2021–22 Arsenal W.F.C. season explained

Club:Arsenal Women
Season:2021–22
Manager:Jonas Eidevall
Stadium:Meadow Park
League:Super League
League Result:2nd
Cup1:FA Cup
Cup1 Result:Semi-finals
Cup2:League Cup
Cup2 Result:Quarter-finals
Cup3:Champions League
Cup3 Result:Quarter-finals
League Topscorer:Vivianne Miedema (14)
Season Topscorer:Vivianne Miedema (23)
Highest Attendance:13,438 (vs Tottenham Hotspur, 5 May 2022)
Lowest Attendance:808 (vs 1899 Hoffenheim, Champions League, 14 October 2021)
Average Attendance:3,544
Largest Win:7–0 (vs Aston Villa (H), 1 May 2022)
Largest Loss:0–4 (vs FC Barcelona (H), Champions League, 9 December 2021)
Prevseason:2020–21
Nextseason:2022–23
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Updated:8 May 2022

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.

Appearances and goals

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No.NameDate of Birth (Age)SinceSigned fromTotal
GoalsGoalsGoalsGoalsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 Manuela Zinsberger1995 10, df=yes2019February 2021[1] Bayern München20 0 4 0 1 0 8 033 0
18 Lydia Williams1988 5, df=yes2020May 2021[2] Melbourne City2 0 3 0 0 0 4 09 0
Defenders
2 Rafaelle Souza1991 6, df=yes2022January 2022[3] Changchun Zhuoyue4+2 1 1 0 0 0 0 05+2 1
3 Lotte Wubben-Moy1999 1, df=yes2020September 2020[4] University of North Carolina13+4 2 4+1 0 0 0 6+2 223+7 4
4 Anna Patten1999 4, df=yes2021January 2021[5] University of South Carolina1+3 0 1+1 0 0 0 3+4 15+8 1
5 Jen Beattie1991 5, df=yes2019June 2019[6] Manchester City7+2 1 3+1 0 1 0 6+2 017+5 1
6 Leah Williamson1997 3, df=yes2014June 2021[7] Homegrown17+1 2 5 1 0+1 0 7 128+2 4
7 Steph Catley1994 1, df=yes2020May 2022[8] Melbourne City14+4 1 3+1 0 0 0 9+3 126+8 2
16 Noelle Maritz1995 12, df=yes2020May 2022[9] Wolfsburg19 0 4 0 1 0 9 033 0
20 Simone Boye Sørensen1992 3, df=yes2021July 2021[10] Bayern München2+3 0 2+3 0 0 0 3+1 07+7 0
22 Viktoria Schnaderbeck1991 1, df=yes2018June 2020[11] Bayern München0+2 0 0+1 0 1 0 0+1 01+4 0
26 Laura Wienroither1999 1, df=yes2022January 2022[12] 1899 Hoffenheim3+5 0 1+1 0 0+1 0 0+1 04+8 0
29 Teyah Goldie2004 6, df=yesHomegrown0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+2 00+3 0
Midfielders
8 Jordan Nobbs1992 12, df=yes2010April 2020[13] Sunderland5+11 2 4+1 0 1 0 4+3 114+15 3
10 Kim Little (captain)1990 6, df=yes2016August 2019[14] Seattle Reign20+1 6 6+1 2 1 0 11+1 438+312
12 Frida Maanum1999 7, df=yes2021July 2021[15] Linköpings FC10+11 3 3+4 0 1 0 10+2 124+17 4
13 Lia Wälti1993 4, df=yes2018December 2019[16] Turbine Potsdam18+2 0 5+1 0 0 0 5+3 028+6 0
33 Halle Houssein2004 12, df=yesHomegrown0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 00+1 0
Forwards
9 Beth Mead1995 5, df=yes2017November 2019[17] Sunderland20+3 11 5+1 2 1 0 9+2 135+6 14
11 Vivianne Miedema1996 7, df=yes2017December 2018[18] Bayern München21+1 14 3+1 2 1 0 9+3 734+5 23
14 Nikita Parris1994 3, df=yes2021July 2021[19] Olympique Lyonnais5+13 1 5+2 2 1 0 6+6 317+21 6
15 Katie McCabe1995 9, df=yes2015May 2021[20] Shelbourne17+3 5 7 1 1 0 10+2 035+5 6
19 Caitlin Foord1994 11, df=yes2020January 2020[21] Sydney FC9+7 4 4+2 4 0 0 4+5 217+14 10
23 Mana Iwabuchi1993 3, df=yes2021May 2021[22] Aston Villa3+8 1 2+2 1 0 0 4+4 39+14 5
25 Stina Blackstenius1996 2, df=yes2022January 2022[23] BK Häcken7+4 6 2 1 0+1 0 2 011+5 7
77 Tobin Heath1988 5, df=yes2021September 2021[24] Manchester United3+6 2 2+2 0 0+1 0 2+2 17+11 3
35 Alex Hennessy23 November 2004Homegrown0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 00+1 0

Goalscorers

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RankPositionNameTotal
111FW Vivianne Miedema14 2 0 723
29FW Beth Mead11 2 0 114
310MF Kim Little6 2 0 412
419FW Caitlin Foord4 4 0 210
525FW Stina Blackstenius6 1 0 07
615FW Katie McCabe5 1 0 06
14FW Nikita Parris1 2 0 36
823FW Mana Iwabuchi1 1 0 35
912MF Frida Maanum3 0 0 14
6DF Leah Williamson2 1 0 14
3DF Lotte Wubben-Moy2 0 0 24
1277FW Tobin Heath2 0 0 13
8MF Jordan Nobbs2 0 0 13
147DF Steph Catley1 0 0 12
154DF Anna Patten0 0 0 11
5DF Jen Beattie1 0 0 01
2DF Rafaelle Souza1 0 0 01
Own goal3 1 0 04
Total65 17 0 28 110

Disciplinary record

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RankPositionNameTotal
115FW Katie McCabe8 1 1 0 0 0 2 011 1
29FW Beth Mead1 0 1 0 0 0 3 05 0
16DF Noelle Maritz3 0 0 0 0 0 2 05 0
413MF Lia Wälti2 0 0 0 0 0 2 04 0
19FW Caitlin Foord2 0 0 0 0 0 2 04 0
614FW Nikita Parris2 0 0 0 0 0 1 03 0
78MF Jordan Nobbs1 0 0 0 0 0 1 02 0
12MF Frida Maanum0 0 0 0 0 0 2 02 0
5DF Jen Beattie0 0 0 0 1 0 1 02 0
11FW Vivianne Miedema2 0 0 0 0 0 0 02 0
1123FW Mana Iwabuchi1 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0
2DF Rafaelle Souza1 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0
6DF Leah Williamson1 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0
3DF Lotte Wubben-Moy1 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0
Total25 1 2 0 1 0 16 0 44 1

Clean sheets

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RankNameTotal
11 Manuela Zinsberger13 2 0 318
218 Lydia Williams2 2 0 26
Total15 4 0 5 23

Transfers, loans, and other signings

Transfers in

No.PositionPlayerFrom club
26 May 202123FW Mana Iwabuchi Aston Villa
2 July 202114FW Nikita Parris Olympique Lyon
22 July 202120DF Simone Boye Sørensen Bayern Munich
27 July 202112MF Frida Maanum Linköpings FC
3 September 202177FW Tobin Heath Manchester United
14 January 202225FW Stina Blackstenius BK Häcken
15 January 202226DF Laura Wienroither 1899 Hoffenheim
18 January 20222DF Rafaelle Souza Changchun Zhuoyue

Contract extensions

No.PositionPlayerAt Arsenal since
4 May 202115FW Katie McCabe2015
9 June 202118GK Lydia Williams2020
16 June 20216DF Leah Williamson2014
5 May 20227DF Steph Catley2020
6 May 2022[25] Coach Jonas Eidevall2021

Transfers out

Announcement dateNo.PositionPlayerTo club
10 May 2021[26] 14MF Jill Roord Wolfsburg
18 May 2021[27] 20MF Leonie Maier Everton
11 June 2021[28] 30DF Ruby Mace Manchester City
21 June 2021[29] 7MF Daniëlle van de Donk Lyon
28 January 2022[30] 21MF Malin Gut Grasshopper
28 April 2022[31] 77FW Tobin Heath OL Reign

Loans out

Announcement dateNo.PositionPlayerTo club
13 August 2021[32] 17FW Lisa Evans West Ham United
2 September 2021[33] 24GK Fran Stenson Brighton & Hove Albion
5 January 2022[34] 4DF Anna Patten Aston Villa

Current injuries

No.PositionPlayerInjuryLast gameEstimated return

Suspensions

No.PositionPlayerGames suspendedReason
16DF Noelle Maritz1/1vs. Slavia Prague, 9 September 2021Accumulated two yellow cards in UWCL qualifying round
15FW Katie McCabe1/1vs. Brighton & Hove Albion, 27 January 2022Accumulated five domestic yellow cards
15FW Katie McCabe1/1vs. Chelsea, 11 February 2022Red card (two yellows) vs. Manchester United
9FW Beth Mead1/1vs. VfL Wolfsburg, 31 March 2022Accumulated three yellow cards in UWCL groupstage / knock-out phases

Competitions

Women's Super League

See main article: 2021–22 FA WSL.

Matches

FA Cup

See main article: 2021–22 Women's FA Cup. As a member of the top two tiers, Arsenal enters the FA Cup in the fourth round.

League Cup

See main article: 2021–22 FA Women's 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

See main article: 2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League.

Qualifying rounds

Second round

Groupstage

Standings

Play-offs

Quarter-finals

Personal Awards

Arsenal Women Player of the Season

Arsenal Women Goal of the Season

Football Supporters' Association Women's Player of the Year

Monthly awards

FA Women's Super League Player of the Month

PFA Fans' Player of the Month

FA Women's Super League Goal of the Month

FA Women's Super League Manager of the Month

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.

MonthPlayerCompetitionOpponentVotesRef
OctoberWomen's Super LeagueAston Villa22.1%[44]
JanuaryWomen's Super LeagueBrighton & Hove Albion44%[45]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Manuela Zinsberger signs new long-term contract. Arsenal F.C.. 5 February 2021. 10 May 2021.
  2. Web site: Lydia Williams signs contract extension. Arsenal F.C.. 9 June 2021. 9 June 2021.
  3. Web site: Rafaelle Souza joins the club. Arsenal F.C.. 18 January 2022. 18 January 2022.
  4. Web site: Lotte Wubben-Moy signs for Arsenal. Arsenal F.C.. 11 September 2020. 11 September 2020.
  5. Web site: Anna Patten re-signs for Arsenal. Arsenal F.C.. 7 January 2021. 7 January 2021.
  6. Web site: Jennifer Beattie signs for Arsenal. Arsenal F.C.. 5 June 2019. 5 June 2019.
  7. Web site: Leah Williamson signs new contract. Arsenal F.C.. 16 June 2021. 16 June 2021.
  8. Web site: Steph Catley signs new contract. Arsenal F.C.. 5 May 2022. 6 May 2022.
  9. Web site: Noelle Maritz signs new contract. Arsenal F.C.. 11 May 2022. 11 May 2022.
  10. Web site: Welcome Simone! Boye joins Arsenal. Arsenal F.C.. 22 July 2021. 22 July 2021.
  11. Web site: Viktoria Schnaderbeck signs new contract. Arsenal F.C.. 29 June 2020. 29 June 2020.
  12. Web site: Laura Wienroither joins the club. Arsenal F.C.. 15 January 2022. 15 January 2022.
  13. Web site: Jordan Nobbs signs new contract. Arsenal F.C.. 21 April 2020. 14 June 2020.
  14. Web site: Kim Little signs new contract. Arsenal F.C.. 5 August 2019. 14 January 2022.
  15. Web site: Welcome Frida! Maanum joins Arsenal. Arsenal F.C.. 27 July 2021. 27 July 2021.
  16. Web site: Lia Walti commits her future to the club. Arsenal F.C.. 30 December 2019. 30 December 2019.
  17. Web site: Beth Mead signs new long-term contract. Arsenal F.C.. 28 November 2019. 2 December 2019.
  18. Web site: Vivianne Miedema commits her future to the club. Arsenal F.C.. 20 December 2018. 20 December 2018.
  19. Web site: Nikita Parris joins the club. Arsenal F.C.. 2 July 2021. 2 July 2021.
  20. Web site: Katie McCabe signs new long-term contract. Arsenal F.C.. 4 May 2021. 4 May 2021.
  21. Web site: Caitlin Foord signs for Arsenal. Arsenal F.C.. 24 January 2020. 24 January 2020.
  22. Web site: Mana Iwabuchi signs for Arsenal. Arsenal F.C.. 26 May 2021. 26 May 2021.
  23. Web site: Stina Blackstenius joins the club. Arsenal F.C.. 14 January 2022. 15 January 2022.
  24. Web site: Welcome Tobin! Heath signs for Arsenal. Arsenal F.C.. 3 September 2021. 3 September 2021.
  25. Web site: Eidevall - I'm working for the club that I love. Arsenal F.C.. 6 May 2022. 11 May 2022.
  26. Web site: Jill Roord agrees to join VfL Wolfsburg. Arsenal F.C.. 10 May 2021. 10 May 2021.
  27. Web site: I will leave Arsenal.... Leonie Maier on Instagram. 18 May 2021. 19 May 2021. https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/CPAwRkhD1Ym. 24 December 2021 . registration.
  28. Web site: Ruby Mace joins Manchester City. Arsenal F.C.. 11 June 2021. 11 June 2021.
  29. Web site: Danielle van de Donk joins Lyon. Arsenal F.C.. 21 June 2021. 21 June 2021.
  30. Web site: Malin Gut leaves the club. Arsenal F.C.. 28 January 2022. 28 January 2022.
  31. Web site: Tobin Heath leaves club. Arsenal F.C.. 28 April 2022. 29 April 2022.
  32. Web site: Lisa Evans joins West Ham on loan. Arsenal F.C.. 13 August 2021. 13 August 2021.
  33. Web site: Fran Stenson joins on loan. Arsenal F.C.. 2 September 2021. 2 September 2021.
  34. Web site: Anna Patten joins Aston Villa on loan. Arsenal F.C.. 5 January 2022. 5 January 2022.
  35. Web site: AWFC Player of the Season: In first place... . Arsenal.com . 8 June 2022 . 23 January 2023 .
  36. Web site: 2021/22 AWFC Goal of the Season winner . Arsenal.com . 16 June 2022 . 23 January 2023 .
  37. Web site: Vivianne Miedema named BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2021. BBC Sport. 29 November 2021. 29 November 2021.
  38. Web site: FSA Awards 2021: Mohamed Salah wins Men’s Player of the Year Award. Football Supporters' Association. 29 November 2021. 14 January 2022.
  39. Web site: 2020-2021 WOMEN'S FIFA FIFPRO WORLD 11 REVEALED. FIFPRO.org. 17 January 2022. 17 January 2022.
  40. Web site: Beth Mead: Arsenal forward wins WSL Player of the Month and Jonas Eidevall named Manager of the Month. Joe. Tanner. Sky Sports. 14 October 2021. 14 January 2022.
  41. Web site: Arsenal: Katie McCabe wins WSL player of the month as head coach Jonas Eidevall wins manager award for October. Sky Sports. 4 November 2021. 14 January 2022.
  42. Web site: Arsenal duo Katie McCabe and Jonas Eidevall scoop October WSL awards. Josh. Bunting. Islington Gazette. Archant. 4 November 2021. 14 January 2022.
  43. Web site: The winner of the PFA Vertu Motors WSL Fans' Player of the Month - November. 90min.com. 14 December 2021. 14 January 2022. 4 May 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220504213429/https://www.90min.com/posts/beth-mead-pfa-wsl-fans-player-of-the-month-november. dead.
  44. Web site: McCabe strike tops our Goal of the Month poll. Arsenal F.C.. 12 November 2021. 12 November 2021.
  45. Web site: Mead stunner tops our Goal of the Month poll. Arsenal F.C.. 9 February 2022. 11 February 2022.

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