2021–22 Arsenal W.F.C. season

The 2021–22 season was Arsenal Women's Football Club's 35th season of competitive football. The club participated in the Women's Super League, the FA Cup, the League Cup and the Champions League.

Arsenal Women

2021–22 season
Owner	Kroenke Sports & Entertainment
Manager	Jonas Eidevall
Stadium	Meadow Park Emirates Stadium (Select home games)
Super League	2nd
FA Cup	Semi-finals
League Cup	Quarter-finals
Champions League	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Vivianne Miedema (14) All: Vivianne Miedema (23)
Highest home attendance	13,438 (vs Tottenham Hotspur, 5 May 2022)
Lowest home attendance	808 (vs 1899 Hoffenheim, Champions League, 14 October 2021)
Average home league attendance	3,544
Biggest win	7–0 (vs Aston Villa (H), 1 May 2022)
Biggest defeat	0–4 (vs FC Barcelona (H), Champions League, 9 December 2021)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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All statistics correct as of 8 May 2022.

Squad statistics

Statistics as of 8 May 2022, includes postponed matches of the 2020–21 Women's FA Cup.

First team squad

No.	Name	Date of Birth (Age)	Since	Last Contract	Signed from
Goalkeepers
1	Manuela Zinsberger	(1995-10-19) 19 October 1995 (age 29)	2019	February 2021[1]	Bayern Munich
18	Lydia Williams	(1988-05-13) 13 May 1988 (age 37)	2020	May 2021[2]	Melbourne City
Defenders
2	Rafaelle Souza	(1991-06-18) 18 June 1991 (age 34)	2022	January 2022[3]	Changchun Zhuoyue
3	Lotte Wubben-Moy	(1999-01-11) 11 January 1999 (age 26)	2020	September 2020[4]	University of North Carolina
4	Anna Patten	(1999-04-20) 20 April 1999 (age 26)	2021	January 2021[5]	University of South Carolina
5	Jen Beattie	(1991-05-13) 13 May 1991 (age 34)	2019	June 2019[6]	Manchester City
6	Leah Williamson	(1997-03-29) 29 March 1997 (age 28)	2014	June 2021[7]	Homegrown
7	Steph Catley	(1994-01-26) 26 January 1994 (age 31)	2020	May 2022[8]	Melbourne City
16	Noelle Maritz	(1995-12-23) 23 December 1995 (age 29)	2020	May 2022[9]	VfL Wolfsburg
20	Simone Boye Sørensen	(1992-03-03) 3 March 1992 (age 33)	2021	July 2021[10]	Bayern Munich
22	Viktoria Schnaderbeck	(1991-01-04) 4 January 1991 (age 34)	2018	June 2020[11]	Bayern Munich
26	Laura Wienroither	(1999-01-13) 13 January 1999 (age 26)	2022	January 2022[12]	TSV Hoffenheim
29	Teyah Goldie	(2004-06-27) 27 June 2004 (age 21)			Homegrown
Midfielders
8	Jordan Nobbs	(1992-12-08) 8 December 1992 (age 32)	2010	April 2020[13]	Sunderland
10	Kim Little (captain)	(1990-06-29) 29 June 1990 (age 35)	2016	August 2019[14]	Seattle Reign
12	Frida Maanum	(1999-07-16) 16 July 1999 (age 26)	2021	July 2021[15]	Linköpings FC
13	Lia Wälti	(1993-04-19) 19 April 1993 (age 32)	2018	December 2019[16]	Turbine Potsdam
33	Halle Houssein	(2004-12-11) 11 December 2004 (age 20)			Homegrown
Forwards
9	Beth Mead	(1995-05-09) 9 May 1995 (age 30)	2017	November 2019[17]	Sunderland
11	Vivianne Miedema	(1996-07-15) 15 July 1996 (age 29)	2017	December 2018[18]	Bayern Munich
14	Nikita Parris	(1994-03-10) 10 March 1994 (age 31)	2021	July 2021[19]	Olympique Lyonnais
15	Katie McCabe	(1995-09-21) 21 September 1995 (age 29)	2015	May 2021[20]	Shelbourne
19	Caitlin Foord	(1994-11-11) 11 November 1994 (age 30)	2020	January 2020[21]	Sydney FC
23	Mana Iwabuchi	(1993-03-18) 18 March 1993 (age 32)	2021	May 2021[22]	Aston Villa
25	Stina Blackstenius	(1996-02-05) 5 February 1996 (age 29)	2022	January 2022[23]	BK Häcken
35	Alex Hennessy	(2004-11-23) 23 November 2004 (age 20)			Homegrown
77	Tobin Heath	(1988-05-29) 29 May 1988 (age 37)	2021	September 2021[24]	Manchester United

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	Manuela Zinsberger	20	0	2	0	1	0	8	0	31	0
18	Lydia Williams	2	0	2	0	0	0	4	0	8	0
Defenders
2	Rafaelle Souza	4+2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	5+2	1
3	Lotte Wubben-Moy	13+4	2	2+1	0	0	0	6+2	2	21+7	4
4	Anna Patten	1+3	0	0	0	0	0	3+4	1	4+7	1
5	Jen Beattie	7+2	1	1+1	0	1	0	6+2	0	15+5	1
6	Leah Williamson	17+1	2	2	1	0+1	0	7	1	26+2	4
7	Steph Catley	14+4	1	2	0	0	0	9+3	1	25+7	2
16	Noelle Maritz	19	0	2	0	1	0	9	0	31	0
20	Simone Boye Sørensen	2+3	0	2+1	0	0	0	3+1	0	7+5	0
22	Viktoria Schnaderbeck	0+2	0	0	0	1	0	0+1	0	1+3	0
26	Laura Wienroither	3+5	0	1+1	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	4+8	0
29	Teyah Goldie	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+2	0	0+3	0
Midfielders
8	Jordan Nobbs	5+11	2	2+1	0	1	0	4+3	1	12+15	3
10	Kim Little (captain)	20+1	6	4	2	1	0	11+1	4	38+3	12
12	Frida Maanum	10+11	3	2+2	0	1	0	10+2	1	23+15	4
13	Lia Wälti	18+2	0	2+1	0	0	0	5+3	0	25+6	0
33	Halle Houssein	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
Forwards
9	Beth Mead	20+3	11	2+1	1	1	0	9+2	1	32+6	13
11	Vivianne Miedema	21+1	14	2+1	2	1	0	9+3	7	33+5	23
14	Nikita Parris	5+13	1	3+1	2	1	0	6+6	3	15+20	6
15	Katie McCabe	17+3	5	4	1	1	0	10+2	0	32+5	6
19	Caitlin Foord	9+7	4	2+1	4	0	0	4+5	2	15+13	10
23	Mana Iwabuchi	3+8	1	1	1	0	0	4+4	3	8+12	5
25	Stina Blackstenius	7+4	6	2	1	0+1	0	2	0	11+5	7
77	Tobin Heath	3+6	2	1+2	0	0+1	0	2+2	1	6+11	3
35	Alex Hennessy	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0

Goalscorers

Rank	No.	Position	Name	Super League	FA Cup	League Cup	UWCL	Total
1	11	FW	Vivianne Miedema	14	2	0	7	23
2	9	FW	Beth Mead	11	1	0	1	13
3	10	MF	Kim Little	6	1	0	4	11
4	19	FW	Caitlin Foord	4	2	0	2	8
5	25	FW	Stina Blackstenius	6	1	0	0	7
6	15	FW	Katie McCabe	5	1	0	0	6
	14	FW	Nikita Parris	1	1	0	3	5
8	23	FW	Mana Iwabuchi	1	0	0	3	4
9	12	MF	Frida Maanum	3	0	0	1	4
	3	DF	Lotte Wubben-Moy	2	0	0	2	4
	6	DF	Leah Williamson	2	0	0	1	3
12	77	FW	Tobin Heath	2	0	0	1	3
	8	MF	Jordan Nobbs	2	0	0	1	3
14	7	DF	Steph Catley	1	0	0	1	2
15	4	DF	Anna Patten	0	0	0	1	1
	5	DF	Jen Beattie	1	0	0	0	1
	2	DF	Rafaelle Souza	1	0	0	0	1
Own goal				3	0	0	1	4
Total				65	9	0	29	103

Disciplinary record

Rank	No.	Position	Name	Super League		FA Cup		League Cup		UWCL		Total
1	15	FW	Katie McCabe	8	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	11	1
2	9	FW	Beth Mead	1	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	5	0
	16	DF	Noelle Maritz	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	0
4	13	MF	Lia Wälti	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	0
	19	FW	Caitlin Foord	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	0
6	14	FW	Nikita Parris	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
7	8	MF	Jordan Nobbs	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
	12	MF	Frida Maanum	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0
	5	DF	Jen Beattie	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	0
	11	FW	Vivianne Miedema	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
11	23	FW	Mana Iwabuchi	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2	DF	Rafaelle Souza	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	6	DF	Leah Williamson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	3	DF	Lotte Wubben-Moy	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Total				25	1	2	0	1	0	16	0	44	1

Clean sheets

Rank	No.	Name	Super League	FA Cup	League Cup	UWCL	Total
1	1	Manuela Zinsberger	13	2	0	3	18
2	18	Lydia Williams	2	2	0	2	6
Total			15	4	0	5	24

Transfers, loans, and other signings

Transfers in

Announcement date	No.	Position	Player	From club
26 May 2021[25]	23	FW	Mana Iwabuchi	Aston Villa
2 July 2021[26]	14	FW	Nikita Parris	Lyon
22 July 2021[27]	20	DF	Simone Boye Sørensen	Bayern Munich
27 July 2021[28]	12	MF	Frida Maanum	Linköping FC
3 September 2021[29]	77	FW	Tobin Heath	Manchester United
14 January 2022[30]	25	FW	Stina Blackstenius	BK Häcken
15 January 2022[31]	26	DF	Laura Wienroither	1899 Hoffenheim
18 January 2022[32]	2	DF	Rafaelle Souza	Changchun Zhuoyue

Contract extensions

Announcement date	No.	Position	Player	At Arsenal since
4 May 2021[33]	15	FW	Katie McCabe	2015
9 June 2021[34]	18	GK	Lydia Williams	2020
16 June 2021[35]	6	DF	Leah Williamson	2014
5 May 2022[36]	7	DF	Steph Catley	2020
6 May 2022[37]	Coach		Jonas Eidevall	2021

Transfers out

Announcement date	No.	Position	Player	To club
10 May 2021[38]	14	MF	Jill Roord	Wolfsburg
18 May 2021[39]	20	MF	Leonie Maier	Everton
11 June 2021[40]	30	DF	Ruby Mace	Manchester City
21 June 2021[41]	7	MF	Daniëlle van de Donk	Lyon
28 January 2022[42]	21	MF	Malin Gut	Grasshopper
28 April 2022[43]	77	FW	Tobin Heath	OL Reign

Loans out

Announcement date	No.	Position	Player	To club
13 August 2021[44]	17	FW	Lisa Evans	West Ham United
2 September 2021[45]	24	GK	Fran Stenson	Brighton & Hove Albion
5 January 2022[46]	4	DF	Anna Patten	Aston Villa

Suspensions

No.	Position	Player	Games suspended		Reason
16	DF	Noelle Maritz	1/1	vs. Slavia Prague, 9 September 2021	Accumulated two yellow cards in UWCL qualifying round
15	FW	Katie McCabe	1/1	vs. Brighton & Hove Albion, 27 January 2022	Accumulated five domestic yellow cards
15	FW	Katie McCabe	1/1	vs. Chelsea, 11 February 2022	Red card (two yellows) vs. Manchester United
9	FW	Beth Mead	1/1	vs. VfL Wolfsburg, 31 March 2022	Accumulated three yellow cards in UWCL groupstage / knock-out phases

Club

Kits

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Home

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Away

Third

Goalkeeper1 0

Goalkeeper 2 0

Goalkeeper 3 0

Goalkeeper 4 0

Kit usage

Kit	Combination	Usage
Home	Red body White sleeves White shorts Red hooped socks	WSL	Chelsea (H), Manchester City (H), Everton (H), West Ham United (H),Tottenham Hotspur (A), Leicester City (H), Brighton & Hove Albion (H), Manchester United (H), Reading (H), Birmingham City (H), Brighton & Hove Albion (A), Aston Villa (H), Tottenham Hotspur (H)
		FA Cup	London City Lionesses (H), Coventry United (H), Chelsea (H)
		League Cup	Manchester United (H)
		UWCL	Okzhetpes (N), PSV (N), Slavia Praha (H), 1899 Hoffenheim (H), Køge (H), Barcelona (H), Wolfsburg (H), Wolfsburg (A)
Home alt.	Red body White sleeves White shorts Red socks	UWCL	1899 Hoffenheim (A)
Away	Yellow body Yellow sleeves Yellow shorts Yellow socks	WSL	Reading (A), Aston Villa (A), Manchester United (A), Birmingham City (A), Manchester City (A), Chelsea (A), Leicester City (A), Everton (A), West Ham United (A)
		FA Cup	Liverpool (A)
		UWCL	Slavia Praha (A), Barcelona (A), Køge (A)

Goalkeeper kit usage

Kit	Combination	Usage
Goalkeeper 1	Green body Green sleeves Green shorts Green socks	WSL	Chelsea (H) Manchester City (A) Aston Villa (A) Everton (H) West Ham United (H) Birmingham City (A) Manchester United (H) Reading (H) Birmingham City (H) Brighton & Hove Albion (A) Leicester City (A) Aston Villa (H) Tottenham Hotspur (H) West Ham United (A)
		FA Cup	Liverpool (A)
		League Cup	Manchester United (H)
		UWCL	Okzhetpes (N) PSV (N) Slavia Praha (H) Slavia Praha (A) Barcelona (A) 1899 Hoffenheim (H) Køge (A) 1899 Hoffenheim (A)
Goalkeeper 2	Orange body Orange sleeves Orange shorts Orange socks	WSL	Reading (A) Tottenham Hotspur (A) Manchester United (A) Leicester City (H) Manchester City (A) Brighton & Hove Albion (H) Chelsea (A) Everton (A)
		FA Cup	London City Lionesses (H) Coventry United (H) Chelsea (H)
		UWCL	Wolfsburg (H) Wolfsburg (A)
Goalkeeper 3	Blue body Blue sleeves Blue shorts Blue socks	UWCL	Køge (H) Barcelona (H)

Pre-season

Arsenal v Chelsea

1 August 2021 Friendly	Arsenal	2–1	Chelsea	London
12:15 BST	McCabe 28' Jupp 82'	Report	Blades 80'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium

Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal

8 August 2021 Friendly	Tottenham Hotspur	0–4	Arsenal	London
		Report	Hennessy 34', 90' McCabe 75' Patten 89'	Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Competitions

FA Women's Super League

Main article: 2021–22 FA WSL

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Chelsea (C)	22	18	2	2	62	11	+51	56	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2	Arsenal	22	17	4	1	65	10	+55	55	Qualification for the Champions League second round
3	Manchester City	22	15	2	5	60	22	+38	47	Qualification for the Champions League first round
4	Manchester United	22	12	6	4	45	22	+23	42
5	Tottenham Hotspur	22	9	5	8	24	23	+1	32

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

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
22	17	4	1	65	10	+55	55	10	1	0	40	6	+34	7	3	1	25	4	+21

Last updated: 8 May 2022.
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	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	H	A
Result	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	L	D	W	D	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W
Position	4	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2

Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2022. Source: FA WSL
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Arsenal v Chelsea

5 September 2021 1	Arsenal	3–2	Chelsea	Holloway
12:30 BST (UTC+1)	McCabe  23' Miedema 14' Mead 49', 60' Parris  85'	Report	Cuthbert 44' Harder 64' Eriksson  66'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 8,705 Referee: Rebecca Welch
Note: Broadcast on Sky Sports

Reading v Arsenal

12 September 2021 2	Reading	0–4	Arsenal	Reading
14:00 BST (UTC+1)	Rowe  23'	Report	Beattie 17' Mead 30' Miedema 32', 50' McCabe  84'	Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: 1,127 Referee: Emily Heaslip

Arsenal v Manchester City

26 September 2021 3	Arsenal	5–0	Manchester City	Borehamwood
18:45 BST (UTC+1)	Miedema 10' Little 23', 78' (pen.) McCabe 60' Maritz  67' Williamson 90+4'	Report	Stokes  45+3'	Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 2,061 Referee: Jane Simms
Note: Broadcast on Sky Sports

Aston Villa v Arsenal

2 October 2021 4	Aston Villa	0–4	Arsenal	Walsall
17:15 BST (UTC+1)	Pacheco  57'	Report	Little 51', 90+2' Iwabuchi 80' McCabe 83'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,780[47] Referee: Emily Heaslip
Note: Broadcast on BBC Two

Arsenal v Everton

10 October 2021 5	Arsenal	3–0	Everton	Borehamwood
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	McCabe 32' Wubben-Moy 41' Maanum 86'	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 2,165 Referee: Helen Conley

Arsenal v West Ham United

7 November 2021 6	Arsenal	4–0	West Ham United	Borehamwood
15:00 GMT (UTC+0)	Little 39', 52' Mead 61' Fisk 84' (o.g.) McCabe  90+2'	Report	Cissoko  14'	Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 1,736 Referee: Kirsty Dowle
Note: Broadcast on Sky Sports

Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal

13 November 2021 7	Tottenham Hotspur	1–1	Arsenal	Harrow
13:30 GMT (UTC+0)	Clemaron  50' Williams 65' Neville  82' Ayane  90+1'	Report	Mead  82' Miedema 90+2'	Stadium: The Hive Attendance: 2,896 Referee: Amy Fearn
Note: Broadcast on BBC One

Manchester United v Arsenal

21 November 2021 8	Manchester United	0–2	Arsenal	Leigh
12:15 GMT (UTC+0)	Blundell  75'	Report	Miedema 48' McCabe  51', 57' (pen.)	Stadium: Leigh Sports Village Attendance: 2,186[48] Referee: Emily Heaslip

Arsenal v Leicester City

12 December 2021 9	Arsenal	4–0	Leicester City	Borehamwood
15:00 GMT (UTC+0)	Nobbs 22'  90+3' Miedema 34' Maanum 81', 83'	Report	Sigsworth  3' O'Brien  6' Purfield  43' Tierney  82' Plumptre  86'	Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 1,316 Referee: Emily Heaslip

Birmingham City v Arsenal

9 January 2022 10	Birmingham City	2–0	Arsenal	Birmingham
14:00 GMT (UTC+0)	Smith 3' Sarri 42' Scott  85' Lu. Quinn  90'	Report	Iwabuchi  60' Miedema  79'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 582 Referee: Lucy May

Manchester City v Arsenal

23 January 2022 11	Manchester City	1–1	Arsenal	Manchester
14:00 GMT (UTC+0)	Stanway  16' Hemp  33' Shaw 65' Weir  90' Walsh  90+6'	Report	McCabe  32' Parris  55' Miedema  83' Heath 90+2'	Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 2,355[49] Referee: Abigail Byrne

Arsenal v Brighton & Hove Albion

27 January 2022 12	Arsenal	2–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Borehamwood
19:30 GMT (UTC+0)	Miedema 55' Mead 60'	Report	Koivisto 15' Brazil  24' Le Tissier  54' Williams  60'	Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 1,617 Referee: Kirsty Dowle
Note: The match was originally scheduled on 19 December 2021, but was postponed by the FA following ongoing COVID-19 issues.[50]

Arsenal v Manchester United

5 February 2022 13	Arsenal	1–1	Manchester United	Borehamwood
12:30 GMT (UTC+0)	McCabe  57'  75' Miedema  63' Blackstenius 79'	Report	Russo 10' Caldwell  55'	Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 2,385 Referee: Elizabeth Simms

Chelsea v Arsenal

13 February 2022 14	Chelsea	0–0	Arsenal	Kingston upon Thames
15:00 GMT (UTC+0)	Reiten  52'	Report	Maritz  44' Wälti  53'	Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 3,330[51] Referee: Rebecca Welch

Arsenal v Reading

2 March 2022 15	Arsenal	4–0	Reading	Borehamwood
19:15 GMT (UTC+0)	Miedema 22' McCabe 24' Williamson 34' Blackstenius 72'	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 1,554 Referee: James Bell
Note: The match was originally scheduled on 16 January 2022, but was postponed by the FA following ongoing COVID-19 issues.[52]

Arsenal v Birmingham City

6 March 2022 16	Arsenal	4–2	Birmingham City	Borehamwood
12:00 GMT (UTC+0)	Rafaelle 14' Miedema 31' Wälti  61' Mead 71' Wienroither  75' Foord 90+2'	Report	Lawley  44' Holloway  58' Smith 76' Quinn 82'	Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 1,700 Referee: Robert Massey-Ellis

Brighton & Hove Albion v Arsenal

13 March 2022 17	Brighton & Hove Albion	0–3	Arsenal	Crawley
18:45 GMT (UTC+0)	Kullberg  81' Kaagman  90+2'	Report	Williamson  8' Blackstenius 27', 41' Mead 34' Foord  63'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,535[53] Referee: Tom Reeves

Leicester City v Arsenal

3 April 2022 18	Leicester City	0–5	Arsenal	Leicester
14:00 BST (UTC+1)	Tierney  38' O'Brien  57'	Report	Mead 2' Wubben-Moy  12' McCabe  15' Miedema 67', 75' Plumptre 79' (o.g.) Heath 83'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 2,158[54] Referee: Rebecca Welch

Everton v Arsenal

24 April 2022 19	Everton	0–3	Arsenal	Liverpool
13:00 BST (UTC+1)		Report	Foord 43' Mead 67' Nobbs 75'	Stadium: Walton Hall Park Attendance: 583 Referee: Kirsty Dowle

Arsenal v Aston Villa

1 May 2022 20	Arsenal	7–0	Aston Villa	Borehamwood
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Miedema 9', 13' Corsie 52' (o.g.) Mead 61' Wubben-Moy 66' Blackstenius 83' Parris 90' (pen.) Foord  90+1'	Report	Petzelberger  54'	Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 2,305 Referee: Lisa Benn

Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur

4 May 2022 21	Arsenal	3–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Holloway
19:15 BST (UTC+1)	Mead 4' Foord 71', 82' McCabe  73'	Report	Simon  24' Summanen  57' Green  73' Clemaron  74' Addison 90+8'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 13,438 Referee: Louise Saunders
Note: The match was originally scheduled on 26 March 2022, but was postponed by the FA upon Tottenham's request following "significant" COVID-19 cases.[55]

West Ham United v Arsenal

8 May 2022 22	West Ham United	0–2	Arsenal	Dagenham
12:00 BST (UTC+1)	Brynjarsdóttir  54'	Report	Maritz  6' Blackstenius 60' Catley 66'	Stadium: Victoria Road Attendance: 2,585 Referee: Emily Heaslip

FA Cup

Main article: 2021–22 Women's FA Cup

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

Arsenal v London City Lionesses

30 January 2022 Fourth round	Arsenal	1–0	London City Lionesses	Borehamwood
12:30 GMT (UTC+0)	Miedema 44' McCabe  90+3'	BBC Sport Sky Sports	Fitzgerald  73'	Stadium: Meadow Park Referee: Chloe-Ann Anderson Assistant referees: Hugh Gilroy, Ceri Louise Williams Fourth official: Jack Packman

Liverpool v Arsenal

27 February 2022 Fifth round	Liverpool	0–4	Arsenal	Birkenhead
12:00 GMT (UTC+0)	Robe  42'	Report	Foord 19', 33' McCabe 31' Little 62'	Stadium: Prenton Park Referee: Louise Saunders

Arsenal v Coventry United

18 March 2022 Quarter-finals	Arsenal	4–0	Coventry United	Borehamwood
19:00 GMT (UTC+0)	Blackstenius 38' Mead 59' Parris 63' Miedema 77'	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park Referee: Abigail Bryne

Arsenal v Chelsea

17 April 2022 Semi-finals	Arsenal	0–2	Chelsea	Borehamwood
12:30 GMT (UTC+0)	Mead  48'	Report	Reiten 50' Ji 61' Cuthbert  65'	Stadium: Meadow Park Referee: Rebecca Welch

FA Women's League Cup

Main article: 2021–22 FA Women's League Cup

Arsenal automatically qualified for the quarter-finals of the League Cup because of reaching the Champions League group stage.

Arsenal v Manchester United

19 January 2022 Quarter-finals	Arsenal	0–1	Manchester United	Borehamwood
19:15 GMT (UTC+0)	Beattie  84'	Report	Thomas  59' Ladd  66' Russo 85' Toone  87'	Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 825[56] Referee: Tom Reeves[56]

UEFA Women's Champions League

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League

Qualifying rounds

First round

Arsenal v Okzhetpes

18 August 2021 Semi-final	Arsenal	4–0	Okzhetpes	Moscow
12:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Iwabuchi 14' Little 18' (pen.) Mead 65' Parris 75'	Report		Stadium: Sapsan Arena Referee: Katarzyna Lisiecka-Sęk (Poland)

Arsenal v PSV

21 August 2021 Final	Arsenal	3–1	PSV	Moscow
19:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Miedema 19' Iwabuchi 39', 65' McCabe  58' Maritz  76'	Report	Rodriguez  22' Brugts 51' Biesmans  56'	Stadium: Sapsan Arena Referee: Petra Pavlikova (Slovakia)

Second round

Arsenal v Slavia Prague

31 August 2021 First leg	Arsenal	3–0	Slavia Prague	Borehamwood
20:30 BST (UTC+1)	Parris 2' Little 31' (pen.) Maritz  35' Maanum  54' Miedema 72'	Report	Bartovičová  30' Kožárová  58' Černá  73'	Stadium: Meadow Park Referee: Maria Marotta (Italia)

Slavia Prague v Arsenal

9 September 2021 Second leg	Slavia Prague	0–4 (0–7 agg.)	Arsenal	Prague
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Bartovičová  44' Šurnovská  51' Černá  76' Krejčiříková  79'	Report	Miedema 60', 70', 72' Little 76' (pen.)	Stadium: Eden Arena Referee: Reelika Turi (Estonia)

Groupstage

Matches

FC Barcelona v Arsenal

5 October 2021 1	FC Barcelona	4–1	Arsenal	Barcelona
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Caldentey 31' Putellas 42' 90+5' Paredes  46' Oshoala 47' Martens 84'	Report	McCabe  35' Mead  51' Maanum 74' Foord  76' Nobbs  90+4' Parris  90+5'	Stadium: Estadi Johan Cruyff Referee: Jana Adamkova

Arsenal v 1899 Hoffenheim

14 October 2021 2	Arsenal	4–0	1899 Hoffenheim	Borehamwood
20:00 BST (UTC+1)	Little 21' (pen.) Heath 45+1' Miedema 51' Maanum  61' Williamson 86'	Report	Specht  20'	Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 808 Referee: Stephanie Frappart

Køge v Arsenal

10 November 2021 3	Køge	1–5	Arsenal	Køge
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Pokorny 71'	Report	Catley 27' Parris 16', 62' Foord 68' Patten 85' Nobbs 89'	Stadium: Køge Stadium Attendance: 2,103 Referee: Sandra Braz Bastos

Arsenal v Køge

17 November 2021 4	Arsenal	3–0	Køge	Borehamwood
20:00 GMT (UTC±0)	Foord 15' Wubben-Moy 83' Miedema 88'	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 819 Referee: Kateryna Monzul

Arsenal v FC Barcelona

9 December 2021 5	Arsenal	0–4	FC Barcelona	Holloway
19:00 GMT (UTC±0)	Foord  26' Wälti  60' Mead  90+1'	Report	Torrejón  20' Bonmatí 22' Hermoso 28', 75' Putellas  30' Rolfö 45+1'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 12,232 Referee: Anastasia Pustoviotova

1899 Hoffenheim v Arsenal

15 December 2021 (2021-12-15) 6	1899 Hoffenheim	4–1	Arsenal	Hoffenheim
21:00 CEST (UTC+1)	Brand 22' Hagel 55', 57' Corley 60'	Report	Wienroither 38' (o.g.)	Stadium: Dietmar-Hopp-Stadion Referee: Maria Marotta (Italy)

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		BAR	ARS	HOF	KOG
1	Barcelona	6	6	0	0	24	1	+23	18	Advance to Quarter-finals		—	4–1	4–0	5–0
2	Arsenal	6	3	0	3	14	13	+1	9[a]			0–4	—	4–0	3–0
3	1899 Hoffenheim	6	3	0	3	11	15	−4	9[a]			0–5	4–1	—	5–0
4	Køge	6	0	0	6	2	22	−20	0			0–2	1–5	1–2	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:

1. Head-to-head points: Arsenal 3, 1899 Hoffenheim 3. Head-to-head goal differences: Arsenal +1, 1899 Hoffenheim −1.

Play-offs

Quarter-finals

Arsenal v Wolfsburg

23 March 2022 First leg	Arsenal	1–1	Wolfsburg	Holloway
20:00 GMT (UTC+0)	Mead  68' Catley  76' Wubben-Moy 89'	Report	Waßmuth 19' Rauch  43' Popp  57' Wedemeyer  90+2'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 5,018 Referee: Jana Adámková

Wolfsburg v Arsenal

31 March 2022 Second leg	Wolfsburg	2–0 (3–1 agg.)	Arsenal	Wolfsburg
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Roord 9' Williamson 72' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 11,293 Referee: Ivana Projkovska

Personal Awards

Arsenal Women Player of the Season

• First place: Beth Mead^[57]
• Second place: Leah Williamson^[57]
• Third place: Vivianne Miedema^[57]

Arsenal Women Goal of the Season

• First place: Katie McCabe (against Liverpool F.C. Women)^[58]
• Second place: Katie McCabe (against Aston Villa W.F.C.)^[58]
• Third place: Beth Mead (against Chelsea F.C. Women)^[58]

BBC Women's Footballer of the Year

• Vivianne Miedema^[59]

Football Supporters' Association Women's Player of the Year

• Vivianne Miedema^[60]

FIFA FIFPRO Women's World 11

• Vivianne Miedema^[61]

Monthly awards

FA Women's Super League Player of the Month

• Beth Mead, September 2021^[62]
• Katie McCabe, October 2021^[63][64]

PFA Fans' Player of the Month

• Beth Mead, November 2021^[65]

FA Women's Super League Goal of the Month

• Katie McCabe, October 2021^[64]

FA Women's Super League Manager of the Month

• Jonas Eidevall, September 2021^[62]
• Jonas Eidevall, October 2021^[63][64]

Arsenal Goal of the Month award

The Goal of the Month awards were chosen via open-access polls on the club's official website and include contenders from both the men's and women's teams.

Month	Player	Competition	Opponent	Votes	Ref
October	Katie McCabe (IRL)	Women's Super League	Aston Villa	22.1%	[66]
January	Beth Mead (ENG)	Women's Super League	Brighton & Hove Albion	44%	[67]

Note: The other Goal of the Month awards were won by players on the men's team.

See also

• List of Arsenal W.F.C. seasons
• 2021–22 in English football