2019–20 West Ham United F.C. season
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125th season in existence of West Ham United
West Ham United 2019–20 football season
The 2019–20 season was West Ham United‘s eighth consecutive campaign in the Premier League since being promoted in the 2011–12 season. It is West Ham’s 24th Premier League campaign overall and their 62nd top flight appearance in their 125th year in existence.[3][4]
In addition to the Premier League, West Ham United participated in the FA Cup entering in the third round before being eliminated by West Bromwich Albion in the fourth round. They also played in the EFL Cup, entering at the second round before being eliminated the third round by Oxford United of League One.[5]
The season was suspended following a decision on 13 March 2020 by the Premier League to suspend the league after a number of players and other club staff became ill due to the coronavirus pandemic. The initial suspension was until 4 April, which was then extended.[6] The FA then agreed to extend the season indefinitely, past the scheduled end date of 1 June. The season resumed on 19 June, with West Ham playing their first match since suspension the following day, losing 0–2 at home to Wolverhampton Wanderers. All matches from this date were played behind closed doors with no paying supporters and an attendance limited to 300 key people, although all West Ham’s remaining fixtures were broadcast live on television or streaming platforms.
On 11 July, Michail Antonio scored all four goals in a 4–0 away victory over Norwich City. Antonio became the first West Ham player to score four times in a single Premier League match and the first in any league game since David Cross in 1981.
Season squad[edit]
Transfers[edit]
Transfers in[edit]
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Team | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2019 | AM |  |
Pablo Fornals | Villarreal |
£24,000,000 | First team | [7] |
| 1 July 2019 | GK |  |
David Martin | Millwall |
Free transfer | First team | [8] |
| 1 July 2019 | GK | |
Roberto | Espanyol |
Free transfer | First team | [9] |
| 1 July 2019 | MF |  |
Christian Veliky |  Slavia Prague |
Undisclosed | Academy | [10] |
| 17 July 2019 | CF |  |
Sébastien Haller |  Eintracht Frankfurt |
£45,000,000 | First team | [11] |
| 6 August 2019 | CB |  |
Gonçalo Cardoso | Boavista |
£2,750,000 | First team | [12] |
| 8 August 2019 | CF |  |
Albian Ajeti | Basel |
£8,000,000 | First team | [13] |
| 25 October 2019 | FW |  |
Ademipo Odubeko | Manchester United |
Free transfer | Academy | [14] |
| 15 January 2020 | GK | |
Darren Randolph | Middlesbrough |
Undisclosed | First team | [15] |
| 31 January 2020 | RW | |
Jarrod Bowen | Hull City |
£22,000,000 | First team | [16] |
Loans in[edit]
Loans out[edit]
Transfers out[edit]
Released[edit]
Pre-season[edit]
West Ham United confirmed on 26 March that they would be taking part in the 2019 Premier League Asia Trophy in China, alongside Newcastle United, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Premier League champions Manchester City.[54] This will be West Ham’s second appearance in the bi-annual competition, after finishing third in the 2009 edition. It was later announced on 13 May that West Ham would face Manchester City in the semi-finals, at the same time that ticket details were revealed.[55]
Competitions[edit]
Premier League[edit]
League table[edit]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) If the champions, relegated teams or qualified teams for UEFA competitions cannot be determined by rules 1 to 3, rules 4.1 to 4.3 are applied – 4.1) Points gained in head to head record between such teams; 4.2) Away goals scored in head to head record between such teams; 4.3) Play-offs[56]
(R) Relegated
Results summary[edit]
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 49 | 62 | −13 | 39 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 33 | −3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 29 | −10 |
Results by matchday[edit]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches[edit]
On 13 June 2019, the Premier League fixtures were announced.[57]
FA Cup[edit]
The third round draw was made live on BBC Two from Etihad Stadium, Micah Richards and Tony Adams conducted the draw.[64] The fourth round draw was made by Alex Scott and David O’Leary on Monday, 6 January.[65]
EFL Cup[edit]
The second round draw was made on 13 August 2019 following the conclusion of all but one first round matches.[66] The third round draw was confirmed on 28 August 2019, live on Sky Sports.[67]
Statistics[edit]
Appearances and goals[edit]
Goalscorers[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Up to and including match played 29 February 2020. The five remaining home fixtures after this date were played behind closed doors due to the Coronavirus pandemic, and are not included in the overall figures.
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