 8 | Jordan Nobbs | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 7 |
| 10 | Kim Little (captain) | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 5 |
| 12 | Frida Maanum ‡ | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 13 | Lia Wälti | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 14 | Jill Roord | 19 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 11 |
| 21 | Malin Gut | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 9 | Beth Mead | 21 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 6 |
| 11 | Vivianne Miedema | 22 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 25 |
| 14 | Nikita Parris ‡ | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 |
| 15 | Katie McCabe | 21 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 5 |
| 17 | Lisa Evans | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 |
| 19 | Caitlin Foord | 21 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 12 |
| 23 | Mana Iwabuchi ‡ | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 |
| 77 | Tobin Heath ‡ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Italic indicates an academy player.
‡ = Player joined the club after the regular European domestic season (after June 2021), and played during the 2020–21 season in games postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic

### Goalscorers

| Rank | No. | Position | Name | Super League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
| 1 | 11 | FW | Vivianne Miedema | 18 | 2 | 5 | 25 |
| 2 | 19 | FW | Caitlin Foord | 10 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 3 | 14 | MF | Jill Roord | 7 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
| 4 | 8 | MF | Jordan Nobbs | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | 9 | FW | Beth Mead | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | 10 | MF | Kim Little | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | 15 | FW | Katie McCabe | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | 7 | MF | Danielle van de Donk | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | 5 | DF | Jen Beattie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | 17 | FW | Lisa Evans | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | 3 | DF | Lotte Wubben-Moy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | 16 | MF | Noelle Maritz | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | 6 | DF | Leah Williamson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 4 | DF | Anna Patten | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 23 | FW | Mana Iwabuchi ‡ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 14 | FW | Nikita Parris ‡ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | | Own goals (scored by opponents) | Own goals (scored by opponents) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 61 | 19 | 7 | 85 |

### Disciplinary record

| Rank | No. | Position | Name | Super League | Super League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Total | Total |
| 1 | 9 | FW | Beth Mead | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | 15 | FW | Katie McCabe | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | 20 | DF | Leonie Maier | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | 3 | DF | Lotte Wubben-Moy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | 6 | DF | Leah Williamson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | 13 | MF | Lia Walti | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | 19 | FW | Caitlin Foord | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | 16 | DF | Noelle Maritz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | 5 | DF | Jen Beattie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | 8 | MF | Jordan Nobbs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | 14 | FW | Nikita Parris ‡ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | 7 | MF | Danielle van de Donk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | 14 | FW | Jill Roord | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | 11 | FW | Vivianne Miedema | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 |

### Clean sheets

| Rank | No. | Name | Super League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
| 1 | 18 | Lydia Williams | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | 1 | Manuela Zinsberger | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | 24 | Fran Stenson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | 11 | 2 | 1 | 14 |

## Transfers, loans and other signings
### Transfers in

| Announcement date | No. | Position | Player | From club |
| 2 July 2020 | 12 | DF | Steph Catley | Melbourne City |
| 3 July 2020 | 21 | MF | Malin Gut | Grasshopper |
| 8 July 2020 | 18 | GK | Lydia Williams | Melbourne City |
| 10 July 2020 | 16 | DF | Noelle Maritz | Wolfsburg |
| 11 September 2020 | 3 | DF | Lotte Wubben-Moy | University of North Carolina |
| 7 January 2021 | 4 | DF | Anna Patten | University of South Carolina |

### Contract extensions

| Announcement date | No. | Position | Player | At Arsenal since |
| 29 June 2020 | 22 | DF | Viktoria Schnaderbeck | 2018 |
| 5 February 2021 | 1 | GK | Manuela Zinsberger | 2019 |
| 4 May 2021 | 15 | FW | Katie McCabe | 2015 |

### Transfers out

| Announcement date | No. | Position | Player | To club |
| 4 June 2020 | 28 | MF | Silvana Flores | Chelsea |
| 5 June 2020 | 16 | DF | Louise Quinn | Fiorentina |
| 10 June 2020 | 18 | GK | Pauline Peyraud-Magnin | Atlético Madrid |
| 12 June 2020 | 2 | MF | Katrine Veje | FC Rosengård |
| 13 June 2020 | 3 | DF | Emma Mitchell | Reading |
| 25 June 2020 | 9 | FW | Danielle Carter | Reading |
| 14 August 2020 | 26 | MF | Ruby Grant | West Ham United |
| 4 September 2020 | 27 | MF | Melisa Filis | London Bees |
| 3 February 2021 | 32 | DF | Gracie Pearse | Crystal Palace |
| 3 February 2021 | 33 | DF | Gracie Garrad | Crystal Palace |

### Loans out

| Announcement date | No. | Position | Player | To club |
| 2 February 2021 | 30 | DF | Ruby Mace | Birmingham City |
| 15 March 2021 | 31 | DF | Anouk Denton | West Ham United |

## Club
### Kits (2020-21)

Supplier: Adidas / Sponsor: Fly Emirates / Sleeve sponsor: Visit Rwanda
| Home 0 | Home alt. | Away 0 | Away alt. 0 | Third 0 | Goalkeeper 1 | Goalkeeper 3 |

#### Kit usage (2020-21)

| Kit | Combination | Usage | Usage |
| Home | Red body White sleeves White shorts Red socks | WSL | Reading (H) Bristol City (H) Tottenham Hotspur (H) Chelsea (H) Birmingham City (H) Everton (H) Manchester City (H) Manchester United (H) Tottenham Hotspur (A) Brighton & Hove Albion (H) West Ham United (H) Aston Villa (H) |
| Home | Red body White sleeves White shorts Red socks | FA Cup | Gillingham (H) |
| Home | Red body White sleeves White shorts Red socks | League Cup | Chelsea (A) London City Lionesses (A) Tottenham Hotspur (H) |
| Home alt. 1 | Red body White sleeves Red shorts Red socks | WSL | Brighton & Hove Albion (A) |
| Away | Marble shirt Marble sleeves redcurrant shorts White socks | WSL | Manchester United (A) Manchester City (A) |
| Away alt. 1 | Marble shirt Marble sleeves Redcurrant shorts Redcurrant socks | WSL | West Ham United (A) Reading (A) Chelsea (A) Birmingham City (A) Everton (A) |
| Third | Navy body Navy sleeves Navy shorts Navy socks | WSL | Aston Villa (A) Bristol City (A) |

#### Goalkeeper kit usage (2020-21)

| Kit | Combination | Usage | Usage |
| Goalkeeper 1 | Green body Green sleeves Green shorts Green socks | WSL | Reading (H) Bristol City (H) Brighton & Hove Albion (A) Tottenham Hotspur (H) Chelsea (H) Birmingham City (H) Everton (H) Manchester City (H) Manchester United (H) Tottenham Hotspur (A) Bristol City (A) Brighton & Hove Albion (H) West Ham United (H) Aston Villa (H) |
| Goalkeeper 1 | Green body Green sleeves Green shorts Green socks | FA Cup | Gillingham (H) |
| Goalkeeper 1 | Green body Green sleeves Green shorts Green socks | League Cup | Tottenham Hotspur (H) |
| Goalkeeper 3 | Orange shirt Orange sleeves Orange shorts Orange socks | WSL | West Ham United (A) Manchester United (A) Manchester City (A) Reading (A) Chelsea (A) Aston Villa (A) Birmingham City (A) Everton (A) |
| Goalkeeper 3 | Orange shirt Orange sleeves Orange shorts Orange socks | League Cup | Chelsea (A) London City Lionesses (A) |

### Kits (2021-22)

Supplier: Adidas / Sponsor: Fly Emirates / Sleeve sponsor: Visit Rwanda
| Home | Home alt. | Away | Goalkeeper$^1$ 0 |

#### Kit usage (2021-22)

| Kit | Combination | Usage | Usage |
| Home | Red body White sleeves White shorts Red hooped socks | FA Cup | Tottenham Hotspur (H) Brighton & Hove Albion (H) |
| Home alt. | Red body White sleeves White shorts Red socks | FA Cup | Chelsea (N) |
| Away | Yellow body Yellow sleeves Yellow shorts Yellow socks | FA Cup | Crystal Palace (H) |

#### Goalkeeper kit usage (2021-22)

| Kit | Combination | Usage | Usage |
| Goalkeeper 1 | Green body Green sleeves Green shorts Green socks | FA Cup | Crystal Palace (H) Tottenham Hotspur (H) Brighton & Hove Albion (H) Chelsea (N) |

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

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 5 May 2021. 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 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H |
| Result | W | W | W | W | W | L | D | W | L | W | D | L | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D |
| Position | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |

### FA Cup

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

### League Cup

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | WPEN | LPEN | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Chelsea | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 6 | Advanced to knock-out stage |
| 2 | Arsenal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 5 | Possible knock-out stage based on ranking |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 | |
| 4 | London City Lionesses | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 0 | |

## Personal Awards
### Arsenal Women Player of the Season

* First place: Katie McCabe
* Second place: Vivianne Miedema
* Third place: Leah Williamson