2017–18 Arsenal W.F.C. season

The 2017–18 season was Arsenal Women's Football Club's 32nd season of competitive football. They won the WSL Cup for the 5th time and finished Runner-Up to Chelsea for the FA Women's Cup. Arsenal finished 3rd in the Women's Super League, missing out on a spot in UEFA Women's Champions League by 1 point.

Arsenal Women

2017–18 season
Manager	Joe Montemurro
Stadium	Meadow Park
Women's Super League	3rd
FA Women's Cup	Runner-Up
WSL Cup	Winner
Home colours Away colours

Joe Montemurro took over as Manager of Arsenal on 5 December 2017 after Pedro Martínez Losa had departed the club, one month into the season. [1]

Squad Information

[2]

Squad No.	Name	Nationality	Date of Birth (Age)
Goalkeepers
1	Sari van Veenendaal		(1990-04-03) 3 April 1990
13	Anna Moorhouse		(1995-03-30) 30 March 1995
Defenders
2	Alex Scott (captain)		(1984-10-14) 14 October 1984
3	Emma Mitchell		(1992-09-19) 19 September 1992
5	Josephine Henning		(1989-09-08) 8 September 1989
6	Leah Williamson		(1997-03-29) 29 March 1997
16	Louise Quinn		(1990-06-17) 17 June 1990
25	Jessica Samuelsson		(1992-01-30) 30 January 1992
	Shannon Cooke		(2000-02-02) 2 February 2000
Midfielders
21	Daniëlle van de Donk		(1991-08-05) 5 August 1991
8	Jordan Nobbs		(1992-12-08) 8 December 1992
10	Kim Little		(1990-06-29) 29 June 1990
15	Katie McCabe		(1995-09-21) 21 September 1995
17	Heather O'Reilly		(1985-01-02) 2 January 1985
20	Dominique Janssen		(1995-01-17) 17 January 1995
Forwards
9	Dan Carter		(1993-05-18) 18 May 1993
11	Vivianne Miedema		(1996-07-15) 15 July 1996
18	Lisa Evans		(1992-05-21) 21 May 1992
23	Beth Mead		(1995-05-09) 9 May 1995

Transfers and loans

Transfers in Date Position No. Player From club 23 May 2017 FW 11 Vivianne Miedema Bayern Munich[3] 29 June 2017 FW 18 Lisa Evans Bayern Munich[4] 18 August 2017 DF 25 Jessica Samuelsson Linköpings FC[5] 21 August 2017 DF 5 Josephine Henning Olympique Lyonnais[6]

Transfers out Date Position No. Player To club 29 June 2017 MF 11 Carla Humphrey Bristol City[7] 16 August 2017 DF 4 Fara Williams Reading[8] 21 November 2017 FW 14 Jodie Taylor Melbourne City[9] 25 January 2018 FW 7 Chloe Kelly Everton[10] 16 February 2018 DF 19 Jemma Rose[11] 16 February 2018 DF 12 Vyan Sampson West Ham United [11]

Competitions

Women's Super League

Main article: 2017–18 FA WSL

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Chelsea (C, Q)	18	13	5	0	44	13	+31	44	Qualification for the Champions League
2	Manchester City (Q)	18	12	2	4	51	17	+34	38
3	Arsenal	18	11	4	3	38	18	+20	37
4	Reading	18	9	5	4	40	18	+22	32
5	Birmingham City	18	9	3	6	30	18	+12	30

Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
18	11	4	3	38	18	+20	37	7	2	0	21	6	+15	4	2	3	17	12	+5

Last updated: 20 May 2018.
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
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A
Result	W	L	D	W	W	L	D	W	W	W	D	W	D	W	L	W	W	W

Updated to match(es) played on 20 May 2018. Source: FA WSL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

FA Cup

Main article: 2017–18 FA Women's Cup

Yeovil Town v Arsenal

4 February 2018 Fourth round

Yeovil Town

0–3

Arsenal

Arsenal v Millwall Lionesses

18 February 2018 Fifth round	Arsenal	1–0	Millwall Lionesses	Borehamwood, Hertfordshire
				Stadium: Meadow Park

Arsenal v Charlton Athletic

25 March 2018 Quarter-finals	Arsenal	5-0	Charlton Athletic	Borehamwood, Hertfordshire
				Stadium: Meadow Park

Everton v Arsenal

15 April 2018 Semi-Finals	Everton	1-2	Arsenal	Crosby
12:30 BST (UTC+01:00)	Kelly  67' (pen.)	Report	Carter  25' O'Reilly  69' Quinn  90+1'	Stadium: Marine Travel Arena Attendance: 1,457

Main article: 2018 FA Women's Cup Final

Arsenal v Chelsea

5 May 2018 Final	Arsenal	1-3	Chelsea	London
17:30 BST (UTC+01:00)	Miedema  73'		Bachmann  48', 60' Kirby  76'	Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 45,423

WSL Cup

Main article: 2017–18 FA WSL Cup

Group match between Arsenal and London Bees.

Group stage

Group One South

Pos	Team	Pld	W	WPEN	LPEN	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		REA	ARS	WAT	MIL	LON
1	Reading	4	4	0	0	0	15	1	+14	12	Advance to Knock-out stage		—	—	4–0	—	4–0
2	Arsenal	4	3	0	0	1	19	4	+15	9			1–2	—	—	—	7–0
3	Watford	4	1	0	1	2	2	11	−9	4			—	0–6	—	1–0	—
4	Millwall Lionesses	4	1	0	0	3	6	14	−8	3			0–5	2–5	—	—	—
5	London Bees	4	0	1	0	3	4	16	−12	2			—	—	1–1	3–4	—

Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Knockout rounds

Arsenal v Sunderland

17 December 2017 Quarter-finals	Arsenal	2–0	Sunderland	Meadow Park, Borehamwood
14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)	Jordan Nobbs  15' Vivianne Miedema  38' Beth Mead  75'	3-1	Bridget Galloway  55' Dominique Bruinenberg  67'	Attendance: 400 Referee: Josh Smith

Reading v Arsenal

14 January 2018 Semi-finals	Reading	2-3	Arsenal	Adams Park, High Wycombe
14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)	Brooke Chaplen  7' Lauren Bruton  70' Grace Moloney  79'		Beth Mead  5' Jemma Rose  55' Vivianne Miedema  80' Jordan Nobbs  83'	Attendance: 749 Referee: Ryan Atkin

Manchester City v Arsenal

14 March 2018 Final	Manchester City	0–1	Arsenal	High Wycombe
19:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)		Report	Vivianne Miedema  32'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 2,136 Referee: Amy Fearn (Derbyshire)

References

1. "Joe Montemurro takes over at Arsenal with pledge to maintain tradition". 5 December 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
2. "ARSENAL WFC". Retrieved 15 August 2018.
3. "Miedema joins Arsenal Ladies". 23 May 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
4. "Lisa Evans joins Arsenal Ladies". 29 June 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
5. "Samuelsson signs for Arsenal". 18 August 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
6. "Henning returns to Arsenal". 21 August 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
7. "Carla Humphrey leaves Arsenal". 29 June 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
8. "Fara Williams leaves Arsenal". 16 August 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
9. "Taylor to leave Arsenal". 21 November 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
10. "Kelly and Hinds join Everton Ladies". 25 January 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
11. "Official Exclusive: Arsenal Women's duo leave club". 16 February 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.