| Fulham 2022–23 | ||
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| Club information | ||
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| Manager |  Marco Silva
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| Stadium | Craven Cottage | |
| League Season information | ||
| Final League position | Premier League, TBD | |
| Cup placements | ||
| FA Cup | Quarter-finals, Lost 3–1 to Manchester United | |
| EFL Cup | Second round, Lost 2–0 to Crawley Town | |
| Season statistics | ||
  
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The 2022–23 season was the 125th season in the existence of Fulham Football Club. It is the club's first campaign back in the Premier League since 2020–21 following their promotion from the previous season. In addition to the league, they will also compete in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.
Transfers[]
In[]
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2022 | DM | |
João Palhinha | Sporting CP |
Fee reported as £17,000,000 |
| 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 |
Out[]
| Date | Position | Player | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2022 | CF | Timmy Abraham |
Estoril Praia |
Released |
| 30 June 2022 | GK | Jacob Adams |
Unattached | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CB |  Eric Ameyaw |
Unattached | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | RB | Xavier Benjamin |
Unattached | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | AM | Fábio Carvalho |
Liverpool |
£5,000,000 |
| 30 June 2022 | CM | Tyler Caton |
Unattached | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | RB |  Cyrus Christie |
Unattached | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | GK |  Fabri |
Unattached | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CB |  Michael Hector |
Unattached | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CB | Alfie Mawson |
Unattached | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CB | Jerome Opoku |
Unattached | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | DM | Jonathon Page |
Unattached | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | GK |  Julian Schwarzer |
Unattached | 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 |
Loans in[]
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 July 2022 | LW |  |
Manor Solomon |  Shakhtar Donetsk |
End of Season |
| 5 August 2022 | CB | |
Shane Duffy | Brighton & Hove Albion |
End of Season |
| 1 September 2022 | FW |  |
Daniel James | Leeds United |
End of Season |
| 1 September 2022 | LB | |
Layvin Kurzawa |  Paris Saint-Germain |
End of Season |
Loans out[]
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | 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 |
2 January 2023 |
| 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 |
End of Season |
| 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 |
End of Season |
| 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 |
Kits[]
          Home
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     Away
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     Third
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Pre-season and friendlies[]
On May 27, 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
| Algarve Cup 16 July 2022 | Nice | 0–2 (2–3 pen)
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Fulham | Faro/Loulé, Portugal | |
| 20:15 WEST | Report | Kebano  42' (pen.)Wilson 84' (pen.)
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Stadium: Estádio Algarve Referee: Hélder Carvalho (Portugal) | ||
| Penalties | |||||
Rosario  Bard  Mendy Gouiri Dante
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Wilson Pereira Tiéhi Bryan Jasper
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| Algarve Cup 17 July 2022 | Benfica | 5–1 | Fulham | Faro/Loulé, Portugal | |
| 20:15 WEST | R. Silva 3' Ramos 21', 29'Yaremchuk 57'Araújo 64'
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Report | Mitrović 61' Ream  69'Pereira 88'
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Stadium: Estádio Algarve Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Nuno Almeida (Portugal) |
| Friendly 24 July 2022 | Estoril Praia | 1–3 | Fulham | Alcabideche, Portugal | |
| 17:45 WEST | Franco 34' (pen.)
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Report | Mitrović 7', 11' Palhinha 24'
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Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota |
| Friendly 31 July 2022 | Fulham | 1–1 | Villarreal | Fulham | |
| 15:00 BST | Mitrović 86'
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Report | Parejo 34'
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Stadium: Craven Cottage Referee: John Brooks (England) |
| Friendly 17 December 2022 | Fulham | 1–1 | West Ham United | Fulham | |
| 13:00 GMT | Vinícius 43'
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Report | Bowen 62'
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Stadium: Craven Cottage Referee: John Brooks |
Competitions[]
Overall record[]
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 39.47 |
| FA Cup | 7 January 2023 | 19 March 2023 | Third round | Quarter-finals | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 60.00 |
| EFL Cup | 23 August 2022 | Second round | Second round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 44 | 18 | 8 | 18 | 64 | 61 | +3 | 40.91 | ||||
Source: Soccerway
Premier League[]
- Main article: 2022–23 Premier League
League table[]
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Manchester City (C)
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38 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 94 | 33 | +61 | 89 | |
| 2 |  Arsenal
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38 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 88 | 43 | +45 | 84 | |
| 3 |  Manchester Utd
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38 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 58 | 43 | +15 | 75 | |
| 4 |  Newcastle Utd
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38 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 68 | 33 | +35 | 71 | |
| 5 |  Liverpool
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38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 75 | 47 | +28 | 67 | |
| 6 |  Brighton
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38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 72 | 53 | +19 | 62 | |
| 7 |  Aston Villa
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38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 51 | 46 | +5 | 61 | |
| 8 |  Tottenham
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38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 70 | 63 | +7 | 60 | |
| 9 |  Brentford
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38 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 58 | 46 | +12 | 59 | |
| 10 | Fulham
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38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 55 | 53 | +2 | 52 | |
| 11 |  Crystal Palace
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38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 45 | |
| 12 |  Chelsea
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38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 38 | 47 | −9 | 44 | |
| 13 |  Wolves
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38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 31 | 58 | −27 | 41 | |
| 14 |  West Ham Utd
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38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 42 | 55 | −13 | 40 | |
| 15 |  Bournemouth
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38 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 37 | 71 | −34 | 39 | |
| 16 |  Nottm Forest
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38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 38 | 68 | −30 | 38 | |
| 17 |  Everton
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38 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 34 | 57 | −23 | 36 | |
| 18 |  Leicester City (R)
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38 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 51 | 68 | −17 | 34 | EFL Championship |
| 19 |  Leeds United (R)
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38 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 48 | 78 | −30 | 31 | |
| 20 |  Southampton (R)
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38 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 36 | 73 | −37 | 25 |
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round; (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament
Notes
- Since both finalists of the 2022–23 FA Cup, Manchester City and Manchester United, qualified for the Champions League as a result of their league positions, the second Europa League group stage berth allocated to England was transferred to the sixth-placed team.
- Since the winners of the 2022–23 EFL Cup, Manchester United, qualified for the Champions League, 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 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 55 | 53 | +2 | 52 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 29 | +2 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 24 | 0 |
Source: Premier League
Matches[]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
On 16 June, the Premier League fixtures were released.
| 1 6 August 2022 | Fulham | 2–2 | Liverpool | Fulham | |
| 12:30 BST | Mitrović 32', 72' (pen.)
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Report | Núñez 64' Salah 80'
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Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Andrew Madley |
FA Cup[]
- Main article: 2022–23 FA Cup
The club entered in the third round and were drawn away to Hull City.
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| Third round 7 January 2023 | Hull City | 0–2 | Fulham | Kingston upon Hull | |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Kurzawa 37' James 90+4'
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Stadium: KCOM Stadium Attendance: 14,175 Referee: Josh Smith |
| Fourth round 28 January 2023 | Fulham | 1–1 | Sunderland | Fulham | |
| 15:00 GMT | Cairney 61'
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Report | Clarke 6'
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Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 22,905 Referee: Michael Salisbury |
| Fourth round replay 8 February 2023 | Sunderland | 2–3 | Fulham | Sunderland | |
| 19:45 GMT | Clarke 77' Bennette 90'
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Report | Wilson 8' Pereira 59'Kurzawa 82'
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Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 29,651 Referee: Tim Robinson |
| Fifth round 28 February 2023 | Fulham | 2–0 | Leeds United | Fulham | |
| 19:45 GMT | Palhinha 21' Solomon 56'
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Report | Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 19,359 Referee: Chris Kavanagh |
| Quarter-finals 19 March 2023 | Manchester United | 3–1 | Fulham | Manchester | |
| 16:30 GMT | Fernandes 75' (pen.), 90+6' Sabitzer 77'
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Report | Mitrović 50',  72'Willian 72'
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Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 73,511 Referee: Chris Kavanagh |
EFL Cup[]
- Main article: 2022–23 EFL Cup
Fulham entered the EFL Cup in the second round and were drawn away to Crawley Town.
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| Second round 23 August 2022 | Crawley Town | 2–0 | Fulham | Crawley | |
| 19:45 BST | Nichols 16' Balagizi 49'
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Report | Diop 80'
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Stadium: The People's Pension Stadium Attendance: 5,577 Referee: Lee Swabey |
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 | Premier League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | ||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | 
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Marek Rodák | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 17 | GK |
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Bernd Leno | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 2 | DF |
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Kenny Tete | 12 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | DF |
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Layvin Kurzawa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | DF |
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Tosin Adarabioyo | 12 | 1 | 11+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | DF |
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Shane Duffy | 5 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 13 | DF |
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Tim Ream | 18 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 27 | DF |
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Kevin Mbabu | 8 | 0 | 1+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 31 | DF |
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Issa Diop | 12 | 1 | 8+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 33 | DF |
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Antonee Robinson | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 41 | DF |
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Luciano D'Auria-Henry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 42 | DF |
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Charlie Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 43 | DF |
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Connor McAvoy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 6 | MF |
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Harrison Reed | 17 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10 | MF |
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Tom Cairney | 19 | 0 | 1+17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 12 | MF |
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Nathaniel Chalobah | 4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 18 | MF |
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Andreas Pereira | 18 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 25 | MF |
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Josh Onomah | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 26 | MF |
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João Palhinha | 17 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 38 | MF |
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Luke Harris | 4 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 44 | MF | 
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Adrion Pajaziti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 45 | MF |
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Kristian Šekularac | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 46 | MF |
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Ollie O'Neill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 47 | MF |
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Martial Godo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 7 | MF | 
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Neeskens Kebano | 12 | 0 | 9+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | MF |
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Harry Wilson | 9 | 0 | 3+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9 | FW | 
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Aleksandar Mitrović | 15 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11 | MF |
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Manor Solomon | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | MF |
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Bobby Decordova-Reid | 17 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 20 | MF |
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Willian | 11 | 1 | 9+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 21 | MF |
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Daniel James | 10 | 1 | 3+7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 30 | FW |
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Carlos Vinícius | 10 | 0 | 3+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 37 | FW | 
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Terry Ablade | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| Out on Loan | |||||||||||||
| 19 | FW |
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Rodrigo Muniz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 22 | GK |
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Paulo Gazzaniga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 23 | DF |
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Joe Bryan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 35 | MF |
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Tyrese Francois | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 65 | FW |
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Jay Stansfield | 4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Left the Club during the Season | |||||||||||||
| 39 | DF |
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Marlon Fossey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Last updated: 3 January 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 4 January 2023
| Rank | No. | Nationality | Player | Premier League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total |
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| 1 | 9 |  |
Aleksandar Mitrović | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2 | 14 | |
Bobby Decordova-Reid | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | 26 | |
João Palhinha | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | 6 | |
Harrison Reed | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | |
Andreas Pereira | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 6 | 4 | |
Tosin Adarabioyo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | |
Tim Ream | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 20 | |
Willian | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 21 | |
Daniel James | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 31 | |
Issa Diop | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own goals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
| TOTALS | 30 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||
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External links[]
| Fulham F.C.
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| Fulham F.C. matches - 2022–23 |
| 2022–23 Premier League |
| Arsenal (a) · Chelsea (a) · Arsenal (h) · Manchester United (a) |
| 2022–23 FA Cup |
| 2022–23 EFL Cup |
| Fulham F.C. match images - 2022–23 |
| 2022–23 Premier League |
| Arsenal (h) · Arsenal (a) |
| 2022–23 FA Cup |
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