# 2021–22 Arsenal W.F.C. season

The 2021–22 season was Arsenal Women's Football Club's 35th season of competitive football. The club participated in the Women's Super League, the FA Cup, the League Cup and the Champions League.

## Squad statistics

    Statistics as of 8 May 2022, includes postponed matches of the 2020–21 Women's FA Cup.

### 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 | May 2021 | Melbourne City |
| Defenders ||||||
| 2 | Rafaelle Souza | (1991-06-18) 18 June 1991 (age 33) | 2022 | January 2022 | Changchun Zhuoyue |
| 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 | June 2021 | Homegrown |
| 7 | Steph Catley | (1994-01-26) 26 January 1994 (age 31) | 2020 | May 2022 | Melbourne City |
| 16 | Noelle Maritz | (1995-12-23) 23 December 1995 (age 29) | 2020 | May 2022 | VfL Wolfsburg |
| 20 | Simone Boye Sørensen | (1992-03-03) 3 March 1992 (age 33) | 2021 | July 2021 | Bayern Munich |
| 22 | Viktoria Schnaderbeck | (1991-01-04) 4 January 1991 (age 34) | 2018 | June 2020 | Bayern Munich |
| 26 | Laura Wienroither | (1999-01-13) 13 January 1999 (age 26) | 2022 | January 2022 | TSV Hoffenheim |
| 29 | Teyah Goldie | (2004-06-27) 27 June 2004 (age 20) | | | Homegrown |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 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 |
| 33 | Halle Houssein | (2004-12-11) 11 December 2004 (age 20) | | | Homegrown |
| 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 31) | 2021 | July 2021 | Olympique Lyonnais |
| 15 | Katie McCabe | (1995-09-21) 21 September 1995 (age 29) | 2015 | May 2021 | Shelbourne |
| 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 32) | 2021 | May 2021 | Aston Villa |
| 25 | Stina Blackstenius | (1996-02-05) 5 February 1996 (age 29) | 2022 | January 2022 | BK Häcken |
| 35 | Alex Hennessy | (2004-11-23) 23 November 2004 (age 20) | | | Homegrown |
| 77 | Tobin Heath | (1988-05-29) 29 May 1988 (age 36) | 2021 | September 2021 | Manchester United |

### 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 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 18 | Lydia Williams | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 2 | Rafaelle Souza | 4+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+2 | 1 |
| 3 | Lotte Wubben-Moy | 13+4 | 2 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6+2 | 2 | 21+7 | 4 |
| 4 | Anna Patten | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+4 | 1 | 4+7 | 1 |
| 5 | Jen Beattie | 7+2 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | 15+5 | 1 |
| 6 | Leah Williamson | 17+1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 26+2 | 4 |
| 7 | Steph Catley | 14+4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9+3 | 1 | 25+7 | 2 |
| 16 | Noelle Maritz | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 20 | Simone Boye Sørensen | 2+3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 7+5 | 0 |
| 22 | Viktoria Schnaderbeck | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 |
| 26 | Laura Wienroither | 3+5 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 4+8 | 0 |
| 29 | Teyah Goldie | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| 8 | Jordan Nobbs | 5+11 | 2 | 2+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4+3 | 1 | 12+15 | 3 |
| 10 | Kim Little (captain) | 20+1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11+1 | 4 | 38+3 | 12 |
| 12 | Frida Maanum | 10+11 | 3 | 2+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10+2 | 1 | 23+15 | 4 |
| 13 | Lia Wälti | 18+2 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 | 25+6 | 0 |
| 33 | Halle Houssein | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| 9 | Beth Mead | 20+3 | 11 | 2+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9+2 | 1 | 32+6 | 13 |
| 11 | Vivianne Miedema | 21+1 | 14 | 2+1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9+3 | 7 | 33+5 | 23 |
| 14 | Nikita Parris | 5+13 | 1 | 3+1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6+6 | 3 | 15+20 | 6 |
| 15 | Katie McCabe | 17+3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10+2 | 0 | 32+5 | 6 |
| 19 | Caitlin Foord | 9+7 | 4 | 2+1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4+5 | 2 | 15+13 | 10 |
| 23 | Mana Iwabuchi | 3+8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4+4 | 3 | 8+12 | 5 |
| 25 | Stina Blackstenius | 7+4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11+5 | 7 |
| 77 | Tobin Heath | 3+6 | 2 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+2 | 1 | 6+11 | 3 |
| 35 | Alex Hennessy | 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 | 11 | FW | Vivianne Miedema | 14 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 23 |
| 2 | 9 | FW | Beth Mead | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 3 | 10 | MF | Kim Little | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| 4 | 19 | FW | Caitlin Foord | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 5 | 25 | FW | Stina Blackstenius | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | 15 | FW | Katie McCabe | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | 14 | FW | Nikita Parris | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | 23 | FW | Mana Iwabuchi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | 12 | MF | Frida Maanum | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | 3 | DF | Lotte Wubben-Moy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | 6 | DF | Leah Williamson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | 77 | FW | Tobin Heath | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | 8 | MF | Jordan Nobbs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | 7 | DF | Steph Catley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | 4 | DF | Anna Patten | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | 5 | DF | Jen Beattie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | 2 | DF | Rafaelle Souza | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 65 | 9 | 0 | 29 | 103 |

### Disciplinary record

| Rank | No. | Position | Name | Super League | Super League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | UWCL | UWCL | Total | Total |
| 1 | 15 | FW | Katie McCabe | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| 2 | 9 | FW | Beth Mead | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2 | 16 | DF | Noelle Maritz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | 13 | MF | Lia Wälti | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | 19 | FW | Caitlin Foord | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | 14 | FW | Nikita Parris | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | 8 | MF | Jordan Nobbs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | 12 | MF | Frida Maanum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | 5 | DF | Jen Beattie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | 11 | FW | Vivianne Miedema | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | 23 | FW | Mana Iwabuchi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | 2 | DF | Rafaelle Souza | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | 6 | DF | Leah Williamson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | 3 | DF | Lotte Wubben-Moy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 44 | 1 |

### Clean sheets

| Rank | No. | Name | Super League | FA Cup | League Cup | UWCL | Total |
| 1 | 1 | Manuela Zinsberger | 13 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 18 |
| 2 | 18 | Lydia Williams | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Total | Total | Total | 15 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 24 |

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

| Announcement date | No. | Position | Player | From club |
| 26 May 2021 | 23 | FW | Mana Iwabuchi | Aston Villa |
| 2 July 2021 | 14 | FW | Nikita Parris | Lyon |
| 22 July 2021 | 20 | DF | Simone Boye Sørensen | Bayern Munich |
| 27 July 2021 | 12 | MF | Frida Maanum | Linköping FC |
| 3 September 2021 | 77 | FW | Tobin Heath | Manchester United |
| 14 January 2022 | 25 | FW | Stina Blackstenius | BK Häcken |
| 15 January 2022 | 26 | DF | Laura Wienroither | 1899 Hoffenheim |
| 18 January 2022 | 2 | DF | Rafaelle Souza | Changchun Zhuoyue |

### Contract extensions

| Announcement date | No. | Position | Player | At Arsenal since |
| 4 May 2021 | 15 | FW | Katie McCabe | 2015 |
| 9 June 2021 | 18 | GK | Lydia Williams | 2020 |
| 16 June 2021 | 6 | DF | Leah Williamson | 2014 |
| 5 May 2022 | 7 | DF | Steph Catley | 2020 |
| 6 May 2022 | Coach | Coach | Jonas Eidevall | 2021 |

### Transfers out

| Announcement date | No. | Position | Player | To club |
| 10 May 2021 | 14 | MF | Jill Roord | Wolfsburg |
| 18 May 2021 | 20 | MF | Leonie Maier | Everton |
| 11 June 2021 | 30 | DF | Ruby Mace | Manchester City |
| 21 June 2021 | 7 | MF | Daniëlle van de Donk | Lyon |
| 28 January 2022 | 21 | MF | Malin Gut | Grasshopper |
| 28 April 2022 | 77 | FW | Tobin Heath | OL Reign |

### Loans out

| Announcement date | No. | Position | Player | To club |
| 13 August 2021 | 17 | FW | Lisa Evans | West Ham United |
| 2 September 2021 | 24 | GK | Fran Stenson | Brighton & Hove Albion |
| 5 January 2022 | 4 | DF | Anna Patten | Aston Villa |

## Suspensions

| No. | Position | Player | Games suspended | Games suspended | Reason |
| 16 | DF | Noelle Maritz | 1/1 | vs. Slavia Prague, 9 September 2021 | Accumulated two yellow cards in UWCL qualifying round |
| 15 | FW | Katie McCabe | 1/1 | vs. Brighton & Hove Albion, 27 January 2022 | Accumulated five domestic yellow cards |
| 15 | FW | Katie McCabe | 1/1 | vs. Chelsea, 11 February 2022 | Red card (two yellows) vs. Manchester United |
| 9 | FW | Beth Mead | 1/1 | vs. VfL Wolfsburg, 31 March 2022 | Accumulated three yellow cards in UWCL groupstage / knock-out phases |

## Club
### Kits

Supplier: Adidas / Sponsor: Fly Emirates / Sleeve sponsor: Visit Rwanda
| Home | Home alt. | Away | Third | Goalkeeper$^1$ 0 | Goalkeeper $^2$ 0 | Goalkeeper $^3$ 0 | Goalkeeper $^4$ 0 |

#### Kit usage

| Kit | Combination | Usage | Usage |
| Home | Red body White sleeves White shorts Red hooped socks | WSL | Chelsea (H), Manchester City (H), Everton (H), West Ham United (H),Tottenham Hotspur (A), Leicester City (H), Brighton & Hove Albion (H), Manchester United (H), Reading (H), Birmingham City (H), Brighton & Hove Albion (A), Aston Villa (H), Tottenham Hotspur (H) |
| Home | Red body White sleeves White shorts Red hooped socks | FA Cup | London City Lionesses (H), Coventry United (H), Chelsea (H) |
| Home | Red body White sleeves White shorts Red hooped socks | League Cup | Manchester United (H) |
| Home | Red body White sleeves White shorts Red hooped socks | UWCL | Okzhetpes (N), PSV (N), Slavia Praha (H), 1899 Hoffenheim (H), Køge (H), Barcelona (H), Wolfsburg (H), Wolfsburg (A) |
| Home alt. | Red body White sleeves White shorts Red socks | UWCL | 1899 Hoffenheim (A) |
| Away | Yellow body Yellow sleeves Yellow shorts Yellow socks | WSL | Reading (A), Aston Villa (A), Manchester United (A), Birmingham City (A), Manchester City (A), Chelsea (A), Leicester City (A), Everton (A), West Ham United (A) |
| Away | Yellow body Yellow sleeves Yellow shorts Yellow socks | FA Cup | Liverpool (A) |
| Away | Yellow body Yellow sleeves Yellow shorts Yellow socks | UWCL | Slavia Praha (A), Barcelona (A), Køge (A) |

#### Goalkeeper kit usage

| Kit | Combination | Usage | Usage |
| Goalkeeper 1 | Green body Green sleeves Green shorts Green socks | WSL | Chelsea (H) Manchester City (A) Aston Villa (A) Everton (H) West Ham United (H) Birmingham City (A) Manchester United (H) Reading (H) Birmingham City (H) Brighton & Hove Albion (A) Leicester City (A) Aston Villa (H) Tottenham Hotspur (H) West Ham United (A) |
| Goalkeeper 1 | Green body Green sleeves Green shorts Green socks | FA Cup | Liverpool (A) |
| Goalkeeper 1 | Green body Green sleeves Green shorts Green socks | League Cup | Manchester United (H) |
| Goalkeeper 1 | Green body Green sleeves Green shorts Green socks | UWCL | Okzhetpes (N) PSV (N) Slavia Praha (H) Slavia Praha (A) Barcelona (A) 1899 Hoffenheim (H) Køge (A) 1899 Hoffenheim (A) |
| Goalkeeper 2 | Orange body Orange sleeves Orange shorts Orange socks | WSL | Reading (A) Tottenham Hotspur (A) Manchester United (A) Leicester City (H) Manchester City (A) Brighton & Hove Albion (H) Chelsea (A) Everton (A) |
| Goalkeeper 2 | Orange body Orange sleeves Orange shorts Orange socks | FA Cup | London City Lionesses (H) Coventry United (H) Chelsea (H) |
| Goalkeeper 2 | Orange body Orange sleeves Orange shorts Orange socks | UWCL | Wolfsburg (H) Wolfsburg (A) |
| Goalkeeper 3 | Blue body Blue sleeves Blue shorts Blue socks | UWCL | Køge (H) Barcelona (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 | 2 | 2 | 62 | 11 | +51 | 56 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Arsenal | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 65 | 10 | +55 | 55 | Qualification for the Champions League second round |
| 3 | Manchester City | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 60 | 22 | +38 | 47 | Qualification for the Champions League first round |
| 4 | Manchester United | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 45 | 22 | +23 | 42 | |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 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: 8 May 2022. 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 | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | H | A |
| Result | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | L | D | W | D | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Position | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |

#### Matches
### FA Cup

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

### 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
#### Groupstage
##### Matches
##### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BAR | ARS | HOF | KOG |
| 1 | Barcelona | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | +23 | 18 | Advance to Quarter-finals | — | 4–1 | 4–0 | 5–0 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 9 | Advance to Quarter-finals | 0–4 | — | 4–0 | 3–0 |
| 3 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 9 | | 0–5 | 4–1 | — | 5–0 |
| 4 | Køge | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 22 | −20 | 0 | | 0–2 | 1–5 | 1–2 | — |
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: Arsenal 3, 1899 Hoffenheim 3. Head-to-head goal differences: Arsenal +1, 1899 Hoffenheim −1.

#### Play-offs
##### Quarter-finals
## Personal Awards
### Arsenal Women Player of the Season

* First place: Beth Mead
* Second place: Leah Williamson
* Third place: Vivianne Miedema

### Arsenal Women Goal of the Season

* First place: Katie McCabe (against Liverpool F.C. Women)
* Second place: Katie McCabe (against Aston Villa W.F.C.)
* Third place: Beth Mead (against Chelsea F.C. Women)

### BBC Women's Footballer of the Year

* Vivianne Miedema

### Football Supporters' Association Women's Player of the Year

* Vivianne Miedema

### FIFA FIFPRO Women's World 11

* Vivianne Miedema

### Monthly awards
#### FA Women's Super League Player of the Month

* Beth Mead, September 2021
* Katie McCabe, October 2021

#### PFA Fans' Player of the Month

* Beth Mead, November 2021

#### FA Women's Super League Goal of the Month

* Katie McCabe, October 2021

#### FA Women's Super League Manager of the Month

* Jonas Eidevall, September 2021
* Jonas Eidevall, October 2021

#### Arsenal Goal of the Month award

The Goal of the Month awards were chosen via open-access polls on the club's official website and include contenders from both the men's and women's teams.
| Month | Player | Competition | Opponent | Votes | Ref |
| October | Katie McCabe (IRL) | Women's Super League | Aston Villa | 22.1% | |
| January | Beth Mead (ENG) | Women's Super League | Brighton & Hove Albion | 44% | |
Note: The other Goal of the Month awards were won by players on the men's team.