Overview The 2017-18 season is Fulham 's 136th season, and the club's 4th successive season in the Championship following their relegation from the Premier League in 2013-14 . Slaviša Jokanović began his second full season in charge at Craven Cottage . The main two signings that caught the eye in the summer were those of Aboubakar Kamara and Rui Fonte , two forwards which would hopefully solve the lack of striking options at the club.
Issues between Slaviša Jokanović and the board became prominent in the media, with continual clashing over how the club should operate its transfer policy - the manager displeased with the stats-based approach with which Tony Khan and Craig Kline insisted upon. A large bulk of the signings - Jordan Graham & Rafa Soares on loan, and Marcelo Djaló , Ibrahima Cissé & Yohan Mollo all barely featured at all with the club all season, leading to the notion among fans that these players were clearly not a choice of Jokanović but of the stats-based system that Craig Kline wanted to push. All came to a head as Craig Kline eventually was kicked out of the club in October 2017 after reports of police being called to Motspur Park training ground - a situation which Kline had created by calling them and accused the club of racism among other things on social media.
Fulham struggled with form in the first half of the season, in many respects similar to the previous campaign. However, they found their stride during the Christmas period and began to push toward the play-offs.
League table This section will be completed at the end of the season
Squad Starting XI This section will be completed at the end of the season
Staff Board
Position
Staff
Chairman Shahid Khan
Chief Executive Officer Alistair Mackintosh
Director of Football Operations Tony Khan
Assistant Director of Football Operations / Director of Statistical Research Craig Kline (left club 31 Oct 2017)
Assistant Director of Football Operations / Chief Scout Brian Talbot
Finance Director Sean O'Loughlin
Non-Executive Director Mark Lamping
Non-Executive Director David Daly
Coaching staff
Position
Staff
Head Coach Slaviša Jokanović
Assistant Head Coach Javier Pereira
Senior Coach Stuart Gray
First Team Analyst Alberto Escobar
Goalkeeping Coach José Sambade Carreira
Head Fitness Coach Gary Hall
Fitness Coach Alastair Harris
Medical staff
Position
Staff
Manager of First Team Medical & Sports Sciencec Marco Cesarini
Head Physio Chris Hanson
Other
Position
Staff
Senior Scout Miguel Rios
Senior Scout James Ellis
Groundsman Phil Fifield
Kit Man ?
Kits
Transfers Players in Players out Loans in Loans out
Date
Pos.
Name
To
Date Returned
3 Aug 2017
DF
Ragnar Sigurðsson
Rubin Kazan
End of season (Joined Rostov permanently on 18 Jan 2018)
17 Aug 2017
FW
Cauley Woodrow
Bristol City
End of season
30 Aug 2017
GK
Marek Rodák
Rotherham United
End of season
31 Jan 2018
MF
Mattias Käit
Ross County
End of season
Matches Friendlies
#
Date
Opposition
Venue
Result
Score
Additional Information
1
Wed 5 Jul 2017
Piast Gliwice Neutral
Won
1-0 Played at Hotel Remes, Poznan, Poland
2
Sat 8 Jul 2017
Fastav Zlín Neutral
Drew
2-2 Played at Stadium Groclin, Poznan, Poland
3
Wed 12 Jul 2017
Queens Park Rangers U23Home
Won
4-2 Played at Motspur Park
4
Sat 15 Jul 2017
Chelsea Away
Lost
2-8 Played at Cobham Training Centre, Stoke d'Abernon, Surrey
5
Thu 20 Jul 2017
West Ham United Neutral
Lost
1-2 Played at Sportzentrum Graz-Weinzödl, Graz, Austria
6
Sat 22 Jul 2017
Darmstadt Away
Drew
2-2
7
Sat 29 Jul 2017
Wolfsburg Home
Lost
0-3
#
Date
Opposition
Venue
Result
Score
Additional Information
1
Sat 5 Aug 2017
Norwich City Home
Drew
1-1
2
Sat 12 Aug 2017
Reading Away
Drew
1-1
3
Tue 15 Aug 2017
Leeds United Away
Drew
0-0
4
Sat 19 Aug 2017
Sheffield Wednesday Home
Lost
0-1
5
Sat 26 Aug 2017
Ipswich Town Away
Won
2-0
6
Sat 9 Sept 2017
Cardiff City Home
Drew
1-1
7
Wed 13 Sept 2017
Hull City Home
Won
2-1
8
Sat 16 Sept 2017
Burton Albion Away
Lost
1-2
9
Sat 23 Sept 2017
Middlesbrough Home
Drew
1-1
10
Tue 26 Sept 2017
Nottingham Forest Away
Won
3-1
11
Fri 29 Sept 2017
Queens Park Rangers Away
Won
2-1
12
Sat 14 Oct 2017
Preston North End Home
Drew
2-2
13
Sat 21 Oct 2017
Aston Villa Away
Lost
1-2
14
Sat 28 Oct 2017
Bolton Wanderers Home
Drew
1-1
15
Tue 31 Oct 2017
Bristol City Home
Lost
0-2
16
Fri 3 Nov 2017
Wolverhampton Wanderers Away
Lost
0-2
17
Sat 18 Nov 2017
Derby County Home
Drew
1-1
18
Tue 21 Nov 2017
Sheffield United Away
Won
5-4
19
Sat 25 Nov 2017
Millwall Home
Won
1-0
20
Sat 2 Dec 2017
Brentford Away
Lost
1-3
21
Sat 9 Dec 2017
Birmingham City Home
Won
1-0
22
Sat 16 Dec 2017
Sunderland Away
Lost
0-1
23
Sat 23 Dec 2017
Barnsley Home
Won
2-1
24
Tue 26 Dec 2017
Cardiff City Away
Won
4-2
25
Sat 30 Dec 2017
Hull City Away
Drew
2-2
26
Tue 2 Jan 2018
Ipswich Town Home
Won
4-1
27
Sat 13 Jan 2018
Middlesbrough Away
Won
1-0
28
Sat 20 Jan 2018
Burton Albion Home
Won
6-0
29
Sat 27 Jan 2018
Barnsley Away
Won
3-1
30
Sat 3 Feb 2018
Nottingham Forest Home
Won
2-0
31
Sat 10 Feb 2018
Bolton Wanderers Away
Drew
1-1
32
Sat 17 Feb 2018
Aston Villa Home
Won
2-0
33
Wed 21 Feb 2018
Bristol City Away
Drew
1-1
34
Sat 24 Feb 2018
Wolverhampton Wanderers Home
tbd
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#
Date
Opposition
Venue
Result
Score
Additional Information
1st round Tue 8 Aug 2017
Wycombe Wanderers Away
Won
2-0
2nd round Tue 22 Aug 2017
Bristol Rovers Home
Lost
0-1
#
Date
Opposition
Venue
Result
Score
Additional Information
3rd round Sat 6 Jan 2018
Southampton Home
Lost
0-1
Statistics Appearances & goals Top scorers Includes all competitive matches. When total goals are equal, the list is sorted by player who gained that number first
Assists Includes all competitive matches. When total assists are equal, the list is sorted by player who gained that number first
Disciplinary record Bookings Includes all competitive matches
Suspensions
Fulham F.C. Seasons
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Slaviša Jokanović
Championship
Ryan Sessegnon (12)
Shahid Khan
Tony Khan
Javier Pereira
Gary Hall
Marco Cesarini
Ibrahima Cissé
Aboubakar Kamara
Rui Fonte
Zenit St Petersburg
Cyrus Christie
Cameron Burgess
Jack Grimmer
Jesse Joronen
AC Horsens
Sone Aluko
Michael Madl
Ragnar Sigurðsson
Lucas Piazon
Tomáš Kalas
Marek Rodák
Mattias Käit
