Fulham 2020–21 football season
Fulham 2020–21 seasonOwner Shahid Khan Chairman Shahid Khan Head coach Scott Parker Stadium Craven Cottage Premier League 18th (relegated)FA Cup Fourth round EFL Cup Fourth round Top goalscorer League: Bobby Decordova-Reid (5) All: Bobby Decordova-Reid (7)
All statistics correct as of 23 May 2021.
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 [1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Transfers [ ]
Transfers in [ ]
Loans in [ ]
Date from
Position
Nationality
Name
From
Date until
Ref.
30 August 2020
DM
Mario Lemina
Southampton
31 May 2021
[9]
9 September 2020
GK
Alphonse Areola
Paris Saint-Germain
30 June 2021
[10]
11 September 2020
RB
Ola Aina
Torino
30 June 2021
[11]
30 September 2020
LW
Ademola Lookman
RB Leipzig
30 June 2021
[12]
5 October 2020
CB
Joachim Andersen
Lyon
30 June 2021
[13]
6 October 2020
CM
Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Chelsea
30 June 2021
[14]
1 February 2021
CF
Josh Maja
Bordeaux
30 June 2021
[15]
Loans out [ ]
Date from
Position
Nationality
Name
To
Date until
Ref.
28 August 2020
RB
Marlon Fossey
Shrewsbury Town
31 May 2021
[16]
4 September 2020
CF
Martell Taylor-Crossdale
Colchester United
18 October 2020
[17] [18]
6 September 2020
CB
Alfie Mawson
Bristol City
31 May 2021
[19]
7 September 2020
GK
Taye Ashby-Hammond
Maidenhead United
31 May 2021
[20]
7 September 2020
RB
Steven Sessegnon
Bristol City
31 May 2021
[21]
10 September 2020
GK
Marcus Bettinelli
Middlesbrough
31 May 2021
[22]
18 September 2020
RB
Cyrus Christie
Nottingham Forest
31 May 2021
[23]
25 September 2020
LB
Jerome Opoku
Plymouth Argyle
1 January 2021
[24]
16 October 2020
CF
Timmy Abraham
Plymouth Argyle
January 2021
[25]
16 October 2020
RW
Anthony Knockaert
Nottingham Forest
End of season
[26] [27]
15 January 2021
LB
Jaydn Mundle-Smith
Maidstone United
End of season
[28]
26 January 2021
CM
Stefan Johansen
Queens Park Rangers
End of season
[29]
30 January 2021
CF
Timmy Abraham
Raith Rovers
End of season
[30]
30 January 2021
CM
Jean Michaël Seri
Bordeaux
End of season
[31]
1 February 2021
AM
Neeskens Kebano
Middlesbrough
End of season
[32]
1 February 2021
CB
Maxime Le Marchand
Royal Antwerp
End of season
[33]
1 February 2021
ST
Aboubakar Kamara
Dijon
End of season
[34]
Transfers out [ ]
Date from
Position
Nationality
Name
To
Fee
Ref.
1 July 2020
CM
Matt O'Riley
Milton Keynes Dons
Rejected contract
[35] [36]
1 July 2020
GK
Toni Stahl
Energie Cottbus
Free transfer
[37]
31 July 2020
LB
Aaron Keto-Diyawa
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Undisclosed
[38]
6 August 2020
RM
Luca de la Torre
Heracles Almelo
Free transfer
[39]
7 August 2020
GK
Magnus Norman
Carlisle United
Free transfer
[40]
13 August 2020
RB
Cody Drameh
Leeds United
£400,000
[41]
20 August 2020
CM
Tiago Augusto
Sporting CP
Free transfer
[42]
25 August 2020
CB
Moritz Jenz
Lausanne-Sport
Undisclosed
[43]
1 September 2020
GK
Jordan Archer
Motherwell
Released
[44] [45]
1 September 2020
CB
Zico Asare
Unattached
Released
[44]
1 September 2020
LB
Tristan Cover
Unattached
Released
[44]
1 September 2020
LW
Nicolás Santos
Racing Santander
Released
[44] [46]
1 September 2020
CF
Barnsley
Released
[44] [47]
1 September 2020
CB
Ben Tricker
Unattached
Released
[44]
Pre-season and friendlies [ ]
Win
Draw
Loss
Fixtures
Fulham v MK Dons
29 August 2020 (2020-08-29 ) Friendly Fulham 2–2 MK Dons show New Malden 12:00 BST
Cairney Kamara
Report
Brittain Poole
Stadium: Motspur Park
Competitions [ ]
Overview [ ]
Competition
First match
Last match
Starting round
Final position
Record
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
0 13.16
FA Cup
9 January 2021
24 January 2021
Third round
Fourth round
2
1
0
1
2
3
−1
0 50.00
EFL Cup
16 September 2020
1 October 2020
Second round
Fourth round
3
2
0
1
3
3
+0
0 66.67
Total
43
8
13
22
32
59
−27
0 18.60
Premier League [ ]
League table [ ]
Pos
Team
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 the EFL Championship
19
West Bromwich Albion (R)
38
5
11
22
35
76
−41
26
20
Sheffield United (R)
38
7
2
29
20
63
−43
23
Source:
Premier League Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) If the champions, relegated teams or qualified teams for UEFA competitions cannot be determined by rules 1 to 3, rules 4.1 to 4.3 are applied – 4.1) Points gained in head to head record between such teams; 4.2) Away goals scored in head to head record between such teams; 4.3) Play-offs
[48] (R) Relegated
Results summary [ ]
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
38
5
13
20
27
53
−26
28
2
4
13
9
28
−19
3
9
7
18
25
−7
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
Updated to match(es) played on 23 May 2021. Source:
Premier League A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Matches [ ]
The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 20 August.[49]
Leeds United v Fulham
19 September 2020 2 Leeds United 4–3 Fulham show Leeds 15:00 BST (UTC+1 )
Costa 5' , 57'
Klich 41' (pen. ) , 82'
Bamford 50'
Report
Mitrović 34' (pen. ) , 67' , 88'
Decordova-Reid 62'
Tete 90'
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Anthony Taylor
Fulham v Aston Villa
28 September 2020 3 Fulham 0–3 Aston Villa show Fulham 17:45 BST
Decordova-Reid 11'
Cairney 23'
Bryan 45+3'
Odoi 47'
Le Marchand 68'
Kamara 90+1'
Report
Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 0 Referee: Stuart Attwell
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Fulham
Sheffield United v Fulham
18 October 2020 5 Sheffield United 1–1 Fulham show Sheffield 12:00 BST
Sharp 85' (pen. )
Report
Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Andre Marriner
Fulham v Crystal Palace
24 October 2020 6 Fulham 1–2 Crystal Palace show Fulham 15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 0 Referee: Graham Scott
Fulham v West Bromwich Albion
2 November 2020 7 Fulham 2–0 West Bromwich Albion show Fulham 17:30 GMT
Reid 26' , 55'
Aina 30'
Lookman 57'
Reed 83'
Report
Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 0 Referee: Simon Hooper
West Ham United v Fulham
7 November 2020 8 West Ham United 1–0 Fulham show Stratford 20:00 GMT
Ogbonna 56'
Souček 90+1'
Diop 90+8'
Report
Mitrović 55'
Loftus-Cheek 88'
Lookman 90'+8
Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Jones
Fulham v Everton
22 November 2020 9 Fulham 2–3 Everton show Fulham 12:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 0 Referee: Andrew Madley
Leicester City v Fulham
30 November 2020 10 Leicester City 1–2 Fulham show Leicester 17:30 GMT
Barnes 86'
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Simon Hooper
Manchester City v Fulham
5 December 2020 11 Manchester City 2–0 Fulham show Manchester 15:00 GMT
Sterling 5'
De Bruyne 26' (pen. )
Report
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Jonathan Moss
Fulham v Liverpool
13 December 2020 12 Fulham 1–1 Liverpool show Fulham 16:30 GMT
Andersen 20'
Reid 25'
Lemina 46'
Lookman 75'
Report
Jones 31'
Salah 79' (pen. )
Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Andre Marriner
Newcastle United v Fulham
Fulham v Southampton
26 December 2020 15 Fulham 0–0 Southampton show Fulham 15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren England
Tottenham Hotspur v Fulham
13 January 2021 16 Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 Fulham show Tottenham 20:15 GMT
Report
Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Paul Tierney Note: The match was originally scheduled for 30 December 2020, but was postponed due to safety concerns following a COVID-19 outbreak at Fulham.[51]
Fulham v Chelsea
16 January 2021 18 Fulham 0–1 Chelsea show Fulham 17:30 GMT
Report
Ziyech 72'
Mount 78'
Thiago Silva 82'
Azpilicueta 90+4'
Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Bankes Note: The match originally scheduled for 15 January 2021, but moved forward one day due to Fulham playing Tottenham Hotspur at 13 January.[52]
Fulham v Manchester United
20 January 2021 19 Fulham 1–2 Manchester United show Fulham 20:15 GMT
Report
Pogba 10' , 65'
Cavani 21'
Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin Atkinson
West Bromwich Albion v Fulham
30 January 2021 21 West Bromwich Albion 2–2 Fulham show West Bromwich 15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 0 Referee: Anthony Taylor
Fulham v Leicester City
3 February 2021 22 Fulham 0–2 Leicester City show Fulham 18:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Jones
Fulham v West Ham United
6 February 2021 23 Fulham 0–0 West Ham United show Fulham 17:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 0 Referee: Mike Dean
Everton v Fulham
14 February 2021 24 Everton 0–2 Fulham show Liverpool 19:00 GMT
Keane 90+6'
Report
Maja 48' , 65'
Onomah 90+6'
Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Andrew Madley
Burnley v Fulham
17 February 2021 17 Burnley 1–1 Fulham show Burnley 18:00 GMT
Report
Loftus-Cheek 16'
Aina 49'
Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 0 Referee: Jonathan Moss Note: The match was originally scheduled for 3 January 2021, but was postponed due to safety concerns following a COVID-19 outbreak at Fulham.[53]
Fulham v Sheffield United
20 February 2021 25 Fulham 1–0 Sheffield United show Fulham 20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin Atkinson
Crystal Palace v Fulham
28 February 2021 26 Crystal Palace 0–0 Fulham show Selhurst 12:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Anthony Taylor
Fulham v Tottenham Hotspur
4 March 2021 27 Fulham 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur show Fulham 18:00 GMT
Lookman 39'
Reed 90+4'
Report
Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 0 Referee: David Coote
Liverpool v Fulham
7 March 2021 28 Liverpool 0–1 Fulham show Liverpool 14:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Friend
Fulham v Manchester City
13 March 2021 29 Fulham 0–3 Manchester City show Fulham 20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 0 Referee: Andre Marriner
Fulham v Leeds United
19 March 2021 30 Fulham 1–2 Leeds United show Fulham 20:00 GMT
Andersen 38'
Lemina 51'
Loftus-Cheek 90+2'
Report
Bamford 29' , 31'
Raphinha 58'
Phillips 90+4'
Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 0 Referee: David Coote
Aston Villa v Fulham
4 April 2021 31 Aston Villa 3–1 Fulham show Aston 16:30 BST
Douglas Luiz 15'
Trézéguet 78' , 81'
Watkins 87'
Report
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Andrew Madley
Fulham v Wolverhampton Wanderers
9 April 2021 32 Fulham 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers show Fulham 20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 0 Referee: Jonathan Moss
Arsenal v Fulham
18 April 2021 33 Arsenal 1–1 Fulham show Holloway 13:30 BST
Report
Andersen 50'
Maja 59' (pen. )
Reid 61'
Areola 89'
Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Pawson
Chelsea v Fulham
1 May 2021 34 Chelsea 2–0 Fulham show London 17:30 BST
Havertz 10' , 49'
Zouma 41'
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Friend
Fulham v Burnley
10 May 2021 35 Fulham 0–2 Burnley show Fulham 20:00 BST
Report
Westwood 35'
Wood 44'
Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 0 Referee: David Coote
Manchester United v Fulham
18 May 2021 37 Manchester United 1–1 Fulham show Manchester 18:00 BST
Cavani 15'
Fernandes 18'
Shaw 89'
Report
Lemina 51'
Bryan 76'
Lookman 87'
Areola 90+3'
Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Lee Mason
Fulham v Newcastle United
23 May 2021 38 Fulham 0–2 Newcastle United show Fulham 16:00 BST
Tete 75'
Report
Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Chris Kavanagh
FA Cup [ ]
The third round draw was made on 30 November, with Premier League and EFL Championship clubs all entering the competition.[54] The draw for the fourth and fifth round were made on 11 January, conducted by Peter Crouch .[55]
Queens Park Rangers v Fulham
EFL Cup [ ]
The draw for both the second and third round were confirmed on September 6, live on Sky Sports by Phil Babb .[56] The fourth round draw was conducted on 17 September 2020 by Laura Woods and Lee Hendrie live on Sky Sports .[57]
Ipswich Town v Fulham
16 September 2020 Second round Ipswich Town 0–1 Fulham show Ipswich 19:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Dean Whitestone
Fulham v Sheffield Wednesday
23 September 2020 Third round Fulham 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday show Fulham 19:00 BST
Kamara 9'
Decordova-Reid 32'
Odoi 53'
Report
Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 0 Referee: Lee Mason
Squad statistics [ ]
Appearances and goals [ ]
Total
Premier League
FA Cup
EFL Cup
Goalkeepers
1
GK
Alphonse Areola
37
0
36
0
0
0
1
0
12
GK
Marek Rodák
6
0
2
0
2
0
2
0
31
GK
Fabri
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Defenders
2
DF
Kenny Tete
24
0
18+4
0
1
0
1
0
3
DF
Michael Hector
8
0
3+1
0
1+1
0
2
0
4
DF
Denis Odoi
8
0
3
0
0+2
0
2+1
0
5
DF
Joachim Andersen
31
1
30+1
1
0
0
0
0
13
DF
Tim Ream
10
0
7
0
2
0
1
0
16
DF
Tosin Adarabioyo
34
0
33
0
1
0
0
0
23
DF
Joe Bryan
19
1
7+9
1
2
0
0+1
0
30
DF
Terence Kongolo
2
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
33
DF
Antonee Robinson
32
0
24+4
0
0+1
0
3
0
34
DF
Ola Aina
33
2
31
2
1
0
1
0
Midfielders
10
MF
Tom Cairney
11
1
9+1
1
0
0
0+1
0
15
MF
Ruben Loftus-Cheek
32
1
21+9
1
1+1
0
0
0
18
MF
Mario Lemina
30
1
19+9
1
1
0
1
0
21
MF
Harrison Reed
33
0
26+5
0
1
0
0+1
0
25
MF
Josh Onomah
15
0
4+7
0
2
0
2
0
29
MF
André-Frank Zambo Anguissa
38
0
29+7
0
1
0
1
0
35
MF
Tyrese Francois
2
0
0+1
0
0
0
0+1
0
48
MF
Fabio Carvalho
6
1
3+1
1
0+1
0
0+1
0
58
MF
Sylvester Jasper
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Forwards
9
FW
Aleksandar Mitrović
31
4
13+14
3
2
0
1+1
1
14
FW
Bobby Decordova-Reid
37
7
28+5
5
1+1
1
2
1
17
FW
Ivan Cavaleiro
37
3
27+9
3
1
0
0
0
19
FW
Ademola Lookman
35
4
31+3
4
0
0
0+1
0
27
FW
Josh Maja
15
3
9+6
3
0
0
0
0
Out on Loan
7
MF
Neeskens Kebano
10
1
1+4
0
0+2
1
3
0
8
MF
Stefan Johansen
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
11
FW
Anthony Knockaert
3
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
20
DF
Maxime Le Marchand
4
0
1+1
0
0
0
2
0
22
DF
Cyrus Christie
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
24
MF
Jean Michaël Seri
2
0
0
0
0
0
1+1
0
47
FW
Aboubakar Kamara
14
1
2+9
0
1
0
2
1
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
14
Bobby Decordova-Reid
5
1
1
7
2
19
Ademola Lookman
4
0
0
4
3
9
Aleksandar Mitrović
2
0
1
3
17
Ivan Cavaleiro
3
0
0
3
27
Josh Maja
3
0
0
3
6
34
Ola Aina
2
0
0
2
7
5
Joachim Andersen
1
0
0
1
7
Neeskens Kebano
0
1
0
1
10
Tom Cairney
1
0
0
1
15
Ruben Loftus-Cheek
1
0
0
1
18
Mario Lemina
1
0
0
1
23
Joe Bryan
1
0
0
1
47
Aboubakar Kamara
0
0
1
1
48
Fabio Carvalho
1
0
0
1
Own goals
1
0
0
1
TOTALS
27
2
3
33
Notes [ ]
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