Detailed Fulham Season Preview: Insights and Predictions

Where Did Fulham Finish Last Season?

TC in training. ©️ pic.twitter.com/HSFR5AJLQU

— Fulham Football Club (@FulhamFC) July 15, 2025

With a solid 2024/25 showing that saw them claim 11th place, Fulham will be pleased with their progress since promotion back to the top flight in 2022. Though they haven’t set the world on fire with their performances, manager Marco Silva has transformed the west London side into a talented unit with excellent players in both defence and attack.

The Cottagers were admirably consistent across last season - they moved into the top half with a win over Newcastle in gameweek five, and wouldn’t drop into the bottom half until gameweek 33 with a defeat to Aston Villa, as they ran out of puff in the final stages of the season. Even more impressively, their campaign included a win over Chelsea, a double over Newcastle and Nottingham Forest, and even an action packed 3-2 win over eventual champions Liverpool, which showcased their ability to compete with the finest sides in the world.

Boasting a talented attack from which goals can flow from anyone from Raul Jimenez to Adama Traore, and a defensive lineup that sides chasing Europa League football would be envious of, Fulham are on the right track. It may be a year too early to start thinking about a realistic push for continental football, but expect to see more shock results go down at Craven Cottage in the new season.

Best Result: Fulham 3-2 Liverpool (Sessegnon 23’, Iwobi 32’, Muniz 37’; Mac Allister 14’, Diaz 72’)

Worst Result: Fulham 1-4 Wolves (Iwobi 20’; Cunha 31’, 87’, J. Gomes 53’, Guedes 90+5’)

Who Have Fulham Signed in the Summer Transfer Window So Far?

Benjamin Lecomte from Montpellier - £550K

Total Spent: £550K

Who Have Fulham Sold in the Summer Transfer Window So Far?

Matt Dibley-Dias to Chesterfield - Season long loan

Harvey Araujo to Colchester United - Season long loan

Luke Harris to Oxford United - Season long loan

Lemar Gordon to Leyton Orient - Season long loan

Devan Tanton to Chesterfield - Season long loan

Delano McCoy-Splatt - Released

Carlos Vinicius - Released

Willian - Released

Total Received: None

Reiss Nelson to Arsenal - End of Loan

Fulham 2025/26 Squad List

Goalkeepers: Bernd Leno, Benjamin Lecomte, Steven-Andreas Benda.

Defenders: Kenny Tete, Calvin Bassey, Joachim Andersen, Jorge Cuenca, Timothy Castagne, Ryan Sessegnon, Issa Diop, Antonee Robinson.

Midfielders: Harrison Reed, Tom Cairney, Sander Berge, Andreas Pereira, Sasa Lukic, Emile Smith-Rowe.

Attackers: Raul Jimenez, Harry Wilson, Modrigo Muniz, Adama Traore, Alex Iwobi, Martial Godo.

Fulham 2025/26 Home, Away and Third Kits

Fulham have unveiled their new 2025/26 Home kit by adidas.

The new strip is predominantly white with black trim, including piping on the shirt and shorts and accents on the cuffs and collar.#FulhamFC pic.twitter.com/UJ61CX58kg

— Football Shirt Culture (@footballshirt) July 26, 2025

🚨🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋 | Fulham's new away kit for the 2025/26 season. 🟢⚫️ pic.twitter.com/iynoSzl1ni

— EuroFoot (@eurofootcom) August 6, 2025

A masterclass in understated elegance - trademark Fulham, on and off the pitch.

Available to purchase online and in-store from Thursday 21st August. pic.twitter.com/JzE47WlE1k

— Fulham Football Club (@FulhamFC) August 13, 2025

What is Fulham’s First Premier League Fixture?

Brighton and Hove Albion vs Fulham | The AMEX Stadium, Brighton | Saturday, August 16th, 15:00

How Can I Watch Brighton vs Fulham?

As of the time of writing, Fulham’s opening game against Brighton is not set to be shown on Sky Sports or TNT Sports. However, it will likely be available on other foreign sports channels, such as Supersport.

What Are Fulham’s First Five Games?

Brighton and Hove Albion vs Fulham - Saturday, August 16th.

Fulham vs Manchester United - Sunday, August 24th.

Chelsea vs Fulham - Saturday, August 30th.

Fulham vs Leeds United - Saturday, September 13th.

Fulham vs Brentford - Saturday, September 20th.

When do Fulham Play Rivals Chelsea in 2025/26?

One of many London Derby’s, Chelsea pose as the greatest local rivals to Fulham - separated by just 2.2km, there is plenty of needle between West London’s two principle sides. Just last season, both sides got the better of each other away from home, with the two games decided by stoppage time winners on both occasions.

Chelsea vs Fulham - Saturday August 30th.

Fulham vs Chelsea - TBC.

Last Five Meetings:

- 20/04/2025: Fulham 1-2 Chelsea.

- 26/12/2024: Chelsea 1-2 Fulham.

- 13/01/2024: Chelsea 1-0 Fulham.

- 02/10/2023: Fulham 0-2 Chelsea.

- 03/02/2023: Chelsea 0-0 Fulham.

Who is Fulham’s Manager for 2025/26?

🚨🤍🖤 Marco Silva: “I will stay at Fulham. I will be here next season”.

“The decision is made”, told @Talksport. No move to Saudi Pro League for Silva. pic.twitter.com/0rPLgWNzY9

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) May 25, 2025

Don’t be surprised to see a new name here before the season starts. After an excellent season in which he achieved an 11th placed finish, FA Cup quarter final and the clubs highest points total of the Premier League era (54), Marco Silva has rapidly become a man in demand.

It is understandable - though they are on an upward trend, Fulham are still quite a way behind their more illustrious continental competing rivals, and it would be much easier for the Portuguese coach to jump ship to a side already at that level than spending years developing a club looking to reach that demographic, all the while fully aware of the possibility that he and his side may never get there.

However, it appears as though Silva is at least preparing to start the new season at Craven Cottage. He has already publicly stated he will “be there” for the 2025/26 campaign, and reportedly turned down an offer from Saudi side Al-Hilal. Moreover, he was linked with the Spurs job, but in the end Daniel Levy opted to hire Thomas Frank instead, shutting down another exit avenue.

But when all is said and done, Silva is an intelligent manager worthy of a title winning side, and whether Fulham like it or not, there will come a day in the not too distant future when the Cottagers will have to wave goodbye to their man in the dugout. That is why it is so important for fans to enjoy this era while it lasts.

Who is Fulham’s Player to Watch?

Antonee Robinson

As a defender, barring a few notable exceptions, your job is very much to sit back and protect your own goal, forgoing the goal contributions and subsequent recognition your teammates are met with down the other end. However, this is not so for American left back Antonee Robinson.

Antonee Robinson has made AT LEAST 47 more interceptions than any other Premier League player in the last three seasons. 💪 pic.twitter.com/oYciSsuBHW

— WhoScored (@WhoScored) July 11, 2025

After a stellar 2023/24 season saw him set up six goals for his side, Robinson found another level to his game, and at the end of last season was sat joint fourth in the assist rankings, with 10. The fact he was the only defender in the 15 makes this all the more impressive, a testament to his calm demeanour and precision of pass in the final third.

A fine defender at the back too, Robinson has become a staple of this Fulham side - the third longest serving player in the squad behind Harrison Reed and Tom Cairney, Robinson is a natural choice for club captain, and with the armband on he leads with a cool head and great maturity, the traits of a player competing at the very top of his game. While sporadically linked with a move away, there has never been any concrete interest in his signature, which will be music to the Fulham faithful’s ears.

Fulham 2025/26 Season Prediction

Spending just over half a million pounds in the summer transfer window, and remarkably seeing even less than that come into the club through player sales, Marco Silva has begun to grow impatient, labelling his sides transfer strategy as "too passive". With the Cottager's bringing in only 34-year-old goalkeeper Benjamin Lecomte as backup to Bernd Leno, it is hard not to agree with him.

However, their lack of investment this summer may not end up to be so bad after all - it provides an extra season for the clubs existing players to bond and gel, becoming a more cohesive unit in the process, while it also allows Silva an opportunity to further pin-point areas for improvement for when the next transfer window rolls around. By releasing the ageing Willian and the under-performing Carlos Vinicius, their trimmed-down squad now has the look of a side that requires just a couple of young signings to provide some extra drive.

While the lack of signings this season means they will not be particularly competitive, they still have the talent to secure safety comfortably, and perhaps in January, Marco Silva will finally bite the bullet and bring in some upgrades. Until then though, it will be a steady but unspectacular season for the Cottagers.

Football Park's Prediction: 14th