August Fulham almost started the season off perfectly when they went ahead against
Arsenal through a
David Healy goal after one minute during the first weekend of the season, but Arsenal won the game in the last ten minutes with goals from
Robin van Persie and
Alexander Hleb. Fulham, however, did win their first home match of the season in a midweek match against
Bolton Wanderers with goals from Healy and
Alexey Smertin (later confirmed as a
Gerald Cid own goal), having come from behind after ex-Fulham striker
Heiðar Helguson's early goal. It would be several months before Fulham would experience another league victory. In their third game of the season, Fulham again experienced a turnaround, but this time the scoreline went against them. They were 1–0 up against
Middlesbrough –
Brian McBride scoring before being carried off injured – but they could not hold on to their lead and lost 2–1. There was controversy about the result because, in the last minute, Healy had a clear goal not given as the referee or linesman could not see that the ball had crossed the line. The final league game of the month was against
Aston Villa; for a fourth game in succession, the team scoring the first goal failed to win. Fulham scored through Healy after six minutes, but two second half goals from former Fulham defender
Zat Knight and
Shaun Maloney gave Villa the victory.
September After three agonising defeats in their first four games, Fulham felt that they deserved some luck; this came in the first game of September against
Tottenham Hotspur.
Younès Kaboul and
Dimitar Berbatov had put Tottenham in cruise control with two first goals before Dempsey replied for Fulham just before half-time.
Gareth Bale extended Tottenham's lead on 61 minutes to 3–1 but Fulham managed to snatch a draw. Alexey Smertin's 77th-minute goal (also confirmed as an own goal, this time by
Ricardo Rocha) and
Diomansy Kamara's bicycle kick in stoppage time gave Fulham a 3–3 draw. In the next game, away to
Wigan Athletic, it was the opposition that rescued the game late on. Dempsey gave Fulham the lead but
Jason Koumas scored a penalty 10 minutes from time after
Hamer Bouazza's foul on
Mario Melchiot to give Wigan a point. Another two draws followed in September: firstly a 3–3 draw against
Manchester City, throwing away a lead twice before having to eventually come from behind (Hamer Bouazza,
Simon Davies and
Danny Murphy scoring for Fulham, with the City goals coming from
Martin Petrov and
Émile Mpenza). They followed that up by holding
Chelsea to a 0–0 at
Stamford Bridge. In the
League Cup, Fulham suffered a 2–1 home defeat to Bolton.
October Fulham started October with a home defeat against
Portsmouth, through deflected strikes by
Benjani and
Hermann Hreiðarsson. A week later, against
Derby County, Fulham had their second goalless draw of the season in a game of few chances, although in truth Derby could have snatched the win. The final game of the month saw Fulham throw away yet another lead with a 1–1 draw against
Sunderland. Simon Davies gave Fulham the lead in the first half and they held out until the 86th minute, when
Kenwyne Jones was in the right place to score an equaliser for Sunderland.
November Fulham started November with a 3–1 home victory against
Reading. Simon Davies put Fulham in front after 18 minutes.
Kevin Doyle equalised ten minutes after the break, but Fulham struck back with goals from
Clint Dempsey and David Healy.
Elliott Omozusi was sent off in injury time, in only his second appearance, for a second yellow card. Fulham were unlucky to lose in their next game away at
Liverpool as
Fernando Torres and
Steven Gerrard both scored in the last ten minutes for a 2–0 victory. It was very harsh on Fulham, who had resisted the Liverpool pressure for the majority of the game. After the international break, Fulham drew 2–2 with
Blackburn Rovers, having twice been in front through goals from Danny Murphy and Diomansy Kamara, only to be pegged back by
Brett Emerton and
Stephen Warnock.
December December was a busy month, with matches crammed together at the end of the month. It turned out to be a very unsuccessful period for Fulham, as they took just two points from a possible 18. The home defeat to
Newcastle United spelt the end for manager Lawrie Sanchez; first-team coach
Ray Lewington took charge of the following three fixtures prior to the permanent appointment of
Roy Hodgson at the end of the month.
January On Hodgson's first match in charge, Fulham were defeated by close rivals Chelsea 2–1 at Craven Cottage.
February March April April started with a 3–1 defeat at home against Sunderland with second half goals from
Danny Collins,
Michael Chopra and Kenwyne Jones, even though Fulham had equalised through a brilliant David Healy goal from 30 yards out. Things improved the next week though as Fulham finally recorded their first away win since beating
Newcastle United in September 2006, against Reading at the
Madejski Stadium. Brian McBride and
Erik Nevland scored the goals. It came as some relief to the long-suffering away support and put Fulham's survival bid back on track. However, Fulham then suffered a home defeat against an under-strength Liverpool side,
Jermaine Pennant and
Peter Crouch scoring for Liverpool. This defeat meant for most Fulham fans that relegation was looking almost certain; if results would not go their way the following week, then they could be relegated. The following week, Fulham gained a priceless three points away to Manchester City to record their second successive away victory. After falling behind 2–0 in the first half, Fulham fought back from mathematical relegation to score three goals in the last twenty minutes, culminating with a 92nd-minute goal by Diomansy Kamara, his second of the game.
May On 3 May, Fulham were able to pull themselves out of the drop zone as Reading lost to Tottenham, and Fulham earned a vital three points with a win against Birmingham, one point above Fulham in the league table. This sent Birmingham to 19th position and Reading to 18th position, as Fulham leapfrogged both to 17th position on goal difference. Fulham's Premier League survival was in their own hands going into the last game of the season; both Reading and Birmingham registered big wins, but Fulham survived on goal difference with a 1–0 victory away to Portsmouth. ==Players==