2023–24 Chelsea F.C. Women season

Chelsea
2023–24 season
Chairman	Adrian Jacob
Manager	Emma Hayes
Stadium	Kingsmeadow
FA WSL	2nd
FA Cup	Fourth round
League Cup	Quarter-final
Champions League	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Sjoeke Nüsken (3); All: Sjoeke Nüsken (3)
Highest home attendance	14,776; (vs. Tottenham Hotspur, 1 October 2023, WSL)
Lowest home attendance	3,313; (vs. West Ham United, 15 October 2023, WSL)
Average home league attendance	7,245
Biggest win	2–0; (vs. West Ham United, 15 October 2023, WSL); 4–2; (vs. Brighton & Hove Albion, 22 October 2023, WSL)
	All statistics correct as of 22 October 2023.

The 2023–24 season was Chelsea Women's 32nd competitive season and 14th consecutive season in the FA Women's Super League, the top flight of English women's football.

Squad information

First team squad

As of 21 August 2023[1]

No.	Name	Since	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from
Goalkeepers
1	Zećira Mušović	2021	(1996-05-26) 26 May 1996	Rosengård
30	Ann-Katrin Berger	2019	(1990-10-09) 9 October 1990	Birmingham City
16	Nicky Evrard	2023	(1995-05-26) 26 May 1995	OH Leuven
24	Hannah Hampton	2023	(2000-11-16) 16 November 2000	Aston Villa
32	Emily Orman	2019	(2002-11-05) 5 November 2002	Homegrown
Defenders
3	Aniek Nouwen	2021	(1999-03-09) 9 March 1999	PSV
4	Millie Bright	2014	(1993-08-21) 21 August 1993	Doncaster Rovers Belles
7	Jess Carter	2018	(1997-10-27) 27 October 1997	Birmingham City
12	Ashley Lawrence	2023	(1995-06-11) 11 June 1995	Paris Saint-Germain
15	Ève Périsset	2022	(1994-12-24) 24 December 1994	Bordeaux
18	Maren Mjelde	2016	(1989-11-06) 6 November 1989	Avaldsnes IL
21	Niamh Charles	2020	(1999-06-21) 21 June 1999	Liverpool
26	Kadeisha Buchanan	2022	(1995-11-05) 5 November 1995	Lyon
27	Alsu Abdullina	2021	(2001-04-11) 11 April 2001	Lokomotiv Moscow
29	Jorja Fox	2021	(2003-08-28) 28 August 2003	Homegrown
Midfielders
5	Sophie Ingle	2018	(1991-09-02) 2 September 1991	Liverpool
6	Sjoeke Nüsken	2023	(2001-01-22) 22 January 2001	Eintracht Frankfurt
8	Melanie Leupolz	2020	(1994-04-14) 14 April 1994	Bayern Munich
11	Guro Reiten	2019	(1994-07-26) 26 July 1994	LSK Kvinner
13	Kateřina Svitková	2022	(1996-03-20) 20 March 1996	West Ham United
17	Jessie Fleming	2020	(1998-03-11) 11 March 1998	UCLA Bruins
19	Johanna Rytting Kaneryd	2022	(1997-02-12) 12 February 1997	BK Häcken
22	Erin Cuthbert	2016	(1998-07-19) 19 July 1998	Glasgow City
28	Jelena Čanković	2022	(1995-08-13) 13 August 1995	FC Rosengård
34	Charlotte Wardlaw	2019	(2003-02-20) 20 February 2003	Homegrown
Forwards
2	Mia Fishel	2023	(2001-04-30) 30 April 2001	Tigres
9	Catarina Macario	2023	(1999-10-04) 4 October 1999	Olympique Lyonnais
10	Lauren James	2021	(2001-09-29) 29 September 2001	Manchester United
14	Fran Kirby	2015	(1993-06-29) 29 June 1993	Reading
20	Sam Kerr	2019	(1993-09-10) 10 September 1993	Chicago Red Stars
25	Lucy Watson	2022	(2003-11-14) 14 November 2003	Sheffield United
33	Aggie Beever-Jones	2021	(2003-07-27) 27 July 2003	Homegrown

New contracts

No.	Pos	Player/Manager	Date	Contract end	Source
10	FW	Lauren James	1 June 2023	2027	[2]
18	DF	Maren Mjelde	4 June 2023	2024	[3]
32	GK	Emily Orman	3 August 2023	2025	[4]
—	MF	Lexi Potter	3 September 2023	2026	[5]

Transfers and loans

In

Pos	Player	Transferred From	Fee	Date	Source
DF	Alejandra Bernabé	Real Sociedad	Undisclosed	23 June 2023	[6]
GK	Nicky Evrard	OH Leuven	Undisclosed	1 July 2023	[7]
MF	Sjoeke Nüsken	Eintracht Frankfurt	Undisclosed	1 July 2023	[8]
MF	Catarina Macario	Olympique Lyonnais	Undisclosed	1 July 2023	[9]
DF	Ashley Lawrence	Paris Saint-Germain	Undisclosed	1 July 2023	[10]
GK	Hannah Hampton	Aston Villa	Free	4 July 2023	[11]
DF	Brooke Aspin	Bristol City	Undisclosed	7 July 2023	[12]
FW	Mia Fishel	Tigres	Undisclosed	3 August 2023	[13]
MF	Wieke Kaptein	Twente	Undisclosed	4 September 2023	[14]

Out

Pos	Player	Transferred To	Fee	Date	Source
DF	Magdalena Eriksson	Bayern Munich	Free	1 July 2023	[15][16]
FW	Pernille Harder	Bayern Munich	Free	1 July 2023	[15][16]
FW	Emma Thompson	Southampton	Undisclosed	18 August 2023	[17]

Loan out

Pos	Player	To	Date	Until	Source
FW	Maika Hamano	Hammarby IF	13 January 2023	December 2023	[18]
DF	Alejandra Bernabé	Real Sociedad	1 July 2023	End of season	[6]
DF	Brooke Aspin	Bristol City	7 July 2023	End of season	[12]
FW	Reanna Blades	Lewes	19 July 2023	End of season	[19]
GK	Emily Orman	Reading	3 August 2023	End of season	[4]
MF	Charlotte Wardlaw	Glasgow City	15 August 2023	End of season	[20]
DF	Alsu Abdullina	Paris FC	23 August 2023	End of season	[21]
MF	Lexi Potter	Crystal Palace	3 September 2023	End of season	[5]
MF	Wieke Kaptein	Twente	4 September 2023	End of season	[14]
GK	Nicky Evrard	Brighton & Hove Albion	14 September 2023	End of season	[22]

Management team

Position	Staff
Manager	Emma Hayes
Assistant manager	Paul Green
Assistant coach	Denise Reddy
Assistant coach	Tanya Oxtoby
Head of technical/Goalkeeping coach	Stuart Searle
Movement coach	Harry McCulloch
Scouting co-ordinator and academy coach	TJ O'Leary
Performance analyst	Ferdia O'Hanrahan

Source: Chelsea F.C.

Kit

Home

Home alt.

Away

Away alt.

Third

Goalkeeper 1

Pre-season

3 September 2023 Friendly	Chelsea	3–2	Roma	Kingston upon Thames
20:00 BST	Reiten 25' James 37' Beever-Jones 90+3'	Report	Haavi 7' Giacinti 30'	Stadium: Kingsmeadow

Competitions

Women's Super League

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Manchester City	4	3	1	0	9	1	+8	10	Qualification for the Champions League second round
2	Chelsea	4	3	1	0	9	4	+5	10	Qualification for the Champions League second round
3	Tottenham Hotspur	4	3	0	1	11	6	+5	9	Qualification for the Champions League first round
4	Manchester United	4	2	2	0	10	4	+6	8
5	Leicester City	4	2	1	1	6	4	+2	7

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


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
4	3	1	0	9	4	+5	10	3	0	0	8	3	+5	0	1	0	1	1	0

Last updated: 22 October 2023.
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
Result	W	D	W	W
Position	4	5	3	2

Updated to match(es) played on 22 October 2023. Source: FA WSL
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

1 October 2023 1	Chelsea	2–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Fulham
17:30 BST	Fishel 28' James 51'	Report	Spence 30' Thomas 76'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 14,776 Referee: Cheryl Foster

8 October 2023 2	Manchester City	1–1	Chelsea	Manchester
13:00 BST	Kelly 7', 39' Greenwood 17' 38' Aleixandri 38' Roord 45+4' Hemp 67' 81'	Report	James 11' Charles 35' Reiten 90+6' Čanković 90+8'	Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 5,249 Referee: Emily Heaslip

15 October 2023 3	Chelsea	2–0	West Ham United	Kingston upon Thames
14:00 BST	Leupolz 18' Kerr 36' Cuthbert 90'	Report	Cissoko 34'	Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 3,313 Referee: Stacey Pearson

22 October 2023 4	Chelsea	4–2	Brighton & Hove Albion	Kingston upon Thames
14:00 BST	Nüsken 45+4', 52', 74' Beever-Jones 82'	Report	Bremer 10' Terland 90'	Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 3,647 Referee: Stacey Fullicks

5 November 2023 5	Aston Villa	v	Chelsea	Walsall
GMT				Stadium: Bescot Stadium

12 November 2023 6	Everton	v	Chelsea	Walton
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Walton Hall Park

19 November 2023 7	Chelsea	v	Liverpool	Fulham
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Stamford Bridge

26 November 2023 8	Chelsea	v	Leicester City	Kingston upon Thames
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Kingsmeadow

10 December 2023 9	Arsenal	v	Chelsea	Holloway
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Emirates Stadium

17 December 2023 10	Bristol City	v	Chelsea	Bristol
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Ashton Gate

21 January 2024 11	Chelsea	v	Manchester United	Fulham
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Stamford Bridge

28 January 2024 12	Brighton & Hove Albion	v	Chelsea	Crawley
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Broadfield Stadium

4 February 2024 13	Chelsea	v	Everton	Kingston upon Thames
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Kingsmeadow

18 February 2024 14	Chelsea	v	Manchester City	Kingston upon Thames
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Kingsmeadow

3 March 2024 15	Leicester City	v	Chelsea	Leicester
15:00 GMT				Stadium: King Power Stadium

17 March 2024 16	Chelsea	v	Arsenal	Fulham
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Stamford Bridge

24 March 2024 17	West Ham United	v	Chelsea	Dagenham
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Victoria Road

31 March 2024 18	Tottenham Hotspur	v	Chelsea	Leyton
14:00 BST				Stadium: Brisbane Road

21 April 2024 19	Chelsea	v	Aston Villa	Kingston upon Thames
14:00 BST				Stadium: Kingsmeadow

28 April 2024 20	Liverpool	v	Chelsea	Birkenhead
14:00 BST				Stadium: Prenton Park

5 May 2024 21	Chelsea	v	Bristol City	Kingston upon Thames
14:00 BST				Stadium: Kingsmeadow

18 May 2024 22	Manchester United	v	Chelsea	Leigh
14:00 BST				Stadium: Leigh Sports Village

FA Cup

League Cup

UEFA Women's Champions League

Group stage

Chelsea were drawn into Group D alongside Real Madrid, BK Häcken and Paris FC.

Pos	Team	Qualification	CHE	RMA	HAC	PFC
1	Chelsea	Advance to Quarter-finals	—	24 Jan	14 Dec	23 Nov
2	Real Madrid	Advance to Quarter-finals	15 Nov	—	30 Jan	20 Dec
3	BK Häcken		20 Dec	23 Nov	—	24 Jan
4	Paris FC		30 Jan	14 Dec	15 Nov	—

First match(es) will be played: 15 November 2023. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

14/15 November 2023 1		v
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

22/23 November 2023 2		v
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

12/13 December 2023 3		v
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

20/21 December 2023 4		v
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

24/25 January 2024 5		v
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

30/31 January 2024 6		v
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 22 October 2023

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		WSL		FA Cup		League Cup		Champions League
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers:
1	GK	SWE	Zećira Mušović	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	GK	ENG	Hannah Hampton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	GK	GER	Ann-Katrin Berger	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders:
3	DF	NED	Aniek Nouwen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	DF	ENG	Millie Bright	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	DF	ENG	Jess Carter	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	DF	CAN	Ashley Lawrence	3	0	2+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	DF	FRA	Ève Périsset	2	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	DF	NOR	Maren Mjelde	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	DF	ENG	Niamh Charles	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	DF	CAN	Kadeisha Buchanan	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	DF	ENG	Jorja Fox	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders:
5	MF	WAL	Sophie Ingle	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	MF	GER	Sjoeke Nüsken	3	3	2+1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	MF	GER	Melanie Leupolz	3	0	1+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	MF	NOR	Guro Reiten	2	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	MF	CZE	Kateřina Svitková	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	MF	CAN	Jessie Fleming	4	0	1+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	MF	SWE	Johanna Rytting Kaneryd	2	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	MF	SCO	Erin Cuthbert	2	1	1+1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	MF	SRB	Jelena Čanković	3	0	0+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards:
2	FW	USA	Mia Fishel	3	1	2+1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW	USA	Catarina Macario	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	FW	ENG	Lauren James	4	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	FW	ENG	Fran Kirby	4	0	2+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	FW	AUS	Sam Kerr	3	1	2+1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	FW	ENG	Lucy Watson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	FW	ENG	Aggie Beever-Jones	2	1	0+2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players have left the club:
16	GK	BEL	Nicky Evrard	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	DF	RUS	Alsu Abdullina	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	GK	ENG	Emily Orman	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	MF	ENG	Charlotte Wardlaw	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source: Chelsea F.C.

Goalscorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total goals are equal.

As of 22 October 2023

Rank	Pos.	No.	Player	FA WSL	Total
1	MF	6	Sjoeke Nüsken	3	3
2	FW	2	Mia Fishel	1	1
	FW	10	Lauren James	1	1
	MF	11	Guro Reiten	1	1
	FW	20	Sam Kerr	1	1
	MF	22	Erin Cuthbert	1	1
	FW	33	Aggie Beever-Jones	1	1

Assists

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total assists are equal.

As of 22 October 2023

Rank	Pos.	No.	Player	FA WSL	Total
1	DF	21	Niamh Charles	3	3
2	FW	20	Sam Kerr	2	2
3	MF	6	Sjoeke Nüsken	1	1
	DF	7	Jess Carter	1	1
	MF	8	Melanie Leupolz	1	1
	MF	17	Jessie Fleming	1	1

Clean sheets

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal.

As of 22 October 2023

Rank	Pos.	No.	Player	FA WSL	FA Cup	League Cup	Champions League	Total
1	GK	1	Zećira Mušović	1	0	0	0	1

Disciplinary records

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal.

As of 22 October 2023

Pos.	No.	Name	FA WSL			FA Cup			League Cup			Champions League			Total
Pos.	No.	Name
MF	8	Melanie Leupolz	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
FW	10	Lauren James	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
DF	21	Niamh Charles	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
MF	28	Jelena Čanković	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0

Awards

References

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"One more year for Maren!". www.chelseafc.com. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
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"Academy midfielder Lexi Potter signs first professional contract". www.chelseafc.com. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
"Bernabe becomes a Blue!". www.chelseafc.com. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
"Chelsea transfer news: Welcome to Chelsea, Nicky Evrard!". www.chelseafc.com. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
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