2017–18 Fulham F.C. season

Fulham
2017–18 season
Chairman Shahid Khan
Manager Slaviša Jokanović
Stadium Craven Cottage, Fulham
Championship 3rd (promoted via play-offs)
FA Cup Third Round
(lost to Southampton)
EFL Cup Second round
(lost to Bristol Rovers)
Top goalscorer League: Ryan Sessegnon (15)
All: Ryan Sessegnon (16)
Highest home attendance 24,547 (vs Aston Villa, Championship, 17 February 2017)
Lowest home attendance 6,243 (vs Bristol Rovers, Carabao Cup, 22 August 2017)
Average home league attendance 19,896
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2017–18 Fulham season was the club's 120th professional season and fourth consecutive in the EFL Championship after their relegation from the Premier League in the 2013–14 campaign. Fulham also competed in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup. They were promoted to the Premier League on 26 May 2018, by winning 1–0 in the 2018 EFL Championship play-off Final against Aston Villa.[1] The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

Transfers

Transfers in

Date Pos. Name Previous club Fee Source
3 July 2017 DF Spain Marcelo Djaló Spain Lugo Undisclosed [2]
7 July 2017 MF Belgium Ibrahima Cissé Belgium Standard Liège Undisclosed [3]
31 July 2017 FW France Aboubakar Kamara France Amiens SC Undisclosed [4]
17 August 2017 FW Portugal Rui Fonte Portugal Braga Undisclosed [5]
31 August 2017 FW France Yohan Mollo Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg Free [6]
31 January 2018 DF Republic of Ireland Cyrus Christie England Middlesbrough Undisclosed [7]

Loans in

Date Pos. Name Parent club End date Source
14 July 2017 FW Brazil Lucas Piazon England Chelsea 30 June 2018 [8]
25 July 2017 MF Northern Ireland Oliver Norwood England Brighton & Hove Albion 30 June 2018 [9]
27 July 2017 DF Czech Republic Tomáš Kalas England Chelsea 30 June 2018 [10]
16 August 2017 MF England Sheyi Ojo England Liverpool 30 June 2018 [11]
22 August 2017 DF Portugal Rafa Soares Portugal FC Porto 31 January 2018 [12]
31 August 2017 MF England Jordan Graham England Wolverhampton Wanderers 15 January 2018 [13][14]
22 January 2018 DF England Matt Targett England Southampton 30 June 2018 [15]
31 January 2018 FW Serbia Aleksandar Mitrović England Newcastle United 30 June 2018 [16]

Transfers out

Date Pos. Name Previous club Fee Source
26 May 2017 DF Australia Cameron Burgess England Scunthorpe United Undisclosed [17]
26 May 2017 MF England Larnell Cole England Tranmere Rovers Free [18][19]
26 May 2017 DF Scotland Jack Grimmer England Coventry City Free [18][20]
26 May 2017 GK England Josh Lukwata
Released
[18]
26 May 2017 MF England Scott Parker
Retired
[21]
26 May 2017 DF England Ryheem Sheckleford
Released
[18]
26 May 2017 MF England Josh Smile England Chippenham Town Free [18][22]
26 May 2017 GK Australia Jake Soutter
Released
[18]
26 May 2017 MF England Cassian Thomas
Released
[18]
26 May 2017 MF England Ryan Tunnicliffe England Millwall Free [18][23]
26 May 2017 FW England Josh Walker England Hendon Free [18]
4 July 2017 MF Spain Jozabed Spain Celta de Vigo Undisclosed [24]
5 July 2017 DF England Scott Malone England Huddersfield Town Undisclosed [25]
6 July 2017 DF England Richard Stearman England Sheffield United Undisclosed [26]
10 July 2017 GK Finland Jesse Joronen Denmark AC Horsens Free [27]
18 July 2017 MF Denmark Lasse Vigen Christensen Denmark Brøndby Undisclosed [28]
29 August 2017 FW Nigeria Sone Aluko England Reading Undisclosed [29]
31 August 2017 MF England Dennis Adeniran England Everton Undisclosed [30]
16 January 2018 DF Austria Michael Madl Austria Austria Wien Undisclosed [31]
19 January 2018 DF Iceland Ragnar Sigurðsson Russia Rostov Undisclosed [32]
25 January 2018 MF Poland Mikolaj Kwietniewski Poland Legia Warsaw Undisclosed [33]
30 January 2018 FW France Yohan Mollo
Released
[34]
22 February 2018 DF Republic of Ireland Sean Kavanagh Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers Undisclosed [35]

Loans out

Date Pos. Name To End date Source
3 August 2017 DF Iceland Ragnar Sigurðsson Russia Rubin Kazan 18 January 2018 [36]
17 August 2017 FW England Cauley Woodrow England Bristol City 30 June 2018 [37]
30 August 2017 GK Slovakia Marek Rodák England Rotherham United 30 June 2018 [38]
24 November 2017 MF England Isaac Pearce England Bath City 2 January 2018 [39]
31 January 2018 FW Wales George Williams Scotland St. Johnstone 30 June 2018 [40]
31 January 2018 FW England Stephen Humphrys England Rochdale 30 June 2018 [40]
31 January 2018 MF Estonia Mattias Kait Scotland Ross County 30 June 2018 [41]

Pre-season

Friendlies

Fulham announced five pre-season friendlies against Piast Gliwice, FC Zlin,[42] Wolfsburg,[43] West Ham United and Darmstadt 98.[44]

A further friendly against Queens Park Rangers was played behind closed doors on the 12 July.[45]

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started roundCurrent
position / round
Final
position / round
First match Last match
Championship 3rd 5 August 2017
League Cup First round Second round 8 August 201722 August 2017
FA Cup Third round 6 January 20186 January 2018

Last updated: 14 October 2017
Source: Competitions

EFL Championship

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Wolverhampton Wanderers (C, P) 46 30 9 7 82 39 +43 99 Promotion to the Premier League
2 Cardiff City (P) 46 27 9 10 69 39 +30 90
3 Fulham (O, P) 46 25 13 8 79 46 +33 88 Qualification for Championship play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
4 Aston Villa 46 24 11 11 72 42 +30 83
5 Middlesbrough 46 22 10 14 67 45 +22 76
Source: English Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.
Notes:
  1. Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Premier League.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 25 13 8 79 46  +33 88 13 8 2 40 17  +23 12 5 6 39 29  +10

Last updated: 28 April 2018.
Source: Sky Sports

Results by matchday

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAAHAHHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA
ResultDDDLWDWLDWWDLDLLDWWLWLWWDWWWWWDWDWWWWDWWWWDWWL
Position1012151914121314141189111316161714121512121111121087655555444333323333

Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 21 June 2017, the league fixtures were announced.[46][47]

Football League play-offs

FA Cup

In the FA Cup, Fulham entered the competition in the third round and were drawn at home to Southampton.[48]

EFL Cup

On 16 June 2017, Fulham drew Wycombe Wanderers in the first round.[49] The second round confirmed a home tie against Bristol Rovers.[50]

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

Last updated 26 May 2018.
  • Players listed with no appearances have been in the matchday squad but only as unused substitutes.
No. Pos Nat Player TotalChampionshipPlay-offsEFL CupFA Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK England Marcus Bettinelli 30026+003+001+000+00
2 DF England Ryan Fredericks 48044+003+000+001+00
3 DF England Ryan Sessegnon 521645+1153+010+201+00
4 DF Belgium Denis Odoi 42330+713+011+011+00
6 MF Scotland Kevin McDonald 46342+033+000+001+00
7 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo Neeskens Kebano 29310+1630+101+000+10
8 MF Norway Stefan Johansen 49843+283+000+001+00
9 FW Portugal Rui Fonte 28316+1130+000+001+00
10 MF Scotland Tom Cairney 37630+453+010+000+00
11 FW Togo Floyd Ayité 29423+541+000+000+00
13 DF United States Tim Ream 48144+013+000+001+00
16 MF Northern Ireland Oliver Norwood (on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion) 41522+1450+301+001+00
19 MF England Sheyi Ojo (on loan from Liverpool) 24418+440+001+000+10
20 FW Brazil Lucas Piazon (on loan from Chelsea) 27616+850+101+011+00
21 DF England Matt Targett (on loan from Southampton) 21117+113+000+000+00
22 DF Republic of Ireland Cyrus Christie 601+400+100+000+00
23 DF Spain Marcelo Djaló 400+200+002+000+00
26 DF Czech Republic Tomáš Kalas (on loan from Chelsea) 36029+400+200+001+00
27 GK England David Button 21020+000+000+001+00
32 FW Serbia Aleksandar Mitrović (on loan from Newcastle United) 201215+2123+000+000+00
33 MF England Matt O'Riley 200+000+002+000+00
36 MF United States Luca de la Torre 500+500+000+000+00
37 MF England Tayo Edun 401+100+002+000+00
43 DF England Steven Sessegnon 200+000+002+000+00
44 MF Belgium Ibrahima Cissé 802+400+002+000+00
46 GK England Magnus Norman 000+000+000+000+00
47 FW France Aboubakar Kamara 3578+2272+002+000+10
Out on loan
14 FW England Cauley Woodrow (on loan at Bristol City) 100+000+001+000+00
42 GK Slovakia Marek Rodák (on loan at Rotherham United) 100+000+001+000+00
Left during season
5 DF Portugal Rafa Soares (on loan from FC Porto) 300+300+000+000+00
15 DF Austria Michael Madl 200+000+002+000+00
17 MF England Jordan Graham (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers) 300+300+000+000+00
22 FW France Yohan Mollo 602+400+000+000+00
24 FW Nigeria Sone Aluko 404+000+000+000+00

Top scorers

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

Last updated 26 May 2018.
Rank No. Nationality Player Championship Play-offs EFL Cup FA Cup Total
1
3EnglandRyan Sessegnon1510016
2
32SerbiaAleksandar Mitrović1200012
3
8NorwayStefan Johansen80008
4
47FranceAboubakar Kamara70007
5
10ScotlandTom Cairney51006
6
16Northern IrelandOliver Norwood50005
20BrazilLucas Piazon50106
8
11TogoFloyd Ayité40004
19EnglandSheyi Ojo40004
10
4BelgiumDenis Odoi11103
6ScotlandKevin McDonald30003
7Democratic Republic of the CongoNeeskens Kebano30003
9PortugalRui Fonte30003
14
13United StatesTim Ream10001
21EnglandMatt Targett10001
Own goals20002
TOTALS 79 3 2 0 84

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number.

N P Nat. Name Championship EFL Cup FA Cup Total Notes
1 GK England Marcus Bettinelli 3 3
2 DF England Ryan Fredericks 9 9
3 DF England Ryan Sessegnon 2 2
4 DF Belgium Dennis Odoi 4 1 4 1
6 MF Scotland Kevin McDonald 9 9
7 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo Neeskens Kebano 1 1
8 MF Norway Stefan Johansen 10 10
9 FW Portugal Rui Fonte 2 2
10 MF Scotland Tom Cairney 3 3
11 FW Togo Floyd Ayité 1 1
13 DF United States Tim Ream 1 1
16 MF England Oliver Norwood 6 6 (on loan from Brighton)
19 FW England Sheyi Ojo 3 3
20 FW Brazil Lucas Piazon (on loan from Chelsea)
26 DF England Matt Targett 1 1 (on loan from Southampton)
22 FW France Yohan Mollo 1 1
26 DF Czech Republic Tomáš Kalas 1 1 (on loan from Chelsea)
27 GK England David Button 2 2
32 FW Serbia Aleksandar Mitrović 2 2 (on loan from Newcastle)
47 FW France Aboubakar Kamara 3 1 3 1
Out on loan
14 FW England Cauley Woodrow 1 1 (on loan at Bristol City)
TOTALS 62 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 63 1 2

Last updated: 3 March 2018
Source: Sky Sports
Ordered by , and
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Suspensions

PlayerDate receivedOffenceLength of suspension
Tomáš Kalas12 August 2017Red card vs Reading1 matchLeeds United (A) (Championship)
Dennis Odoi2 December 2017Yellow cardYellow cardRed card vs Brentford1 matchBirmingham City (H) (Championship)

Last updated: 13 September 2017.
Source: Football Association

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