2020–21 Arsenal W.F.C. season

The 2020–21 season is Arsenal Women's Football Club's 35rd 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.

Arsenal Women

2020–21 season
Manager	Joe Montemurro
Stadium	Meadow Park
Women's Super League	1st
FA Women's Cup	Fourth round proper
WSL Cup	Group stage
2019–20 FA Women's Cup	Quarter-finals
2019–20 Champions League	Quarter-finals
Home colours Away colours
All statistics correct as of 11 June 2020.

Squad statistics

Statistics as of 23 July 2020

Appearances and goals

No.	Name	Date of Birth (Age)	Since	Last Contract	Super League		FA Cup		League Cup		Total
					Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Manuela Zinsberger	(1995-10-19) 19 October 1995	2019	May 2019 [1]	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	Lydia Williams	(1988-05-13) 13 May 1988	2020	July 2020 [2]	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	Fran Stenson	(2001-04-27) 27 April 2001	2019	August 2019 [3]	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
5	Jennifer Beattie	(1991-05-13) 13 May 1991	2019	June 2019 [4]	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Leah Williamson	(1997-03-29) 29 March 1997	2014	March 2018 [5]	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Steph Catley	(1994-01-26) 26 January 1994	2020	July 2020 [6]	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Noëlle Maritz	(1995-12-23) 23 December 1995	2020	July 2020 [7]	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	Leonie Maier	(1992-09-29) 29 September 1992	2019	May 2019 [8]	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	Viktoria Schnaderbeck	(1991-01-04) 4 January 1991	2018	June 2020 [9]	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
7	Daniëlle van de Donk	(1991-08-05) 5 August 1991	2015	March 2019 [10]	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Jordan Nobbs	(1992-12-08) 8 December 1992	2010	April 2020 [11]	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Kim Little (captain)	(1990-06-29) 29 June 1990	2016	August 2019 [12]	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Lia Wälti	(1993-04-19) 19 April 1993	2018	December 2019 [13]	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Jill Roord	(1997-04-22) 22 April 1997	2019	May 2019 [14]	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	Malin Gut	(2000-08-01) 1 August 2000	2020	July 2020 [15]	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
9	Beth Mead	(1995-05-09) 9 May 1995	2017	November 2019 [16]	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Vivianne Miedema	(1996-07-15) 15 July 1996	2017	December 2018 [17]	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Katie McCabe	(1995-09-21) 21 September 1995	2015	March 2019 [18]	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	Lisa Evans	(1992-05-21) 21 May 1992	2017	December 2018 [19]	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	Caitlin Foord	(1994-11-11) 11 November 1994	2020	January 2020 [20]	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goalscorers

Rank	Position	Name	Super League	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
Total			0	0	0	0

Disciplinary record

Rank	Position	Name	Super League		FA Cup		League Cup		Total
Total			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Clean sheets

Rank	Name	Super League	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1	Manuela Zinsberger	0	0	0	0
	Lydia Williams	0	0	0	0
	Fran Stenson	0	0	0	0
Total		0	0	0	0

Transfers, loans and other signings

Transfers in Announcement date Position No. Player From club 2 July 2020 [21] DF 12 Steph Catley Melbourne City 3 July 2020 [22] MF 21 Malin Gut Grasshopper Club Zürich 8 July 2020 [23] GK 18 Lydia Williams Melbourne City 10 July 2020 [24] DF 16 Noëlle Maritz VfL Wolfsburg Contract extensions Announcement date Position No. Player At Arsenal since 29 June 2020 [25] DF 22 Viktoria Schnaderbeck 2018

Transfers out Announcement date Position No. Player To club 5 June 2020 [26] DF 16 Louise Quinn Fiorentina 10 June 2020 [27] GK 18 Pauline Peyraud-Magnin Atlético Madrid 12 June 2020 [28] MF 2 Katrine Veje FC Rosengård 13 June 2020 [29] DF 3 Emma Mitchell Reading 25 June 2020 [30] FW 9 Danielle Carter Reading 14 August 2020 [31] MF 26 Ruby Grant West Ham United Loans out Announcement date Position No. Player To club

Current injuries

Position	No.	Player	Injury	Last game	Estimated return

Suspensions

Position	No.	Player	Games suspended		Reason
FW	15	Katie McCabe	1/1	vs. Reading, 6 September, 2020	Accumulated five (domestic) yellow cards

Pre-season

Aston Villa v Arsenal

2 August 2020 Friendly	Aston Villa	–	Arsenal	Birmingham
		Report		Stadium: Villa Park
Note: Behind closed doors, no official scoreline released.

Arsenal v Charlton Athletic

8 August 2020 Friendly	Arsenal	–	Charlton Athletic	London Colney
		Report		Stadium: Arsenal Training Centre
Note: Behind closed doors, no official scoreline released.

Arsenal v Brighton & Hove Albion

13 August 2020 Friendly	Arsenal	–	Brighton & Hove Albion	London Colney
		Report		Stadium: Arsenal Training Centre
Note: Behind closed doors, no official scoreline released.

Competitions

Women's Super League

Main article: 2020–21 FA WSL

Matches

Arsenal v Reading

6 September 2020 1	Arsenal	–	Reading	Borehamwood, Hertfordshire
14:00 BST				Stadium: Meadow Park

West Ham United v Arsenal

13 September 2020 2	West Ham United	–	Arsenal	Dagenham, Greater London
15:00 BST				Stadium: Dagenham and Redbridge Stadium

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Arsenal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification for the Champions League Group Stage
2	Aston Villa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification for the Champions League Second Round
3	Birmingham City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification for the Champions League First Round
4	Brighton & Hove Albion	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Bristol City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played on 5 September 2020. Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

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
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: 12 June 2020.
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
Result
Position

Updated to match(es) played on 12 June 2020. Source: FA WSL
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

FA Cup (2019–20)

Main article: 2019–20 Women's FA Cup

The latter stages of the FA Cup play-offs for the 2019–20 season were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and thus will be played during this season. [32]

Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur

26/27 September 2020 Quarter-finals	Arsenal	–	Tottenham Hotspur	Borehamwood, Hertfordshire
				Stadium: Meadow Park

FA Cup (2020–21)

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

League Cup

Champions League (2019–20)

Main article: 2019–20 UEFA Women's Champions League

The latter stages of the 2019–20 Champions League could not be played in the previous season. Instead they'll be played between the 21st and 30th of August in the Basque Country in Spain.

Quarter-finals

Main article: 2019–20 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase § Quarter-finals

The latter stages of the Champions League knockout stages for the 2019–20 season were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and thus will be played during this season. The UEFA has allowed six (new) additional players to be registered for the club to play in these matches. [33]

Arsenal v Paris Saint-Germain

22 August 2020 Quarter-final	Arsenal	–	Paris Saint-Germain	San Sebastián, Spain
20:00 CEST				Stadium: Anoeta Stadium
Note: Behind closed doors.

References

1. "Manuela Zinsberger signs for Arsenal". Arsenal. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
2. "Lydia Williams signs for Arsenal". Arsenal. 8 July 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
3. "Fran Stenson signs long-term deal". Arsenal. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
4. "Jennifer Beattie signs for Arsenal". Arsenal. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
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8. "Leonie Maier signs for Arsenal". Arsenal. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
9. "Viktoria Schnaderbeck signs new contract". Arsenal. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
10. "Van de Donk signs new contract". Arsenal. 29 March 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
11. "jordan Nobbs signs new contract". Arsenal. 21 April 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
12. "Hey, Kim - fancy staying a Little longer?". Arsenal on Twitter. 5 August 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
13. "Lia Walti commits her future to the club". Arsenal. 30 December 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
14. "Introducing our first summer signing..." Arsenal on Twitter. 14 May 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
15. "Malin Gut signs for Arsenal". Arsenal. 3 July 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
16. "Beth Mead signs new long-term contract". Arsenal. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
17. "Vivianne Miedema commits her future to the club". Arsenal. 20 December 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
18. "We've got McCabe… And she's here to stay". Arsenal. 26 March 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
19. "Lisa Evans signs contract extension". Arsenal. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
20. "Caitlin Foord signs for Arsenal". Arsenal. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
21. "Steph Catley signs for Arsenal". Arsenal. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
22. "Malin Gut signs for Arsenal". Arsenal. 3 July 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
23. "Lydia Williams signs for Arsenal". Arsenal. 8 July 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
24. "Noelle Maritz joins the club". Arsenal. 10 July 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
25. "Viktoria Schnaderbeck signs new contract". Arsenal. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
26. "Louise Quinn set to leave the club". Arsenal. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
27. "Pauline Peyraud-Magnin set to leave the club". Arsenal. 10 June 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
28. "Katrine Veje agrees to join FC Rosengård". Arsenal. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
29. "Mitchell makes move from Gunners to Reading Women side". Reading F.C. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
30. "Danielle Carter set to leave the club". Arsenal. 25 June 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
31. "West Ham United women's team sign midfielder Ruby Grant". www.whufc.com. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
32. "19/20 Women's FA Cup gains approval for completion". Arsenal. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
33. "UEFA confirm Women's Champions League details". Arsenal. 10 July 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.

External links

• Official website