2020–21 Chelsea F.C. Women season

The 2020–21 season is Chelsea Women's 29th competitive season and 11th consecutive season in the FA Women's Super League and at the top flight of English women's football.

Chelsea
2020–21 season
ChairmanBruce Buck
ManagerEmma Hayes
StadiumKingsmeadow
FA WSL1st
FA CupTBA
League CupTBA
FA Community ShieldWinners
Champions LeagueTBA
Top goalscorerLeague: Sam Kerr (7 goals)
Fran Kirby (7 goals)
All: Sam Kerr (7 goals)
Fran Kirby (7 goals)

Squad information

First team squad
As of 22January2021[1]
No. Name Nat Since Date of birth (Age) Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 Zecira Musovic 2021 26 May 1996 ( age 24) Rosengard
28 Carly Telford 2017 (1987-07-07) 7 July 1987 Notts County
30 Ann-Katrin Berger 2019 (1990-10-09) 9 October 1990 Birmingham City
32 Emily Orman 2019 (2002-11-05) 5 November 2002 Homegrown
Defenders
3 Hannah Blundell 2013 (1994-05-25) 25 May 1994 Homegrown
4 Millie Bright 2014 (1993-08-21) 21 August 1993 Doncaster Rovers Belles
7 Jessica Carter 2018 (1997-10-27) 27 October 1997 Birmingham City
16 Magdalena Eriksson (captain) 2017 (1993-09-06) 6 September 1993 Linköpings
25 Jonna Andersson 2017 (1993-01-02) 2 January 1993 Linköpings
Midfielders
5 Sophie Ingle 2018 (1991-09-02) 2 September 1991 Liverpool
8 Melanie Leupolz 2020 (1994-04-14) 14 April 1994 Bayern Munich
10 Ji So-yun 2014 (1991-02-21) 21 February 1991 INAC Kobe Leonessa
11 Guro Reiten 2019 (1994-07-26) 26 July 1994 LSK Kvinner
17 Jessie Fleming 2020 (1998-03-11) 11 March 1998 UCLA Bruins
18 Maren Mjelde 2016 (1989-11-06) 6 November 1989 Avaldsnes IL
24 Drew Spence 2008 (1992-10-23) 23 October 1992 Homegrown
34 Charlotte Wardlaw 2019 (2003-02-20) 20 February 2003 Homegrown
Forwards
9 Beth England 2016 (1994-06-03) 3 June 1994 Doncaster Rovers Belles
14 Fran Kirby 2015 (1993-06-29) 29 June 1993 Reading
20 Sam Kerr 2019 (1993-09-10) 10 September 1993 Chicago Red Stars
21 Niamh Charles 2020 (1999-06-21) 21 June 1999 Liverpool
22 Erin Cuthbert 2016 (1998-07-19) 19 July 1998 Glasgow City
23 Pernille Harder 2020 (1992-11-15) 15 November 1992 Wolfsburg
33 Lexi Lloyd-Smith 2019 (2003-03-05) 5 March 2003 Homegrown
On loan
27 Jamie-Lee Napier 2019 (2000-04-06) 6 April 2000 Hibernian
35 Emily Murphy 2019 (2003-03-02) 2 March 2003 Homegrown

New contracts
No. Pos Player Contract end Date Source
9 FW Beth England 2024 29 July 2020 [2]
22 FW Erin Cuthbert 2023 31 July 2020 [3]
11 MF Guro Reiten 2023 5 August 2020 [4]
4 DF Millie Bright 2023 7 August 2020 [5]
16 DF Magdalena Eriksson 2023 12 November 2020 [6]

Transfers and loans

In
Pos Player Transferred From Fee Date Source
MF Melanie Leupolz Bayern Munich Undisclosed 23 March 2020 [7]
FW Niamh Charles Liverpool Out of contract 23 June 2020 [8]
MF Jessie Fleming UCLA Bruins Undisclosed 22 July 2020 [9]
FW Pernille Harder Wolfsburg £300,000 1 September 2020 [10][11]
GK Zecira Musovic FC Rosengard Undisclosed 1 January 2021

Out
Pos Player Transferred To Fee Date Source
FW Adelina Engman Montpellier End of contract 16 June 2020 [12]
DF Deanna Cooper Reading End of contract 17 June 2020 [13][14]
DF Anita Asante Aston Villa End of contract 19 June 2020 [15][16]
FW Ramona Bachmann Paris Saint-Germain Undisclosed 3 July 2020 [17]
MF Charlotte Fleming Leicester City Undisclosed 21 January 2021 [18]
DF Maria Thorisdottir Manchester United Undisclosed 22 January 2021 [19]

Loan in
No. Pos Player From Date Until Fee Source

Loan out
No. Pos Player To Date Until Fee Source
27 MF Jamie-Lee Napier Birmingham City 6 September 2020 30 June 2021 Free [20]

Management team
Position Staff
Manager Emma Hayes
Assistant manager Paul Green
Assistant coach Denise Reddy
Head of technical/Goalkeeping coach Stuart Searle
Head of performance Bart Caubergh
Opposition analyst & coach Leanne Champ

Source: Chelsea F.C.

Non-competitive

Competitions

Community Shield
Main article: 2020 Women's FA Community Shield

In August 2020, the FA announced the return of the Women's FA Community Shield for the first time since 2008. The tie was contested between 2019–20 FA WSL champions Chelsea and Manchester City, who qualified as reigning 2019 FA Cup winners due to the unfinished nature of the 2019–20 Women's FA Cup. The match was part of a Wembley double-header on the same day as the men's equivalent.[21]

29 August 2020 Chelsea 2–0 Manchester City London
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Rebecca Welch

Women's Super League
Main article: 2020–21 FA WSL

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Chelsea 13 10 2 1 39 8 +31 32 Qualification for the Champions League second round
2 Manchester United 14 10 2 2 32 13 +19 32
3 Manchester City 13 9 3 1 43 11 +32 30 Qualification for the Champions League first round
4 Arsenal 12 7 2 3 40 11 +29 23
5 Everton 12 5 3 4 22 18 +4 18
Updated to match(es) played on 7 February 2021. Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
8 6 2 0 23 5  +18 20 4 0 0 19 3  +16 2 2 0 4 2  +2

Last updated: 13 December 2020.
Source: FA WSL

Results by matchday
Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122
ResultDWWWPWDWWPWW
Position533343322321
Updated to match(es) played on 13 December 2020. Source: FA WSL
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches
6 September 2020 1 Manchester United 1–1 Chelsea Leigh
14:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Leigh Sports Village
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referee: Rebecca Welch
13 September 2020 2 Chelsea 9–0 Bristol City Kingston upon Thames
12:30 BST Kirby  15'
Mjelde  31' (pen.)
Leupolz  34'
Cuthbert  36'
Bright  40'
England  66'
Charles  69'
Harder  73'
Kerr  86'		 Report Bryson  90+3' Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 0[24]
Referee: Stacey Pearson
4 October 2020 3 Birmingham City 0–1 Chelsea Solihull
14:00 BST Report Kirby  9' Stadium: SportNation.Bet Stadium
Attendance: 0[24]
Referee: Abigail Bryne
11 October 2020 4 Chelsea 3–1 Manchester City Kingston upon Thames
14:00 BST Bright  33'
Mjelde  36' (pen.)  88'
Kerr  57'
Kirby  79'		 Report White  36'
Mewis  45+3'
Kelly  73' (pen.)		 Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 0[24]
Referee: Rebecca Welch
17 October 2020 5 Aston Villa Postponed Chelsea Walsall
14:00 BST Report Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Note: The FA confirmed postponement due to a COVID-19 positive test case.
8 November 2020 6 Chelsea 4–0 Everton Kingston upon Thames
15:00 GMT (UTC+00:00) Ji  16'
Bright  65'
England  73', 76'
Harder  90+7'		 Report Emslie  64' Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 0[24]
Referee: Abigail Byrne
15 November 2020 7 Arsenal 1–1 Chelsea Borehamwood
15:00 GMT (UTC+00:00) Maier  33'
Mead  86'		 Report Ji  63'
Wubben-Moy  90' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 0[24]
Referee: Kirsty Dowle
6 December 2020 8 Chelsea 3–2 West Ham United Kingston upon Thames
15:00 GMT (UTC+00:00) Kerr  15', 55', 68' Report Daly  33'  47'
Eriksson  88' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 700
Referee: Rebecca Welch
13 December 2020 9 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–1 Chelsea Crawley
15:00 GMT (UTC+00:00) Report Kerr  21' Stadium: The People's Pension Stadium
Referee: Lisa Benn
20 December 2020 10 Chelsea – Tottenham Hotspur Kingston upon Thames
15:00 GMT (UTC+00:00) Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Note: The FA confirmed postponement due to a COVID-19 positive test case.
10 January 2021 11 Reading 0–5 Chelsea Reading
14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00) Kirby  16, 23, 45+2, 53'
So-Yun  86'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 0
17 January 2021 12 Chelsea 2–1 Manchester United Kingston upon Thames
15:00 GMT (UTC+00:00) James  61' Stadium: Kingsmeadow
24 January 2021 13 Bristol City – Chelsea Bath
15:00 GMT (UTC+00:00) Stadium: Twerton Park
31 January 2021 13 Chelsea 4–0 Tottenham Hotspur Kingston upon Thames
12:30 GMT (UTC+00:00) Melanie Leupolz  27, 68'
Abbie McManus 29 (og)'
Sam Kerr 32'		 Stadium: Kingsmeadow
7 February 2021 14 Chelsea – Brighton & Hove Albion Kingston upon Thames
15:00 GMT (UTC+00:00) Stadium: Kingsmeadow
10 February 2021 15 Chelsea – Arsenal Kingston upon Thames
15:00 GMT (UTC+00:00) Stadium: Kingsmeadow
6 March 2021 16 West Ham United – Chelsea Dagenham
15:00 GMT (UTC+00:00) Stadium: Victoria Road
17 March 2021 17 Everton – Chelsea Liverpool
15:00 GMT (UTC+00:00) Stadium: Walton Hall Park
28 March 2021 18 Chelsea – Aston Villa Kingston upon Thames
14:00 BST Stadium: Kingsmeadow
4 April 2021 19 Chelsea – Birmingham City Kingston upon Thames
14:00 BST Stadium: Kingsmeadow
24 April 2021 20 Manchester City – Chelsea Manchester
14:00 BST Stadium: Academy Stadium
2 May 2021 21 Tottenham Hotspur – Chelsea Canons Park
14:00 BST Stadium: The Hive Stadium
8 May 2021 22 Chelsea – Reading Kingston upon Thames
14:00 BST Stadium: Kingsmeadow

FA Cup
Main article: 2020–21 Women's FA Cup

League Cup
Main article: 2020–21 FA Women's League Cup
Pos Team Pld W WPEN LPEN L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CHE ARS TOT LCL
1 Chelsea 2 2 0 0 0 6 1 +5 6 Advanced to knock-out stage — 4–1 2–0 —
2 Arsenal 3 1 1 0 1 7 6 +1 5 Possible knockout stage based on ranking — — 2–2 —
3 Tottenham Hotspur 3 1 0 1 1 6 4 +2 4 — — — 4–0
4 London City Lionesses 2 0 0 0 2 0 8 −8 0 C–C[lower-greek 1] 0–4 — —
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
  1. Match originally postponed following three positive COVID-19 tests by London City Lionesses players.[25] An independent tribunal determined the fixture would not be rescheduled as it would have no effect on qualifying.[26]

    Group B
    7 October 2020 1 Chelsea 4–1 Arsenal Kingston upon Thames
    19:00 BST Eriksson  5'
    Reiten  10', 15'
    Ingle  31'
    England  90'    		 Report Foord  8'
    van de Donk  67'    		 Stadium: Kingsmeadow
    Attendance: 0[24]
    Referee: Scott Jackson
    3 November 2020 2 Chelsea 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur Kingston upon Thames
    19:00 GMT (UTC+00:00) Fleming  67'
    Cuthbert  70'
    Leupolz  84' (pen.)    		 Report Neville  90' Stadium: Kingsmeadow
    Attendance: 0[24]
    Referee: Emily Heaslip
    18 November 2020 3 London City Lionesses P–P Chelsea Dartford
    19:30 GMT (UTC+00:00) Report Stadium: Princes Park
    Note: Postponed after two first-team players and one member of staff at London City Lionesses tested positive for COVID-19.[27]
    Quarter-finals
    20 January 2021 Quarter-final Manchester City 2-4 (a.e.t.) Chelsea Manchester
    17h30 (GMT) Kelly  52'
    Hemp  85'    		 Leupolz  43'
    Charles  89'
    Reiten  95'
    Ingle  105'    		 Stadium: Academy Stadium
    Referee: Ritchie Watkins

    Semi-finals
    3 February 2021 Semi-final Chelsea 6-0 West Ham Kingsmeadow Kingston upon Thames
    15h00 (GMT) Harder  4',  27',  86'

    Ingle  15' England  27'

    Kirby  69'

    Champions League
    Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League

    Round of 32
    9 December 2020 First leg Benfica 0–5 Chelsea Lisbon
    15:00 WET (UTC+00:00) Ucheibe  28'  76' Report Kirby  2', 33'
    Bright  29'
    Harder  45'
    England  54'
    Cuthbert  77'    		 Stadium: Estádio da Tapadinha
    Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)
    16 December 2020 Second leg Chelsea 3–0 Benfica Kingston upon Thames
    Stadium: Kingsmeadow

    Statistics

    Appearances and goals
    As of 13 December 2020
    No. Pos Nat Player TotalFA WSLFA CupLeague CupChampions LeagueCommunity Shield
    AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
    Goalkeepers:
    28 GK Carly Telford 201000100000
    30 GK Ann-Katrin Berger 1007000101010
    32 GK Emily Orman 000000000000
    Defenders:
    2 DF Maria Thorisdottir 501+10001+100+1000
    3 DF Hannah Blundell 101000000000
    4 DF Millie Bright 1237+1100201111
    7 DF Jessica Carter 300+2000000+1000
    16 DF Magdalena Eriksson 1218000211010
    25 DF Jonna Andersson 1107000201010
    Midfielders:
    5 MF Sophie Ingle 1104+30001+101010
    8 MF Melanie Leupolz 1028100110010
    10 MF Ji So-yun 1217+1100201010
    11 MF Guro Reiten 922+30001+121010
    17 MF Jessie Fleming 700+30000+200+100+10
    18 MF Maren Mjelde 1128200101010
    24 MF Drew Spence 100+1000000000
    31 MF Charlotte Fleming 000000000000
    34 MF Charlotte Wardlaw 000000000000
    Forwards:
    9 FW Beth England 1255+33000+21110+10
    14 FW Fran Kirby 9563000+101210
    20 FW Sam Kerr 1175+3700200010
    21 FW Niamh Charles 810+4100200+100+10
    22 FW Erin Cuthbert 1236+21001+110+100+11
    23 FW Pernille Harder 1135+3200201100
    33 FW Lexi Lloyd-Smith 000000000000
    35 FW Emily Murphy 000000000000
    Players have left the club:
    27 MF Jamie-Lee Napier 000000000000

    Goalscorers

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

    As of 13 December 2020
    Rank Pos. No. Player FA WSL FA Cup League Cup Champions League Community Shield Total
    1 FW20 Sam Kerr700007
    2 FW9 Beth England301105
    FW14 Fran Kirby300205
    4
    DF4 Millie Bright100113
    FW22 Erin Cuthbert101013
    FW23 Pernille Harder200103
    7
    MF8 Melanie Leupolz101002
    MF11 Guro Reiten002002
    MF18 Maren Mjelde200002
    10 MF10 Ji So-yun100001
    DF16 Magdalena Eriksson001001
    FW21 Niamh Charles100001
    Own goal100001
    Total23065236

    Assists

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

    As of 13 December 2020
    Rank Pos. No. Player FA WSL FA Cup League Cup Champions League Community Shield Total
    1 FW14 Fran Kirby400004
    2 FW9 Beth England200103
    MF11 Guro Reiten000303
    FW22 Erin Cuthbert300003
    5 DF2 Maria Thorisdottir002002
    FW23 Pernille Harder200002
    7 DF4 Millie Bright100001
    MF8 Melanie Leupolz100001
    MF10 Ji So-yun000101
    MF18 Maren Mjelde100001
    FW21 Niamh Charles100001
    DF25 Jonna Andersson100001
    Total16025023

    Clean sheets

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

    As of 13 December 2020
    Rank Pos. No. Player FA WSL FA Cup League Cup Champions League Community Shield Total
    1 GK30 Ann-Katrin Berger401117
    Total401117

    Disciplinary records

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

    As of 9 December 2020
    Rank Pos. No. Player FA WSL FA Cup League Cup Champions League Community Shield Total
    1 DF4 Millie Bright200000000020
    2 MF5 Sophie Ingle000010000010
    MF10 Ji So-yun100000000010
    MF17 Jessie Fleming000010000010
    MF18 Maren Mjelde100000000010
    FW22 Erin Cuthbert000000100010
    Total 4 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 7 0

    Awards
    No. Pos. Player/Manager Award Source

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    1. The match will be played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.[22]
    2. The match will be played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.[23]
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