# 2021–22 Fulham F.C. season

The 2021–22 season was Fulham's 124th season in existence and their first season back in the Championship, following relegation from the Premier League the previous season. Alongside the Championship, the club reached the fourth round of the FA Cup, and the third round of the EFL Cup. The season covers the period from July 2021 to 30 June 2022.
On 19 April 2022, Fulham secured promotion back to the Premier League following a 3–0 home win over Preston North End. With a 7–0 win over Luton Town on 2 May, Fulham were confirmed as champions.

## Managerial changes

During pre-season, head coach Scott Parker left the club by mutual consent. Later, he was appointed as new AFC Bournemouth head coach following the sacking of Jonathan Woodgate. Two days later, Portuguese football manager Marco Silva was appointed to replace him as head coach on a three-year deal.

## Pre-season friendlies

The Whites announced a pre-season friendly against Millwall F.C. as well as Charlton Athletic as part of their preparations for the new season.

## Competitions
### Championship
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Fulham (C, P) | 46 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 106 | 43 | +63 | 90 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 2 | Bournemouth (P) | 46 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 74 | 39 | +35 | 88 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 3 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 64 | 47 | +17 | 82 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 4 | Nottingham Forest (O, P) | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 73 | 40 | +33 | 80 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 5 | Sheffield United | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 63 | 45 | +18 | 75 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 6 | Luton Town | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 63 | 55 | +8 | 75 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 7 May 2022. Source:

#### Results by matchday

| Matchday | 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 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
| Ground | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | A | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | H | A |
| Result | D | W | W | W | W | L | W | L | D | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | D | D | D | L | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | D | L | W | W | L | W | D | L | L | W | L |
| Position | 17 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

#### Matches

Fulham's fixtures were announced on 24 June 2021.

### FA Cup

Fulham were drawn away to Bristol City and Manchester City, in the third and fourth rounds respectively.

### EFL Cup

Fulham entered the competition in the second round stage and were drawn away to Birmingham City and at home to Leeds United in the third round.

## Squad statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Championship | Championship | FA Cup | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | SVK | Marek Rodák | 35 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | ARG | Paulo Gazzaniga | 15 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 2 | RB | NED | Kenny Tete | 20 | 2 | 15+5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | CB | JAM | Michael Hector | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | CB | USA | Tim Ream | 47 | 1 | 46 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | CB | ENG | Tosin Adarabioyo | 44 | 2 | 41 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 20 | RB | WAL | Neco Williams | 14 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | LB | ENG | Joe Bryan | 19 | 0 | 13+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | CB | ENG | Alfie Mawson | 8 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | LB | USA | Antonee Robinson | 37 | 3 | 33+3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| 6 | CM | ENG | Harrison Reed | 42 | 0 | 32+7 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | CM | SCO | Tom Cairney | 28 | 3 | 16+10 | 3 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | CM | ENG | Nathaniel Chalobah | 22 | 0 | 11+9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | CM | CIV | Jean Michaël Seri | 34 | 1 | 26+7 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | CM | ENG | Josh Onomah | 22 | 1 | 8+12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 28 | AM | POR | Fábio Carvalho | 38 | 11 | 33+3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | CM | AUS | Tyrese Francois | 4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 46 | CM | IRL | Ollie O'Neill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | CM | KOS | Adrion Pajaziti | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| 7 | LW | COD | Neeskens Kebano | 44 | 9 | 31+9 | 9 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | RW | WAL | Harry Wilson | 43 | 11 | 40+1 | 10 | 1+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | ST | SRB | Aleksandar Mitrović | 46 | 43 | 44 | 43 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | RW | FRA | Anthony Knockaert | 7 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | LW/AM/RW | JAM | Bobby Decordova-Reid | 44 | 8 | 27+14 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 17 | LW | POR | Ivan Cavaleiro | 21 | 2 | 5+13 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 19 | ST | BRA | Rodrigo Muniz | 28 | 5 | 2+23 | 5 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 | ST | ENG | Jay Stansfield | 2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Out on Loan ||||||||||||
| 22 | RB | IRL | Cyrus Christie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | CM | CMR | André-Frank Zambo Anguissa | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | GK | ENG | Taye Ashby-Hammond | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | RB | USA | Marlon Fossey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Left during Season ||||||||||||
| 4 | RB | BEL | Denis Odoi | 20 | 1 | 17+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | AM | POR | Domingos Quina | 4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 47 | ST | MTN | Aboubakar Kamara | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 7 May 2022 Source: Competitions, SoccerWay.com

### Top scorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total goals are equal.
    Last updated 7 May 2022
| Rank | No. | Nationality | Player | Championship | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total |
| 1 | 9 | | Aleksandar Mitrović | 43 | 0 | 0 | 43 |
| 2 | 8 | | Harry Wilson | 10 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| 2 | 28 | | Fábio Carvalho | 10 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| 4 | 7 | | Neeskens Kebano | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 5 | 14 | | Bobby Decordova-Reid | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 6 | 19 | | Rodrigo Muniz | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | 10 | | Tom Cairney | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | 33 | | Antonee Robinson | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | 2 | | Kenny Tete | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | 16 | | Tosin Adarabioyo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | 17 | | Ivan Cavaleiro | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | 20 | | Neco Williams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | 4 | | Denis Odoi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 13 | | Tim Ream | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 24 | | Jean Michaël Seri | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 25 | | Josh Onomah | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 65 | | Jay Stansfield | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 106 | 2 | 2 | 110 |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 24 July 2021 | GK | Paulo Gazzaniga | Tottenham Hotspur | Free transfer |
| 24 July 2021 | RW | Harry Wilson | Liverpool | £12,000,000 |
| 20 August 2021 | CF | Rodrigo Muniz | Flamengo | Undisclosed |
| 31 August 2021 | DM | Nathaniel Chalobah | Watford | Free transfer |

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
| 31 August 2021 | CM | | Domingos Quina | Watford | 1 February 2022 | |
| 1 February 2022 | RB | | Neco Williams | Liverpool | End of season | |
* ↑ On 1 February, Quina's loan was terminated.

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Date until |
| 28 July 2021 | CF | Timmy Abraham | Newport County | End of season |
| 30 July 2021 | CB | Jerome Opoku | Vejle | End of season |
| 4 August 2021 | LW | Sylvester Jasper | Colchester United | January 2022 |
| 12 August 2021 | GK | George Wickens | Wealdstone | End of season |
| 31 August 2021 | DM | André-Frank Zambo Anguissa | Napoli | End of season |
| 7 October 2021 | GK | Jacob Adams | Walton Casuals | End of season |
| 26 October 2021 | GK | Taye Ashby-Hammond | Boreham Wood | End of season |
| 3 January 2022 | RB | Marlon Fossey | Bolton Wanderers | End of season |
| 7 January 2022 | CF | Terry Ablade | AFC Wimbledon | End of season |
| 13 January 2022 | RB | Cyrus Christie | Swansea City | End of season |
| 31 January 2022 | LW | Sylvester Jasper | Hibernian | End of season |
| 31 January 2022 | FW | Jean-Pierre Tiéhi | Rodez | End of season |
| 31 January 2022 | RB | Steven Sessegnon | Plymouth Argyle | End of season |
| 14 February 2022 | DM | Jonathon Page | Merstham | 12 March 2022 |
| 15 February 2022 | GK | Luca Ashby-Hammond | Stockport County | March 2022 |

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 30 June 2021 | LB | Jordan Aina | | Released |
| 30 June 2021 | GK | Marcus Bettinelli | Chelsea | Contract expired |
| 30 June 2021 | CM | Ryan De Havilland | Barnet | Released |
| 30 June 2021 | LB | Lesley Duru | Chesham United | Released |
| 30 June 2021 | CM | Jayden Harris | Aldershot Town | Released |
| 30 June 2021 | DM | Kevin McDonald | Dundee United | Released |
| 30 June 2021 | LB | Jaydn Mundle-Smith | Dulwich Hamlet | Released |
| 30 June 2021 | CB | Luca Murphy | | Released |
| 30 June 2021 | GK | Julian Schwarzer | | Released |
| 30 June 2021 | CF | Martell Taylor-Crossdale | Weymouth | Released |
| 7 July 2021 | MF | Jake Gee | Brighton & Hove Albion | Free transfer |
| 9 July 2021 | RB | Jayden Barber | Aston Villa | Undisclosed |
| 24 July 2021 | CM | Stefan Johansen | Queens Park Rangers | £600,000 |
| 30 July 2021 | CF | Mika Biereth | Arsenal | Undisclosed |
| 17 August 2021 | CF | Aboubakar Kamara | Aris Thessaloniki | £4,000,000 |
| 26 August 2021 | CB | Maxime Le Marchand | RC Strasbourg Alsace | Undisclosed |
| 31 August 2021 | CM | Ben Davis | Oxford United | Undisclosed |
| 25 January 2022 | GK | Damian Las | Austin | Undisclosed |
| 1 February 2022 | RB | Denis Odoi | Club Brugge | Undisclosed |