Away shirt as worn when following Alan Curbishley's resignation after 10 years in charge of the Addicks, the side's long run in the top flight came to an end as they struggled to replace Curbishley as they had three managers through the season finishing under the stewardship of Alan Pardew. After joining in January on a loan until the end of the season with an option to buy from Shandong Luneng Taishan, Zheng went onto feature 12 times and scoring 1 goal across all competitions. His performances would see him return to the club looking to take them back to the top flight signing on a two year contract for a fee of £2 million