The 2020–21 season was the 126th season in existence of West Ham United Football Club and the club's ninth consecutive season in the top flight of English football. In addition to the domestic league, West Ham United participated in this season's edition of the FA Cup, and reached the fourth round of the EFL Cup. They finished sixth in the Premier League achieving 65 points, a club Premier League points record. They also won 19 games and nine away games, also records. Their league positioned qualified them to play in the 2021–22 UEFA Europa League.
Season squad Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Goalkeepers 1 Łukasz Fabiański GK 25 David Martin GK 35 Darren Randolph GK Defenders 3 Aaron Cresswell DF 4 Fabián Balbuena DF 5 Vladimír Coufal DF 14 Frederik Alves DF 15 Craig Dawson (on loan from Watford) DF 21 Angelo Ogbonna DF 23 Issa Diop DF 24 Ryan Fredericks DF 26 Arthur Masuaku DF 31 Ben Johnson DF Midfielders 10 Manuel Lanzini MF 11 Jesse Lingard (on loan from Manchester United) MF 16 Mark Noble (C) MF 18 Pablo Fornals MF 28 Tomáš Souček MF 41 Declan Rice MF Forwards 7 Andriy Yarmolenko FW 9 Saïd Benrahma FW 20 Jarrod Bowen FW 30 Michail Antonio FW
Transfers Transfers in Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Team Ref. 1 July 2020 CB Michael Forbes Dungannon Swifts Undisclosed Academy 17 July 2020 MF Remy Coddington Bournemouth Undisclosed Academy 24 July 2020 DM Tomáš Souček Slavia Prague £15,000,000 First team 2 September 2020 CM Ossama Ashley AFC Wimbledon Free transfer Academy 2 October 2020 RB Vladimír Coufal Slavia Prague £5,000,000 First team 2 January 2021 CB Frederik Alves Silkeborg Undisclosed First team 28 January 2021 LW Saïd Benrahma Brentford Undisclosed First team
Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Team Ref. 12 October 2020 CB Craig Dawson Watford End of season First team 16 October 2020 LW Saïd Benrahma Brentford 29 January 2021 First team 29 January 2021 MF Jesse Lingard Manchester United End of season First team
Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Team Ref. 3 September 2020 RW Dan Kemp Blackpool 15 January 2021 Under-23s 6 October 2020 CB Tunji Akinola Leyton Orient End of season Under-23s 6 October 2020FWXande Silva Aris ThessalonikiEnd of seasonUnder-23s 6 October 2020 AM Felipe Anderson Porto End of season First team 30 January 2021 CB Gonçalo Cardoso Basel June 2022 Under-23s 1 February 2021 LW Oladapo Afolayan Bolton Wanderers End of season Under-23s 1 February 2021 CB Aji Alese Cambridge United End of season Under-23s 1 February 2021 CB Winston Reid Brentford End of season First team 23 February 2021 CM Alfie Lewis St Patrick's Athletic End of season Under-23s
Transfers out Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Team Ref. 1 July 2020 RB Jeremy Ngakia Watford Free transfer First team 1 July 2020 DM Carlos Sánchez Watford Released First team 1 July 2020 RB Pablo Zabaleta Retired First team 30 July 2020 DM Jake Giddings Crystal Palace Free transfer Academy 4 August 2020 CM Sebastian Nebyla Dunajska Streda Undisclosed Academy 13 August 2020 CF Albian Ajeti Celtic £5,000,000 First team 19 August 2020 CF Veron Parkes Fortuna Sittard Free transfer Academy 24 August 2020 CF Jordan Hugill Norwich City Undisclosed First team 28 August 2020 GK Roberto Valladolid Free transfer First team 2 September 2020 LW Benicio Baker-Boaitey Porto Undisclosed Academy 19 September 2020 LB Reece Hannam Crystal Palace Free transfer Academy 4 September 2020 LW Grady Diangana West Bromwich Albion Undisclosed First team 4 September 2020 CM Josh Cullen Anderlecht Undisclosed First team 5 October 2020 CM Jack Wilshere Bournemouth Free transfer First team 18 November 2020 AM Louie Watson Derby County Free transfer Academy 8 January 2021 CF Sébastien Haller Ajax Undisclosed First team 8 January 2021 RW Robert Snodgrass West Bromwich Albion Undisclosed First team 15 January 2021 RW Dan Kemp Leyton Orient Undisclosed Under-23s
Pre-season and friendlies In March 2020, West Ham announced their participation in a July 2020 tournament, the EVA Air Queensland Champions Cup, in Queensland, Australia alongside Brisbane Roar and Crystal Palace. Following the outbreak of COVID-19, the tour was cancelled.
Competitions Overview
Premier League
League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Matches The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 20 August.
FA Cup
The third round draw was made on 30 November, with Premier League and EFL Championship clubs all entering the competition. The draw for the fourth and fifth round were made on 11 January, conducted by Peter Crouch.
EFL Cup
The draw for both the second and third round were confirmed on 6 September, live on Sky Sports by Phil Babb. The fourth round draw was conducted on 17 September 2020 by Laura Woods and Lee Hendrie live on Sky Sports.
Statistics Correct as of 23 May 2021 Appearances and goals
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players who left the club on loan or permanently during the season
Goalscorers NamePremier LeagueFA CupLeague CupTotal1MF28Tomáš Souček100010FW30Michail Antonio1000103MF11Jesse Lingard90094FW20Jarrod Bowen80085FW22Sébastien Haller30476MF18Pablo Fornals51067DF15Craig Dawson31048FW7Andriy Yarmolenko0123DF21Angelo Ogbonna3003Own goals210311MF11Robert Snodgrass0022DF23Issa Diop2002MF41Declan Rice200213DF4Fabián Balbuena1001FW8Felipe Anderson0011MF9Saïd Benrahma1001FW10Manuel Lanzini1001DF24Ryan Fredericks1001DF31Ben Johnson1001MF40Oladapo Afolayan0101Totals625976
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