2023–24 Arsenal W.F.C. season

The 2023–24 season will be Arsenal Women's Football Club's 38th season of competitive football. The club will participate in the Women's Super League in the FA Cup the Champions League and League Cup. The club plan to play 5 league matches at Emirates Stadium 2 more than 2022–23.[1]

Arsenal Women
2023–24 season
ManagerJonas Eidevall
StadiumMeadow Park
Emirates Stadium
(Select home games)
Super League7th
FA CupFourth round
League CupGroup stage
Champions LeagueFirst qualifying round
Top goalscorerLeague: Katie McCabe (3)
All: Katie McCabe and Alessia Russo (3)

Squad statistics
Statistics as of 22 October 2023.

Appearances and goals
No. Name Date of Birth (Age) Since Last Contract Signed from Super League FA Cup League Cup UWCL Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Austria Manuela Zinsberger (1995-10-19) 19 October 1995 2019 March 2023[2] Germany Bayern München 30000020 50
14 Canada Sabrina D'Angelo (1993-05-11) 11 May 1993 2023 January 2023[3] Sweden Vittsjö GIK 10000000 10
40 England Naomi Williams (2004-10-24) 24 October 2004 2023 June 2023[4] Homegrown 00000000 00
Defenders
3 England Lotte Wubben-Moy (1999-01-11) 11 January 1999 2020 September 2020[5] United States University of North Carolina 3+10000020 5+10
5 Scotland Jen Beattie (1991-05-13) 13 May 1991 2019 June 2023[6] England Manchester City 2000000+21 2+21
6 England Leah Williamson (1997-03-29) 29 March 1997 2014 June 2021[7] Homegrown 00000000 00
7 Australia Steph Catley (1994-01-26) 26 January 1994 2020 June 2023[8] Australia Melbourne City 4000001+10 5+10
15 Republic of Ireland Katie McCabe (1995-09-21) 21 September 1995 2015 September 2023[9] Republic of Ireland Shelbourne 3+1300001+10 4+23
16 Switzerland Noelle Maritz (1995-12-23) 23 December 1995 2020[10] May 2022[11] Germany Wolfsburg 30000020 50
26 Austria Laura Wienroither (1999-01-13) 13 January 1999 2022 January 2022[12] Germany 1899 Hoffenheim 00000000 00
27 Spain Laia Codina (2000-01-22) 22 January 2000 2023 August 2023[13] Spain Barcelona 20000000 20
28 Sweden Amanda Ilestedt (1993-01-17) 17 January 1993 2023 June 2023[14] France Paris Saint-Germain 2+10000020 4+10
29 England Teyah Goldie (2004-06-27) 27 June 2004 2021 June 2022[15] Homegrown 00000000 00
Midfielders
10 Scotland Kim Little (c) (1990-06-29) 29 June 1990 2016 April 2023[16] United States Seattle Reign 40000020 60
12 Norway Frida Maanum (1999-07-16) 16 July 1999 2021 June 2023[17] Sweden Linköpings FC 2+20000020 4+20
13 Switzerland Lia Wälti (1993-04-19) 19 April 1993 2018 May 2023[18] Germany Turbine Potsdam 40000020 60
21 Netherlands Victoria Pelova (1999-06-03) 3 June 1999 2023 January 2023[19] Netherlands Ajax 2+2000000+20 2+40
22 Denmark Kathrine Møller Kühl (2003-07-05) 5 July 2003 2023 January 2023[20] Denmark Nordsjælland 0000000+10 0+10
32 Australia Kyra Cooney-Cross (2002-02-15) 15 February 2002 2023 September 2023[21] Sweden Hammarby IF 0+10000000 0+10
Forwards
9 England Beth Mead (1995-05-09) 9 May 1995 2017 December 2022[22] England Sunderland 0+20000000 0+20
11 Netherlands Vivianne Miedema (1996-07-15) 15 July 1996 2017 May 2022[23] Germany Bayern München 0+10000000 0+10
17 Sweden Lina Hurtig (1995-09-05) 5 September 1995 2022 August 2022[24] Italy Juventus 0+1000000+21 0+31
19 Australia Caitlin Foord (1994-11-11) 11 November 1994 2020 June 2023[25] Australia Sydney FC 3+10000021 5+11
20 Brazil Giovana Queiroz (2003-06-21) 21 June 2003 2022 September 2022 Spain Barcelona 00000000 00
23 England Alessia Russo (1999-02-08) 8 February 1999 2023 July 2023[26] England Manchester United 4100001+12 5+13
24 Canada Cloé Lacasse (1993-07-07) 7 July 1993 2023 June 2023[27] Portugal Benfica 1+21000020 3+21
25 Sweden Stina Blackstenius (1996-02-05) 5 February 1996 2022 January 2022[28] Sweden BK Häcken 1+2100001+11 2+32

Goalscorers
Rank No. Position Name Super League FA Cup League Cup UWCL Total
1 15 DF Republic of Ireland Katie McCabe 3000 3
23 FW England Alessia Russo 1002 3
3 25 FW Sweden Stina Blackstenius 1001 2
4 5 DF Scotland Jen Beattie 0001 1
17 FW Sweden Lina Hurtig 0001 1
19 FW Australia Caitlin Foord 0001 1
24 FW Canada Cloé Lacasse 1000 1
Total 600612

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 20000020 40
2 3 DF England Lotte Wubben-Moy 10000000 10
7 DF Australia Steph Catley 00000010 10
17 FW Sweden Lina Hurtig 00000010 10
19 FW Australia Caitlin Foord 10000000 10
23 FW England Alessia Russo 10000000 10
Total 5000004090

Clean sheets
Rank No. Name Super League FA Cup League Cup UWCL Total
1 1 Austria Manuela Zinsberger 0001 1
Total 00011

Transfers, loans and other signings

Transfers in
Announcement date No. Position Player From club
27 June 2023[14] 28 DF Sweden Amanda Ilestedt France Paris Saint-Germain
29 June 2023[27] 24 FW Canada Cloé Lacasse Portugal Benfica
4 July 2023[26] 23 FW England Alessia Russo England Manchester United
29 August 2023[13] 27 DF Spain Laia Codina Spain Barcelona
15 September 2023[21] 32 MF Australia Kyra Cooney-Cross Sweden Hammarby IF

Contract extensions
Announcement date No. Position Player At Arsenal since
1 June 2023[17] 12 MF Norway Frida Maanum 2021
6 June 2023[8] 7 DF Australia Steph Catley 2020
8 June 2023[25] 19 FW Australia Caitlin Foord 2020
30 June 2023[6] 5 DF Scotland Jen Beattie 2019
29 September 2023[9] 7 DF Republic of Ireland Katie McCabe 2015

Transfers out
Announcement date No. Position Player To club
27 May 2023[29] 2 DF Brazil Rafaelle Souza United States Orlando Pride
13 June 2023[30] 24 GK England Fran Stenson England Sheffield United
14 June 2023[31] 23 FW Japan Mana Iwabuchi Retired[32]
11 July 2023[33] 4 DF England Anna Patten England Aston Villa
28 September 2023[34] 27 DF England Jodie Taylor Retired

Loans out
Announcement date No. Position Player To club
28 July 2023[35] 56 MF England Freya Godfrey England Charlton Athletic
2 August 2023[36] 18 GK United States Kaylan Marckese England Bristol City

Competitions

Women's Super League
Main article: 2023–24 Women's Super League

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
5 Leicester City 4 2 1 1 6 4 +2 7
6 Liverpool 4 2 1 1 4 2 +2 7
7 Arsenal 4 2 1 1 6 5 +1 7
8 West Ham United 4 1 1 2 3 5 −2 4
9 Brighton & Hove Albion 4 1 0 3 5 10 −5 3
Updated to match(es) played on 22 October 2023. Source: Women's Super League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
4 2 1 1 6 5  +1 7 1 0 1 2 2  0 1 1 0 4 3  +1

Last updated: 22 October 2023.
Source: FA WSL

Results by matchday
Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundHAHA
ResultLDWW
Position10977
Updated to match(es) played on 22 October 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
  • Taylor 48'
  • Hinds Yellow card 79'
  • Holland Yellow card 83'
  • Enderby Yellow card 87'
 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 v Manchester City Borehamwood
14:00 GMT Report Stadium: Meadow Park
12 November 2023 6 Leicester City v Arsenal Leicester
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: King Power Stadium
19 November 2023 7 Brighton & Hove Albion v Arsenal Crawley
12:00 GMT Report Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
26 November 2023 8 Arsenal v West Ham United Borehamwood
14:00 GMT Report Stadium: Meadow Park
10 December 2023 9 Arsenal v Chelsea Holloway
14:00 GMT Report Stadium: Emirates Stadium
17 December 2023 10 Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal Leyton
14:00 GMT Report Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
20 January 2024 11 Arsenal v Everton Borehamwood
14:00 GMT Report Stadium: Meadow Park
28 January 2024 12 Liverpool v Arsenal Birkenhead
14:00 GMT Report Stadium: Prenton Park
4 February 2024 13 West Ham United v Arsenal Dagenham
15:00 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
Main article: 2023–24 Women's FA Cup

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

TBD Fourth Round v

League Cup
Main article: 2023–24 FA Women's 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 Tottenham Hotspur 1 1 0 0 0 6 0 +6 3 Advanced to knock-out stage
2 Southampton 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 Possible knock-out stage based on ranking
3 Bristol City 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
4 Arsenal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Reading 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 −6 0
Updated to match(es) played on 11 October 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
9 November 2023 Group stage Arsenal v Bristol City Borehamwood
19:00 Report Stadium: Meadow Park
23 November 2023 Group stage Southampton v Arsenal Southampton
18:30 Report Stadium: St Mary's
13 December 2023 Group stage Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur Borehamwood
19:00 Report Stadium: Meadow Park
24 January 2024 Group stage Reading v Arsenal Reading
19:00 Report Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium

UEFA Women's Champions League
Main article: 2023–24 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
Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying rounds § Round 1
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
  • Grebova Yellow card 43'
  • Bourdieu 56', 57' Yellow card 60'
  • Fleury Yellow card 78' 106'
  • Bogaert Yellow card 81'
 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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