# 2022–23 Fulham F.C. season

The 2022–23 season was the 125th season of Fulham Football Club since turning professional. It was the club's first campaign back in the Premier League since the 2020–21 season, following their promotion from the previous season. In addition to the league, they also competed in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Position | Player | From | Fee |
| 4 July 2022 | DM | João Palhinha | Sporting CP | Undisclosed |
| 5 July 2022 | RW | Tom Olyott | Manchester City | Free transfer |
| 5 July 2022 | CB | Damon Park | Oldham Athletic | Free transfer |
| 5 July 2022 | AM | Kristian Šekularac | Juventus | Free transfer |
| 9 July 2022 | FW | Callum McFarlane | Bradfield College | Free transfer |
| 11 July 2022 | AM | Andreas Pereira | Manchester United | Undisclosed |
| 27 July 2022 | RB | Kevin Mbabu | Wolfsburg | Undisclosed |
| 2 August 2022 | GK | Bernd Leno | Arsenal | Undisclosed |
| 10 August 2022 | CB | Issa Diop | West Ham United | Undisclosed |
| 1 September 2022 | CF | Carlos Vinícius | Benfica | Undisclosed |
| 1 September 2022 | LW | Willian | Corinthians | Free Transfer |
| 31 January 2023 | CB | Shane Duffy | Brighton & Hove Albion | Undisclosed |
| 31 January 2023 | CM | Saša Lukić | Torino | Undisclosed |
* ↑ Fee reported as £17,000,000

### Out

| Date | Position | Player | To | Fee |
| 30 June 2022 | CF | Timmy Abraham | Walsall | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | GK | Jacob Adams | Hayes & Yeading United | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CB | Eric Ameyaw | Unattached | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | RB | Xavier Benjamin | Cardiff City | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | AM | Fábio Carvalho | Liverpool | £5,000,000 |
| 30 June 2022 | CM | Tyler Caton | Corinthian-Casuals | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | RB | Cyrus Christie | Hull City | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | GK | Fabri | Unattached | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CB | Michael Hector | Charlton Athletic | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CB | Alfie Mawson | Wycombe Wanderers | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CB | Jerome Opoku | Arouca | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | DM | Jonathon Page | Unattached | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | GK | Julian Schwarzer | Azkals Development Team | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | DM | Jean Michaël Seri | Hull City | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | LW | Jaylan Wildbore | Unattached | Released |
| 1 July 2022 | DM | André-Frank Zambo Anguissa | Napoli | Undisclosed |
| 29 July 2022 | RW | Michael Olakigbe | Brentford | Undisclosed |
| 6 September 2022 | RB | Marlon Fossey | Standard Liège | Undisclosed |
| 31 January 2023 | DM | Nathaniel Chalobah | West Bromwich Albion | Undisclosed |
| 31 January 2023 | CM | Josh Onomah | Preston North End | Mutual Consent |
* ↑ plus £2,700,000 in add-ons
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 26 May, and would become official on 1 July once the transfer window opened

### Loans in

| Date | Position | Name | From | On loan until |
| 25 July 2022 | LW | Manor Solomon | Shakhtar Donetsk | End of Season |
| 5 August 2022 | CB | Shane Duffy | Brighton & Hove Albion | 31 January 2023 |
| 1 September 2022 | FW | Daniel James | Leeds United | End of Season |
| 1 September 2022 | LB | Layvin Kurzawa | Paris Saint-Germain | End of Season |
| 1 February 2023 | RB | Cédric Soares | Arsenal | End of Season |
* ↑ On 31 January, Duffy joined the club permanently

### Loans out

| Date | Position | Player | To | On loan until |
| 22 June 2022 | AM | Sonny Hilton | Carlisle United | 4 January 2023 |
| 23 June 2022 | GK | Taye Ashby-Hammond | Stevenage | End of Season |
| 5 July 2022 | RB | Steven Sessegnon | Charlton Athletic | End of Season |
| 12 July 2022 | CF | Kieron Bowie | Northampton Town | End of Season |
| 14 July 2022 | GK | Luca Ashby-Hammond | Aldershot Town | End of Season |
| 2 August 2022 | DM | Jonathon Page | Farnborough | End of Season |
| 6 August 2022 | CF | Jean-Pierre Tiéhi | Hamilton Academical | End of Season |
| 21 August 2022 | CF | Rodrigo Muniz | Middlesbrough | End of Season |
| 30 August 2022 | CB | Idris Odutayo | Maidenhead United | End of Season |
| 31 August 2022 | LB | Joe Bryan | Nice | End of Season |
| 1 September 2022 | GK | Paulo Gazzaniga | Girona | End of Season |
| 1 September 2022 | LW | Sylvester Jasper | Bristol Rovers | End of Season |
| 1 September 2022 | CB | Terence Kongolo | Le Havre | End of Season |
| 2 September 2022 | CM | Tyrese Francois | Gorica | 3 February 2023 |
| 2 September 2022 | CF | Jay Stansfield | Exeter City | End of Season |
| 3 September 2022 | CM | Imani Lanquedoc | Basingstoke Town | 1 January 2023 |
| 7 September 2022 | LW | Ivan Cavaleiro | Alanyaspor | End of Season |
| 10 September 2022 | RW | Anthony Knockaert | Volos | 10 January 2023 |
| 12 September 2022 | LB | Ziyad Larkeche | Barnsley | End of Season |
| 18 September 2022 | CM | Georgios Okkas | Harrow Borough | 1 January 2023 |
| 18 September 2022 | CF | Oliver Sanderson | Oxford City | End of Season |
| 18 September 2022 | RB | Devan Tanton | Walton & Hersham | 1 January 2023 |
| 11 January 2023 | RW | Anthony Knockaert | Huddersfield Town | End of Season |
| 31 January 2023 | CB | Connor McAvoy | Partick Thistle | 16 March 2023 |
| 13 February 2023 | RB | Kevin Mbabu | Servette | End of Season |
| 16 February 2023 | LW | Ollie O'Neill | Derry City | 1 August 2023 |
| 26 February 2023 | CM | Adrion Pajaziti | Haugesund | 2 August 2023 |
* ↑ On 4 January, Hilton was recalled from his season-long loan at Carlisle
* ↑ On 7 January, Odutayo's loan at Maidenhead United, which was initially until 2 January, was extended until end of the season
* ↑ On 3 February, Francois was recalled from his season-long loan at Gorica
* ↑ On 10 January, Knockaert was recalled from his season-long loan at Volos and was subsequently loaned to Huddersfield
* ↑ On 16 March, McAvoy's loan, which was due to last until the end of the season, was ended early after he sustained a season-ending injury
* ↑ On 2 August, Pajaziti's loan, which was due to last until the end of the Norwegian season in December 2023, was ended early

## Pre-season and friendlies

On 27 May Fulham announced they would visit Portugal as part of pre-season preparations and participate in a mini-tournament at the Estádio Algarve on 16 and 17 July 2022. During the club's stay in Algarve they would compete in the Algarve Trophy tournament against Nice and Benfica. A third friendly match whilst in Portugal was confirmed against Estoril Praia. The final pre-season game of the schedule was scheduled to be at home against Villarreal.
During the 2022 FIFA World Cup winter break, Fulham confirmed a friendly against West Ham United.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Competitions
### Overall record

| 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 | 6 August 2022 | 28 May 2023 | Matchday 1 | 10th | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 55 | 53 | +2 | 039.47 |
| FA Cup | 7 January 2023 | 19 March 2023 | Third round | Quarter-finals | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 060.00 |
| EFL Cup | 23 August 2022 | 23 August 2022 | Second round | Second round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 000.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 44 | 18 | 8 | 18 | 64 | 61 | +3 | 040.91 |
Source: Soccerway

### Premier League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 70 | 63 | +7 | 60 |
| 9 | Brentford | 38 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 58 | 46 | +12 | 59 |
| 10 | Fulham | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 55 | 53 | +2 | 52 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 45 |
| 12 | Chelsea | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 38 | 47 | −9 | 44 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
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 | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A |
| Result | D | D | W | L | W | L | W | W | L | L | D | W | W | D | L | L | W | W | W | L | L | D | W | W | D | L | L | L | L | L | W | W | L | L | W | W | D | L |
| Position | 10 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures
On 16 June, the Premier League fixtures were released.

### FA Cup

The club entered in the third round and were drawn away to Hull City. In the fourth round they were drawn at home to Sunderland.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### EFL Cup

Fulham entered the EFL Cup in the second round and were drawn away to Crawley Town.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Squad statistics
### Appearances and goals

* Players listed with no appearances have been in the matchday squad but only as unused substitutes.
| 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 | SVK | Marek Rodák | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | GK | GER | Bernd Leno | 37 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | GK | ENG | George Wickens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 2 | RB | NED | Kenny Tete | 36 | 1 | 29+2 | 1 | 3+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | LB | FRA | Layvin Kurzawa | 6 | 2 | 2+1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | CB | ENG | Tosin Adarabioyo | 29 | 1 | 23+2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | CB | IRL | Shane Duffy | 7 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | RB | POR | Cédric Soares | 8 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | CB | USA | Tim Ream | 35 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | CB | FRA | Issa Diop | 29 | 1 | 21+4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | LB | USA | Antonee Robinson | 38 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | RB | ENG | Luciano D'Auria-Henry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | CB | ENG | Charlie Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| 6 | CM | ENG | Harrison Reed | 42 | 3 | 35+2 | 3 | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | LW | COD | Neeskens Kebano | 17 | 0 | 9+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | CM | SCO | Tom Cairney | 38 | 3 | 6+27 | 2 | 3+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | LW | ISR | Manor Solomon | 24 | 5 | 4+15 | 4 | 3+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | AM | BRA | Andreas Pereira | 38 | 5 | 33 | 4 | 4+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | RW | BRA | Willian | 30 | 5 | 25+2 | 5 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DM | POR | João Palhinha | 40 | 4 | 35 | 3 | 4+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | CM | SRB | Saša Lukić | 13 | 0 | 4+8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | CM | AUS | Tyrese Francois | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | CM | WAL | Luke Harris | 5 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | AM | SUI | Kristian Šekularac | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | LW | ENG | Martial Godo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 49 | CM | ENG | Matthew Dibley-Dias | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| 8 | RW | WAL | Harry Wilson | 33 | 3 | 13+16 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | ST | SRB | Aleksandar Mitrović | 28 | 15 | 23+1 | 14 | 2+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | AM/ST | JAM | Bobby Decordova-Reid | 41 | 4 | 29+7 | 4 | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | RW/ST | WAL | Daniel James | 23 | 3 | 5+15 | 2 | 1+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | ST | BRA | Carlos Vinícius | 32 | 5 | 11+17 | 5 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | ST | FIN | Terry Ablade | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Out on Loan ||||||||||||
| 19 | ST | BRA | Rodrigo Muniz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | ARG | Paulo Gazzaniga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | LB | ENG | Joe Bryan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | RB | SUI | Kevin Mbabu | 7 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | CB | SCO | Connor McAvoy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | CM | ALB | Adrion Pajaziti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | LW | IRL | Ollie O'Neill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | ST | ENG | Jay Stansfield | 4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Left the Club during the Season ||||||||||||
| 12 | CM | ENG | Nathaniel Chalobah | 6 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | CM | ENG | Josh Onomah | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | RB | USA | Marlon Fossey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Last updated: 28 May 2023 Source: Competitions, SoccerWay.com

### Top scorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total goals are equal.
    Last updated 28 May 2023
| Rank | No. | Nationality | Player | Premier League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total |
| 1 | 9 | | Aleksandar Mitrović | 14 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| 2 | 11 | | Manor Solomon | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | 18 | | Andreas Pereira | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | 20 | | Willian | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | 30 | | Carlos Vinícius | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | 14 | | Bobby Decordova-Reid | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | 26 | | João Palhinha | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | 6 | | Harrison Reed | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | 8 | | Harry Wilson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | 10 | | Tom Cairney | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | 21 | | Daniel James | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | 3 | | Layvin Kurzawa | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | 2 | | Kenny Tete | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 4 | | Tosin Adarabioyo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 13 | | Tim Ream | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 31 | | Issa Diop | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 55 | 7 | 0 | 62 |