2020–21 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season

The 2020–21 season was the 143rd season in the history of the English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. The club competed in the Premier League for the third consecutive season and also participated in this season's edition of the FA Cup and EFL Cup.

Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.

2020–21 season
Chairman	Jeff Shi
Head coach	Nuno Espírito Santo
Stadium	Molineux
Premier League	13th
FA Cup	Fifth round
EFL Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Pedro Neto and Rúben Neves (5 each) All: Pedro Neto and Rúben Neves (5 each)
Highest home attendance	4,500 vs Manchester United (23 May 2021, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance	4,500 vs Manchester United (23 May 2021, Premier League)
Average home league attendance	4,500
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2019–20 2021–22 →

The entire season took place against the backdrop of the global COVID-19 pandemic, which necessitated the players' compliance with strict restrictions on contact as well as a lack of fans at all Wolves' home matches until the final day of the campaign.^[1] The team also had to contend with several long-term injuries,^[2][3] including the leading goalscorer of the previous seasons, Raúl Jiménez, who suffered a fractured skull during an aerial collision in a 2–1 win at Arsenal on 29 November 2020.^[4]

With this victory, the team moved into 6th place in the table, but their results deteriorated afterward in Jiménez's absence for the remainder of the campaign and they eventually finished in 13th place, representing a decline compared to the previous two seventh-place finishes. Two days prior to the end of the league season, the club had announced that head coach Nuno Espírito Santo would be leaving by "mutual consent" after the final game following four years at the helm.^[5]

Competitions

Premier League

Main article: 2020–21 Premier League

A total of 20 teams competed in the Premier League in the 2020–21 season. Each team played every other team twice, once at their stadium, and once at the opposition's. Three points were awarded to teams for each win, one point per draw, and none for defeats.

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
11	Aston Villa	38	16	7	15	55	46	+9	55
12	Newcastle United	38	12	9	17	46	62	−16	45
13	Wolverhampton Wanderers	38	12	9	17	36	52	−16	45
14	Crystal Palace	38	12	8	18	41	66	−25	44
15	Southampton	38	12	7	19	47	68	−21	43

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^[6]

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
38	12	9	17	36	52	−16	45	7	4	8	21	25	−4	5	5	9	15	27	−12

Last updated: 23 May 2021.
Source: Premier League

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
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H
Result	W	L	L	W	W	D	W	L	D	W	L	L	W	L	D	L	D	L	L	D	L	W	D	W	W	D	L	D	L	L	W	W	L	D	W	L	L	L
Position	5	12	16	13	6	9	6	9	9	7	10	13	10	11	11	12	13	14	14	13	14	14	14	12	11	12	12	12	13	14	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13

Updated to match(es) played on 23 May 2021. Source: Premier League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The provisional fixture list was released on 20 August 2020, but was subject to change in the event of matches being selected for television coverage or police concerns.^[7]

Sheffield United v Wolverhampton Wanderers

14 September 2020 1	Sheffield United	0–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Sheffield
18:00 BST	Egan  33' McBurnie  39'	Report	Jiménez 3' Saïss 6' Marçal  90'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Mike Dean

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Manchester City

21 September 2020 2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–3	Manchester City	Wolverhampton
20:15 BST	Jiménez 78'	Report	De Bruyne 20' (pen.) Foden 32' Gabriel Jesus  35', 90+5' Mendy  35' Rodri  86'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Andre Marriner

West Ham United v Wolverhampton Wanderers

27 September 2020 3	West Ham United	4–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Stratford, London
19:00 BST	Bowen 17', 57' Jiménez 66' (o.g.) Haller 90+3'	Report	Coady  51'	Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Martin Atkinson

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Fulham

4 October 2020 4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–0	Fulham	Wolverhampton
14:00 BST	Neto 56' Neves  90+2'	Report	Le Marchand  79'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Darren England

Leeds United v Wolverhampton Wanderers

19 October 2020 5	Leeds United	0–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Leeds
20:00 BST	Ayling  15' Phillips  61'	Report	Moutinho  66' Jiménez 70'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: David Coote

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Newcastle United

25 October 2020 6	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–1	Newcastle United	Wolverhampton
16:30 GMT	Jiménez 80'	Report	Almirón  40' Murphy 89'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Lee Mason

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Crystal Palace

30 October 2020 7	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–0	Crystal Palace	Wolverhampton
20:00 GMT	Aït-Nouri 18' Podence 27'	Report	Van Aanholt  45' Zaha  62' Milivojević  86'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Martin Atkinson

Leicester City v Wolverhampton Wanderers

8 November 2020 8	Leicester City	1–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Leicester
14:00 GMT	Vardy 15' (pen.) 38' Evans  63' Fofana  81'	Report	Dendoncker  41' Neves  50' Kilman  90+3'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Anthony Taylor

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Southampton

23 November 2020 9	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–1	Southampton	Wolverhampton
20:00 GMT	Neves  44' Traoré  45+2' Neto 75'	Report	Walcott 58'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Andre Marriner

Arsenal v Wolverhampton Wanderers

29 November 2020 10	Arsenal	1–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Holloway, London
19:15 GMT	Gabriel 30' Bellerín  69' Holding  86' Tierney  90+2'	Report	Neto 27' Podence 42' Boly  47' Traoré  54' Silva  56' Coady  89'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Michael Oliver

Liverpool v Wolverhampton Wanderers

6 December 2020 11	Liverpool	4–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Liverpool
19:15 GMT	N. Williams  3' Salah 24' Wijnaldum 58' Matip 67' Semedo 78' (o.g.)	Report	Moutinho  89'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Craig Pawson

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Aston Villa

12 December 2020 12	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0–1	Aston Villa	Wolverhampton
12:30 GMT	Traoré  43' Dendoncker  77' Moutinho  83'  90+5'	Report	Douglas Luiz  14'  85' Cash  29' McGinn  30' Targett  81' Konsa  81' Grealish  88' El Ghazi 90+4' (pen.)	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Mike Dean

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Chelsea

15 December 2020 13	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–1	Chelsea	Wolverhampton
18:00 GMT	Podence 66',  77' Semedo  90+4' Neto 90+5'	Report	Giroud 49' Mount  60' Kanté  85'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Stuart Attwell

Burnley v Wolverhampton Wanderers

21 December 2020 14	Burnley	2–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Burnley
17:30 GMT	Barnes 35' Westwood  37' Wood 51' Rodriguez  90+4'	Report	Otasowie  45+1' Silva 89' (pen.)	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Lee Mason

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Tottenham Hotspur

27 December 2020 15	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Wolverhampton
19:15 GMT	Podence  46' Coady  58' Marçal  68' Semedo  70' Saïss 86'	Report	Ndombele 1' Winks  45+1'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Paul Tierney

Manchester United v Wolverhampton Wanderers

29 December 2020 16	Manchester United	1–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Greater Manchester
20:00 GMT	Rashford  50', 90+3'	Report	Patrício  73'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Jon Moss

Brighton & Hove Albion v Wolverhampton Wanderers

2 January 2021 17	Brighton & Hove Albion	3–3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Brighton
17:30 GMT	Connolly 13' Bissouma  22' Maupay 46' (pen.) Burn  58' Dunk 70'	Report	Saïss 19' Burn 34' (o.g.) Neves 44' (pen.) Semedo  90+1'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Andrew Madley

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Everton

12 January 2021 18	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–2	Everton	Wolverhampton
20:15 GMT	Neves 14' Semedo  89' Hoever  90+5'	Report	Iwobi 6' Doucouré  50' Holgate  69' Keane 77'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Martin Atkinson

Wolverhampton Wanderers v West Bromwich Albion

16 January 2021 19	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–3	West Bromwich Albion	Wolverhampton
12:30 GMT	Silva 38',  90' Boly 43' Dendoncker  73'	Report	Pereira 8' (pen.), 56' (pen.) Ajayi  36', 52'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Michael Oliver

Chelsea v Wolverhampton Wanderers

27 January 2021 20	Chelsea	0–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	London
18:00 GMT	Chilwell  62'	Report	Neto  51'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Andrew Madley

Crystal Palace v Wolverhampton Wanderers

30 January 2021 21	Crystal Palace	1–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Selhurst, London
15:00 GMT	Eze 60' Zaha  90'	Report	Kilman  84' Coady  90'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Simon Hooper

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Arsenal

2 February 2021 22	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–1	Arsenal	Wolverhampton
18:00 GMT	Moutinho  13', 49' Kilman  28' Neves 45+5' (pen.),  48'	Report	Pépé 32' Partey  41' David Luiz  45+3' Xhaka  62' Leno  72'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Craig Pawson

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Leicester City

7 February 2021 23	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0–0	Leicester City	Wolverhampton
14:00 GMT	Neves  45+1'	Report	Evans  32' Söyüncü  54' Maddison  62'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Martin Atkinson

Southampton v Wolverhampton Wanderers

14 February 2021 24	Southampton	1–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Southampton
12:00 GMT	Romeu  17' Ings 25' Bednarek  61'	Report	Neves 53' (pen.) Saïss  54' Neto 66',  90'	Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Graham Scott

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Leeds United

19 February 2021 25	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–0	Leeds United	Wolverhampton
20:00 GMT	Meslier 64' (o.g.) Neto  90+1'	Report		Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: David Coote

Newcastle United v Wolverhampton Wanderers

27 February 2021 26	Newcastle United	1–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Newcastle upon Tyne
20:00 GMT	Hayden  19' Clark  43' Lascelles 52'	Report	Neves 73'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Mike Dean

Manchester City v Wolverhampton Wanderers

2 March 2021 27	Manchester City	4–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Manchester
20:00 GMT	Dendoncker 15' (o.g.) Gabriel Jesus 80', 90+3' Mahrez 90'	Report	Coady 61' Neto  71'	Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Chris Kavanagh

Aston Villa v Wolverhampton Wanderers

6 March 2021 28	Aston Villa	0–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Birmingham
17:30 GMT	Sanson  27'	Report		Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Andrew Madley

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Liverpool

15 March 2021 29	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0–1	Liverpool	Wolverhampton
20:00 GMT	Neves  37' Saïss  52'	Report	Thiago  42' Jota 45+2'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Craig Pawson

Wolverhampton Wanderers v West Ham United

5 April 2021 30	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–3	West Ham United	Wolverhampton
20:15 BST	Dendoncker 44' Silva 68' Neves  85'	Report	Dawson  4' Lingard 6',  90+3' Diop  10' Fornals 14' Bowen 38' Souček  90+1'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Michael Oliver

Fulham v Wolverhampton Wanderers

9 April 2021 31	Fulham	0–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Fulham
20:00 BST		Report	Traoré 90+3'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Jon Moss

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Sheffield United

17 April 2021 32	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–0	Sheffield United	Wolverhampton
20:15 BST	Willian José 59' Podence  71'	Report	Brewster  36' Stevens  82'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Robert Jones

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Burnley

25 April 2021 33	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0–4	Burnley	Wolverhampton
12:00 BST	Traoré  39'	Report	Wood 15', 21', 44' Tarkowski  39' Lowton  42' Westwood 85'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Darren England

West Bromwich Albion v Wolverhampton Wanderers

3 May 2021 34	West Bromwich Albion	1–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	West Bromwich
18:00 BST	Diagne 62' Maitland-Niles  69' Furlong  88'	Report	Silva 45+2'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Mike Dean

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Brighton & Hove Albion

9 May 2021 35	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Wolverhampton
12:00 BST	Traoré 76' Kilman  80' Coady  83' Gibbs-White 90'	Report	Dunk 13',  53' Sánchez  85' Bissouma  90+2' Maupay  90+7'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Jon Moss

Tottenham Hotspur v Wolverhampton Wanderers

16 May 2021 36	Tottenham Hotspur	2–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Tottenham
14:05 BST	Kane 45' Højbjerg 62' Tanganga  86'	Report		Stadium: The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Martin Atkinson

Everton v Wolverhampton Wanderers

19 May 2021 37	Everton	1–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Liverpool
18:00 BST	Richarlison 48'	Report	Semedo  80'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 6,068 Referee: Andrew Madley

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Manchester United

23 May 2021 38	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–2	Manchester United	Wolverhampton
16:00 BST	Semedo 39' Aït-Nouri  41' Dendoncker  41' Boly  75' Gibbs-White  90+6'	Report	Elanga 13' Mata 45+4' (pen.) Henderson  56'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Mike Dean

FA Cup

Main article: 2020–21 FA Cup

The third round draw was made on 30 November, with Premier League and EFL Championship clubs all entering the competition.^[8] The draw for the fourth and fifth round were made on 11 January, conducted by Peter Crouch.^[9]

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Crystal Palace

8 January 2021 Third round	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–0	Crystal Palace	Wolverhampton
19:45 GMT	Traoré 35' Aït-Nouri  66' Gibbs-White  85'	Report	McCarthy  62'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: David Coote

Chorley v Wolverhampton Wanderers

22 January 2021 Fourth round	Chorley	0–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Chorley
19:45 GMT	Tomlinson  36' Birch  86' Cardwell  89'	Report	Vitinha 12' Coady  63'	Stadium: Victory Park Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Anthony Taylor

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Southampton

11 February 2021 Fifth round	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0–2	Southampton	Wolverhampton
17:30 GMT	Gibbs-White  59' Traoré  90+2'	Report	Ings 49' Walker-Peters  52' Romeu  88' Armstrong 90'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Jon Moss

EFL Cup

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup

As a Premier League team, Wolves entered the competition at the second round stage, which was drawn on 6 September.^[10]

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Stoke City

17 September 2020 Second round	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0–1	Stoke City	Wolverhampton
19:00 BST		Report	Brown 86' McClean  88'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Simon Hooper

EFL Trophy

See also: 2020–21 EFL Trophy

Wolves were one of the sixteen teams from outside the bottom two divisions of the Football League to be invited to field their academy team in the competition due to it holding Category 1 academy status. They were drawn into Group F in the Northern section.^[11]
Note: In group stage matches which were level at the end of 90 minutes, a penalty shoot-out was held, with the winner earning a bonus point.

Oldham Athletic v Wolverhampton Wanderers U21

22 September 2020 Group F (N)	Oldham Athletic	4–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers U21	Oldham
19:45 BST	Rowe 42' Hough  57' Badan  58' Barnett  64' Grant 85' McAleny 88', 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 0[note 1]

Bradford City v Wolverhampton Wanderers U21

6 October 2020 Group F (N)	Bradford City	1–1 (3–5 p)	Wolverhampton Wanderers U21	Bradford
19:30 BST	Cousin-Dawson  4' Donaldson 83'	Report	Sanderson  57' Samuels 60'	Stadium: Utilita Energy Stadium Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Carl Boyeson
	Penalties
	Pritchard Hosannah Shanks Scales		Samuels Hoever Shabani Corbeanu Sanderson

Doncaster Rovers v Wolverhampton Wanderers U21

10 November 2020 Group F (N)	Doncaster Rovers	1–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers U21	Doncaster
19:30 GMT	Okenabirhie 23' (pen.) Amos  40' Wright  68'	Report	Silva 15', 88'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: James Oldham

Port Vale v Wolverhampton Wanderers U21

8 December 2020 Second round (N)	Port Vale	2–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers U21	Burslem
19:00 GMT	McKirdy 26' Brisley  63' Mills 80'	Report	Perry 19'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Scott Oldham

Players

Statistics

Key:
  ‡ On loan from another club   * First appearance(s) for the club

• # = Squad number
• Pos = Playing position
• P = Number of games played 10
• G = Number of goals scored
• GK = Goalkeeper
• DF = Defender
• MF = Midfielder
• FW = Forward
• = Yellow cards
• = Red cards
• † Permanent player left club during the season
• ¤ Loaned to another club for part or all of season

Correct as of 23 May 2021. Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances in parentheses where applicable.

No.	Pos	Name	P	G	P	G	P	G	P	G			Notes
			League		FA Cup		League Cup		Total		Discipline
2	DF	Ki-Jana Hoever	5(7)	0	2(1)	0	0	0	7(8)	0	1	0
3	DF	Rayan Aït-Nouri ‡	16(5)	1	2(1)	0	0	0	18(6)	1	2	0
5	DF	Marçal	7(6)	0	0	0	0	0	7(6)	0	2	0
7	FW	Pedro Neto	30(1)	5	1(2)	0	0(1)	0	31(4)	5	4	0
8	MF	Rúben Neves	30(5)	5	2(1)	0	1	0	34(6)	5	7	0
9	FW	Raúl Jiménez	10	4	0	0	0(1)	0	10(1)	4	0	0
10	FW	Daniel Podence	22(2)	3	0	0	0(1)	0	22(3)	3	3	0
11	GK	Rui Patrício	37	0	0	0	0	0	37	0	1	0
12	FW	Willian José ‡	12(5)	1	0(1)	0	0	0	12(6)	1	0	0
15	DF	Willy Boly	21	1	1	0	1	0	23	1	2	0
16	DF	Conor Coady	37	1	2	0	1	0	40	1	6	0
17	FW	Fábio Silva	11(21)	4	3	0	1	0	15(21)	4	2	0
18	FW	Diogo Jota †	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	MF	Morgan Gibbs-White ¤	4(7)	1	1(1)	0	0	0	5(8)	1	3	0
19	DF	Jonny	7	0	1	0	0	0	8	0	0	0
20	MF	Vitinha ‡	5(14)	0	2	1	1	0	8(14)	1	0	0
21	GK	John Ruddy	1(1)	0	3	0	1	0	5(1)	0	0	0
22	DF	Nélson Semedo	34	1	1	0	0	0	35	1	5	0
23	FW	Patrick Cutrone ¤	0(2)	0	1(1)	0	0	0	1(3)	0	0	0
26	MF	Taylor Perry	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	MF	Romain Saïss	27	3	2	0	1	0	30	3	2	0
28	MF	João Moutinho	28(5)	1	3	0	0	0	31(5)	1	4	1	[nb 1]
29	DF	Rúben Vinagre ¤	1(1)	0	0	0	1	0	2(1)	0	0	0
32	MF	Leander Dendoncker	29(5)	1	3	0	1	0	33(5)	1	4	0
37	FW	Adama Traoré	29(7)	2	1(2)	1	1	0	31(9)	3	5	0
38	MF	Meritan Shabani ¤	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
39	MF	Luke Cundle	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
42	DF	Lewis Richards	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
49	DF	Max Kilman	14(4)	0	2	0	0	0	16(4)	0	4	0
54	MF	Owen Otasowie	2(4)	0	0	0	0	0	2(4)	0	1	0
57	DF	Nigel Lonwijk	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
59	DF	Oskar Buur ¤	0(1)	0	0	0	1	0	1(1)	0	0	0
60	FW	Theo Corbeanu	0(1)	0	0	0	0	0	0(1)	0	0	0
62	GK	Andreas Søndergaard	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
64	DF	Hugo Bueno	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
75	DF	Christian Marques	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

1. Moutinho was suspended vs Chelsea (h) due to receiving a second yellow card vs Aston Villa (h).

Awards

Award	Winner[12]
Fans' Player of the Season	Pedro Neto
Players' Player of the Season	Pedro Neto
Young Player of the Season	Fábio Silva
Academy Player of the Season	Owen Hesketh
Goal of the Season	João Moutinho (vs Arsenal, 2 February 2021)

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Team	Ref.
27 July 2020	GK		Matija Sarkic	Aston Villa	Free transfer	First team	[13]
31 July 2020	LB		Aaron Keto-Diyawa	Fulham	Free transfer	Academy	[14]
2 September 2020	LB		Toti	Estoril Praia	Undisclosed	Under-23s	[15]
5 September 2020	CF		Fábio Silva	Porto	£35,000,000	First team	[16][17]
6 September 2020	LB		Marçal	Lyon	Undisclosed	First team	[18]
19 September 2020	RB		Ki-Jana Hoever	Liverpool	Undisclosed	First team	[19]
23 September 2020	RB		Nélson Semedo	Barcelona	£30,000,000	First team	[20]

Loans in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date Until	Team	Ref.
9 September 2020	CM		Vitinha	Porto	End of season	First team	[21]
4 October 2020	LB		Rayan Aït-Nouri	Angers	End of season	First team	[22]
23 January 2021	FW		Willian José	Real Sociedad	End of season	First team	[23]

New and extended contracts

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	Ref.
16 April 2020	FW		Dongda He	[24]
18 May 2020	GK		John Ruddy	[25]
14 August 2020	FW		Lewis Richards	[26]
16 September 2020	MF		Connor Ronan	[27]
25 September 2020	FW		Léo Bonatini	[28]
1 October 2020	CB		Conor Coady	[29]
3 October 2020	FW		Raúl Jiménez	[30]
14 October 2020	FW		Theo Corbeanu	[31]
16 October 2020	DF		Dion Sanderson	[32]
21 October 2020	DF		Max Kilman	[33]
3 November 2020	RW		Pedro Neto	[34]
14 December 2020	DM		Leander Dendoncker	[35]
17 December 2020	LM		Ryan Giles	[36]
17 December 2020	GK		Andreas Søndergaard	[37]
18 January 2021	AM		Meritan Shabani	[38]
28 January 2021	MF		Luke Cundle	[39]
10 February 2021	FB		Jonny	[40]
18 March 2021	CB		Romain Saïss	[41]
22 April 2021	AM		Chem Campbell	[42]
23 April 2021	FW		Conor Carty	[43]
5 May 2021	GK		Jackson Smith	[44]
7 May 2021	MF		Owen Hesketh	[45]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Team	Ref.
1 July 2020	RB		Jed Abbey	AFC Telford United	Released	Academy	[46][47]
1 July 2020	LW		Jordan Graham	Gillingham	Released	First team	[46][48]
1 July 2020	CB		Connor Johnson	Kettering Town	Released	Under-23s	[46][49]
1 July 2020	LW		Usman Khan	Kidderminster Harriers	Released	Academy
1 July 2020	CM		Kai Lissimore	Kidderminster Harriers	Released	Academy
1 July 2020	CM		Ming-yang Yang	Grasshopper	Released	First team	[46][50]
1 July 2020	RB		Phil Ofosu-Ayeh	Halmstad	Released	First team	[46][51]
1 July 2020	CM		Todd Parker	Hednesford Town	Released	Academy	[46][52]
1 July 2020	RW		Callum Thompson	Bohemian	Released	Under-23s	[46][53]
7 July 2020	RW		Hélder Costa	Leeds United	£16,000,000	First team	[54]
16 July 2020	AM		Tsun Dai	Shenzhen	Undisclosed	Under-23s	[55]
27 July 2020	CM		Elliot Watt	Bradford City	Undisclosed	Under-23s	[56]
7 August 2020	FW		Boubacar Hanne	Gil Vicente	Undisclosed	Under-23s	[57]
14 August 2020	GK		Will Norris	Burnley	Undisclosed	First team	[58]
28 August 2020	FW		Cameron John	Doncaster Rovers	Undisclosed	Under-23s	[59]
30 August 2020	RB		Matt Doherty	Tottenham Hotspur	Undisclosed	First team	[60]
7 September 2020	CF		Benny Ashley-Seal	Northampton Town	Undisclosed	Under-23s	[61]
12 September 2020	CB		Dániel Csóka	AFC Wimbledon	Undisclosed	Under-23s	[62]
19 September 2020	LW		Diogo Jota	Liverpool	£45,000,000	First team	[63]
5 October 2020	CB		Ed Francis	Harrogate Town	Contract terminated	Under-23s	[64][65]
16 October 2020	CB		Ryan Bennett	Swansea City	Free transfer	First team	[66]
18 January 2021	CF		Niall Ennis	Plymouth Argyle	Undisclosed	Under-23s	[67]
25 January 2021	DF		John Kitolano	Odd	Undisclosed	Under-23s	[68]
1 February 2021	DM		Terry Taylor	Burton Albion	Undisclosed	Under-23s	[69]
1 February 2021	CB		Roderick Miranda	Gaziantep	Contract terminated	First team	[70][71]
27 February 2021	RW		David Wang	Nantong Zhiyun	Undisclosed	Under-23s	[72]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Team	Ref.
21 July 2020	LM		Ryan Giles	Coventry City	25 January 2021[a]	Under-23s	[74]
23 August 2020	CF		Renat Dadashov	Grasshopper	8 October 2020[b]	Under-23s	[75]
23 August 2020	CM		Connor Ronan	Grasshopper	End of season	First team	[75]
25 August 2020	CM		Christián Herc	Karviná	End of season	Under-23s	[76]
25 August 2020	CM		Morgan Gibbs-White	Swansea City	6 January 2021[c]	First team	[78]
2 September 2020	GK		Matija Sarkic	Shrewsbury Town	End of season	First team	[79]
3 September 2020	LB		Toti	Grasshopper	End of season	Under-23s	[15]
8 September 2020	DM		Terry Taylor	Grimsby Town	6 January 2021[d]	Under-23s	[81]
8 September 2020	CM		Bruno Jordão	Famalicão	End of season	First team	[82]
17 September 2020	GK		Jamie Pardington	Dulwich Hamlet	1 January 2021	Under-23s	[83]
19 September 2020	FW		Leonardo Campana	Famalicão	End of season	First team	[84]
22 September 2020	CF		Léo Bonatini	Grasshopper	30 June 2022	First team	[85]
5 October 2020	LB		Rúben Vinagre	Olympiacos	4 January 2021[e]	First team	[87]
5 October 2020	DF		John Kitolano	Odd	1 January 2021	Under-23s	[64]
7 October 2020	GK		Jackson Smith	Frickley Athletic	1 January 2021	Under-23s	[88]
10 October 2020	CF		Austin Samuels	Bradford City	13 January 2021[f]	Under-23s	[90]
16 October 2020	CF		Niall Ennis	Burton Albion	5 January 2021[g]	Under-23s	[92]
16 October 2020	CB		Dion Sanderson	Sunderland	End of season	Under-23s	[32]
5 January 2021	LB		Rúben Vinagre	Famalicão	End of season	First team	[86]
11 January 2021	RB		Oskar Buur	Grasshopper	30 June 2022	First team	[93]
26 January 2021	LM		Ryan Giles	Rotherham United	End of season	Under-23s	[94]
31 January 2021	CF		Patrick Cutrone	Valencia	End of season	First team	[95]
1 February 2021	GK		Jamie Pardington	Mansfield Town	End of season	Under-23s	[96]
1 February 2021	AM		Meritan Shabani	VVV-Venlo	End of season	Under-23s	[97]
1 February 2021	FB		Luke Matheson	Ipswich Town	End of season	Under-23s	[98]
26 February 2021	FW		Dongda He	Beijing Sinobo Guoan	31 December 2021	Under-23s	[99]

1. This was originally to be a season-long loan but Giles was recalled during the January transfer window.^[73]
2. This was originally to be a season-long loan but Dadashov returned after suffering a season-long injury before the beginning of the season.
3. This was originally to be a season-long loan but Gibbs-White was recalled during the January transfer window.^[77]
4. This was originally to be a season-long loan but Taylor was recalled during the January transfer window.^[80]
5. This was originally to be a season-long loan but Vinagre was recalled during the January transfer window.^[86]
6. This was originally to be a season-long loan but Samuels was recalled during the January transfer window.^[89]
7. This was originally to be a season-long loan but Ennis was recalled during the January transfer window.^[91]

Notes

1. Played behind closed doors due to social distancing restrictions in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.