If you’re still undecided as to who to vote for as Fulham’s 2019/20 Player of the Season, perhaps some statistics from the campaign will help your decision.
Goals
None of you need telling that Aleksandar Mitrović was by far and away our most prolific player in front of goal, with the big Serb leading the divisional scoring charts with 26 goals in 40 Championship games. Tom Cairney pitched in with eight, most of which were stunners, while Ivan Cavaleiro and Bobby De Cordova-Reid each found the back of the net six times in their maiden seasons with the Club. Josh Onomah, Aboubakar Kamara and Anthony Knockaert also registered three goals apiece.
Passing
Unsurprisingly, Cairney excelled in both passing accuracy and key passes. He averaged a success rate of 89.7 per cent throughout the season and also delivered 78 key passes. Our subsequent four most accurate passers were not far off him, with Tim Ream (88.8 per cent), Harry Arter (88.5), Harrison Reed (88) and Stefan Johansen (87.8) all posting similar figures. Cavaleiro was second in the rankings for key passes played with 66, while Knockaert (58), Joe Bryan (55) and Mitrović (52) were also very productive in this regard.
Assists
Bryan led the way in terms of laying on goals for his teammates, ending the season with eight assists in all competitions. He was provider-in-chief for Mitrović who gobbled up six of Bryan’s deliveries, while his other two assists were for Knockaert, against Middlesbrough in the league and Aston Villa in the FA Cup. Cavaleiro was also good for an assist in 2019/20 with seven to his name, ahead of Johansen who set up five goals. Knockaert and Kamara ended the campaign with four assists to their name.
Tackles
As well as showing his qualities going forward, Bryan was influential in defence, too, with his 119 tackles throughout the season bettered by only two Championship players; Matt Grimes and Christian Norgaard. Onomah made the second most amount of tackles in the Fulham squad, with his figure of 70 particularly impressive given the fact that he missed a chunk of the season. Cairney showed his guile by winning 54 tackles, as did De Cordova-Reid who made just one fewer. Reed was a less surprising presence in this list, winning 50.
Interceptions
Once again, it’s Bryan leading the way, with the left-back intercepting 50 opposition passes last season. You’d back Reed to intercept a meteor so it’s no shock to see him in second place with 43. Denis Odoi (36), Ream (34) and Cavaleiro (29) complete the top five.
