# 2023–24 Arsenal W.F.C. season

The 2023–24 season is Arsenal Women's Football Club's 37th season of competitive football. The club participated in the Women's Super League, the qualifying rounds of the Champions League and the FA Cup. They also won the League Cup for the second consecutive season and 7th time overall. The club played five league matches at Emirates Stadium, two more than in the 2022–23 season.

## Squad information & statistics
### 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 | January 2024 | Bayern Munich |
| 14 | Sabrina D'Angelo | (1993-05-11) 11 May 1993 (age 31) | 2023 | January 2023 | Vittsjö GIK |
| 40 | Naomi Williams | (2004-10-24) 24 October 2004 (age 20) | 2023 | June 2023 | Homegrown |
| Defenders ||||||
| 2 | Emily Fox | (1998-07-05) 5 July 1998 (age 26) | 2024 | January 2024 | North Carolina Courage |
| 3 | Lotte Wubben-Moy | (1999-01-11) 11 January 1999 (age 26) | 2020 | September 2020 | University of North Carolina |
| 6 | Leah Williamson | (1997-03-29) 29 March 1997 (age 27) | 2014 | June 2021 | Homegrown |
| 7 | Steph Catley | (1994-01-26) 26 January 1994 (age 31) | 2020 | June 2023 | Melbourne City |
| 15 | Katie McCabe | (1995-09-21) 21 September 1995 (age 29) | 2015 | September 2023 | Shelbourne |
| 26 | Laura Wienroither | (1999-01-13) 13 January 1999 (age 26) | 2022 | January 2022 | TSG Hoffenheim |
| 27 | Laia Codina | (2000-01-22) 22 January 2000 (age 25) | 2023 | August 2023 | Barcelona |
| 28 | Amanda Ilestedt | (1993-01-17) 17 January 1993 (age 32) | 2023 | June 2023 | Paris Saint-Germain |
| 29 | Teyah Goldie | (2004-06-27) 27 June 2004 (age 20) | 2021 | June 2022 | Homegrown |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 10 | Kim Little (c) | (1990-06-29) 29 June 1990 (age 34) | 2016 | April 2023 | Seattle Reign |
| 12 | Frida Maanum | (1999-07-16) 16 July 1999 (age 25) | 2021 | June 2023 | Linköpings FC |
| 13 | Lia Wälti | (1993-04-19) 19 April 1993 (age 31) | 2018 | May 2023 | Turbine Potsdam |
| 21 | Victoria Pelova | (1999-06-03) 3 June 1999 (age 25) | 2023 | January 2023 | Ajax |
| 32 | Kyra Cooney-Cross | (2002-02-15) 15 February 2002 (age 23) | 2023 | September 2023 | Hammarby IF |
| Forwards ||||||
| 9 | Beth Mead | (1995-05-09) 9 May 1995 (age 29) | 2017 | December 2022 | Sunderland |
| 11 | Vivianne Miedema | (1996-07-15) 15 July 1996 (age 28) | 2017 | May 2022 | Bayern Munich |
| 17 | Lina Hurtig | (1995-09-05) 5 September 1995 (age 29) | 2022 | August 2022 | Juventus |
| 19 | Caitlin Foord | (1994-11-11) 11 November 1994 (age 30) | 2020 | June 2023 | Sydney FC |
| 23 | Alessia Russo | (1999-02-08) 8 February 1999 (age 26) | 2023 | July 2023 | Manchester United |
| 24 | Cloé Lacasse | (1993-07-07) 7 July 1993 (age 31) | 2023 | June 2023 | Benfica |
| 25 | Stina Blackstenius | (1996-02-05) 5 February 1996 (age 29) | 2022 | January 2022 | BK Häcken |

### Statistics

    Statistics as of 18 May 2024.

#### Appearances and goals

| No. | Name | Super League | Super League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | UWCL | UWCL | Total | Total |
| No. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
| 1 | Manuela Zinsberger | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 14 | Sabrina D'Angelo | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 40 | Naomi Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 2 | Emily Fox | 9+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12+1 | 0 |
| 3 | Lotte Wubben-Moy | 17+1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 25+1 | 2 |
| 5 | Jen Beattie | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 | 6+3 | 1 |
| 6 | Leah Williamson | 8+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11+2 | 0 |
| 7 | Steph Catley | 17+5 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 4+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 22+10 | 1 |
| 15 | Katie McCabe | 19+2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 28+4 | 3 |
| 16 | Noelle Maritz | 4+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9+4 | 0 |
| 26 | Laura Wienroither | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 |
| 27 | Laia Codina | 5+3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 4+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9+7 | 1 |
| 28 | Amanda Ilestedt | 10+2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0+2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13+4 | 3 |
| 29 | Teyah Goldie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | Katie Reid | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| 10 | Kim Little (c) | 14+3 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18+6 | 2 |
| 12 | Frida Maanum | 7+14 | 3 | 1+1 | 1 | 6+1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16+16 | 8 |
| 13 | Lia Wälti | 13+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19+3 | 1 |
| 21 | Victoria Pelova | 20+2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 25+7 | 2 |
| 22 | Kathrine Møller Kühl | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 |
| 32 | Kyra Cooney-Cross | 5+9 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 4+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10+13 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| 9 | Beth Mead | 16+4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21+7 | 9 |
| 11 | Vivianne Miedema | 3+6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+9 | 2 |
| 17 | Lina Hurtig | 0+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 | 2+4 | 2 |
| 19 | Caitlin Foord | 18+4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2+5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 24+9 | 6 |
| 23 | Alessia Russo | 20+2 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2+3 | 1 | 1+1 | 2 | 25+6 | 16 |
| 24 | Cloé Lacasse | 6+13 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 5+1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13+15 | 5 |
| 25 | Stina Blackstenius | 7+12 | 7 | 0+2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 1+1 | 1 | 14+15 | 18 |
| 53 | Vivienne Lia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 59 | Michelle Agyemang | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |

#### Goalscorers

| Rank | No. | Position | Name | Super League | FA Cup | League Cup | UWCL | Total |
| 1 | 25 | FW | Stina Blackstenius | 7 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 18 |
| 2 | 23 | FW | Alessia Russo | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 |
| 3 | 9 | FW | Beth Mead | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 4 | 12 | MF | Frida Maanum | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 5 | 19 | FW | Caitlin Foord | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | 24 | FW | Cloé Lacasse | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | 15 | DF | Katie McCabe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | 28 | DF | Amanda Ilestedt | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | 3 | DF | Lotte Wubben-Moy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | 10 | MF | Kim Little | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | 11 | FW | Vivianne Miedema | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | 17 | FW | Lina Hurtig | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | 21 | MF | Victoria Pelova | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | 5 | DF | Jen Beattie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | 7 | DF | Steph Catley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 13 | MF | Lia Wälti | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 27 | DF | Laia Codina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 53 | 5 | 23 | 6 | 87 |

#### Disciplinary record

| Rank | No. | Position | Name | Super League | Super League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | UWCL | UWCL | Total | Total |
| 1 | 15 | DF | Katie McCabe | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | 3 | DF | Lotte Wubben-Moy | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2 | 24 | FW | Cloé Lacasse | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | 19 | FW | Caitlin Foord | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | 21 | MF | Victoria Pelova | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | 7 | DF | Steph Catley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | 13 | MF | Lia Wälti | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | 23 | FW | Alessia Russo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | 5 | DF | Jen Beattie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | 9 | FW | Beth Mead | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | 10 | MF | Kim Little | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | 12 | MF | Frida Maanum | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | 16 | DF | Noelle Maritz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | 17 | FW | Lina Hurtig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | 32 | MF | Kyra Cooney-Cross | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 0 |

#### Clean sheets

| Rank | No. | Name | Super League | FA Cup | League Cup | UWCL | Total |
| 1 | 1 | Manuela Zinsberger | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 14 | Sabrina D'Angelo | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | Total | Total | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 |

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

| Announcement date | No. | Position | Player | From club |
| 27 June 2023 | 28 | DF | Amanda Ilestedt | Paris Saint-Germain |
| 29 June 2023 | 24 | FW | Cloé Lacasse | Benfica |
| 4 July 2023 | 23 | FW | Alessia Russo | Manchester United |
| 29 August 2023 | 27 | DF | Laia Codina | Barcelona |
| 15 September 2023 | 32 | MF | Kyra Cooney-Cross | Hammarby IF |
| 11 January 2024 | 2 | DF | Emily Fox | North Carolina Courage |
| 30 January 2024 | 86 | GK | Sarah Bouhaddi | Paris Saint-Germain |

### Contract extensions

| Announcement date | No. | Position | Player | At Arsenal since |
| 1 June 2023 | 12 | MF | Frida Maanum | 2021 |
| 6 June 2023 | 7 | DF | Steph Catley | 2020 |
| 8 June 2023 | 19 | FW | Caitlin Foord | 2020 |
| 30 June 2023 | 5 | DF | Jen Beattie | 2019 |
| 29 September 2023 | 15 | DF | Katie McCabe | 2015 |
| 19 January 2024 | 1 | GK | Manuela Zinsberger | 2019 |

### Transfers out

| Announcement date | No. | Position | Player | To club |
| 27 May 2023 | 2 | DF | Rafaelle Souza | Orlando Pride |
| 13 June 2023 | 24 | GK | Fran Stenson | Sheffield United |
| 14 June 2023 | 23 | FW | Mana Iwabuchi | Retired |
| 11 July 2023 | 4 | DF | Anna Patten | Aston Villa |
| 28 September 2023 | 27 | FW | Jodie Taylor | Retired |
| 6 January 2024 | 16 | DF | Noelle Maritz | Aston Villa |
| 2 February 2024 | 5 | DF | Jen Beattie | Bay FC |
| 25 March 2024 | 86 | GK | Sarah Bouhaddi | Unattached |

### Loans out

| Announcement date | No. | Position | Player | To club |
| 28 July 2023 | 56 | MF | Freya Godfrey | Charlton Athletic |
| 2 August 2023 | 18 | GK | Kaylan Marckese | Bristol City |
| 13 January 2024 | 22 | MF | Kathrine Møller Kühl | Everton |
| 25 January 2024 | 20 | FW | Giovana Queiroz | Madrid CFF |

## Suspensions

| No. | Position | Player | Games suspended | Games suspended | Reason |
| 15 | DF | Katie McCabe | v. West Ham United, 4 February 2024 | v. West Ham United, 4 February 2024 | Yellow card accumulation |
| 24 | FW | Cloé Lacasse | v. Brighton & Hove Albion, 18 May 2024 | v. Brighton & Hove Albion, 18 May 2024 | Yellow card accumulation |

## Club
### Kits

Supplier: Adidas / Sponsor: Fly Emirates / Sleeve sponsor: Visit Rwanda
| Home 0 | Home alt. 1 0 | Home alt. 2 0 | Home (2024-25) | Away (Women) | "No More Red" 0 | Goalkeeper$^1$ 0 | Goalkeeper$^2$ 0 | Goalkeeper$^3$ alt. 0 | Goalkeeper (2024-25) |

#### Outfield kit usage

| Kit | Combination | Usage | Usage |
| Home | Red body White sleeves White sorts White socks | WSL | Liverpool (H) Aston Villa (H) Manchester City (H) Leicester City (A) Brighton & Hove Albion (A) West Ham United (H) Chelsea (H) Everton (H) Manchester United (H) Tottenham Hotspur (H) Bristol City (H) Leicester City (H) Everton (A) Manchester City (A) |
| Home | Red body White sleeves White sorts White socks | FA Cup | Manchester City (H) |
| Home | Red body White sleeves White sorts White socks | League Cup | Bristol City (H) Tottenham Hotspur (H) Reading (A) London City Lionesses (A) Aston Villa (H) Chelsea (N) |
| Home | Red body White sleeves White sorts White socks | UWCL | Linköping (N) Paris FC (N) |
| Home alt. 1 | Red body White sleeves White sorts Red socks | WSL | Tottenham Hotspur (A) |
| Home alt. 2 | Red body White sleeves White sorts Black socks | WSL | Chelsea (A) |
| Home (2024–25) | Red body White sleeves White sorts Red socks | WSL | Brighton & Hove Albion (H) |
| Away (Women) | Blue body Blue sleeves Blue shorts Blue socks | WSL | Manchester United (A) Bristol City (A) Liverpool (A) West Ham United (A) Aston Villa (A) |
| Away (Women) | Blue body Blue sleeves Blue shorts Blue socks | League Cup | Southampton (A) |
| "No More Red" | White body White sleeves White shorts White socks | FA Cup | Watford (H) |

#### Goalkeeper kit usage

| Kit | Combination | Usage | Usage |
| Goalkeeper 1 | Black body Black sleeves Black shorts Black socks | WSL | Liverpool (H) Aston Villa (H) Manchester City (H) Leicester City (A) Chelsea (H) Tottenham Hotspur (A) Everton (H) Everton (A) Manchester City (A) |
| Goalkeeper 1 | Black body Black sleeves Black shorts Black socks | FA Cup | Manchester City (H) |
| Goalkeeper 1 | Black body Black sleeves Black shorts Black socks | League Cup | Bristol City (H) London City Lionesses (A) Aston Villa (H) Chelsea (N) |
| Goalkeeper 2 | Blue body Blue sleeves Blue shorts Blue socks | WSL | Manchester United (A) Liverpool (A) West Ham United (A) Manchester United (H) Leicester City (H) |
| Goalkeeper 2 | Blue body Blue sleeves Blue shorts Blue socks | FA Cup | Watford (H) |
| Goalkeeper 2 | Blue body Blue sleeves Blue shorts Blue socks | League Cup | Southampton (A) Tottenham Hotspur (H) |
| Goalkeeper 2 | Blue body Blue sleeves Blue shorts Blue socks | UWCL | Paris FC (N) |
| Goalkeeper 3 alt. | Green body Green sleeves Black shorts Green socks | WSL | Bristol City (A) Brighton & Hove Albion (A) West Ham United (H) Tottenham Hotspur (H) Chelsea (A) Aston Villa (A) Bristol City (A) |
| Goalkeeper 3 alt. | Green body Green sleeves Black shorts Green socks | League Cup | Reading (A) |
| Goalkeeper 3 alt. | Green body Green sleeves Black shorts Green socks | UWCL | Linköping (N) |
| Goalkeeper (2024–25) | Yellow body Yellow sleeves Yellow shorts Yellow socks | WSL | Brighton & Hove Albion (H) |

## 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 | 1 | 3 | 71 | 18 | +53 | 55 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Manchester City | 22 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 61 | 15 | +46 | 55 | Qualification for the Champions League second round |
| 3 | Arsenal | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 53 | 20 | +33 | 50 | Qualification for the Champions League first round |
| 4 | Liverpool | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 28 | +8 | 41 | |
| 5 | Manchester United | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 42 | 32 | +10 | 35 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 18 May 2024. 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 | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H |
| Result | L | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | L | W | W | L | W | W | W | D | W | W |
| Position | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |

#### Matches
### FA Cup

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

### League Cup

As a result of being eliminated from the UEFA Champions League at the qualifying stage, Arsenal entered the League Cup at the group stage. Entering after the draw was made, they were placed in Group D.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Arsenal (Q) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 11 | Advanced to knock-out stage |
| 2 | Tottenham Hotspur (Q) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 10 | Possible knock-out stage based on ranking |
| 3 | Southampton | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 5 | |
| 4 | Bristol City | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 2 | |
| 5 | Reading | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | −13 | 2 | |
Knockout stage

### UEFA Women's Champions League

Having finished third in the 2022–23 Women's Super League, Arsenal entered the Champions League in the first qualifying round and were eliminated in the final of the qualifying tournament by Paris FC.