How Fulham could line up in the Championship next season

We’ve been putting off saying it, but the reality is that, barring a miracle, Fulham will once again be playing their football in the Championship next season.

Scott Parker admitted in his press conference on Thursday that the squad will need a bit of a restructure, and with seven loanees in the side at the moment, we can’t help but agree.

However, there is the skeleton of a solid Championship side at Craven Cottage, and we’re going to take a look at how the Whites could line-up next season.

For our money, that looks like a side that could get out of the Championship next term.

Marek Rodak was one of the finest stoppers in the division in 2019/20, while Michael Hector was also as solid a centre-half you could wish for,

Tosin Adarabioyo and Kenny Tete have both been solid in the Premier League this term, and with both players being tied down to long-term contracts, we’d expect them to stay next season, the same applies to Antonee Robinson at left-back.

Unfortunately, the same can’t be said for Fulham’s midfield options.

Mario Lemina is likely to return to Southampton, while Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa will surely be too expensive to keep on the wage bill, as will Jean-Michael Seri.

Harrison Reed was a star in the Championship last time around, but if any Premier League side has been paying attention to him this season, he will surely get a move to another top-flight outfit.

Therefore, we thing Fulham need a new signing in midfield, while Tom Cairney, should he remain injury-free, can still do a job.

Ivan Cavaleiro, Bobby Decordova-Reid, Anthony Knockaert and Aboubakar Kamara should give Fulham enough options on the wings, while Josh Onomah is a solid number 10.

Under any other circumstances, we’d expect Aleksandar Mitrovic to find a move, but he’s been so out of sorts this season that it’s hard to imagine any club meeting what is sure to be a hefty asking price from Fulham.

Is this side good enough to bounce straight back to the Premier League? Time will only tell.

Charles Jones

Charles is a Senior Writer and Site Lead for GRV Media. Charles likes to do things a little bit differently, hence why he supports Fulham after spending the majority of his life living in Manchester. An avid Fulham fan, Charles’ favourite player is, of course, Aleksandar Mitrovic, but he’s always had a real soft spot for Stefan Johansen too. Favourite game attended? It has to be Fulham 5-4 Sheffield United back in the 2018/19 promotion season, two hat-tricks in the same game and nine goals to boot, you can’t beat it.