2017–18 Fulham F.C. season

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.

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, EFL Cup, 22 August 2017)
Average home league attendance	19,896
Home colours Away colours
← 2016–17 2018–19 →

Transfers

Transfers in

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

Loans in

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

Transfers out

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

Loans out

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

Piast Gliwice v Fulham

5 July 2017	Piast Gliwice	0–1	Fulham	Opalenica, Poland
17:00 CEST		Report	Kebano 39' (pen.)	Stadium: Remes Hotel

FC Fastav Zlín v Fulham

8 July 2017	FC Fastav Zlín	2–2	Fulham	Grodzisk Wielkopolski, Poland
17:00 CEST	Bartolomeu 80' Diop 82'	Report	Aluko 29' de la Torre 72'	Stadium: Dyskobolia Stadium

Fulham v Queens Park Rangers

12 July 2017	Fulham	4–2	Queens Park Rangers	New Malden
17:00 BST	Cissé 15' Aluko 35' O'Riley 49' Johansen 53'	Report	Darbyshire 26' Kakay 88'	Stadium: Motspur Park

Fulham v West Ham United

20 July 2017	Fulham	1–2	West Ham United	Graz, Austria
19:00 CEST	Woodrow 82'	Report	Lanzini 14' Fletcher 40'	Stadium: Sportzentrum Weinzödl

Darmstadt 98 v Fulham

22 July 2017	Darmstadt 98	2–2	Fulham	Darmstadt, Germany
15:30 CEST	Sulu 42' Mehlem 69'	Report	Sulu 17' (o.g.) Fredericks 64'	Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor

Fulham v Wolfsburg

29 July 2017	Fulham	0–3	Wolfsburg	Fulham
15:00 BST		Report	Brooks 36' Gómez 79', 84'	Stadium: Craven Cottage

Competitions

Overall

Competition	Started round	Current position / round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Championship	—	3rd		5 August 2017	6 May 2018
League Cup	First round	—	Second round	8 August 2017	22 August 2017
FA Cup	Third round	—		6 January 2018	6 January 2018

Updated to match played 14 October 2017
Source: Competitions

EFL Championship

Main article: 2017–18 EFL Championship

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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[a]
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) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:

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

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
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

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
Ground	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	D	D	D	L	W	D	W	L	D	W	W	D	L	D	L	L	D	W	W	L	W	L	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	D	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	L
Position	10	12	15	19	14	12	13	14	14	11	8	9	11	13	16	16	17	14	12	15	12	12	11	11	12	10	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3

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]

Fulham v Norwich City

5 August 2017 1	Fulham	1–1	Norwich City	Craven Cottage, London
15:00 BST	Martin 25' (o.g.) Cairney  66' Johansen  85' Fredericks  88'	Report	Oliveira 88',  89' Maddison  90+4'	Attendance: 20,134 Referee: James Linington

Reading v Fulham

12 August 2017 2	Reading	1–1	Fulham	Madejski Stadium, Reading
15:00 BST	Kelly 61' Moore  70' Ilori  71' Swift  73'	Report	Kalas  1' Piazon 82' Kamara  90+4'	Attendance: 17,398 Referee: Simon Hooper

Leeds United v Fulham

15 August 2017 3	Leeds United	0–0	Fulham	Elland Road, Leeds
19:45 BST	Phillips  65' Anita  83'	Report	R Sessegnon  49'	Attendance: 28,918 Referee: Darren Bond

Fulham v Sheffield Wednesday

19 August 2017 4	Fulham	0–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Craven Cottage, London
15:00 BST	McDonald  74' Fredericks  90+1'	Report	Fletcher 64'	Attendance: 20,165 Referee: Stuart Attwell

Ipswich Town v Fulham

26 August 2017 5	Ipswich Town	0–2	Fulham	Portman Road, Ipswich
15:00 BST	Iorfa  31'	Report	Kebano 35' Fonte 51'	Attendance: 16,844 Referee: Paul Tierney

Fulham v Cardiff City

9 September 2017 6	Fulham	1–1	Cardiff City	Craven Cottage, London
15:00 BST	Mollo  29' McDonald  70' Johansen  71' Sessegnon 75' Button  82'	Report	Bennett  30' Morrison  36' Peltier  79' Ward 83'	Attendance: 20,984 Referee: Tony Harrington

Fulham v Hull City

13 September 2017 7	Fulham	2–1	Hull City	Craven Cottage, London
19:45 BST	Ayité 42' Johansen 62'	Report	Bowen 53'	Attendance: 15,792 Referee: Tim Robinson

Burton Albion v Fulham

16 September 2017 8	Burton Albion	2–1	Fulham	Pirelli Stadium, Burton
15:00 BST	Warnock 12' Akins 51' (pen.) McFadzean  86'	Report	Norwood 31' Ojo  40'	Attendance: 4,049 Referee: Stephen Martin

Fulham v Middlesbrough

23 September 2017 9	Fulham	1–1	Middlesbrough	Craven Cottage, London
15:00 BST	Kamara 86'	Report	Christie 88'	Attendance: 20,718 Referee: Oliver Langford

Nottingham Forest v Fulham

26 September 2017 10	Nottingham Forest	1–3	Fulham	City Ground, Nottingham
19:45 BST	Murphy 33' Worrall  55' Mills  71'	Report	Kamara 13' Johansen 72' Kebano 89'	Attendance: 21,208 Referee: Scott Duncan

Queens Park Rangers v Fulham

29 September 2017 11	Queens Park Rangers	1–2	Fulham	Shepherd's Bush, London
19:45 BST	Luongo  17' Mackie  22' Lynch  83' Washington 90+1'	Report	Robinson 41' (o.g.) Norwood  63' Fredericks  64' Johansen 85' Button  86'	Stadium: Loftus Road Stadium Attendance: 16,415 Referee: Peter Bankes

Fulham v Preston North End

14 October 2017 12	Fulham	2–2	Preston North End	Craven Cottage, London
15:00 BST	Cairney  67' Norwood 74' (pen.) Odoi 90+6'	Report	Hugill 18' Maguire 25' Earl  39' Johnson  51' Woods  73'	Attendance: 18,435 Referee: Darren England

Aston Villa v Fulham

21 October 2017 13	Aston Villa	2–1	Fulham	Aston
15:00 BST	Terry 23' Adomah 49' Onomah  82'	Report	Norwood  9' Fonte  15' Johansen 45+1'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 30,724 Referee: Mike Jones

Fulham v Bolton Wanderers

28 October 2017 14	Fulham	1–1	Bolton Wanderers	Fulham
15:00 BST	McDonald  86' Cairney 90+3'	Report	Henry  12' Ameobi 28' Wheater  57' Alnwick  78' Little  84'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 18,792 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Fulham v Bristol City

31 October 2017 15	Fulham	0–2	Bristol City	Fulham
19:45 GMT	Kamara  63'	Report	Reid 29' Smith 40' Flint  61' Bryan  90+1'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 17,634 Referee: Scott Duncan

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Fulham

3 November 2017 16	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–0	Fulham	Wolverhampton
19:45	Saïss 9'  42' Bonatini 26' Douglas  53'	Report	Johansen  1' Norwood  12' Sessegnon  25' McDonald  49'	Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 24,338 Referee: David Coote

Fulham v Derby County

18 November 2017 17	Fulham	1–1	Derby County	Fulham
15:00 GMT	Norwood 30' Odoi  53'	Report	Vydra 50'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 18,192 Referee: Darren Bond

Sheffield United v Fulham

21 November 2017 18	Sheffield United	4–5	Fulham	Sheffield
19:45 GMT	Clarke 6', 39', 90+1' Sharp  33' Lundstram  45+4' Carruthers 86' Brooks  90+3'	Report	Ojo 28', 69' Sessegnon 30', 43', 78' Fredericks  33' Ayité  45+2' Odoi  73' Kamara  90+6'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 25,445 Referee: James Linington

Fulham v Millwall

25 November 2017 19	Fulham	1–0	Millwall	Fulham
15:00 GMT	Norwood 45+2' (pen.)	Report	McLaughlin  45+1' Saville  72'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 17,984 Referee: Paul Tierney

Brentford v Fulham

2 December 2017 20	Brentford	3–1	Fulham	Brentford
15:00 GMT	Canós 33'  36' Sawyers 49' Watkins 85'	Report	Kebano 25' Odoi  45'  53' Cairney  59' Fredericks  82' Norwood  89'	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 11,090 Referee: Bobby Madley

Fulham v Birmingham City

9 December 2017 21	Fulham	1–0	Birmingham City	Fulham
15:00 GMT	Ojo 14' Norwood  61'	Report	Davis  87'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 19,644 Referee: Tony Harrington

Sunderland v Fulham

16 December 2017 22	Sunderland	1–0	Fulham	Sunderland
	Maja 77'	Report		Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 25,904 Referee: Steve Martin

Fulham v Barnsley

23 December 2017 23	Fulham	2–1	Barnsley	London
15:00 GMT	Ojo  28', 72' Ayité 54'	Report	Yiadom  4' Gardner  14' Bradshaw 68'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 17,308 Referee: James Linington

Cardiff City v Fulham

26 December 2017 24	Cardiff City	2–4	Fulham	Cardiff
15:00 GMT	Zohore 57' Ralls  90' Paterson 90+2'	Report	Ream 12' Ayité  34', 56' Fredericks  43' Sessegnon 78' Odoi  82' Bettinelli  90+2' Johansen 90+7'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 21,662 Referee: Simon Hooper (Wiltshire)

Hull City v Fulham

30 December 2017 25	Hull City	2–2	Fulham	Kingston upon Hull
15:00 GMT	Bowen 32' Dicko 36'	Report	Kamara 48' (pen.), 85'	Stadium: KCOM Stadium Attendance: 15,701 Referee: David Webb

Fulham v Ipswich Town

2 January 2018 26	Fulham	4–1	Ipswich Town	Fulham
19:45 GMT	Sessegnon 69', 74' Kamara 72', 76'	Report	Garner 45' Spence  54'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 17,415 Referee: Keith Stroud

Middlesbrough v Fulham

13 January 2018 27	Middlesbrough	0–1	Fulham	Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT		Report	Norwood 90+5' (pen.)	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 23,850 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Fulham v Burton Albion

20 January 2018 28	Fulham	6–0	Burton Albion	Fulham
15:00 GMT	Fonte 18', 38' Piazon 34' Sessegnon 72', 79' Kamara 88'	Report		Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 19,003 Referee: Tim Robinson

Barnsley v Fulham

27 January 2018 29	Barnsley	1–3	Fulham	Barnsley
15:00 GMT	Lindsay 31' Cavare  45+1'	Report	Sessegnon 49', 90+5' McDonald 90+2'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 12,147 Referee: Andy Davies

Fulham v Nottingham Forest

3 February 2018 30	Fulham	2–0	Nottingham Forest	Fulham
15:00 GMT	Piazon 67' Johansen 90'	Report		Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 22,076 Referee: Tim Robinson

Bolton Wanderers v Fulham

10 February 2018 31	Bolton Wanderers	1–1	Fulham	Horwich
15:00 GMT	Little  17' Henry  45+2' Le Fondre 61'	Report	Targett 4' Johansen  60'	Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 14,386 Referee: Robert Jones

Fulham v Aston Villa

17 February 2018 32	Fulham	2–0	Aston Villa	Fulham
15:00 GMT	Sessegnon 52' Ayité 71'	Report		Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 24,547 Referee: Tony Harrington

Bristol City v Fulham

21 February 2018 33	Bristol City	1–1	Fulham	Bristol
19:45 GMT	Reid 35'	Report	Mitrović 14'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 21,236 Referee: Jeremy Sampson

Fulham v Wolverhampton Wanderers

24 February 2018 34	Fulham	2–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Fulham
17:30 GMT	Sessegnon 38' Mitrović 71'	Report		Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 23,510 Referee: Peter Bankes

Derby County v Fulham

3 March 2018 35	Derby County	1–2	Fulham	Derby
15:00 GMT	Huddlestone 68'	Report	Mitrović 10' Sessegnon 22'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 27,138 Referee: Lee Mason

Fulham v Sheffield United

6 March 2018 36	Fulham	3–0	Sheffield United	Fulham
19:45 GMT	Mitrović 31', 44' Cairney 61'	Report		Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 18,400 Referee: Keith Stroud

Preston North End v Fulham

10 March 2018 37	Preston North End	1–2	Fulham	Preston
15:00 GMT	Maguire 76'	Report	Mitrović 69', 90+1'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 12,970 Referee: Simon Hooper

Fulham v Queens Park Rangers

17 March 2018 38	Fulham	2–2	Queens Park Rangers	Fulham
12:30 GMT	Cairney 32' Piazon 45'	Report	Luongo 45+3' Wszołek 81'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 23,347 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

Norwich City v Fulham

30 March 2018 39	Norwich City	0–2	Fulham	Norwich
15:00 BST	Murphy  83' Maddison  90+1' Reed  90+4'	Report	McDonald  58' Johansen 66' Cairney 70' Fredericks  78' Norwood  85' Kamara  90+3'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 26,750 Referee: Keith Stroud

Fulham v Leeds United

3 April 2018 40	Fulham	2–0	Leeds United	Fulham
19:45 BST	McDonald 33',  69' Mitrović 63' Bettinelli  68' Johansen  78'	Report	Jansson  43' Phillips  90'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 21,538 Referee: Peter Bankes

Sheffield Wednesday v Fulham

7 April 2018 41	Sheffield Wednesday	0–1	Fulham	Sheffield
16:00 BST	Pudil  85' Butterfield  90+1'	Report	Mitrović 78'	Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 25,653 Referee: Steve Martin

Fulham v Reading

10 April 2018 42	Fulham	1–0	Reading	Fulham
19:45 BST	Johansen 25'	Report		Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 19,272 Referee: Lee Mason

Fulham v Brentford

14 April 2018 43	Fulham	1–1	Brentford	Fulham
18:30 BST	Mitrović 70'	Report	Maupay 90+4'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Referee: Neil Swarbrick

Millwall v Fulham

20 April 2018 44	Millwall	0–3	Fulham	Bermondsey
19:45 BST	Hutchinson  62' Wallace  82' Cahill  88' Gregory  90'	Report	Sessegnon 46' McDonald 56' Ream  71' Mitrović 89'	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 17,614 Referee: Andre Marriner

Fulham v Sunderland

27 April 2018 45	Fulham	2–1	Sunderland	Fulham
19:45 BST	Piazon 45' Mitrović 76' Bettinelli  90+3' Kamara  90+6'	Report	Asoro 28' O'Shea  45' Fletcher  61' Steele  62' McManaman  90+6'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 21,849 Referee: Peter Bankes

Birmingham City v Fulham

6 May 2018 46	Birmingham City	3–1	Fulham	Birmingham
12:30 BST	Jutkiewicz 15', Dean 43', Adams 89'	Report	Cairney 84'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 27608 Referee: Stuart Attwell

Football League play-offs

Derby County v Fulham

11 May 2018 Semi final (1st leg)	Derby County	1–0	Fulham	Derby
19:45 BST	Jerome 34' Weimann  78' Johnson  86'	Report	Johansen  85'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 27,163 Referee: Roger East

Fulham v Derby County

14 May 2018 Semi final (2nd leg)	Fulham	2–0 (2–1 agg.)	Derby County	Fulham
19:45 BST	R Sessegnon 47' Johansen  62' Odoi 66' Kamara  74' McDonald  78' Bettinelli  90'	Report	Huddlestone  77' Palmer  78'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 23,529 Referee: Christopher Kavanagh

Aston Villa v Fulham

26 May 2018 Final	Aston Villa	0–1	Fulham	London
17:00 BST	Chester  8' Grealish  63' Jedinak  76' Hutton  86'	Report	Cairney 23' Odoi  38'  70' Kamara  77'	Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 85,243 Referee: Anthony Taylor

FA Cup

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

Fulham v Southampton

6 January 2018 Third round	Fulham	0–1	Southampton	Fulham
15:00 GMT		Report	Ward-Prowse 29'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 17,327 Referee: Michael Oliver

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]

Wycombe Wanderers v Fulham

8 August 2017 First round	Wycombe Wanderers	0–2	Fulham	Adams Park, High Wycombe
19:45 BST		Report	Woodrow  32' Piazon 67' Odoi 81'	Attendance: 3,639 Referee: Gavin Ward

Fulham v Bristol Rovers

22 August 2017 Second round	Fulham	0–1	Bristol Rovers	Craven Cottage, London
19:45 BST		Report	Harrison 13' Slocombe  85' Gaffney  85' Sweeney  90+3'	Attendance: 6,243 Referee: Dean Whitestone

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	Total		Championship		Play-offs		EFL Cup		FA Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Marcus Bettinelli	30	0	26+0	0	3+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
2	DF	ENG	Ryan Fredericks	48	0	44+0	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
3	DF	ENG	Ryan Sessegnon	52	16	45+1	15	3+0	1	0+2	0	1+0	0
4	DF	BEL	Denis Odoi	42	3	30+7	1	3+0	1	1+0	1	1+0	0
6	MF	SCO	Kevin McDonald	46	3	42+0	3	3+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
7	FW	COD	Neeskens Kebano	29	3	10+16	3	0+1	0	1+0	0	0+1	0
8	MF	NOR	Stefan Johansen	49	8	43+2	8	3+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
9	FW	POR	Rui Fonte	28	3	16+11	3	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
10	MF	SCO	Tom Cairney	37	6	30+4	5	3+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
11	FW	TOG	Floyd Ayité	29	4	23+5	4	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
13	DF	USA	Tim Ream	48	1	44+0	1	3+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
16	MF	NIR	Oliver Norwood (on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion)	41	5	22+14	5	0+3	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
19	MF	ENG	Sheyi Ojo (on loan from Liverpool)	24	4	18+4	4	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+1	0
20	FW	BRA	Lucas Piazon (on loan from Chelsea)	27	6	16+8	5	0+1	0	1+0	1	1+0	0
21	DF	ENG	Matt Targett (on loan from Southampton)	21	1	17+1	1	3+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
22	DF	IRL	Cyrus Christie	6	0	1+4	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
23	DF	ESP	Marcelo Djaló	4	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
26	DF	CZE	Tomáš Kalas (on loan from Chelsea)	36	0	29+4	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
27	GK	ENG	David Button	21	0	20+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
32	FW	SRB	Aleksandar Mitrović (on loan from Newcastle United)	20	12	15+2	12	3+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
33	MF	ENG	Matt O'Riley	2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
36	MF	USA	Luca de la Torre	5	0	0+5	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
37	MF	ENG	Tayo Edun	4	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
43	DF	ENG	Steven Sessegnon	2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
44	MF	BEL	Ibrahima Cissé	8	0	2+4	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
46	GK	ENG	Magnus Norman	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
47	FW	FRA	Aboubakar Kamara	35	7	8+22	7	2+0	0	2+0	0	0+1	0
Out on loan
14	FW	ENG	Cauley Woodrow (on loan at Bristol City)	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
42	GK	SVK	Marek Rodák (on loan at Rotherham United)	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
Left during season
5	DF	POR	Rafa Soares (on loan from FC Porto)	3	0	0+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
15	DF	AUT	Michael Madl	2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
17	MF	ENG	Jordan Graham (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers)	3	0	0+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
22	FW	FRA	Yohan Mollo	6	0	2+4	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
24	FW	NGA	Sone Aluko	4	0	4+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

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
	3		Ryan Sessegnon	15	1	0	0	16
2
	32		Aleksandar Mitrović	12	0	0	0	12
3
	8		Stefan Johansen	8	0	0	0	8
4
	47		Aboubakar Kamara	7	0	0	0	7
5
	10		Tom Cairney	5	1	0	0	6
	20		Lucas Piazon	5	0	1	0	6
7
	16		Oliver Norwood	5	0	0	0	5
8
	11		Floyd Ayité	4	0	0	0	4
	19		Sheyi Ojo	4	0	0	0	4
10
	4		Denis Odoi	1	1	1	0	3
	6		Kevin McDonald	3	0	0	0	3
	7		Neeskens Kebano	3	0	0	0	3
	9		Rui Fonte	3	0	0	0	3
14
	13		Tim Ream	1	0	0	0	1
	21		Matt Targett	1	0	0	0	1
Own goals				2	0	0	0	2
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		Marcus Bettinelli	3									3
2	DF		Ryan Fredericks	9									9
3	DF		Ryan Sessegnon	2									2
4	DF		Dennis Odoi	4	1								4	1
6	MF		Kevin McDonald	9									9
7	FW		Neeskens Kebano	1									1
8	MF		Stefan Johansen	10									10
9	FW		Rui Fonte	2									2
10	MF		Tom Cairney	3									3
11	FW		Floyd Ayité	1									1
13	DF		Tim Ream	1									1
16	MF		Oliver Norwood	6									6			(on loan from Brighton)
19	FW		Sheyi Ojo	3									3
20	FW		Lucas Piazon													(on loan from Chelsea)
26	DF		Matt Targett	1									1			(on loan from Southampton)
22	FW		Yohan Mollo	1									1
26	DF		Tomáš Kalas			1									1	(on loan from Chelsea)
27	GK		David Button	2									2
32	FW		Aleksandar Mitrović	2									2			(on loan from Newcastle)
47	FW		Aboubakar Kamara	3		1							3		1
Out on loan
14	FW		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

Player	Date received	Offence	Length of suspension
Tomáš Kalas	12 August 2017	vs Reading	1 match	Leeds United (A) (Championship)
Dennis Odoi	2 December 2017	vs Brentford	1 match	Birmingham City (H) (Championship)

Last updated: 13 September 2017.
Source: Football Association