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.
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.
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.
[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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
On 25 May it was announced that the season will not be continued,[25] with the end standings determined on 5 June based on points per game, resulting in a third place for Arsenal.
[87] Arsenal then played Lewes on 23 February, a match which was postponed a few days earlier due to poor weather conditions caused by Storm Dennis.
[91] During Arsenal's match against "Spurs", which was played behind closed doors at Meadow Park, the "Gunners" comfortably won 4–0 with an Evans hat-trick and a goal from Nobbs.
[94] Match details Arsenal began their FA Women's League Cup campaign away against second-tier side London City Lionesses in September 2019.
The "Gunners" dispatched the newly-formed side 5–0, Mead scored a hat-trick whilst Roord and Mitchell bagged the other goals which gave Arsenal a winning start to the group stage.
[95] In late October, Arsenal later defeated Charlton Athletic 4–0 at Meadow Park with goals from Mead, Beattie and two from Van de Donk.
[96] After a penalty defeat against Brighton & Hove Albion, and wins against Bristol City and the London Bees, Arsenal qualified for the knockout phase with 13 points on their group stage table.
[101] Arsenal lost the League Cup final 2–1 with Bethany England scoring both goals for Chelsea; the first was a strike in bottom corner from close range, Williamson then equalised for Arsenal in the second half through a corner, but Chelsea responded late in the game when Sam Kerr set up England to finish in an open net.
The "Gunners" won 4–0 with a brace (two goals) from Miedema, a far corner finish by Little, and an Evans volley setup by Mead to all but send Arsenal into the next round.
[104] Match detailsArsenal comfortably qualified for the quarter-finals after they defeated Czech side Slavia Praha 13–2 on aggregate; Tumaini Carayol from The Guardian characterised Arsenal's 8–0 second leg win as a "rout".
Match detailsArsenal were drawn against French side Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) for their quarter-final tie, the legs were originally scheduled to be played in March and April 2020.
[108] Clubs were allowed to register six new eligible players for the tie due to the extended tournament delay;[108] Summer signing Noelle Maritz started the match, whilst Australian international Steph Catley made an appearance from the substitutes bench.