Arsenal Women
2023–24 season
ManagerJonas Eidevall
StadiumMeadow Park
Emirates Stadium
(Select home games)
Super League3rd
FA CupFifth round
League CupGroup stage
Champions LeagueFirst qualifying round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Stina Blackstenius
Alessia Russo
(4 each)
All:
Stina Blackstenius (8)
Highest home attendance59,042 (vs Chelsea, 10 December 2023)
Lowest home attendance3,453 (vs Manchester City, 5 November 2023)
Average home league attendance31,225
Biggest win6–2 (vs Leicester City (A), 12 November 2023)
Biggest defeat0–1 (vs Liverpool (H), 1 October 2023)
All statistics correct as of 14 January 2024.

The 2023–24 season is Arsenal Women's Football Club's 38th season of competitive football. The club participates in the Women's Super League, the FA Cup and League Cup. It took part in the qualifying rounds of the Champions League. The club plans to play five league matches at Emirates Stadium, two more than in the 2022–23 season.[1]

Squad information & statistics

First team squad

No. Name Date of Birth (Age) Since Last Contract Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 Austria Manuela Zinsberger 19 October 1995 2019 March 2023[2] Germany Bayern München
14 Canada Sabrina D'Angelo 11 May 1993 2023 January 2023[3] Sweden Vittsjö GIK
40 England Naomi Williams 24 October 2004 2023 June 2023[4] Homegrown
Defenders
2 United States Emily Fox 5 July 1998 2024 January 2024[5] United States North Carolina Courage
3 England Lotte Wubben-Moy 11 January 1999 2020 September 2020[6] United States University of North Carolina
5 Scotland Jen Beattie 13 May 1991 2019 June 2023[7] England Manchester City
6 England Leah Williamson 29 March 1997 2014 June 2021[8] Homegrown
7 Australia Steph Catley 26 January 1994 2020 June 2023[9] Australia Melbourne City
15 Republic of Ireland Katie McCabe 21 September 1995 2015 September 2023[10] Republic of Ireland Shelbourne
26 Austria Laura Wienroither 13 January 1999 2022 January 2022[11] Germany 1899 Hoffenheim
27 Spain Laia Codina 22 January 2000 2023 August 2023[12] Spain Barcelona
28 Sweden Amanda Ilestedt 17 January 1993 2023 June 2023[13] France Paris Saint-Germain
29 England Teyah Goldie 27 June 2004 2021 June 2022[14] Homegrown
Midfielders
10 Scotland Kim Little (c) 29 June 1990 2016 April 2023[15] United States Seattle Reign
12 Norway Frida Maanum 16 July 1999 2021 June 2023[16] Sweden Linköpings FC
13 Switzerland Lia Wälti 19 April 1993 2018 May 2023[17] Germany Turbine Potsdam
21 Netherlands Victoria Pelova 3 June 1999 2023 January 2023[18] Netherlands Ajax
32 Australia Kyra Cooney-Cross 15 February 2002 2023 September 2023[19] Sweden Hammarby IF
Forwards
9 England Beth Mead 9 May 1995 2017 December 2022[20] England Sunderland
11 Netherlands Vivianne Miedema 15 July 1996 2017 May 2022[21] Germany Bayern München
17 Sweden Lina Hurtig 5 September 1995 2022 August 2022[22] Italy Juventus
19 Australia Caitlin Foord 11 November 1994 2020 June 2023[23] Australia Sydney FC
20 Brazil Giovana Queiroz 21 June 2003 2022 September 2022 Spain Barcelona
23 England Alessia Russo 8 February 1999 2023 July 2023[24] England Manchester United
24 Canada Cloé Lacasse 7 July 1993 2023 June 2023[25] Portugal Benfica
25 Sweden Stina Blackstenius 5 February 1996 2022 January 2022[26] Sweden BK Häcken

Statistics

Statistics as of 14 January 2024.

Appearances and goals

No. Name Super League FA Cup League Cup UWCL Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Austria Manuela Zinsberger 90100020 120
14 Canada Sabrina D'Angelo 10003000 40
40 England Naomi Williams 00000000 00
Defenders
2 United States Emily Fox 00100000 10
3 England Lotte Wubben-Moy 9+10101120 13+11
5 Scotland Jen Beattie 2+1000300+21 5+31
6 England Leah Williamson 00000000 00
7 Australia Steph Catley 9+11001+201+10 11+41
15 Republic of Ireland Katie McCabe 9+13102+101+10 13+33
16 Switzerland Noelle Maritz 4+40003020 9+40
26 Austria Laura Wienroither 00000000 00
27 Spain Laia Codina 200+102100 4+11
28 Sweden Amanda Ilestedt 8+11110+1120 11+23
29 England Teyah Goldie 00000000 00
Midfielders
10 Scotland Kim Little (c) 6+10000020 8+10
12 Norway Frida Maanum 5+520+113320 10+66
13 Switzerland Lia Wälti 7+20111020 11+21
21 Netherlands Victoria Pelova 8+21100+200+20 9+61
22 Denmark Kathrine Møller Kühl 0+2000300+10 3+30
32 Australia Kyra Cooney-Cross 3+300+102+1000 5+50
Forwards
9 England Beth Mead 4+43101+1000 6+53
11 Netherlands Vivianne Miedema 0+30101+2000 2+50
17 Sweden Lina Hurtig 0+2100200+21 2+42
19 Australia Caitlin Foord 9+12100+3021 12+43
20 Brazil Giovana Queiroz 00000000 00
23 England Alessia Russo 104111+101+12 13+27
24 Canada Cloé Lacasse 3+620+102+1020 7+82
25 Sweden Stina Blackstenius 2+640+11221+11 5+88

Goalscorers

Rank No. Position Name Super League FA Cup League Cup UWCL Total
1 25 FW Sweden Stina Blackstenius 4121 8
2 23 FW England Alessia Russo 4102 7
3 12 MF Norway Frida Maanum 2130 6
4 9 FW England Beth Mead 3000 3
15 DF Republic of Ireland Katie McCabe 3000 3
19 FW Australia Caitlin Foord 2001 3
28 DF Sweden Amanda Ilestedt 1110 3
8 17 FW Sweden Lina Hurtig 1001 2
24 FW Canada Cloé Lacasse 2000 2
10 3 DF England Lotte Wubben-Moy 0010 1
5 DF Scotland Jen Beattie 0001 1
7 DF Australia Steph Catley 1000 1
13 MF Switzerland Lia Wälti 0100 1
21 MF Netherlands Victoria Pelova 1000 1
27 DF Spain Laia Codina 0010 1
Total 2458643

Disciplinary record

Rank No. Position Name Super League FA Cup League Cup UWCL Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
1 15 DF Republic of Ireland Katie McCabe 40000020 60
2 19 FW Australia Caitlin Foord 30000000 30
3 3 DF England Lotte Wubben-Moy 20000000 20
21 MF Netherlands Victoria Pelova 20000000 20
23 FW England Alessia Russo 20000000 20
24 FW Canada Cloé Lacasse 20000000 20
7 5 DF Scotland Jen Beattie 00001000 10
7 DF Australia Steph Catley 00000010 10
12 MF Norway Frida Maanum 10000000 10
13 MF Switzerland Lia Wälti 10000000 10
16 DF Switzerland Noelle Maritz 10000000 10
17 FW Sweden Lina Hurtig 00000010 10
Total 180001040230

Clean sheets

Rank No. Name Super League FA Cup League Cup UWCL Total
1 1 Austria Manuela Zinsberger 2001 3
Total 20013

Transfers, loans and other signings

Transfers in

Announcement date No. Position Player From club
27 June 2023[13] 28 DF Sweden Amanda Ilestedt France Paris Saint-Germain
29 June 2023[25] 24 FW Canada Cloé Lacasse Portugal Benfica
4 July 2023[24] 23 FW England Alessia Russo England Manchester United
29 August 2023[12] 27 DF Spain Laia Codina Spain Barcelona
15 September 2023[19] 32 MF Australia Kyra Cooney-Cross Sweden Hammarby IF
11 January 2024[5] 2 DF United States Emily Fox United States North Carolina Courage

Contract extensions

Announcement date No. Position Player At Arsenal since
1 June 2023[16] 12 MF Norway Frida Maanum 2021
6 June 2023[9] 7 DF Australia Steph Catley 2020
8 June 2023[23] 19 FW Australia Caitlin Foord 2020
30 June 2023[7] 5 DF Scotland Jen Beattie 2019
29 September 2023[10] 15 DF Republic of Ireland Katie McCabe 2015

Transfers out

Announcement date No. Position Player To club
27 May 2023[27] 2 DF Brazil Rafaelle Souza United States Orlando Pride
13 June 2023[28] 24 GK England Fran Stenson England Sheffield United
14 June 2023[29] 23 FW Japan Mana Iwabuchi Retired[30]
11 July 2023[31] 4 DF England Anna Patten England Aston Villa
28 September 2023[32] 27 DF England Jodie Taylor Retired
6 January 2024[33] 16 DF Switzerland Noelle Maritz England Aston Villa

Loans out

Announcement date No. Position Player To club
28 July 2023[34] 56 MF England Freya Godfrey England Charlton Athletic
2 August 2023[35] 18 GK United States Kaylan Marckese England Bristol City
13 January 2024[36] 22 MF Denmark Kathrine Møller Kühl England Everton

Competitions

Women's Super League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Chelsea 10 8 1 1 32 11 +21 25 Qualification for the Champions League second round
2 Manchester City 10 7 1 2 26 7 +19 22
3 Arsenal 10 7 1 2 24 10 +14 22 Qualification for the Champions League first round
4 Manchester United 10 5 3 2 25 11 +14 18
5 Liverpool 10 5 3 2 15 11 +4 18
Updated to match(es) played on 17 December 2023. Source: Women's Super League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
10 7 1 2 24 10  +14 22 4 0 1 11 4  +7 3 1 1 13 6  +7

Last updated: 16 December 2023.
Source: FA WSL

Results by matchday

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundHAHAHAAHHA
ResultLDWWWWWWWL
Position10977522223
Updated to match(es) played on 16 December 2023. Source: FA WSL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

1 October 2023 1 Arsenal 0–1 Liverpool Holloway
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 54,115
Referee: Emily Heaslip
6 October 2023 2 Manchester United 2–2 Arsenal Leigh
19:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Leigh Sports Village
Attendance: 8,312
Referee: Kirsty Dowle
15 October 2023 3 Arsenal 2–1 Aston Villa Holloway
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 35,829
Referee: Amy Fearn
22 October 2023 4 Bristol City 1–2 Arsenal Bristol
18:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 12,008
Referee: Adewunmi Soneye
5 November 2023 5 Arsenal 2–1 Manchester City Borehamwood
12:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 3,453
Referee: Rebecca Welch
12 November 2023 6 Leicester City 2–6 Arsenal Leicester
18:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 5,321
Referee: Stacey Fullicks
19 November 2023 7 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–3 Arsenal Crawley
14:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 4,921
Referee: Tim Robinson
26 November 2023 8 Arsenal 3–0 West Ham United Borehamwood
14:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 3,686
Referee: Lisa Benn
10 December 2023 9 Arsenal 4–1 Chelsea Holloway
12:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,042
Referee: Rebecca Welch
16 December 2023 10 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Arsenal Tottenham
12:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Attendance: 19,480
Referee: Cheryl Foster
20 January 2024 11 Arsenal v Everton Borehamwood
14:00 GMT Report Stadium: Meadow Park
28 January 2024 12 Liverpool v Arsenal Birkenhead
16:30 GMT Report Stadium: Prenton Park
4 February 2024 13 West Ham United v Arsenal Dagenham
12:30 GMT Report Stadium: Victoria Road
17 February 2024 14 Arsenal v Manchester United Holloway
14:00 GMT Report Stadium: Emirates Stadium
3 March 2024 15 Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur Holloway
14:00 GMT Report Stadium: Emirates Stadium
17 March 2024 16 Chelsea v Arsenal Fulham
13:30 GMT Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
24 March 2024 17 Aston Villa v Arsenal Walsall
14:00 GMT Report Stadium: Bescot Stadium
31 March 2024 18 Arsenal v Bristol City Borehamwood
14:00 BST Report Stadium: Meadow Park
21 April 2024 19 Arsenal v Leicester City Borehamwood
14:00 BST Report Stadium: Meadow Park
28 April 2024 20 Everton v Arsenal Walton
14:00 BST Report Stadium: Walton Hall Park
5 May 2024 21 Manchester City v Arsenal Manchester
14:00 BST Report Stadium: Academy Stadium
18 May 2024 22 Arsenal v Brighton & Hove Albion Borehamwood
14:00 BST Report Stadium: Meadow Park

FA Cup

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

14 January 2024 Fourth round Arsenal 5–1 Watford Borehamwood
13:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 3,739
Referee: Adewunmi Soneye
10/11 February 2024 Fifth round Arsenal v Manchester City Borehamwood
Stadium: Meadow Park

League Cup

As a result of being eliminated from the UEFA Champions League at the qualifying stage, Arsenal will enter the League Cup at the group stage. Entering after the draw was made, they were placed in Group D.[37]

Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Arsenal 3 2 1 0 0 8 5 +3 8 Advanced to knock-out stage
2 Tottenham Hotspur 3 2 0 1 0 12 3 +9 7 Possible knock-out stage based on ranking
3 Southampton 3 1 1 0 1 3 3 0 5
4 Bristol City (E) 4 0 0 2 2 3 8 −5 2
5 Reading (E) 3 0 1 0 2 1 8 −7 2
Updated to match(es) played on 13 December 2023. Source: FA Women's League Cup
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head record
(E) Eliminated
9 November 2023 Group stage Arsenal 3–1 Bristol City Borehamwood
19:00
Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 1,974
Referee: Lisa Benn
23 November 2023 Group stage Southampton 1–2 Arsenal Southampton
18:30
Report
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: Stacey Pearson
Referee: 13,438
13 December 2023 Group stage Arsenal 3–3
(4–3 p)		 Tottenham Hotspur Borehamwood
19:00
Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 3,618
Referee: Emily Heaslip
Penalties
24 January 2024 Group stage Reading v Arsenal Reading
19:00 Report Stadium: Madejski Stadium

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.

First qualifying round

6 September 2023 Semi-final Arsenal 3–0 Sweden Linköping Linköping
17:00 CEST
Report
  • Saving Yellow card 90+5'
 Stadium: Linköping Arena
Attendance: 7,805
Referee: Deborah Anex (Switzerland)
Assistant referees:
Emilie Aubry (Switzerland)
Giulia Tempestilli (Italy)
Fourth official: Deborah Bianchi (Italy)
Note: Kick-off delayed 15 minutes, due to a fire alarm.[38]
9 September 2023 Final Arsenal 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)		 France Paris FC Linköping
15:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Linköping Arena
Referee: Kristina Georgieva (Bulgaria)
Assistant referees:
Pavleta Rashkova (Bulgaria)
Tamara Došen (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Fourth official:
Merima Čelik (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Penalties

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