The 2021–22 season was the 127th season in existence of West Ham United Football Club and the club's tenth consecutive season in the top flight of English football. In addition to the domestic league, West Ham United participated in this season's editions of the FA Cup, EFL Cup and UEFA Europa League.
Squad
Season squad Squad no. Player Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Goalkeepers 1 Łukasz Fabiański GK 13 Alphonse Areola(on loan from Paris Saint-Germain) GK 25 David Martin GK 35 Darren Randolph GK Defenders 3 Aaron Cresswell DF 4 Kurt Zouma DF 5 Vladimír Coufal DF 15 Craig Dawson DF 21 Angelo Ogbonna DF 23 Issa Diop DF 24 Ryan Fredericks DF 26 Arthur Masuaku DF 31 Ben Johnson DF 50 Harrison Ashby DF Midfielders 8 Pablo Fornals MF 10 Manuel Lanzini MF 11 Nikola Vlašić MF 16 Mark Noble (C) MF 28 Tomáš Souček MF 33 Alex Král(on loan from Spartak Moscow) MF 41 Declan Rice MF Forwards 7 Andriy Yarmolenko FW 9 Michail Antonio FW 20 Jarrod Bowen FW 22 Saïd Benrahma FW
Transfers
Transfers in Date Position Nationality Player From Fee Ref. 9 June 2021 CB Craig Dawson Watford £2,000,000 9 June 2021 DM Pierre Ekwah Chelsea Undisclosed 9 June 2021 LW Thierry Nevers Reading Undisclosed 1 July 2021 LW Armstrong Okoflex Celtic Free transfer 3 August 2021 GK Brian Kinnear Rangers Free transfer 28 August 2021 CB Kurt Zouma Chelsea £29,800,000 31 August 2021 AM Nikola Vlašić CSKA Moscow £33,500,000 4 January 2022 CF Callum Marshall Linfield Undisclosed
Loaned in Date from Position Nationality Player From Date until Ref. 29 July 2021 GK Alphonse Areola Paris Saint-Germain End of season 31 August 2021 DM Alex Král Spartak Moscow End of season
Loaned out Date from Position Nationality Player To Date until Ref. 1 July 2021 GK Joseph Anang Stevenage 4 January 2022 22 July 2021 GK Nathan Trott Nancy End of season 29 July 2021 LW Nathan Holland Oxford United End of season 30 August 2021 CF Mipo Odubeko Huddersfield Town 4 January 2022 31 August 2021 DM Conor Coventry Peterborough United 5 January 2022 18 January 2022 DM Conor Coventry Milton Keynes Dons End of season 20 January 2022 CB Gonçalo Cardoso Real Betis End of season 27 January 2022 CF Mipo Odubeko Doncaster Rovers End of season 28 January 2022 GK Joseph Anang St Patrick's Athletic End of season
Transfers out Date Position Nationality Player To Fee Ref. 27 May 2021 LW Oladapo Afolayan Bolton Wanderers Free transfer 30 June 2021 CF Sean Adarkwa Queens Park Rangers Released 30 June 2021 CB Tunji Akinola Partick ThistleReleased 30 June 2021 CB Fabián Balbuena Dynamo Moscow Released 30 June 2021 CB Sam Caiger Ware Released 30 June 2021 CM Alfie Lewis St Patrick's Athletic Released 30 June 2021 CB Joshua Okotcha Hendon Released 1 July 2021 GK Daniel Jinadu Barnsley Free transfer 16 July 2021 LW Felipe Anderson Lazio Undisclosed 13 August 2021 DF Carlos Richards Derby County Free transfer 31 August 2021 RW Xande Silva Nottingham Forest Undisclosed 21 September 2021 CB Winston Reid Mutual consent 31 January 2022 CB Frederik Alves Brøndby Undisclosed
Pre-season friendlies As part of their pre-season preparations, West Ham United confirmed they would play friendly matches against Dundee, Leyton Orient, Northampton Town, Reading, Celtic, Brentford and Atalanta.
Competitions
Overview
Premier League
League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Matches The league fixtures were revealed on 16 June 2021.
FA Cup
The Hammers were drawn at home to Leeds United in the third round and away to Kidderminster Harriers in the fourth round.
EFL Cup
Due to participation in UEFA competitions, the Hammers entered the competition in the third round and were drawn away to Manchester United and then Manchester City at home in the fourth round.
UEFA Europa League
Group stage
West Ham were drawn against Croatian side Dinamo Zagreb, Belgian side Genk and Austrian side Rapid Wien in the group stage, with the fixtures being released a day later.
Knockout phase
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Statistics Correct as of 22 May 2022
Appearances and goals
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Goalscorers Correct as of 22 May 2022 NamePremier LeagueFA CupEFL CupEuropa LeagueTotal1FW20Jarrod Bowen12213182FW9Michail Antonio10102133MF22Saïd Benrahma8003114MF10Manuel Lanzini511075MF8Pablo Fornals60006MF28Tomáš Souček500167MF41Declan Rice110358DF15Craig Dawson200249FW7Andriy Yarmolenko1002310DF3Aaron Cresswell20002MF16Mark Noble1001212DF4Kurt Zouma10001MF11Nikola Vlašić10001DF21Angelo Ogbonna10001DF23Issa Diop00011DF26Arthur Masuaku10001DF31Ben Johnson10001Own goals20002Totals60521885
Clean sheets The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal. PlayerPremier LeagueFA CupEFL CupEuropa LeagueTotal1 1 Łukasz Fabiański 8 0 0 1 92 13 Alphonse Areola 0 1 2 5 8TOTALS812617
See also 2021–22 in English football List of West Ham United F.C. seasons
References