Fulham search for squad depth after falling to defeat at Sunderland
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Aug 31, 2026, 7:14 AM
Last updated Aug 31, 2026

Fulham remains winless through two Premier League matches following a 1-0 loss to Sunderland at the Stadium of Light. The result has prompted questions regarding squad depth as the summer transfer window approaches its September 1 deadline. Manager Alvaro Arbeloa has integrated new signings including Gonzalo Garcia, Cesar Palacios, Shea Charles, and Jonah Kusi-Asare, but the departures of Harry Wilson, Raul Jimenez, Sasa Lukic, and Issa Diop have left positions thin. Oscar Bobb has been forced into a heavy workload on the right wing, while pursuit of reinforcements in central defense has yet to yield a signing. Fulham faces pressure to address these gaps before the window closes, with internal assessments currently identifying a need for at least two additional players to support the desired tactical approach.
- •Fulham lost 1-0 to Sunderland in their second Premier League match.
- •The summer transfer window closes on September 1.
- •The squad has seen the departures of Wilson, Jimenez, Lukic, and Diop.
- •Arbeloa faces a lack of senior specialist right wingers outside of Bobb.
- •Targets Nwaiwu and Cresswell have not been signed to fill defensive gaps.
- 7:14 AMYahoo Sports — Did the defeat to Sunderland show that Fulham need to do more business before the transfer window closes?
"Fulham remain winless after two Premier League matches after they fell to a 1-0 defeat at Sunderland - but did that show Alvaro Arbeloa and others that they need to invest more before the summer transfer window closes?
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