2025–26 Arsenal W.F.C. season

Arsenal Women
2025–26 season
OwnerKroenke Sports & Entertainment
ManagerRenée Slegers
StadiumEmirates Stadium
Meadow Park
(select games)
Super League3rd
FA CupFourth round
League CupQuarter-finals
Champions LeaguePlay-offs
Champions CupSemi-final
Top goalscorerLeague:
Stina Blackstenius
Alessia Russo
(5 each)

All:
Alessia Russo (9)
Highest home attendance56,537 (vs Chelsea, WSL, 8 November 2025)
at Emirates Stadium
Lowest home attendance3,023 (vs Lyon, Champions League, 7 October 2025)
at Meadow Park
Average home league attendance36,214
Biggest win5–1 (vs West Ham United (A), WSL, 12 September 2025)
Biggest defeat2–3 (vs Manchester City (A), WSL, 4 October 2025)
1–2 (vs. Lyon (H), Champions League, 7 October 2025)
2–3 (vs Bayern Munich (A), Champions League, 12 November 2025)
All statistics correct as of 13 December 2025.

The 2025–26 season is Arsenal Women's Football Club's 39th season of competitive football. The club will participate in the Women's Super League, the FA Cup, the League Cup and the Champions League.

On 10 June 2025, the club announced that Emirates Stadium will host all 11 WSL home games for the first time, alongside Champions League knock-out rounds subject to qualification.[1] League phase games of the Champions League and all domestic cup home matches will continue to be played at Meadow Park, which was upgraded to meet UEFA regulations.[2]

Squad information & statistics

First team squad

No. Name Date of birth (age) Since Last contract Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 Manuela Zinsberger (1995-10-19) 19 October 1995 2019 January 2024[3] Bayern Munich
14 Daphne van Domselaar (2000-03-06) 6 March 2000 2024 July 2024[4] Aston Villa
28 Anneke Borbe (2000-09-17) 17 September 2000 2025 July 2025[5] VfL Wolfsburg
Defenders
2 Emily Fox (1998-07-05) 5 July 1998 2024 January 2024[6] North Carolina Courage
3 Lotte Wubben-Moy (1999-01-11) 11 January 1999 2020 April 2025 [7] University of North Carolina
5 Laia Codina (2000-01-22) 22 January 2000 2023 August 2023[8] Barcelona
6 Leah Williamson (1997-03-29) 29 March 1997 2014 May 2024[9] Homegrown
7 Steph Catley (1994-01-26) 26 January 1994 2020 June 2023[10] Melbourne City
11 Katie McCabe (1995-09-21) 21 September 1995 2015 September 2023[11] Shelbourne
22 Jenna Nighswonger (2000-11-28) 28 November 2000 2025 January 2025[12] Gotham FC
24 Taylor Hinds (1999-04-25) 25 April 1999 2025 July 2025[13] Liverpool
26 Katie Reid (2006-09-25) 25 September 2006 2024 October 2024[14] Homegrown
Midfielders
8 Mariona Caldentey (1996-03-19) 19 March 1996 2024 July 2024[15] Barcelona
10 Kim Little (c) (1990-06-29) 29 June 1990 2016 February 2025[16] Seattle Reign
12 Frida Maanum (1999-07-16) 16 July 1999 2021 May 2025[17] Linköpings FC
21 Victoria Pelova (1999-06-03) 3 June 1999 2023 January 2023[18] Ajax
32 Kyra Cooney-Cross (2002-02-15) 15 February 2002 2023 September 2023[19] Hammarby IF
Forwards
9 Beth Mead (1995-05-09) 9 May 1995 2017 December 2022[20] Sunderland
15 Olivia Smith (2004-08-05) 5 August 2004 2025 July 2025[21] Liverpool
18 Chloe Kelly (1998-01-15) 15 January 1998 2025 July 2025[22] Manchester City
19 Caitlin Foord (1994-11-11) 11 November 1994 2020 June 2023[23] Sydney FC
23 Alessia Russo (1999-02-08) 8 February 1999 2023 September 2025[24] Manchester United
25 Stina Blackstenius (1996-02-05) 5 February 1996 2022 May 2024[25] BK Häcken

Statistics

Statistics as of 17 December 2025

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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Daphne van Domselaar 9 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 13 0
28 Anneke Borbe 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0
Defenders
2 Emily Fox 10+1 0 0 0 0 0 4+2 1 14+3 1
3 Lotte Wubben-Moy 5+2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 10+2 0
5 Laia Codina 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0 1+3 0
6 Leah Williamson 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0+2 0
7 Steph Catley 11 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 17 0
11 Katie McCabe 10+1 1 0 0 0 0 4+2 0 14+3 1
22 Jenna Nighswonger 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
24 Taylor Hinds 2+7 0 0 0 0 0 4+2 0 6+9 0
26 Katie Reid 5+1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6+1 0
Midfielders
8 Mariona Caldentey 11 1 0 0 0 0 6 1 17 2
10 Kim Little (c) 8+1 0 0 0 0 0 3+1 0 11+2 0
12 Frida Maanum 4+5 3 0 0 0 0 2+3 0 6+8 3
21 Victoria Pelova 3+4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5+4 0
32 Kyra Cooney-Cross 3+3 0 0 0 0 0 4+2 0 7+5 0
Forwards
9 Beth Mead 7+4 0 0 0 0 0 5+1 3 12+5 3
15 Olivia Smith 6+4 3 0 0 0 0 4+2 1 10+6 4
18 Chloe Kelly 1+7 2 0 0 0 0 2+2 0 3+9 2
19 Caitlin Foord 8+3 1 0 0 0 0 1+5 0 9+8 1
23 Alessia Russo 11 5 0 0 0 0 6 4 17 9
25 Stina Blackstenius 4+6 5 0 0 0 0 1+5 0 5+11 5

Goalscorers

Rank No. Position Name Super League FA Cup League Cup UWCL Total
1 23 FW Alessia Russo 5 0 0 4 9
2 25 FW Stina Blackstenius 5 0 0 0 5
3 15 FW Olivia Smith 3 0 0 1 4
4 9 FW Beth Mead 0 0 0 3 3
12 MF Frida Maanum 3 0 0 0 3
6 8 MF Mariona Caldentey 1 0 0 1 2
18 FW Chloe Kelly 2 0 0 0 2
8 2 DF Emily Fox 0 0 0 1 1
11 DF Katie McCabe 1 0 0 0 1
19 FW Caitlin Foord 1 0 0 0 1
Own goal 2 0 0 1 3
Total 23 0 0 11 34

Disciplinary record

Rank No. Position Name Super League FA Cup League Cup UWCL Total
1 18 FW Chloe Kelly 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
2 11 DF Katie McCabe 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
15 FW Olivia Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
19 FW Caitlin Foord 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
5 2 DF Emily Fox 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
8 MF Mariona Caldentey 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
9 FW Beth Mead 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
12 MF Frida Maanum 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
21 MF Victoria Pelova 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 8 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 14 0

Clean sheets

Rank No. Name Super League FA Cup League Cup UWCL Total
1 14 Daphne van Domselaar 3 0 0 1 4
2 28 Anneke Borbe 0 0 0 2 2
Total 3 0 0 3 6

Transfers, loans and other signings

Transfers in

Announcement date No. Position Player From club
2 July 2025[22] 18 FW Chloe Kelly Manchester City
7 July 2025[13] 24 DF Taylor Hinds Liverpool
15 July 2025[5] 28 GK Anneke Borbe VfL Wolfsburg
17 July 2025[21] 15 FW Olivia Smith Liverpool

Contract extensions

Announcement date No. Position Player At Arsenal since
5 September 2025[24] 23 FW Alessia Russo 2023

Transfers out

Announcement date No. Position Player To club
8 May 2025[26] 17 FW Lina Hurtig Fiorentina[27]
8 May 2025[28] 28 DF Amanda Ilestedt Eintracht Frankfurt[29]
8 May 2025[30] 29 DF Teyah Goldie London City Lionesses[31]
23 July 2025[32] 56 MF Freya Godfrey London City Lionesses[33]
15 August 2025[34] 26 DF Laura Wienroither Manchester City[35]
4 September 2025[36] 13 MF Lia Wälti Juventus[37]

Loans out

Announcement date No. Position Player To club On loan until
11 August 2025[38] 16 FW Rosa Kafaji Brighton & Hove Albion End of season
19 August 2025[39] 29 FW Michelle Agyemang Brighton & Hove Albion
25 August 2025[40] 30 MF Laila Harbert Portland Thorns January 2026
2 September 2025[41] 40 GK Naomi Williams Bristol City End of season
3 September 2025[42] 33 FW Jessie Gale Portsmouth
3 September 2025[43] 37 FW Vivienne Lia Nottingham Forest
4 September 2025[44] 38 MF Maddy Earl Ipswich Town
4 September 2025[45] 36 DF Cecily Wellesley-Smith Leicester City

Pre-season

23 August 2025 Arsenal 3–4 Tottenham Hotspur Borehamwood
15:00 BST
  • Pelova 7'
  • Grant 31' (o.g.)
  • Foord 74'
Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 1926
Referee: Matthew Norton
27 August 2025 Arsenal 2–0 West Ham United Borehamwood
19:00 BST
Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 2594

Competitions

Women's Super League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Manchester City 11 10 0 1 32 10 +22 30 Qualification for the Champions League league phase
2 Chelsea 11 7 3 1 19 6 +13 24
3 Arsenal 11 6 4 1 23 10 +13 22 Qualification for the Champions League third round
4 Manchester United 11 6 3 2 24 13 +11 21
5 Tottenham Hotspur 11 6 2 3 16 16 0 20
Updated to match(es) played on 14 December 2025. 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
11 6 4 1 23 10  +13 22 3 2 0 9 4  +5 3 2 1 14 6  +8

Last updated: 13 December 2025.
Source: FA WSL

Results by matchday

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHHAHA
ResultWWDDLWWDDWW
Position22355554443
Updated to match(es) played on 13 December 2025. Source: FA WSL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

6 September 2025 1 Arsenal 4–1 London City Lionesses Holloway
13:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 38,142
Referee: Stacey Fullicks
12 September 2025 2 West Ham United 1–5 Arsenal Dagenham
19:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 3,483
Referee: Megan Wilson
21 September 2025 3 Manchester United 0–0 Arsenal Leigh
14:50 BST Report Stadium: Leigh Sports Village
Attendance: 8,665
Referee: Kirsty Dowle
27 September 2025 4 Arsenal 1–1 Aston Villa Holloway
12:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 24,712
Referee: Lisa Benn
4 October 2025 5 Manchester City 3–2 Arsenal Manchester
12:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Academy Stadium
Referee: Melissa Burgin
12 October 2025 6 Arsenal 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Holloway
14:30 BST
Report Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 27,336
Referee: Kirsty Dowle
2 November 2025 7 Leicester City 1–4 Arsenal Leicester
12:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 3,923
Referee: Phoebe Cross
8 November 2025 8 Arsenal 1–1 Chelsea Holloway
12:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 56,537
Referee: Melissa Burgin
16 November 2025 9 Tottenham Hotspur 0–0 Arsenal Leyton
14:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 6,788
Referee: Emily Heaslip
6 December 2025 10 Arsenal 2–1 Liverpool Holloway
12:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 34,345
Referee: Kirsty Dowle
13 December 2025 11 Everton 1–3 Arsenal Walton
12:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 4,343
Referee: Stacey Pearson
10 January 2026 12 Arsenal v Manchester United Holloway
12:30 GMT Stadium: Emirates Stadium
24 January 2026 13 Chelsea v Arsenal Fulham
12:30 GMT Stadium: Stamford Bridge
31 January 2026 14 Arsenal v Leicester City Holloway
12:30 GMT Stadium: Emirates Stadium
8 February 2026 15 Arsenal v Manchester City Holloway
14:00 GMT Stadium: Emirates Stadium
15 February 2026 16 Brighton & Hove Albion v Arsenal Crawley
14:00 GMT Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
15 March 2026 17 London City Lionesses v Arsenal Bromley
14:00 GMT Stadium: Hayes Lane
21 March 2026 18 Arsenal v West Ham United Holloway
12:30 GMT Stadium: Emirates Stadium
29 March 2026 19 Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur Holloway
14:00 BST Stadium: Emirates Stadium
26 April 2026 20 Aston Villa v Arsenal Aston
14:00 BST Stadium: Villa Park
3 May 2026 21 Arsenal v Everton Holloway
14:00 BST Stadium: Emirates Stadium
16–18 May 2026 22 Liverpool v Arsenal Liverpool
15:00 BST Stadium: Anfield

FA Cup

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

18 January 2026 Fourth round Arsenal v Aston Villa Borehamwood
GMT Stadium: Meadow Park

League Cup

Having qualified for the 2025–26 UEFA Women's Champions League league phase, they will enter the League Cup at the quarter-final stage.

Knockout stage

21 December 2025 Quarter-final Crystal Palace v Arsenal Sutton
13:00 GMT Stadium: Gander Green Lane

UEFA Women's Champions League

As winners of the 2024–25 UEFA Women's Champions League, Arsenal entered this season's competition at the league phase.

League phase

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
3 Chelsea 6 4 2 0 20 3 +17 14 Advance to the quarter-finals (seeded)
4 Bayern Munich 6 4 1 1 14 13 +1 13
5 Arsenal 6 4 0 2 11 6 +5 12 Advance to the knockout phase play-offs (seeded)
6 Manchester United 6 4 0 2 7 9 −2 12
7 Real Madrid 6 3 2 1 13 7 +6 11
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
7 October 2025 1 Arsenal 1–2 Lyon Borehamwood
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 3,023
Referee: Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi (Italy)
16 October 2025 2 Benfica 0–2 Arsenal Lisbon
20:00 BST
  • Cameirão  62'
  • Alves  66'
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 7,218
Referee: Miriama Bočková (Slovakia)
12 November 2025 3 Bayern Munich 3–2 Arsenal Munich
17:45 GMT Report
Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 15,407
Referee: Marta Huerta de Aza (Spain)
19 November 2025 4 Arsenal 2–1 Real Madrid Borehamwood
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 3,132
Referee: Silvia Gasperotti (Italy)
9 December 2025 5 Arsenal 1–0 Twente Borehamwood
20:00 GMT
Report
  • Elberink  51'
  • van Ginkel  64'
Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 2,300
Referee: Michalina Diakow (Poland)
17 December 2025 6 OH Leuven 0–3 Arsenal Leuven
20:00 GMT
  • Veefkind  64'
Report
Stadium: Den Dreef
Referee: Rasa Grigonė (Lithuania)

Knockout phase

Play-offs
11 February 2026 First leg OH Leuven v Arsenal Leuven
17:45 GMT Report Stadium: Den Dreef
18 February 2026 Second leg Arsenal v OH Leuven Borehamwood
20:00 GMT Report Stadium: Meadow Park

FIFA Women's Champions Cup

As winners of the 2024–25 UEFA Women's Champions League, Arsenal will be UEFA's representative in the inaugural competition and enter in the semi-finals.

Semi-finals

28 January 2026 Semi-final Arsenal v AS FAR Brentford
18:00 GMT Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium

Third-place match/Final

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