West Ham United 2020–21 football season
West Ham United 2020–21 seasonThe London Stadium before a game against Southampton
Co-chairmen David Sullivan and David Gold Manager David Moyes Stadium London Stadium Premier League 6th FA Cup Fifth round EFL Cup Fourth round Top goalscorer League: Michail Antonio Tomáš Souček (10 each) All: Michail Antonio Tomáš Souček (10 each) Highest home attendance 10,000 Lowest home attendance 2,000
The 2020–21 season was the 126th season in existence of West Ham United Football Club and the club's ninth consecutive season in the top flight of English football . In addition to the domestic league , West Ham United participated in this season's edition of the FA Cup , and reached the fourth round of the EFL Cup . They finished sixth in the Premier League achieving 65 points, a club record. They also won 19 games and nine away games, also records. Their league positioned qualified them to play in the 2021–22 UEFA Europa League .[1]
Transfers [ ]
Transfers in [ ]
Loans in [ ]
Date from
Position
Nationality
Name
From
Date until
Team
Ref.
12 October 2020
CB
Craig Dawson
Watford
End of season
First team
[9]
16 October 2020
LW
Saïd Benrahma
Brentford
29 January 2021
First team
[10] [8]
29 January 2021
MF
Jesse Lingard
Manchester United
End of season
First team
[11]
Loans out [ ]
Transfers out [ ]
Pre-season and friendlies [ ]
In March 2020, West Ham announced their participation in a July 2020 tournament, the EVA Air Queensland Champions Cup, in Queensland , Australia alongside Brisbane Roar and Crystal Palace .[40] Following the outbreak of COVID-19 , the tour was cancelled.[41]
Ipswich Town v West Ham United
25 August 2020 Friendly Ipswich Town 1–4 West Ham United show Ipswich 14:00
Sears 62'
Report
Haller 45' , 60' , 64' Souček 63'
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 0
Wycombe Wanderers v West Ham United
25 August 2020 Friendly Wycombe Wanderers 1–5 West Ham United show High Wycombe 14:00
Samuel 31'
Report
Masuaku 8' Charles 29' (o.g. ) Lanzini 35' Bowen 42' , 59'
Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 0
West Ham United v Bournemouth
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
6th
38
19
8
11
62
47
+15
0 50.00
FA Cup
11 January 2021
9 February 2021
Third round
Fifth round
3
2
0
1
5
1
+4
0 66.67
EFL Cup
15 September 2020
30 September 2020
Second round
Fourth round
3
2
0
1
9
5
+4
0 66.67
Total
44
23
8
13
76
53
+23
0 52.27
Premier League [ ]
League table [ ]
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
[42] Notes:
^ Since the winners of the 2020–21 FA Cup , Leicester City, also qualified for the Europa League based on league position, the second Europa League group stage berth allocated to England was transferred to the sixth-placed team.
^ Since the winners of the 2020–21 EFL Cup , Manchester City, qualified for European competition based on league position, the Europa Conference League berth awarded to the EFL Cup winners was transferred to the highest-placed Premier League team not already qualified for European competition, the seventh-placed team.
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
19
8
11
62
47
+15
65
10
4
5
32
22
+10
9
4
6
30
25
+5
Last updated: 23 May 2021.
Source:[citation needed ]
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 Ground H A H A A H A H A H H A H A H A A H H A H A A H H A H A H A H A H A H A A H Result L L W W D D L W W W L W D L D D W W W W L W D W W L W L D W W L L W L D W W Position 14 16 11 10 10 12 14 12 8 5 8 6 8 10 10 10 10 9 7 5 5 5 6 5 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 7 6 6
Updated to match(es) played on 23 May 2021. Source:[citation needed ] A = Away ; H = Home ; W = Win ; D = Draw ; L = Loss
Matches [ ]
The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 20 August.[43]
West Ham United v Newcastle United
12 September 2020 1 West Ham United 0–2 Newcastle United show Stratford 20:00 BST
Report
Hayden 13'
Wilson 56'
Manquillo 68'
Hendrick 87'
Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Stuart Attwell
Arsenal v West Ham United
19 September 2020 2 Arsenal 2–1 West Ham United show Highbury , London 20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Michael Oliver
West Ham United v Wolverhampton Wanderers
27 September 2020 3 West Ham United 4–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers show Stratford 19:00 BST
Report
Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin Atkinson
Leicester City v West Ham United
4 October 2020 4 Leicester City 0–3 West Ham United show Leicester 12:00 BST
Mendy 24'
Evans 53'
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Andrew Madley
Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham United
18 October 2020 5 Tottenham Hotspur 3–3 West Ham United show Tottenham, London 16:30 BST
Son Heung-min 1'
Kane 8' , 16'
Report
Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Paul Tierney
West Ham United v Manchester City
24 October 2020 6 West Ham United 1–1 Manchester City show Stratford 12:30 BST
Report
Foden 51'
Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Anthony Taylor
Liverpool v West Ham United
31 October 2020 7 Liverpool 2–1 West Ham United show Liverpool 17:30 GMT
Salah 42' (pen. )
Jota 85'
Report
Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Friend
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
Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Jones
Sheffield United v West Ham United
22 November 2020 9 Sheffield United 0–1 West Ham United show Sheffield 14:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin Atkinson
West Ham United v Aston Villa
30 November 2020 10 West Ham United 2–1 Aston Villa show Stratford 20:00 GMT
Report
Grealish 25'
Cash 68'
Watkins 74'
Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Bankes
West Ham United v Manchester United
5 December 2020 11 West Ham United 1–3 Manchester United show Stratford 17:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 2,000[44] Referee: Andre Marriner
Leeds United v West Ham United
11 December 2020 12 Leeds United 1–2 West Ham United show Leeds 20:00 GMT
Klich 6' (pen. )
Alioski 33'
Report
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Michael Oliver
West Ham United v Crystal Palace
16 December 2020 13 West Ham United 1–1 Crystal Palace show Stratford 20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: David Coote
Chelsea v West Ham United
21 December 2020 14 Chelsea 3–0 West Ham United show Fulham , London 20:00 GMT
Thiago Silva 10'
Abraham 78' , 80'
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 0 Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Southampton v West Ham United
29 December 2020 16 Southampton 0–0 West Ham United show Southampton 18:00 GMT
Bertrand 40'
Djenepo 72'
Walker-Peters 76'
Report
Yarmolenko 67'
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Andrew Madley
Everton v West Ham United
1 January 2021 17 Everton 0–1 West Ham United show Liverpool 17:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Friend
West Ham United v Burnley
16 January 2021 18 West Ham United 1–0 Burnley show Stratford 15:00 GMT
Antonio 9'
Souček 73'
Ogbonna 83'
Report
Barnes 63'
Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Chris Kavanagh
West Ham United v West Bromwich Albion
19 January 2021 19 West Ham United 2–1 West Bromwich Albion show Stratford 18:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Graham Scott
Crystal Palace v West Ham United
26 January 2021 20 Crystal Palace 2–3 West Ham United show Selhurst , London 18:00 GMT
Zaha 3'
Batshuayi 90+7'
Report
Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Stuart Attwell
West Ham United v Liverpool
31 January 2021 21 West Ham United 1–3 Liverpool show Stratford 16:30 GMT
Report
Salah 57' , 68'
Wijnaldum 84'
Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Jonathan Moss
Aston Villa v West Ham United
3 February 2021 22 Aston Villa 1–3 West Ham United show Aston , Birmingham 20:15 GMT
Douglas Luiz 70'
Watkins 81'
Report
Souček 51'
Lingard 56' , 83'
Cresswell 65'
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Andrew Madley
Fulham v West Ham United
6 February 2021 23 Fulham 0–0 West Ham United show Fulham , London 17:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 0 Referee: Mike Dean
West Ham United v Sheffield United
15 February 2021 24 West Ham United 3–0 Sheffield United show Stratford 18:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Simon Hooper
West Ham United v Tottenham Hotspur
21 February 2021 25 West Ham United 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur show Stratford 12:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Pawson
Manchester City v West Ham United
27 February 2021 26 Manchester City 2–1 West Ham United show Manchester 12:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Michael Oliver
West Ham United v Leeds United
8 March 2021 27 West Ham United 2–0 Leeds United show Stratford 20:00 GMT
Lingard 21' , 21' , 79'
Dawson 28'
Report
Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Mike Dean
Manchester United v West Ham United
14 March 2021 28 Manchester United 1–0 West Ham United show Manchester 19:15 GMT
Report
Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin Atkinson
West Ham United v Arsenal
21 March 2021 29 West Ham United 3–3 Arsenal show Stratford 15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Jonathan Moss
Wolverhampton Wanderers v West Ham United
5 April 2021 30 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–3 West Ham United show Wolverhampton 20:15 BST
Report
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 0 Referee: Michael Oliver
West Ham United v Leicester City
11 April 2021 31 West Ham United 3–2 Leicester City show Stratford 14:05 BST
Souček 10'
Lingard 29' , 44'
Cresswell 30'
Bowen 48'
Masuaku 90+2'
Report
Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Mike Dean
Newcastle United v West Ham United
17 April 2021 32 Newcastle United 3–2 West Ham United show Newcastle upon Tyne 12:30 BST
Report
Dawson 12' 36'
Diop 73'
Lingard 80' (pen. )
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Friend
West Ham United v Chelsea
24 April 2021 33 West Ham United 0–1 Chelsea show Stratford 17:30 BST
Report
Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Burnley v West Ham United
3 May 2021 34 Burnley 1–2 West Ham United show Burnley 20:15 BST
Report
Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 0 Referee: Anthony Taylor
West Ham United v Everton
9 May 2021 35 West Ham United 0–1 Everton show Stratford 16:30 BST
Report
Calvert-Lewin 24'
Allan 77'
Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Stuart Attwell
West Bromwich Albion v West Ham United
19 May 2021 37 West Bromwich Albion 1–3 West Ham United show West Bromwich 20:15 BST
Report
Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 5,371 Referee: Michael Oliver
West Ham United v Southampton
23 May 2021 38 West Ham United 3–0 Southampton show Stratford 16:00 BST
Report
Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Martin Atkinson
FA Cup [ ]
The third round draw was made on 30 November, with Premier League and EFL Championship clubs all entering the competition.[45] The draw for the fourth and fifth round were made on 11 January, conducted by Peter Crouch .[46]
Stockport County v West Ham United
11 January 2021 Third round Stockport County 0–1 West Ham United show Stockport 20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Mike Dean
Manchester United v West Ham United
EFL Cup [ ]
The draw for both the second and third round were confirmed on 6 September, live on Sky Sports by Phil Babb .[47] The fourth round draw was conducted on 17 September 2020 by Laura Woods and Lee Hendrie live on Sky Sports .[48]
West Ham United v Charlton Athletic
15 September 2020 Second round West Ham United 3–0 Charlton Athletic show Stratford 19:30 BST
Report
Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Andre Marriner
West Ham United v Hull City
22 September 2020 Third round West Ham United 5–1 Hull City show Stratford 19:30 BST
Snodgrass 18'
Haller 45' , 90+1'
Yarmolenko 56' (pen. ) , 90+2'
Report
Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Simon Hooper
Everton v West Ham United
Statistics [ ]
Correct as of 23 May 2021
Appearances and goals [ ]
Total
Premier League
FA Cup
League Cup
Goalkeepers
1
GK
Łukasz Fabiański
37
0
35
0
2
0
0
0
34
GK
Nathan Trott
1
0
0
0
0+1
0
0
0
35
GK
Darren Randolph
7
0
3
0
1
0
3
0
Defenders
3
DF
Aaron Cresswell
39
0
36
0
1+1
0
1
0
4
DF
Fabián Balbuena
18
1
13+1
1
1
0
3
0
5
DF
Vladimír Coufal
36
0
34
0
2
0
0
0
15
DF
Craig Dawson
24
4
22
3
2
1
0
0
21
DF
Angelo Ogbonna
30
3
28
3
2
0
0
0
23
DF
Issa Diop
21
2
15+3
2
1+1
0
1
0
24
DF
Ryan Fredericks
16
1
6+8
1
1+1
0
0
0
26
DF
Arthur Masuaku
13
0
12
0
0
0
1
0
31
DF
Ben Johnson
20
1
5+9
1
2+1
0
3
0
50
DF
Harrison Ashby
2
0
0
0
0
0
1+1
0
56
DF
Emmanuel Longelo
1
0
0
0
0
0
0+1
0
75
DF
Jamal Baptiste
1
0
0
0
0+1
0
0
0
Midfielders
11
MF
Jesse Lingard
16
9
16
9
0
0
0
0
16
MF
Mark Noble
25
0
8+13
0
3
0
1
0
18
MF
Pablo Fornals
36
6
31+2
5
2+1
1
0
0
28
MF
Tomáš Souček
41
10
38
10
2+1
0
0
0
41
MF
Declan Rice
35
2
32
2
2
0
1
0
54
MF
Conor Coventry
1
0
0
0
0
0
0+1
0
Forwards
7
FW
Andriy Yarmolenko
21
3
1+14
0
3
1
3
2
9
FW
Saïd Benrahma
33
1
14+16
1
2+1
0
0
0
10
FW
Manuel Lanzini
23
1
5+12
1
2+1
0
3
0
20
FW
Jarrod Bowen
40
8
30+8
8
1+1
0
0
0
30
FW
Michail Antonio
27
10
24+2
10
1
0
0
0
45
FW
Ademipo Odubeko
2
0
0
0
0+2
0
0
0
Players who left the club on loan or permanently during the season
8
FW
Felipe Anderson
5
1
0+2
0
0
0
3
1
11
MF
Robert Snodgrass
6
2
0+3
0
0
0
3
2
19
DF
Jack Wilshere
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
22
FW
Sébastien Haller
19
7
10+6
3
0
0
3
4
33
MF
Josh Cullen
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
40
MF
Oladapo Afolayan
1
1
0
0
0+1
1
0
0
42
DF
Ajibola Alese
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Goalscorers [ ]
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