2019–20 Arsenal W.F.C. season

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Arsenal Women
2019–20 season
ManagerJoe Montemurro
StadiumMeadow Park
Women's Super League3rd
FA Women's CupQuarter-finals
WSL CupRunners-up
Champions LeagueQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Vivianne Miedema (16)
All: Vivianne Miedema (29)
Highest home attendance4,000 (vs Chelsea, 24 January 2020)
Lowest home attendance595 (vs Fiorentina, Champions League, 26 September 2019)
Average home league attendance2,209
Biggest win11–1 (vs Bristol City, 1 December 2019)
Biggest defeat1–4 (vs Chelsea, 24 January 2020)
All statistics correct as of 29 February 2020.

The 2019–20 season is Arsenal Women's Football Club's 34rd season of competitive football. The club participates in the Champions League, the Women's Super League, the FA Cup and the League Cup. The club is the defending Women's Super League champion.

Review[]

2019 FIFA Women's World Cup[]

The Dutch Lionesses finished runners-up in the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, with Van de Donk (pictured), Miedema and Roord.

The 2019–20 season is coming off the back of the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup which was played in France. A total of ten Gunners were competing at the World Cup with five different countries. Both Scotland and The Netherlands both had three Arsenal players in their roster: Jen Beattie, Kim Little and Lisa Evans for Scotland and Daniëlle van de Donk, Jill Roord and Vivianne Miedema for The Netherlands. Leah Williamson and Beth Mead were in the England squad while Pauline Peyraud-Magnin played for hosts France and Leonie Maier for Germany.

The Dutch got the furthest in the tournament, ultimately being defeated 2–0 by the United States in the final winning them the silver medal in only their second World Cup appearance. England got fourth place after losing the third place play-off against Sweden 1–2. France got knocked out in the quarter-finals by the United States (1–2), Germany was beaten 1–2 by Sweden in the quarter-finals and Scotland was not able to get out of their group.

Pre-season[]

Emirates Cup[]

The first pre-season friendly was against Bayern München in the Emirates Cup on 28 July, played in the Emirates Stadium. The women's team played this as a double-header with the men, who played Olympique Lyonnais later that afternoon. The team were still missing their Dutch and English internationals, who were not yet in training as they just returned from holiday after playing in the later stages of the World Cup. Aside from those missing internationals, the team had only been in pre-season for one and a half weeks whilst Bayern's season would start in a few weeks. Bayern won the match 0–1, with Melanie Leupolz heading in a free-kick in the first half. The match was overshadowed by Danielle Carter going off the field on a stretcher late in the second half. It was later revealed that she had sustained an ACL injury, which will keep her off the pitch for a long time. This just after she had come back from an ACL injury for which she had been out for almost a year.[1]

Coach Joe Montemurro admitted that the game came a bit too early in their pre-season, but that it was a great occasion to showcase the women's game to a bigger crowd. He would've liked to come up against opposition of this kind a bit further into the pre-season, but the chance came along to be part of the Emirates Cup. It was important though to make sure the World Cup players were given a good rest before starting pre-season at the club.[2]

Playing Europe's best[]

The first part of pre-season included the previously mentioned match against Bayern and further friendlies against VfL Wolfsburg (two-time Champions League winner and 2018-19 quarter-finalist) and FC Barcelona (2018-19 Champions League finalist). A 3–0 defeat against the current German champions in the Austrian mountains and a 2–5 defeat at home against Barça showed that the team still has work to do in order to prepare for the upcoming European season. One of the issues seems the absence of Lia Wälti, who is still recovering from a knee injury. She plays as defensive midfielder and Joe Montemurro has attempted to work around her injury by trying other players on that position or other formations, but none seem to have had the desired effect - a problem that will need solving before the season begins.[3]

Preparing for the domestic competition[]

After going head-to-head against the best European teams, Montemurro's team went on to play two more friendlies to prepare for the domestic season. They first played West Ham United behind closed doors, winning it 2–0.[4] The final pre-season game came on 25 August against North London rivals Tottenham Hotspur which was won 6–0 with a hat-trick by new signing Jill Roord and further goals by fellow new signing Jen Beattie, 2018/19 topscorer Vivianne Miedema and Jordan Nobbs, who returned to the pitch after being out since November 2018 with an ACL injury.[5]

September[]

Daniëlle van de Donk (pictured against Slavia Praha) scored the only goal in the 89th minute of the away tie against Manchester United.

The Gunners' season started in September with a home game against West Ham United (8 September), which saw the official debuts of Jill Roord, Leonie Maier and Manuela Zinsberger – Jen Beattie made her second debut for the club. Beth Mead put Arsenal ahead after 14 minutes and Roord scored on her debut before half-time. A second half goal by Martha Thomas saw West Ham bring the score to 2–1 and they could've leveled it just before the end of the match when they were awarded an indirect free-kick after Arsenal goalkeeper Zinsberger picked up what the referee perceived to be a backpass, but the shot was saved by Zinsberger.[6]

After more than five years Arsenal returned to the Champions League with their 12 September match in Italy against Fiorentina in which they ran out 0–4 winners thanks to two goals by Vivianne Miedema (who was missing from the West Ham match because of a tight hamstring), and a goal a piece by Lisa Evans and Kim Little. Advancement to the next round seems pretty certain, but Arsenal welcomes Fiorentina to Meadow Park on 26 September for the return fixture.[7]

On 16 September the Gunners traveled to Leigh Sports Village to play newly promoted Championship champions Manchester United. It was a very tight match, with good chances on both sides: Jane Ross had her promising attack stopped by Zinsberger and Miedema saw her attempts frustrated by Mary Earps. A 89th-minute goal from Daniëlle van de Donk proving to be the difference between the two teams that evening, the fixture ending in 0–1 and Arsenal maintaining their good start to the league season.[8]

The next competition to kick-off was the League Cup, in which Arsenal first traveled to newly-formed London City Lionesses on 22 September. On paper it should be a relatively easy tie against the second-tier Lionesses and so it turned out to be: Mead bagged a hat-trick while Roord and Mitchell got one each, ending the game at 0–5 and topping the group after this first game.[9]

Fiorentina visited Meadow Park for the first home Champions League game in more than five years on 26 September. Arsenal had already scored four away goals, thus this game shouldn't be more than a formality. A first-half penalty by Little and a second half goal from Miedema ended the game in 2–0, the Gunners winning the tie 6–0 on aggregate.[10]

League action returned when Brighton & Hove Albion visited Meadow Park on 29 September for the third league game of the season. The Gunners ran out clear 4–0 victors, with Little, Miedema, Van de Donk and Nobbs all bagging one goal each. Besides scoring one goal, Miedema also assisted the goals for Little and Van de Donk.[11]

October[]

Captain Kim Little scored a penalty in both Champions League ties against Slavia Praha.

After the October international break, Arsenal visited Chelsea at Kingsmeadow on 13 October. The Gunners took the early lead through a Van de Donk goal but seemed disjointed and underperforming in the second half, allowing in two Chelsea goals causing the first defeat this season and ending their run of 11 matches unbeaten. As a result of the 2–1 defeat, the team dropped down to third in the league rankings.[12]

A quick turn-around was needed, as the team played Slavia Praha in mid-week for the first tie in the round-of-16 of the Champions League. Arsenal showed how to bounce back, with Miedema scoring a hat-trick in the first half, before adding another one after the break and Little scoring a penalty. Leading 0–5, coach Montemurro opted to rest some players and take off McCabe and Williamson for Mitchell and Quinn and substituted Miedema off for Roord. Slavia were able to score twice after this, ending the game in 2–5 – taking home a clear advantage to Meadow Park in two weeks time.[13]

That Sunday (20 October), Charlton Athletic visited Meadow Park for the second match in the League Cup. Beattie scored her first goal back for the club in the 34th minute, before the game was wrapped up in a timespan of ten minutes with Van de Donk scoring twice, just before and after the break and Mead getting in on the scoring action too, ending the game in a clear 4–0 victory. Only point of worry was Miedema going off the pitch in the final stages of the match, after getting a kick to the calf - Montemurro had run out of substitutes and the Gunners played the remaining minutes with 10.[14]

Back to the league, Manchester City came to Arsenal's home on 27 October. City were the only side who hadn't dropped any points in the league yet and were on top of the league. Great play between Little and Miedema saw the latter score her 49th goal in as many starts for the club, slotting the ball low past City goalkeeper Ellie Roebuck. Her goal turned out to be the only one in the game, though Nobbs came very close in the latter stages of the second half, but missed an absolute sitter a few yards from the goal. With the 1–0 victory, Arsenal moved up to second, just one point behind Chelsea.[15]

Arsenal finished off October with a solid 8–0 thumping of Slavia in the Champions League return. The tie was already clearly in Arsenal's favour, having a three-goal advantage - meaning that Slavia would've needed to score at least four goals (away-goal rule) in order to progress. However, the home team left the visitors no chances, the Gunners were clearly on top in this fixture which saw Van de Donk and Miedema both score a hat-trick, with Little (penalty) and Roord each scoring one. Arsenal move on to the quarter-finals, the tie ending in 13–2 on aggregate.[16]

November[]

The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium played host to the first WSL North London Derby, turning out a record 38,262 spectators.

The first game of November was played at Brighton & Hove Albion on 3 November in the groupstage of the League Cup. No goals were scored in regular time, gaining both teams one point. Afterwards, a penalty shoot-out was held to determine the winner of another point. Little and Mead missed their penalties, four of the five Brighton players were able to score - giving the second point to Brighton.[17]

After the international break, the Gunners played Tottenham Hotspur on 17 November in the first women's league North London Derby, at the new Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The first half was pretty even between Arsenal and rivals Spurs, but in the end a league record crowd of 38,262 saw Arsenal win 2–0, thanks to second-half goals from Little and Miedema.[18]

Back to the League Cup, Arsenal welcomed Bristol City to Meadow Park on 21 November in this mid-week game in the League Cup. The game stayed 0–0 for a long time in the first half, but Little found the back of the net after 33 minutes. This was the start of plenty of Arsenal goals: Little scored two, as did Miedema. Further goals came from Roord, Nobbs and Beattie. The game ended in 7–0 with advancement to the knock-out stages of the League Cup all but secured.[19]

The last game of November, on the 24th was against bottom of the league Liverpool. Although standing last in the league, Liverpool hadn't conceded many goals throughout the season. This game was no different, a first-half goal by Miedema making the difference to decide this match: 1–0.[20]

December[]

Further information: Arsenal Women 11–1 Bristol City Women
Vivianne Miedema (pictured against Lewes) scored six goals and assisted four against Bristol City. She claimed the league's topscorer title for the second year running.

When Bristol City returned to Meadow Park for the league on 1 December, Arsenal continued where they left off in the League Cup 10 days prior. In a new record win for the Women's Super League, the Gunners put 11 goals past Bristol, in what could only be described as a Miedema masterclass. In her 70 minutes on the pitch, she scored six and assisted another four goals: two scored by Evans, and one each by Williamson and Nobbs. Miedema was thus involved in all ten goals scored when she was on the pitch. After being substituted, two further goals were scored: one by Mitchell - who substituted on for Miedema and one by Bristol's Yana Daniels, who put away a penalty rebound ending the game in 11–1.[21]

A week later on 8 December Arsenal went to Adams Park to take on Reading in the league. After a slow start (first 30 minutes) in which Reading played a high press, making it difficult for Arsenal to execute their game plan, Miedema was the first to score. Ten minutes later Little finished a superbe team-goal, engineered by her with one-touch passing between her, Nobbs and Williamson. After the break, not much changed for the scoreline until the first minute of extra time when Miedema dinked the ball over the keeper into the net after a long pass by Van de Donk, ending the game in 0–3.[22]

Arsenal welcomed London Bees on 11 December for the final groupstage game in the League Cup. The difference between the Super League champions and the Championship side was quite clear, a hattrick from both McCabe and Melisa Filis, a further two goals by Evans and one by Mead and a clean sheet producing the 9–0 end result.[23]

In the last game of 2019, Arsenal traveled to Everton on 15 December for their league game. Game started off well, Miedema scoring the first inside 15 minutes. Halfway through the first half, Gabrielle George collided with Mead causing the latter to be stretchered off the field, letting Arsenal fans - all to familiar with injuries over the last seasons - fear the worst. The second half produced the end result: a Little penalty, another Miedema goal and an Everton goal by Chloe Kelly ending the game in 1–3.[24] Luckily for the Gunners, Arsenal later reported that after taking x-rays of her leg, Mead's injuries weren't as bad as they seemed during the game - only sustaining bruising to her lower leg.[25]

January[]

Manuela Zinsberger (pictured in 2017) established herself as number one goalkeeper during this season.

The new year started off with a visit by Birmingham City to Meadow Park on 5 January. A first-half goal each from Little and Nobbs resulting in a 2–0 win. The Birmingham side had been a mainstay in the top four for recent seasons, but managerial changes and important players transferring out has left the club fighting to stay up thus far this season.[26]

A week later (12 January), the Gunners traveled to Brighton & Hove Albion. In the reverse fixture, Arsenal had beaten the Seagulls 4–0 and this match had the same result: first-half goals by Van de Donk and Roord and second-half goals by Nobbs and Mead ensuring another 0–4 win.[27]

In the mid-week on 15 January, Reading came to Meadow Park in the quarter finals of the league cup. A lone second-half (86th minute) strike by Kim Little the difference between the two sides, advancing the Gunners to the semi-finals.[28]

On 19 January, the Gunners welcomed Chelsea to Meadow Park. The first 20 minutes from the visitors was an onslaught, striking three times - by England, Kerr and Ingle, leaving the Gunners no chance to get into the game. Reiten scored a fourth in the second-half before Mead got a consolation goal. Manager Montemurro later admitted that he got the tactics wrong in attempting to press a bit higher up the pitch and stop them from playing through the middle and to create overloads in the middle of the park,[29] which allowed Chelsea to easily attack from the sides.[30]

Arsenal entered the season's FA Cup in the fourth round, drawing fellow WSL-side West Ham United. The Gunners had to get over the defeat against Chelsea in order to advance to the next round of the cup, playing against the Irons away on 26 January. A first-half goal by McCabe and a second-half one from Wälti giving the team the 0–2 win and advancement to the fifth round.[31]

In the other cup competition, the League Cup, Arsenal hosted Manchester City in the semi-finals on 29 January. A close match, but with Arsenal taking a 2–0 lead in the first half with goals from Miedema and Van de Donk. City got one back in the second half through Bonner, but the end result was 2–1, sending Arsenal through to the final against Chelsea.[32]

February[]

Celebrations after Leah Williamson equalizes in the League Cup final.

Arsenal visited the Academy Stadium on 2 February to play Manchester City for the league, only four days after their League Cup semi-final victory. This time around though the roles are reversed with City scoring two goals around half time. Van de Donk put one in the back of the net halfway through the second half to produce the end result: 2–1.[33]

After the little snag in the Gunners' league campaign, they visited Liverpool on 13 February. Liverpool went a goal up early in the first half via Babajide. Miedema scored the equalizer halfway through, for Nobbs to add to the talley just minutes later. Just before half-time, Liverpool drew back level via Furness to got 2–2 into the break. Late in the second half, Arsenal were able to get the result they wanted: Miedema scoring to end the game 3–2.[34]

For the fifth round in the FA Cup, the Gunners were scheduled to play Lewes on 16 February, but due to adverse weather conditions the game had to be postponed until a week later at 23 February, which in turn postponed the hometie against Reading for the league. A debut goal for winter-signing Foord and a strike by Van de Donk secured advancement to the quarter-finals: 2–0.[35]

The City Ground played host for the League Cup final against Chelsea. Arsenal had advanced to the final after beating Reading and Manchester City in the knockout phase, while Chelsea had gone past Aston Villa and Manchester United. Chelsea were quick to get a goal behind Zinsberger: England scoring in the ninth minute of the game. Both teams had spells of possession, but Arsenal seemed more in control of the game. Williamson equalized in the 85th minute, only to see it outdone by England scoring her second goal of the evening in the second minute of stoppage time, ending the game 1–2.[36]

Season curtailed due to COVID-19[]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the FA decided to suspend the league on 13 March,[37] first until April but later indefinitively. On 25 May it was announced that the season will not be continued,[38] with the end standings determined on 5 June based on points per game, resulting in a third place for Arsenal.[39] The season's Champions League play-offs will be played in August,[40] while the FA Cup will be finished in September.[41]

Squad statistics[]

Statistics as of 29 February 2020

Appearances and goals[]

No. Name Date of Birth (Age) Since Last Contract 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 (aged 23) 2019 May 2019 [42] 12 0 2 0 4 0 1 0 19 0
18 France Pauline Peyraud-Magnin (1992-03-17)17 March 1992 (aged 27) 2018 July 2018 [43] 3 0 0 0 4 0 3 0 10 0
Defenders
3 Scotland Emma Mitchell (out on loan) (1992-09-19)19 September 1992 (aged 26) 2013 April 2018 [44] 2 1 0 0 3 1 3 0 8 2
5 Scotland Jen Beattie (1991-05-13)13 May 1991 (aged 28) 2019 June 2019 [45] 10 0 1 0 4 2 4 0 19 2
6 England Leah Williamson (1997-03-29)29 March 1997 (aged 22) 2014 March 2018 [46] 15 1 2 0 5 1 4 0 26 2
16 Republic of Ireland Louise Quinn (1990-06-17)17 June 1990 (aged 29) 2017 May 2019 [47] 6 0 2 0 6 0 3 0 17 0
20 Germany Leonie Maier (1992-09-29)29 September 1992 (aged 26) 2019 May 2019 [48] 13 0 2 0 6 0 2 0 23 0
Midfielders
2 Denmark Katrine Veje (1991-06-19)19 June 1991 (aged 28) 2019 January 2019 [49] 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0
7 Netherlands Daniëlle van de Donk (1991-08-05)5 August 1991 (aged 28) 2015 March 2019 [50] 15 5 2 1 7 3 6 3 30 12
8 England Jordan Nobbs (1992-12-08)8 December 1992 (aged 26) 2010 April 2020 [51] 14 5 1 0 7 1 3 0 25 6
10 Scotland Kim Little (captain) (1990-06-29)29 June 1990 (aged 29) 2016 August 2019 [52] 12 5 1 0 4 3 4 4 21 12
13 Switzerland Lia Wälti (1993-04-19)19 April 1993 (aged 26) 2018 December 2019 [53] 10 0 1 1 6 0 3 0 20 1
14 Netherlands Jill Roord (1997-04-22)22 April 1997 (aged 22) 2019 May 2019 [54] 14 2 2 0 8 2 4 1 28 5
22 Austria Viktoria Schnaderbeck (1991-01-04)4 January 1991 (aged 28) 2018 May 2018 [55] 10 0 1 0 6 0 3 0 20 0
26 England Ruby Grant (2002-04-15)15 April 2002 (aged 17) 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 0
27 England Melisa Filis (2002-07-30)30 July 2002 (aged 17) 1 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 4 3
Forwards
9 England Danielle Carter (1993-05-18)18 May 1993 (aged 26) 2009 August 2017 [56] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Netherlands Vivianne Miedema (1996-07-15)15 July 1996 (aged 23) 2017 December 2018 [57] 14 16 2 0 7 3 4 10 27 29
15 Republic of Ireland Katie McCabe (1995-09-21)21 September 1995 (aged 23) 2015 March 2019 [58] 13 0 1 1 6 3 3 0 23 4
17 Scotland Lisa Evans (1992-05-21)21 May 1992 (aged 27) 2017 December 2018 [59] 15 2 2 0 7 2 4 1 28 5
19 Australia Caitlin Foord (1994-11-11)11 November 1994 (aged 24) 2020 January 2020 [60] 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 1
23 England Beth Mead (1995-05-09)9 May 1995 (aged 24) 2017 November 2019 [61] 14 3 1 0 7 5 4 0 26 8

Goalscorers[]

Rank Position Name Super League FA Cup League Cup UWCL Total
1 FW Netherlands Vivianne Miedema 16 0 3 10 29
2 MF Scotland Kim Little 5 0 3 4 12
3 MF Netherlands Daniëlle van de Donk 5 1 3 3 12
4 FW England Beth Mead 3 0 5 0 8
5 MF England Jordan Nobbs 5 0 1 0 6
6 FW Scotland Lisa Evans 2 0 2 1 5
7 MF Netherlands Jill Roord 2 0 2 1 5
8 FW Republic of Ireland Katie McCabe 0 1 3 0 4
9 MF England Melisa Filis 0 0 3 0 3
10 DF Scotland Emma Mitchell 1 0 1 0 2
DF England Leah Williamson 1 0 1 0 2
DF Scotland Jen Beattie 0 0 2 0 2
13 MF Switzerland Lia Wälti 0 1 0 0 1
FW Australia Caitlin Foord 0 1 0 0 1
Total 40 4 29 19 92

Disciplinary record[]

Rank 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 FW Republic of Ireland Katie McCabe 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 6 0
2 MF Netherlands Jill Roord 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
3 MF Netherlands Daniëlle van de Donk 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 0
4 FW England Beth Mead 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
DF Scotland Jen Beattie 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
6 GK Austria Manuela Zinsberger 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF Austria Viktoria Schnaderbeck 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF Germany Leonie Maier 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW Netherlands Vivianne Miedema 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF Switzerland Lia Wälti 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 18 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 24 0

Clean sheets[]

Rank Name Super League FA Cup League Cup UWCL Total
1 Austria Manuela Zinsberger 6 2 2 1 11
2 France Pauline Peyraud-Magnin 2 0 4 2 8
Total 8 1 6 3 18

Transfers, loans and other signings[]

Current injuries[]

Position No. Player Injury Last game Estimated return
FW 9 England Danielle Carter Knee (ACL) vs. Bayern München, 28 July 2019 Unknown [89]
MF 2 Denmark Katrine Veje Foot vs. Brighton & Hove Albion, 11 November 2019 Short-term [90]
MF 10 Scotland Kim Little Foot vs. Chelsea, 19 January 2020 This season [91]
MF 13 Switzerland Lia Wälti Hamstring [92] vs. Manchester City, 29 January 2020 This season [93]
FW 23 England Beth Mead Knee (MCL) vs. Liverpool, 13 February 2020 This season [94]

Suspensions[]

Position No. Player Games suspended Reason
MF 14 Netherlands Jill Roord 1/1 vs. Liverpool, 13 February 2020 Accumulated five (domestic) yellow cards

Pre-season[]

Emirates Cup[]

28 July 2019 Arsenal 0–1 Germany Bayern München Holloway, London
12:30 BST Leupolz 24' Stadium: Emirates Stadium

Friendlies[]

7 August 2019 VfL Wolfsburg Germany 3–0 Arsenal Kössen, Austria
15:30 CEST
Report Stadium: Kaiserwinkl Arena
14 August 2019 Arsenal 2–5 Spain FC Barcelona Borehamwood, Hertfordshire
19:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
18 August 2019 Arsenal 2–0 West Ham United Behind closed doors at Borehamwood, Hertfordshire
Note: No official information on goal scorers just score.
25 August 2019 Arsenal 6–0 Tottenham Hotspur Borehamwood, Hertfordshire
14:00 BST
Report Stadium: Meadow Park

Competitions[]

Women's Super League[]

Main article: 2019–20 FA WSL

Matches[]

8 September 2019 1 Arsenal 2–1 West Ham United Borehamwood, Hertfordshire
14:30 BST
Report
  • Leon Yellow card 44'
  • Thomas 58'
 Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 1,795
Referee: Stacey Pearson
16 September 2019 2 Manchester United 0–1 Arsenal Leigh, Greater Manchester
19:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Leigh Sports Village
Attendance: 2,530
Referee: Abigail Byrne
29 September 2019 3 Arsenal 4–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Borehamwood, Hertfordshire
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 1,607
Referee: Elliot Swallow
13 October 2019 4 Chelsea 2–1 Arsenal Kingston upon Thames, London
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 4,149
Referee: Rebecca Welch
27 October 2019 5 Arsenal 1–0 Manchester City Borehamwood, Hertfordshire
14:30 GMT
Report
  • Bonner Yellow card 80'
 Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 2,424
Referee: Rebecca Walsh
17 November 2019 6 Tottenham Hotspur 0–2 Arsenal Tottenham, London
14:00 GMT
Report
  • Little 66'
  • Miedema 82'
 Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Attendance: 38,262
Referee: Abigail Byrne
24 November 2019 7 Arsenal 1–0 Liverpool Borehamwood, Hertfordshire
14:00 GMT
  • Miedema 28'
 Report Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 2,017
Referee: Elizabeth Simms
1 December 2019 8 Arsenal 11–1 Bristol City Borehamwood, Hertfordshire
14:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 1,513
Referee: Helen Conley
Note: New FA WSL record scoreline
8 December 2019 9 Reading 0–3 Arsenal High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
14:00 GMT
Report
  • Miedema 28', 90+1'
  • Little 37'
 Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 943
Referee: Richard Hulme
15 December 2019 10 Everton 1–3 Arsenal Southport
14:00 GMT
Report
  • Miedema 14', 57'
  • Little 55'
 Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 451
Referee: Benjamin Speedie
5 January 2020 11 Arsenal 2–0 Birmingham City Borehamwood, Hertfordshire
14:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 2,106
Referee: Elizabeth Simms
12 January 2020 12 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–4 Arsenal Crawley, West Sussex
14:00 GMT Report
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 1,312
Referee: Kirsty Dowle
19 January 2020 13 Arsenal 1–4 Chelsea Borehamwood, Hertfordshire
14:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Abigail Bryne
Note: New Arsenal Women record attendance at Meadow Park.
2 February 2020 14 Manchester City 2–1 Arsenal Manchester, Greater Manchester
14:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 3,664
Referee: Stacey Pearson
13 February 2020 15 Liverpool 2–3 Arsenal Chester, Cheshire
19:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Deva Stadium
Attendance: 660
Referee: Rebecca Welch
Note: Moved from Prenton Park[95]
23 February 2020 Arsenal Postponed Reading Borehamwood, Hertfordshire
14:00 GMT Stadium: Meadow Park
Note: Postponed due to FA Cup tie to be played, which was postponed due to adverse weather conditions [96]
22 March 2020 16 Bristol City Postponed Arsenal Filton, South Gloucestershire
15:00 GMT Stadium: Stoke Gifford Stadium
29 March 2020 17 West Ham United Postponed Arsenal Romford, London
15:00 BST Stadium:
5 April 2020 18 Arsenal Postponed Manchester United Borehamwood, Hertfordshire
14:00 BST Stadium: Meadow Park
26 April 2020 19 Birmingham City Postponed Arsenal Solihull, West Midlands
14:00 BST Stadium: Damson Park
13 May 2020 20 Arsenal – Tottenham Hotspur Borehamwood, Hertfordshire
19:30 BST Stadium: Meadow Park
Note: Originally scheduled for 9 February, postponed due to adverse weather conditions [97]
16 May 2020 21 Arsenal – Everton Borehamwood, Hertfordshire
Stadium: Meadow Park

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG Qualification
1 Chelsea (C) 15 12 3 0 47 11 +36 39 2.60 Qualification for the Champions League
2 Manchester City 16 13 1 2 39 9 +30 40 2.50
3 Arsenal 15 12 0 3 40 13 +27 36 2.40
4 Manchester United 14 7 2 5 24 12 +12 23 1.64
5 Reading 14 6 3 5 21 24 −3 21 1.50
Source: FA WSL, BBC
Rules for classification: Initially: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored. After abandonment of season: 1) Points per game
(C) Champion


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
15 12 0 3 40 13  +27 36 6 0 1 22 6  +16 6 0 2 18 7  +11

Last updated: 13 February 2020.
Source: FA WSL

Results by matchday[]

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundHAHAHAHHAAHAHAAAAHAHH
ResultWWWLWWWWWWWWLLW
Position131323311111233
Updated to match(es) played on 13 February 2020. Source: FA WSL
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

FA Cup[]

Main article: 2019–20 Women's FA Cup

As a member of the top two tiers, Arsenal entered the FA Cup in the fourth round. The stages of the FA Cup from the quarter-finals were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[98]

26 January 2020 Fourth round West Ham United 0–2 Arsenal Romford, London
14:00 GMT
Stadium:
23 February 2020 Fifth round Arsenal 2–0 Lewes Borehamwood, Hertfordshire
13:00 GMT
  • Foord 54'
  • Van de Donk 84'
 Stadium: Meadow Park
Note: Originally scheduled for 16 February, postponed due to adverse weather conditions [99]
Game televised on the BBC Red Button
15 March 2020 Quarter-finals Arsenal Postponed Tottenham Hotspur Borehamwood, Hertfordshire
Stadium: Meadow Park
26/27 September 2020 Quarter-finals Arsenal – Tottenham Hotspur Borehamwood, Hertfordshire
13:00 GMT Stadium: Meadow Park

League Cup[]

Main article: 2019–20 FA Women's League Cup

Group stage[]

Group B

22 September 2019 1 London City Lionesses 0–5 Arsenal Dartford, Kent
14:00 BST Report
Stadium: Princes Park
Attendance: 577
Referee: Jacob Miles
20 October 2019 2 Arsenal 4–0 Charlton Athletic Borehamwood, Hertfordshire
14:00 BST
Report Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 1,171
Referee: Andrew Humphries
3 November 2019 3 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–0
(4–2 p)		 Arsenal Crawley, West Sussex
14:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 761
Referee: Paul Howard
Penalties
21 November 2019 4 Arsenal 7–0 Bristol City Borehamwood, Hertfordshire
19:30 GMT
Report Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 805
Referee: Louise Saunders
11 December 2019 5 Arsenal 9–0 London Bees Borehamwood, Hertfordshire
19:30 GMT
Report Stadium: Meadow Park
Referee: Lisa Benn
Pos Team
 Pld W WPEN LPEN L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ARS BHA BRI LON CHA LCL
1 Arsenal 5 4 0 1 0 25 0 +25 13 Advance to Knock-out stage — — 7–0 9–0 4–0 —
2 Brighton & Hove Albion 5 3 1 0 1 13 4 +9 11 0–0 — 1–2 — — —
3 Bristol City 5 3 0 1 1 11 11 0 10 — — — 3–0 — 1–1
4 London Bees 5 1 1 0 3 3 17 −14 5 — 0–5 — — 0–0 —
5 Charlton Athletic 5 1 0 1 3 3 12 −9 4 — 0–3 2–5 — — 1–0
6 London City Lionesses 5 0 1 0 4 3 14 −11 2 0–5 2–4 — 0–3 — —
Updated to match(es) played on 11 December 2019. Source: thefa.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head record

Knockout phase[]

15 January 2020 Quarter-final Arsenal 1–0 Reading Borehamwood, Hertfordshire
19:30 GMT
Stadium: Meadow Park
Referee: Emily Heaslip
29 January 2020 Semi-final Arsenal 2–1 Manchester City Borehamwood, Hertfordshire
19:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
Referee: Abigail Byrne
29 February 2020 Final Arsenal 1–2 Chelsea West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire
17:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 6,743
Referee: Helen Conley

Champions League[]

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

The stages beyond the round of 16 the Champions League knockout stages for were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. UEFA has allowed six (new) additional players to be registered for the club to play in these matches.[100]

Round of 32[]

Main article: 2019–20 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase § Round of 32
12 September 2019 First leg Fiorentina Italy 0–4 Arsenal Florence, Italy
19:00 CEST
  • Philtjens Yellow card 34'
 Report
  • Miedema 18', 51'
  • Little 32'
  • Evans 55'
 Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 5,338
Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)
26 September 2019 Second leg Arsenal 2–0 Italy Fiorentina Borehamwood, Hertfordshire
19:30 BST
  • Little 43' (pen)
  • Miedema 74'
 Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 595
Referee: Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania)

Round of 16[]

Main article: 2019–20 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase § Round of 16
16 October 2019 First leg Slavia Praha Czech Republic 2–5 Arsenal Prague, Czech Republic
18:30 CEST
Report
  • Miedema 24', 26', 39', 52'
  • Beattie Yellow card 38'
  • McCabe Yellow card 38'
  • Little 58' (pen)
 Stadium: Sinobo Stadium
Attendance: 5,248
Referee: Eleni Antoniou (Greece)
31 October 2019 Second leg Arsenal 8–0 Czech Republic Slavia Praha Borehamwood, Hertfordshire
19:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 668
Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany)

Quarter-finals[]

Main article: 2019–20 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase § Quarter-finals
22 August 2020 Quarter-final Arsenal 1–2 France Paris Saint-Germain San Sebastián, Spain
20:00 CEST
Stadium: Anoeta Stadium
Note: Behind closed doors.

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