2021–22 FA WSL

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FA WSL
Season2021–22
Dates3 September 2021 – 8 May 2022
Matches played57
Goals scored166 (2.91 per match)
Top goalscorerSam Kerr
(9 goals)
Biggest home winArsenal 5–0 Manchester City
26 September 2021
Manchester City 5–0 Aston Villa
20 November 2021
Chelsea 5–0 Birmingham City
21 November 2021
Manchester United 5–0 Aston Villa
19 December 2021
Biggest away winBirmingham City 0–5 Brighton & Hove Albion
12 September 2021
Manchester United 1–6 Chelsea
26 September 2021
Highest scoringManchester United 1–6 Chelsea
26 September 2021
Longest winning run7 matches
Chelsea
Longest unbeaten run9 matches
Arsenal
Longest winless run10 matches
Birmingham City
Longest losing run9 matches
Leicester City
Highest attendance8,705
Arsenal 3–2 Chelsea
(5 September 2021)
Lowest attendance298
Birmingham City 0–3 Reading
(7 November 2021)
2022–23 →
All statistics correct as of 19 December 2021.

The 2021–22 FA WSL season (also known as the Barclays FA Women's Super League for sponsorship reasons) is the 11th season of the FA Women's Super League (WSL) since it was formed in 2010.[1] It is the fourth season after the rebranding of the four highest levels in English women's football.

Teams[]

Twelve teams contest the 2021–22 FA WSL season. At the end of the previous season, Bristol City were relegated after four seasons in the WSL while Leicester City were promoted for the first time.[2]

Locations of the 2021–22 FA WSL teams
Team Location Ground Capacity 2020–21 season
Arsenal Borehamwood Meadow Park 4,502 3rd
Aston Villa Walsall Bescot Stadium 11,000 10th
Birmingham City Birmingham St Andrew's 29,409 11th
Brighton & Hove Albion Crawley Broadfield Stadium 6,134 6th
Chelsea Kingston upon Thames Kingsmeadow 4,850 1st
Everton Liverpool Walton Hall Park 2,200 5th
Leicester City Leicester King Power Stadium 32,312 WC, 1st
Manchester City Manchester Academy Stadium 7,000 2nd
Manchester United Leigh Leigh Sports Village 12,000 4th
Reading Reading Madejski Stadium 24,161 7th
Tottenham Hotspur Canons Park The Hive Stadium 6,500 8th
West Ham United Dagenham Victoria Road 6,078 9th

Stadium changes[]

Two teams changed home ground prior to the start of the season: Birmingham City relocated from Damson Park to St Andrew's, home of the team's male affiliate since 1906.[3] Leicester City prepared for their maiden WSL season by moving to their parent club's main stadium, King Power Stadium, with Burton Albion's Pirelli Stadium serving as backup when fixtures clash with Leicester's men's side.[4]

Personnel and kits[]

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Arsenal Sweden Jonas Eidevall Scotland Kim Little Adidas Fly Emirates
Aston Villa England Carla Ward Germany Marisa Ewers Kappa Cazoo
Birmingham City England Darren Carter (interim) Republic of Ireland Louise Quinn Nike SmartMeds
Brighton & Hove Albion England Hope Powell England Danielle Bowman Nike American Express
Chelsea England Emma Hayes Sweden Magdalena Eriksson Nike Three
Everton France Jean-Luc Vasseur Scotland Lucy Graham Hummel MegaFon
Leicester City England England Sophie Barker Adidas FBS
Manchester City Wales Gareth Taylor England Steph Houghton Puma Etihad Airways
Manchester United England Marc Skinner England Katie Zelem Adidas TeamViewer
Reading England Kelly Chambers Wales Natasha Harding Macron YLD
Tottenham Hotspur England Rehanne Skinner Canada Shelina Zadorsky Nike AIA
West Ham United New Zealand Olli Harder England Gilly Flaherty Umbro Betway

Managerial changes[]

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Aston Villa England Marcus Bignot (interim) End of interim period[5] 10 May 2021 End of season (10th) England Carla Ward 20 May 2021[6]
Birmingham City England Carla Ward Resigned[7] 16 May 2021 End of season (11th) Scotland Scott Booth 30 June 2021[8]
Arsenal Australia Joe Montemurro Resigned[9] 16 May 2021 End of season (3rd) Sweden Jonas Eidevall 28 June 2021[10]
Manchester United England Casey Stoney Resigned[11] 16 May 2021 End of season (4th) England Marc Skinner 29 July 2021[12]
Everton Scotland Willie Kirk Sacked[13] 16 October 2021 8th France Jean-Luc Vasseur 29 October 2021[14]
Birmingham City Scotland Scott Booth Sacked[15] 18 November 2021 11th England Tony Elliott (interim) 18 November 2021
Birmingham City England Tony Elliott (interim) End of interim period[16] 21 November 2021 11th England Darren Carter (interim) 21 November 2021[16]
Leicester City England Jonathan Morgan Sacked[17] 25 November 2021 12th England Emile Heskey (interim) 25 November 2021[17]
Leicester City England Emile Heskey (interim) End of interim period[18] 6 December 2021 12th England 6 December 2021[18]

League table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Arsenal 9 8 1 0 30 3 +27 25 Qualification for the Champions League second round
2 Chelsea 9 7 0 2 27 6 +21 21
3 Tottenham Hotspur 10 6 2 2 12 7 +5 20 Qualification for the Champions League first round
4 Manchester United 10 5 3 2 19 13 +6 18
5 Brighton & Hove Albion 9 5 0 4 12 9 +3 15
6 Manchester City 9 4 1 4 19 18 +1 13
7 West Ham United 9 3 4 2 12 11 +1 13
8 Reading 9 4 1 4 11 12 −1 13
9 Everton 10 3 2 5 9 16 −7 11
10 Aston Villa 10 3 1 6 6 22 −16 10
11 Leicester City 10 1 0 9 5 23 −18 3
12 Birmingham City 10 0 1 9 4 26 −22 1 Relegation to the Championship
Updated to match(es) played on 19 December 2021. Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

Results[]

Home \ Away ARS ASV BIR BHA CHE EVE LEI MCI MNU REA TOT WHU
Arsenal — 3–2 3–0 4–0 5–0 4–0
Aston Villa 0–4 — 0–1 2–1 1–2
Birmingham City 0–1 — 0–5 2–3 0–2 0–3
Brighton & Hove Albion 0–1 — 1–0 0–2 2–1 2–0
Chelsea 5–0 3–1 — 4–0 2–0
Everton 3–1 0–1 — 0–4 1–1 1–1
Leicester City 2–0 0–1 — 1–4 1–3 0–2
Manchester City 5–0 0–4 — 1–2 0–2
Manchester United 0–2 5–0 1–6 2–2 — 2–0
Reading 0–4 3–0 2–0 1–0 0–3 —
Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 —
West Ham United 1–1 1–1 4–0 2–2 1–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 19 December 2021. Source: The FA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by round[]

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological progress, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for round 13, but then postponed and played between rounds 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for round 16.

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
Arsenal4211111111
Chelsea7643222222
Tottenham Hotspur6422334433
Manchester United3364455654
Brighton & Hove Albion2157543345
Manchester City1789979766
West Ham United10875667577
Reading111111121098888
Everton12129881010999
Aston Villa5536786101010
Leicester City891010121212121211
Birmingham City9101211111111111112
Leader and Champions League second round
Champions League second round
Champions League first round
Relegation to Championship
Updated to match(es) played on 19 December 2021. Source: FA WSL

Results by round[]

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
ArsenalWWWWWWDWW
Aston VillaWDWLLLWLLL
Birmingham CityLLLLDLLLLL
Brighton & Hove AlbionWWLLWWWLL
ChelseaLWWWWWWWL
EvertonLLWWLLDWDL
Leicester CityLLLLLLLLLW
Manchester CityWLLLDWLWW
Manchester UnitedWWLWDDDLWW
ReadingLLLLWWDWW
Tottenham HotspurWWWWLDDLWW
West Ham UnitedLDWWDLDWD
Updated to match(es) played on 19 December 2021. Source: The FA
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

Season statistics[]

Top scorers[]

As of 19 December 2021
Rank Player Club Goals[19]
1 Australia Sam Kerr Chelsea 9
2 Netherlands Vivianne Miedema Arsenal 7
3 England Fran Kirby Chelsea 6
Scotland Kim Little Arsenal
5 England Ella Toone Manchester United 5
6 England Lauren Hemp Manchester City 4
Republic of Ireland Katie McCabe Arsenal
England Beth Mead Arsenal
England Rachel Williams Tottenham
9 England Remi Allen Aston Villa 3
England Natasha Dowie Reading
Canada Jessie Fleming Chelsea
Denmark Pernille Harder Chelsea
Norway Frida Maanum Arsenal
Canada Deanne Rose Reading
England Alessia Russo Manchester United

Top assists[]

As of 19 December 2021
Rank Player Club Assists[20]
1 England Fran Kirby Chelsea 5
Republic of Ireland Katie McCabe Arsenal
3 England Beth Mead Arsenal 4
England Ella Toone Manchester United
5 England Hannah Blundell Manchester United 3
Scotland Erin Cuthbert Chelsea
Australia Sam Kerr Chelsea
Netherlands Vivianne Miedema Arsenal
Australia Hayley Raso Manchester City
10 England Izzy Christiansen Everton 2
Norway Amalie Eikeland Reading
England Gilly Flaherty West Ham United
Canada Jessie Fleming Chelsea
England Alex Greenwood Manchester City
England Nikita Parris Arsenal
England Molly Pike Leicester City
Norway Guro Reiten Chelsea
Canada Deanne Rose Reading
England Alessia Russo Manchester United
South Korea Ji So-yun Chelsea
Czech Republic Kateřina Svitková West Ham United
England Rachel Williams Tottenham
England Lotte Wubben-Moy Arsenal

Clean sheets[]

As of 19 December 2021
Rank Player Club Clean
sheets[21]
1 Austria Manuela Zinsberger Arsenal 6
2 Germany Ann-Katrin Berger Chelsea 4
England Mary Earps Manchester United
Republic of Ireland Grace Moloney Reading
England Megan Walsh Brighton & Hove Albion
6 Australia Mackenzie Arnold West Ham United 3
7 France Karima Benameur Taieb Manchester City 2
England Hannah Hampton Aston Villa
Finland Tinja-Riikka Korpela Tottenham Hotspur
England Sandy MacIver Everton
Sweden Zećira Mušović Chelsea
Jamaica Rebecca Spencer Tottenham Hotspur

Hat-tricks[]

As of 19 December 2021
Player For Against Result Date
Australia Sam Kerr Chelsea Birmingham City 5–0 (H) 21 November 2021

Discipline[]

As of 19 December 2021
Most yellow cards Total Most red cards Total Ref.
Player Republic of Ireland Katie McCabe (Arsenal)
Scotland Lisa Robertson ( Birmingham City) 		4 France Hawa Cissoko (West Ham United)
England Jemma Purfield (Leicester City)
England Georgia Stanway (Manchester City)
England Rachel Williams (Tottenham Hotspur) 		1 [22]
Club Tottenham Hotspur 16 Leicester City
Manchester City
Tottenham Hotspur
West Ham United 		1 [23]

Awards[]

Monthly awards[]

Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month Goal of the Month Ref.
Manager Club Player Club Player Club
September Sweden Jonas Eidevall Arsenal England Beth Mead Arsenal Denmark Pernille Harder (vs Manchester United) Chelsea [24][25]
October Sweden Jonas Eidevall Arsenal Republic of Ireland Katie McCabe Arsenal Republic of Ireland Katie McCabe (vs Aston Villa) Arsenal [26][27]
November England Kelly Chambers Reading Canada Jessie Fleming Chelsea England Alessia Russo (vs Tottenham Hotspur) Manchester United [28]

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