126th season in existence of West Ham United
West Ham United 2021–22 football season
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 .[ 2] 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
Transfers
Transfers in
Loaned in
Loaned out
^ On 4 January, Anang was recalled back from his loan spell at Stevenage.[ 13]
^ On 4 January, Odubeko was recalled back from his loan spell at Huddersfield Town.[ 17]
^ On 5 January, Coventry was recalled back from his loan spell at Peterborough United.[ 19]
Transfers out
Pre-season friendlies
As part of their pre-season preparations, West Ham United confirmed they would play friendly matches against Dundee ,[ 38] Leyton Orient ,[ 39] Northampton Town ,[ 39] Reading ,[ 39] Celtic ,[ 40] Brentford [ 41] and Atalanta .[ 42]
Competitions
Overview
Competition
First match
Last match
Starting round
Record
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Win %
Premier League
15 August 2021
22 May 2022
Matchday 1
38
16
8
14
60
51
+9
0 42.11
FA Cup
9 January 2022
2 March 2022
Third round
3
2
0
1
5
4
+1
0 66.67
EFL Cup
22 September 2021
22 December 2021
Third round
3
1
1
1
1
1
+0
0 33.33
UEFA Europa League
16 September 2021
5 May 2022
Group stage
12
6
2
4
18
8
+10
0 50.00
Total
56
25
11
20
84
64
+20
0 44.64
Premier League
League table
Source:
Premier League 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
[ 44] Notes:
^ a b Since the winners of the 2021–22 FA Cup and the 2021–22 EFL Cup , Liverpool, qualified for the Champions League, the spot given to the FA Cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the sixth-placed team and the spot given to the League Cup winners (Europa Conference League play-off round) was passed to the seventh-placed team.[ 43]
Results summary
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
38
16
8
14
60
51
+9
56
9
5
5
33
26
+7
7
3
9
27
25
+2
Results by matchday
Matchday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 Ground A H H A H A H A H A H A A H H A A H A A H H A H A H H A H A H A H A H A H A Result W W D D L W L W W W W L L D W D L L W W W L L W D D W L W L W L D L L W D L Position 4 1 2 8 8 7 9 7 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 5 5 4 4 5 4 5 5 5 6 6 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7
Matches
The league fixtures were revealed on 16 June 2021.[ 45]
FA Cup
The Hammers were drawn at home to Leeds United in the third round[ 48] and away to Kidderminster Harriers in the fourth round.[ 49]
EFL Cup
Due to participation in UEFA competitions , the Hammers entered the competition in the third round and were drawn away to Manchester United [ 50] [ 51] and then Manchester City at home in the fourth round.[ 52] [ 53]
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,[ 54] with the fixtures being released a day later.[ 55]
West Ham United v Genk
Genk v West Ham United
Knockout phase
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
West Ham United v Lyon
Lyon v West Ham United
Semi-finals
Statistics
Correct as of 22 May 2022
Appearances and goals
Goalscorers
Correct as of 22 May 2022
Clean sheets
The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal.
See also
References
National teams
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Levels 5–6 Levels 7–8 Levels 9–10
Combined Counties League (Premier North , Premier South , One )
Eastern Counties League (Premier , One North , One South )
Essex Senior League (level 9 only)
Hellenic League (Premier , One )
Midland League (Premier , One )
Northern Counties East League (Premier , One )
Northern League (One , Two )
North West Counties League (Premier , One North , One South )
Southern Combination League (Premier , One )
Southern Counties East League (Premier , One )
South West Peninsula League (Premier East , Premier West - level 10 only )
Spartan South Midlands League (Premier , One )
United Counties League (Premier North , Premier South , One )
Wessex League (Premier , One )
Western League (Premier , One )
Cup competitions
Youth competitions