2019–20 Fulham F.C. season
# 2019–20 Fulham F.C. season

The 2019–20 Fulham F.C. season was the club's 122nd professional season and their first in the EFL Championship after their relegation from the Premier League in the 2018–19 campaign. Fulham also competed in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2019 to 4 August 2020.

## Transfers

### Transfers in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 14 July 2019 | CF | Martell Taylor-Crossdale | Chelsea | Free transfer |
| 1 August 2019 | FW | Jay Stansfield | Exeter City | Undisclosed |
| 5 August 2019 | CB | Ben Tricker | Watford | Free transfer |
| 8 August 2019 | AM | Josh Onomah | Tottenham Hotspur | Undisclosed |
| 12 August 2019 | LB | Jay Williams | Newport County | Undisclosed |
| 10 September 2019 | GK | Damian Las | Chicago Fire | Undisclosed |
| 1 January 2020 | CB | Michael Hector | Chelsea | Undisclosed |
| 7 January 2020 | RW | Ivan Cavaleiro | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Undisclosed |
| 16 January 2020 | GK | Jordan Archer | Oxford United | Free transfer |
| 24 January 2020 | AM | Bobby Decordova-Reid | Cardiff City | Undisclosed |
| 2 July 2020 | CF | Kieron Bowie | Raith Rovers | Undisclosed |
| 2 July 2020 | LB | Ziyad Larkeche | Paris Saint-Germain | Free transfer |
| 8 July 2020 | RW | Anthony Knockaert | Brighton & Hove Albion | Undisclosed |

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Date until |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 13 July 2019 | RW | Ivan Cavaleiro | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 7 January 2020 |
| 21 July 2019 | RW | Anthony Knockaert | Brighton & Hove Albion | 30 June 2020 |
| 6 August 2019 | CM | Harry Arter | AFC Bournemouth | 30 June 2020 |
| 8 August 2019 | CM | Harrison Reed | Southampton | 30 June 2020 |
| 8 August 2019 | AM | Bobby Reid | Cardiff City | 24 January 2020 |
| 16 January 2020 | CB | Terence Kongolo | Huddersfield Town | 30 June 2020 |

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Date until |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 18 July 2019 | CM | Jean Michaël Seri | Galatasaray | 30 June 2020 |
| 26 July 2019 | DM | André-Frank Zambo Anguissa | Villarreal | 30 June 2020 |
| 20 August 2019 | GK | Toni Stahl | Energie Cottbus | 30 June 2020 |
| 28 August 2019 | GK | Taye Ashby-Hammond | Maidenhead United | 30 June 2020 |
| 2 September 2019 | GK | Fabri | Mallorca | 30 June 2020 |
| 2 September 2019 | CB | Jerome Opoku | Accrington Stanley | 30 June 2020 |
| 25 January 2020 | CM | Jayden Harris | Woking | 29 February 2020 |
| 30 January 2020 | CF | Timmy Abraham | Bristol Rovers | 30 June 2020 |
| 30 January 2020 | LB | Jaydn Mundle-Smith | Maidenhead United | March 2020 |

### Transfers out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 July 2019 | LW | André Schürrle | Borussia Dortmund | Loan Return |
| 1 July 2019 | CB | Calum Chambers | Arsenal | Loan Return |
| 1 July 2019 | LB | Timothy Fosu-Mensah | Manchester United | Loan Return |
| 1 July 2019 | GK | Sergio Rico | Sevilla | Loan Return |
| 1 July 2019 | CF | Luciano Vietto | Atlético Madrid | Loan Return |
| 1 July 2019 | CB | Håvard Nordtveit | 1899 Hoffenheim | Loan Return |
| 1 July 2019 | LW | Showkat Tahir | Cheshunt | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | CF | Elijah Adebayo | Walsall | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | CB | Scott Armsworth | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | CB | Robert Atkinson | Eastleigh | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | LW | Ryan Babel | Galatasaray | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | CB | Aron Davies | Maidenhead United | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | CB | José Garrido | CF Sant Rafel | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | CM | Mattias Käit | Domžale | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2019 | RW | Chris Kelly | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | RW | Lazar Marković | Partizan | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | GK | Berti Schötterl | Lokomotive Leipzig | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | LW | Jón Dagur Þorsteinsson | AGF | Undisclosed |
| 12 July 2019 | MF | Erick Kenko | Swansea City | Undisclosed |
| 28 July 2019 | RW | Harvey Elliott | Liverpool | Undisclosed |
| 8 August 2019 | LW | Ryan Sessegnon | Tottenham Hotspur | Undisclosed |
| 21 August 2019 | CF | Rui Fonte | Braga | Free transfer |
| 27 August 2019 | CB | Marcelo Djaló | Lugo | Mutual consent |
| 2 September 2019 | LW | Floyd Ayité | Gençlerbirliği | Undisclosed |
| 2 September 2019 | LB | Elias Frei | Luzern | Undisclosed |
| 30 September 2019 | CB | Riley Warland | Perth Glory | Undisclosed |
| 10 January 2020 | DM | Tayo Edun | Lincoln City | Undisclosed |
| 1 February 2020 | DM | Ibrahima Cissé | Free agent | Mutual consent |

## Pre-season

The Cottagers announced their pre-season schedule in June 2019.

## Competitions

### Championship

**League table**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Leeds United (C, P) | 46 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 77 | 35 | +42 | 93 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion (P) | 46 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 77 | 45 | +32 | 83 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 3 | Brentford | 46 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 80 | 38 | +42 | 81 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 4 | Fulham (O, P) | 46 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 64 | 48 | +16 | 81 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 5 | Cardiff City | 46 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 68 | 58 | +10 | 73 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 6 | Swansea City | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 62 | 53 | +9 | 70 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 7 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 58 | 50 | +8 | 70 | |

* ↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Premier League.

**Results summary**

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |

Last updated: 22 July 2020. 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 |
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| Ground | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | W | W | W | L | D | D | D | W | W | D | L | W | D | L | W | W | W | W | L | L | L | W | D | W | L | W | W | D | W | W | D | L | D | W | W | D | L | L | W | W | W | W | D | W | D |
| Position | 22 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |

**Matches**

On Thursday, 20 June 2019, the EFL Championship fixtures were revealed.

### FA Cup

The second round draw was made live on BBC Two from Etihad Stadium, Micah Richards and Tony Adams conducted the draw. The fourth round draw was made by Alex Scott and David O'Leary on Monday, 6 January.

### EFL Cup

The second round draw was made on 13 August 2019 following the conclusion of all but one first-round matches.

## Squad statistics

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Championship | Championship | Play-offs | Play-offs | FA Cup | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | ENG | Marcus Bettinelli | 14 | 0 | 13+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | SVK | Marek Rodák | 39 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | GK | ENG | Magnus Norman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | JAM | Michael Hector | 25 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | BEL | Denis Odoi | 39 | 0 | 30+4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Alfie Mawson | 28 | 0 | 25+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | USA | Tim Ream | 48 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | NED | Terence Kongolo | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | FRA | Maxime Le Marchand | 15 | 0 | 3+9 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | IRL | Cyrus Christie | 30 | 1 | 13+11 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | ENG | Joe Bryan | 49 | 3 | 39+4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | DF | ENG | Steven Sessegnon | 15 | 0 | 9+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||||
| 6 | MF | SCO | Kevin McDonald | 18 | 0 | 7+9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | COD | Neeskens Kebano | 19 | 5 | 5+11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | NOR | Stefan Johansen | 36 | 0 | 19+14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | SCO | Tom Cairney | 43 | 8 | 38+1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | IRL | Harry Arter | 29 | 3 | 21+7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | ENG | Harrison Reed | 28 | 0 | 21+4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | ENG | Josh Onomah | 37 | 4 | 20+11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | ENG | Matt O'Riley | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | AUS | Tyrese Francois | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | USA | Luca de la Torre | 4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | MF | THA | Ben Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 58 | MF | ENG | Sylvester Jasper | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | SRB | Aleksandar Mitrović | 41 | 26 | 40 | 26 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | JAM | Bobby Decordova-Reid | 46 | 6 | 30+11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | POR | Ivan Cavaleiro | 46 | 6 | 36+7 | 6 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | FRA | Anthony Knockaert | 46 | 4 | 32+10 | 3 | 2+1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | FW | ENG | Martell Taylor-Crossdale | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 47 | FW | MTN | Aboubakar Kamara | 29 | 4 | 8+17 | 4 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 61 | FW | ENG | Jay Stansfield | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Out on Loan ||||||||||||||
| 34 | DF | ENG | Jerome Opoku | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | MF | ENG | Jayden Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Left During Season ||||||||||||||
| 11 | FW | TOG | Floyd Ayité | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | POR | Rui Fonte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Last updated: 4 August 2020 Source: Competitions

### Top scorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total goals are equal.

    Last updated 4 August 2020.

| Rank | No. | Nationality | Player | Championship | Play-offs | FA Cup | Carabao Cup | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 |
| 1 | 9 | | Aleksandar Mitrović | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| 2 |
| 2 | 10 | | Tom Cairney | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 |
| 3 | 14 | | Bobby Decordova-Reid | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | 19 | | Ivan Cavaleiro | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 |
| 5 | 7 | | Neeskens Kebano | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 |
| 6 | 24 | | Anthony Knockaert | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | 25 | | Josh Onomah | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | 47 | | Aboubakar Kamara | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 |
| 9 | 18 | | Harry Arter | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | 23 | | Joe Bryan | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 |
| 11 | 22 | | Cyrus Christie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 64 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 71 |
