2025–26 Fulham F.C. season

Fulham
2025–26 season
OwnerShahid Khan
ChairmanShahid Khan
ManagerMarco Silva
StadiumCraven Cottage
Premier League9th
FA CupThird round
EFL CupSecond round

The 2025–26 season is the 128th season in the history of Fulham Football Club, and the club's fourth consecutive season in the Premier League. In addition to the domestic league, the club is also participating in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.

Transfers and contracts

In

Date Pos. Player From Fee Ref.
26 July 2025 GK France Benjamin Lecomte France Montpellier £500,000 [1][2]

Total expenditure: Decrease £500,000 (excluding add-ons, bonuses and undisclosed figures)

Out

Date Pos. Player To Fee Ref.

Total income: Increase £0,000,000 (excluding add-ons, bonuses and undisclosed figures)

Loaned in

Date Pos. Player From Date until Ref.

Loaned out

Date Pos. Player To Date until Ref.
3 July 2025 CM New Zealand Matt Dibley-Dias England Chesterfield 31 May 2026 [3]
8 July 2025 RB Colombia Devan Tanton [4]
25 July 2025 GK Germany Steven Benda England Millwall [5]
CAM Wales Luke Harris England Oxford United [6]
30 July 2025 CB Canada Luc de Fougerolles Belgium Dender [7]
8 August 2025 CF England Olly Sanderson England Woking [8]

Released / Out of contract

Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Join date Ref.
30 June 2025 CM Jamaica Delano McCoy-Splatt England AFC Wimbledon 1 July 2025 [9][10]
CF Wales Callum Osmand Scotland Celtic [9][11]
GK England Oscar Varney England Coventry City 4 July 2025 [9][12]
DM Albania Adrion Pajaziti Croatia Hajduk Split 8 July 2025 [13]
CF England Callum McFarlane England Solihull Moors 18 July 2025 [9][14]
GK England Luca Ashby-Hammond England Plymouth Argyle 23 July 2025 [9][15]
CF Brazil Carlos Vinícius Brazil Grêmio [9][16]
CB Scotland Connor McAvoy England Wealdstone 1 August 2025 [9][17]
CF Finland Terry Ablade [9]
CM Australia Chris Donnell [9]
AM England Imani Lanquedoc [9]
CB England Damon Park [9]
LB England Stefan Parkes [9]
AM Wales Luca Picotto [9]
LW Brazil Willian [9]

New contracts

Date Pos. Player Contract until Ref.
First team
30 June 2025 RB Netherlands Kenny Tete 30 June 2028[a] [18]
11 July 2025 CB Canada Luc de Fougerolles 30 June 2029 [19]
14 July 2025 CM Scotland Tom Cairney 30 June 2026 [20]
17 July 2025 England Joshua King 30 June 2029 [21]
Academy
23 July 2025 LW England Farhaan Ali Wahid Undisclosed[b] [22]
CF England Tom Wingate [22]
24 July 2025 CM England Seth Ridgeon [23]
CB England Charlie Robinson 30 June 2026[a] [24]
CF England Terrell Works [24]
6 August 2025 CB England Logan Cooke Undisclosed[b] [25]
  1. ^ a b Club option to extend by a further year
  2. ^ a b First professional contact

Pre-season and friendlies

On 6 June, Fulham announced their first pre-season friendly, against Eintracht Frankfurt.[26] A second friendly was confirmed a month later, against Nottingham Forest during a training camp in Portugal.[27]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

19 July 2025 Friendly Fulham 4–1 Aberdeen New Malden
13:00 WEST
  • Wilson ?' (pen.), ?'
  • Muniz ?'
  • King ?'
Report Stadium: Motspur Park Training Ground
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
22 July 2025 Friendly Fulham 1–0 West Bromwich Albion New Malden
13:00 WEST Report Stadium: Motspur Park Training Ground
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
26 July 2025 Friendly Fulham 3–1 Nottingham Forest Faro, Portugal
20:00 WEST
Stadium: Estádio de São Luís
30 July 2025 Friendly Fulham 4–2 Al-Ittihad Faro, Portugal
19:00 WEST
Report
Stadium: Estádio de São Luís
2 August 2025 Friendly Fulham 2–3 Sheffield United New Malden
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Motspur Park Training Ground
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
Note: 120-minute match
9 August 2025 Friendly Fulham 1–0 Eintracht Frankfurt Fulham
17:00 BST Report Stadium: Craven Cottage

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 16 August 2025 24 May 2026 Matchday 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 000.00
FA Cup January 2026 Third round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
EFL Cup 27 August 2025 Second round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Total 1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 000.00

Last updated: 16 August 2025
Source: Soccerway

Premier League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
7 Leeds United 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 3
8 Brighton & Hove Albion 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
9 Fulham 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
10 Aston Villa 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
11 Chelsea 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Updated to match(es) played on 18 August 2025. 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[28]

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
1 0 1 0 1 1  0 1 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 1 0 1 1  0

Last updated: 16 August 2025.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round1
GroundA
ResultD
Position9
Points1
Updated to match(es) played on 16 August 2025. Source: Premier League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

On 18 June, the Premier League fixtures were released, with Fulham kicking off the season away to Brighton & Hove Albion.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

16 August 2025 1 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1 Fulham Brighton and Hove
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 31,478
Referee: Sam Barrott
24 August 2025 2 Fulham v Manchester United Fulham
16:30 BST Report Stadium: Craven Cottage
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 23 August, but was moved live Sky Sports broadcasting.[29]
30 August 2025 3 Chelsea v Fulham Fulham
12:30 BST Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved live TNT Sports broadcasting.[29]
13 September 2025 4 Fulham v Leeds United Fulham
15:00 BST Stadium: Craven Cottage
20 September 2025 5 Fulham v Brentford Fulham
20:00 BST Stadium: Craven Cottage
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved live Sky Sports broadcasting.[30]
27 September 2025 6 Aston Villa v Fulham Birmingham
15:00 BST Stadium: Villa Park
4 October 2025 7 Bournemouth v Fulham Bournemouth
15:00 BST Stadium: Dean Court
18 October 2025 8 Fulham v Arsenal Fulham
15:00 BST Stadium: Craven Cottage
25 October 2025 9 Newcastle United v Fulham Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 BST Stadium: St James' Park
1 November 2025 10 Fulham v Wolverhampton Wanderers Fulham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Craven Cottage
8 November 2025 11 Everton v Fulham Liverpool
15:00 GMT Stadium: Everton Stadium
22 November 2025 12 Fulham v Sunderland Fulham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Craven Cottage
29 November 2025 13 Tottenham Hotspur v Fulham Tottenham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
3 December 2025 14 Fulham v Manchester City Fulham
19:45 GMT Stadium: Craven Cottage
6 December 2025 15 Fulham v Crystal Palace Fulham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Craven Cottage
13 December 2025 16 Burnley v Fulham Burnley
15:00 GMT Stadium: Turf Moor
20 December 2025 17 Fulham v Nottingham Forest Fulham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Craven Cottage
27 December 2025 18 West Ham United v Fulham Stratford
15:00 GMT Stadium: London Stadium
30 December 2025 19 Crystal Palace v Fulham Selhurst
19:45 GMT Stadium: Selhurst Park
3 January 2026 20 Fulham v Liverpool Fulham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Craven Cottage
7 January 2026 21 Fulham v Chelsea Fulham
19:45 GMT Stadium: Craven Cottage
17 January 2026 22 Leeds United v Fulham Leeds
15:00 GMT Stadium: Elland Road
24 January 2026 23 Fulham v Brighton & Hove Albion Fulham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Craven Cottage
31 January 2026 24 Manchester United v Fulham Old Trafford
15:00 GMT Stadium: Old Trafford
7 February 2026 25 Fulham v Everton Fulham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Craven Cottage
11 February 2026 26 Manchester City v Fulham Manchester
20:00 GMT Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
21 February 2026 27 Sunderland v Fulham Sunderland
15:00 GMT Stadium: Stadium of Light
28 February 2026 28 Fulham v Tottenham Hotspur Fulham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Craven Cottage
4 March 2026 29 Fulham v West Ham United Fulham
19:45 GMT Stadium: Craven Cottage
14 March 2026 30 Nottingham Forest v Fulham West Bridgford
15:00 GMT Stadium: City Ground
21 March 2026 31 Fulham v Burnley Fulham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Craven Cottage
11 April 2026 32 Liverpool v Fulham Liverpool
15:00 BST Stadium: Anfield
18 April 2026 33 Brentford v Fulham Brentford
15:00 BST Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
25 April 2026 34 Fulham v Aston Villa Fulham
15:00 BST Stadium: Craven Cottage
2 May 2026 35 Arsenal v Fulham Holloway
15:00 BST Stadium: Emirates Stadium
9 May 2026 36 Fulham v Bournemouth Fulham
15:00 BST Stadium: Craven Cottage
24 May 2026 38 Fulham v Newcastle United Fulham
15:00 BST Stadium: Craven Cottage

FA Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

EFL Cup

Fulham entered the competition in the second round, and were drawn at home to Bristol City.[31]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

27 August 2025 Second round Fulham v Bristol City Fulham
19:45 BST Stadium: Craven Cottage

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of match played 16 August 2025

Players with no appearances are not included on the list

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Germany GER Bernd Leno 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF Netherlands NED Kenny Tete 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF Nigeria NGA Calvin Bassey 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF Denmark DEN Joachim Andersen 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
7 FW Mexico MEX Raúl Jiménez 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
8 FW Wales WAL Harry Wilson 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW Brazil BRA Rodrigo Muniz 1 1 0+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
10 MF Scotland SCO Tom Cairney 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
11 FW Spain ESP Adama Traoré 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
15 DF Spain ESP Jorge Cuenca 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
16 MF Norway NOR Sander Berge 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
17 FW Nigeria NGA Alex Iwobi 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
20 MF Serbia SRB Saša Lukić 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
21 DF Belgium BEL Timothy Castagne 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
24 MF England ENG Joshua King 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
32 MF England ENG Emile Smith Rowe 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Top scorers

As of match played 16 August 2025

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

Rank No. Nat. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1 9 BRA Rodrigo Muniz 1 0 0 1
Totals 1 0 0 1

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