# 2020–21 Fulham F.C. season

The 2020–21 Fulham F.C. season was the club's 123rd season in existence and the first season back in the top flight of English football. In addition to the domestic league, Fulham participated in this season's editions of the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.

## Players
### Current squad

    As of 2 February 2021
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | FRA | Alphonse Areola (on loan from Paris Saint-Germain) |
| 2 | DF | NED | Kenny Tete |
| 3 | DF | JAM | Michael Hector |
| 4 | DF | BEL | Denis Odoi |
| 5 | DF | DEN | Joachim Andersen (on loan from Olympique Lyonnais) |
| 6 | MF | SCO | Kevin McDonald |
| 9 | FW | SRB | Aleksandar Mitrović |
| 10 | MF | SCO | Tom Cairney (captain) |
| 12 | GK | SVK | Marek Rodák |
| 13 | DF | USA | Tim Ream |
| 14 | FW | JAM | Bobby Decordova-Reid |
| 15 | MF | ENG | Ruben Loftus-Cheek (on loan from Chelsea) |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Tosin Adarabioyo |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | FW | POR | Ivan Cavaleiro |
| 18 | MF | GAB | Mario Lemina (on loan from Southampton) |
| 19 | MF | ENG | Ademola Lookman (on loan from RB Leipzig) |
| 21 | MF | ENG | Harrison Reed |
| 23 | DF | ENG | Joe Bryan |
| 25 | MF | ENG | Josh Onomah |
| 27 | FW | NGA | Josh Maja (on loan from Bordeaux) |
| 29 | MF | CMR | André-Frank Zambo Anguissa |
| 30 | DF | NED | Terence Kongolo |
| 31 | GK | ESP | Fabri |
| 33 | DF | USA | Antonee Robinson |
| 34 | DF | NGA | Ola Aina (on loan from Torino) |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 20 August 2020 | LB | Antonee Robinson | Wigan Athletic | £2,000,000 |
| 30 August 2020 | DM | Harrison Reed | Southampton | Undisclosed |
| 10 September 2020 | RB | Kenny Tete | Lyon | Undisclosed |
| 5 October 2020 | CB | Tosin Adarabioyo | Manchester City | Undisclosed |
| 16 October 2020 | CB | Terence Kongolo | Huddersfield Town | Undisclosed |

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Date until |
| 30 August 2020 | DM | Mario Lemina | Southampton | 31 May 2021 |
| 9 September 2020 | GK | Alphonse Areola | Paris Saint-Germain | 30 June 2021 |
| 11 September 2020 | RB | Ola Aina | Torino | 30 June 2021 |
| 30 September 2020 | LW | Ademola Lookman | RB Leipzig | 30 June 2021 |
| 5 October 2020 | CB | Joachim Andersen | Lyon | 30 June 2021 |
| 6 October 2020 | CM | Ruben Loftus-Cheek | Chelsea | 30 June 2021 |
| 1 February 2021 | CF | Josh Maja | Bordeaux | 30 June 2021 |

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Date until |
| 28 August 2020 | RB | Marlon Fossey | Shrewsbury Town | 31 May 2021 |
| 4 September 2020 | CF | Martell Taylor-Crossdale | Colchester United | 18 October 2020 |
| 6 September 2020 | CB | Alfie Mawson | Bristol City | 31 May 2021 |
| 7 September 2020 | GK | Taye Ashby-Hammond | Maidenhead United | 31 May 2021 |
| 7 September 2020 | RB | Steven Sessegnon | Bristol City | 31 May 2021 |
| 10 September 2020 | GK | Marcus Bettinelli | Middlesbrough | 31 May 2021 |
| 18 September 2020 | RB | Cyrus Christie | Nottingham Forest | 31 May 2021 |
| 25 September 2020 | LB | Jerome Opoku | Plymouth Argyle | 1 January 2021 |
| 16 October 2020 | CF | Timmy Abraham | Plymouth Argyle | January 2021 |
| 16 October 2020 | RW | Anthony Knockaert | Nottingham Forest | End of season |
| 15 January 2021 | LB | Jaydn Mundle-Smith | Maidstone United | End of season |
| 26 January 2021 | CM | Stefan Johansen | Queens Park Rangers | End of season |
| 30 January 2021 | CF | Timmy Abraham | Raith Rovers | End of season |
| 30 January 2021 | CM | Jean Michaël Seri | Bordeaux | End of season |
| 1 February 2021 | AM | Neeskens Kebano | Middlesbrough | End of season |
| 1 February 2021 | CB | Maxime Le Marchand | Royal Antwerp | End of season |
| 1 February 2021 | ST | Aboubakar Kamara | Dijon | End of season |
| 21 April 2021 | GK | Damian Las | North Carolina FC | End of USL season |

### Transfers out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 July 2020 | CM | Matt O'Riley | Milton Keynes Dons | Rejected contract |
| 1 July 2020 | GK | Toni Stahl | Energie Cottbus | Free transfer |
| 31 July 2020 | LB | Aaron Keto-Diyawa | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Undisclosed |
| 6 August 2020 | RM | Luca de la Torre | Heracles Almelo | Free transfer |
| 7 August 2020 | GK | Magnus Norman | Carlisle United | Free transfer |
| 13 August 2020 | RB | Cody Drameh | Leeds United | £400,000 |
| 20 August 2020 | CM | Tiago Augusto | Sporting CP | Free transfer |
| 25 August 2020 | CB | Moritz Jenz | Lausanne-Sport | Undisclosed |
| 1 September 2020 | GK | Jordan Archer | Motherwell | Released |
| 1 September 2020 | CB | Zico Asare | Unattached | Released |
| 1 September 2020 | LB | Tristan Cover | Unattached | Released |
| 1 September 2020 | LW | Nicolás Santos | Racing Santander | Released |
| 1 September 2020 | CF | Cameron Thompson | Barnsley | Released |
| 1 September 2020 | CB | Ben Tricker | Unattached | Released |

## Pre-season and friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Premier League | 12 September 2020 | 23 May 2021 | Matchday 1 | 18th | 38 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 27 | 53 | −26 | 013.16 |
| FA Cup | 9 January 2021 | 24 January 2021 | Third round | Fourth round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 050.00 |
| EFL Cup | 16 September 2020 | 1 October 2020 | Second round | Fourth round | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 066.67 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 43 | 8 | 13 | 22 | 32 | 59 | −27 | 018.60 |
Last updated: 23 May 2021 Source: Soccerway

### Premier League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 16 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 40 | 46 | −6 | 41 | |
| 17 | Burnley | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 33 | 55 | −22 | 39 | |
| 18 | Fulham (R) | 38 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 27 | 53 | −26 | 28 | Relegation to EFL Championship |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion (R) | 38 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 35 | 76 | −41 | 26 | Relegation to EFL Championship |
| 20 | Sheffield United (R) | 38 | 7 | 2 | 29 | 20 | 63 | −43 | 23 | Relegation to EFL Championship |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 23 May 2021. Source: Premier League

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | L | L | L | L | D | L | W | L | L | W | L | D | D | D | D | D | D | L | L | D | D | L | D | W | W | D | L | W | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | D | L |
| Position | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |

#### Matches

The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 20 August.

### FA Cup

The third round draw was made on 30 November, with Premier League and EFL Championship clubs all entering the competition. The draw for the fourth and fifth round were made on 11 January, conducted by Peter Crouch.

### EFL Cup

The draw for both the second and third round were confirmed on September 6, live on Sky Sports by Phil Babb. The fourth round draw was conducted on 17 September 2020 by Laura Woods and Lee Hendrie live on Sky Sports.

## Squad statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier League | Premier League | FA Cup | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | FRA | Alphonse Areola | 37 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | SVK | Marek Rodák | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | ESP | Fabri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | NED | Kenny Tete | 24 | 0 | 18+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | JAM | Michael Hector | 8 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | BEL | Denis Odoi | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | DEN | Joachim Andersen | 31 | 1 | 30+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | USA | Tim Ream | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Tosin Adarabioyo | 34 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | ENG | Joe Bryan | 19 | 1 | 7+9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | NED | Terence Kongolo | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | USA | Antonee Robinson | 32 | 0 | 24+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | NGA | Ola Aina | 33 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| 10 | MF | SCO | Tom Cairney | 11 | 1 | 9+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | ENG | Ruben Loftus-Cheek | 32 | 1 | 21+9 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | GAB | Mario Lemina | 30 | 1 | 19+9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | ENG | Harrison Reed | 33 | 0 | 26+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | ENG | Josh Onomah | 15 | 0 | 4+7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | CMR | André-Frank Zambo Anguissa | 38 | 0 | 29+7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | AUS | Tyrese Francois | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 48 | MF | ENG | Fábio Carvalho | 6 | 1 | 3+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 58 | MF | ENG | Sylvester Jasper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | SRB | Aleksandar Mitrović | 31 | 4 | 13+14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 14 | FW | JAM | Bobby Decordova-Reid | 37 | 7 | 28+5 | 5 | 1+1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | FW | POR | Ivan Cavaleiro | 37 | 3 | 27+9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Ademola Lookman | 35 | 4 | 31+3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | NGA | Josh Maja | 15 | 3 | 9+6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Out on Loan ||||||||||||
| 7 | MF | COD | Neeskens Kebano | 10 | 1 | 1+4 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | NOR | Stefan Johansen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | FRA | Anthony Knockaert | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | FRA | Maxime Le Marchand | 4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | IRL | Cyrus Christie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | CIV | Jean Michaël Seri | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 47 | FW | MTN | Aboubakar Kamara | 14 | 1 | 2+9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Last updated: 23 May 2021 Source: Competitions

### Top scorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total goals are equal.
    Last updated 23 May 2021.
| Rank | No. | Nationality | Player | Premier League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total |
| 1 |
| 1 | 14 | | Bobby Decordova-Reid | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 |
| 2 | 19 | | Ademola Lookman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 |
| 3 | 9 | | Aleksandar Mitrović | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 17 | | Ivan Cavaleiro | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | 27 | | Josh Maja | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 |
| 6 | 34 | | Ola Aina | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 |
| 7 | 5 | | Joachim Andersen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 7 | | Neeskens Kebano | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 10 | | Tom Cairney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 15 | | Ruben Loftus-Cheek | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 18 | | Mario Lemina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 23 | | Joe Bryan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 47 | | Aboubakar Kamara | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 48 | | Fábio Carvalho | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 27 | 2 | 3 | 33 |