2017–18 Aston Villa F.C. season
| 2017–18 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Aston Villa players lining up at the EFL Championship play-off final against Fulham in May 2018 | |||
| Chairman | Tony Xia | ||
| Manager | Steve Bruce | ||
| Stadium | Villa Park | ||
| Championship | 4th | ||
| Play-offs | Runners-up (vs. Fulham) | ||
| FA Cup | Third round (vs. Peterborough United) | ||
| EFL Cup | Third round (vs. Middlesbrough) | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Albert Adomah (14) All: Albert Adomah (15) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 41,745 vs Derby County, 28 April 2018 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 11,197 vs Middlesbrough, 19 September 2017 | ||
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| 57--37--32 | |
The 2017-18 season was Aston Villa's 2nd season in the Football League Championship. The 2017–18 EFL Championship season was Villa's 143rd season in English football.[1] Villa secured a play-off place and defeated Middlesbrough to reach the final,[2] but lost 1–0 to Fulham in the final and thus missed out on promotion to the Premier League.[3]
John Terry (32) joined Aston Villa and was appointed captain.[4] Other signings included Ahmed Elmohamady (113), Glenn Whelan (68), Robert Snodgrass (40), Josh Onomah (33), Axel Tuanzebe (39), Lewis Grabban (15) and Christopher Samba (12).
Competitions
Championship
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Cardiff City (P) | 46 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 69 | 39 | +30 | 90 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 3 | Fulham (O, P) | 46 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 79 | 46 | +33 | 88 | Qualification for Championship play-offs[a] |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 72 | 42 | +30 | 83 | |
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 67 | 45 | +22 | 76 | |
| 6 | Derby County | 46 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 70 | 48 | +22 | 75 |
Source: English Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
- ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Premier League.
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 |
| 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 72 | 42 | +30 | 83 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 42 | 19 | +23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 23 | +7 |
Last updated: 14 April 2018.
Source: Football League Championship
Results by matchday
Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2018. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
On 21 June 2017, the league fixtures were announced.[5][6]
| 5 August 2017 1 | Aston Villa | 1–1 | Hull City | Birmingham |
| 17:30 BST | Agbonlahor 7' Lansbury 17' Whelan 22' |
Report | Bowen 62' | Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 31,241 (1,211 away) Referee: Andrew Madley |
| 12 August 2017 2 | Cardiff City | 3–0 | Aston Villa | Leckwith |
| 15:00 BST | Mendez-Laing 21', 71' Hoilett 60' |
Report | Taylor 55' | Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 23,899 (4,803 away) Referee: Tim Robinson |
| 15 August 2017 3 | Reading | 2–1 | Aston Villa | Reading |
| 20:00 | Moore 36' Whelan 49' (o.g.) Barrow 55' McCleary 90' |
Report | Green 27' Hourihane 37' 87' |
Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 20,144 (3,935 away) Referee: Kevin Friend |
| 19 August 2017 4 | Aston Villa | 4–2 | Norwich City | Birmingham |
| 15:00 BST | Hourihane 22', 68', 85' Green 42' Hutton 58' |
Report | Murphy 36' 60' Franke 78' Oliveira 79' 86' |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 29,157 (2,389 away) Referee: Jeremy Simpson |
| 25 August 2017 5 | Bristol City | 1–1 | Aston Villa | Ashton Gate |
| 19:45 BST | Paterson 60' Brownhill 87' |
Report | Onomah 64' 85' | Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 21,542 (3,106 away) Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
| 9 September 2017 6 | Aston Villa | 0–0 | Brentford | Birmingham |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 29,799 (1,259 away) Referee: Scott Duncan |
| 12 September 2017 7 | Aston Villa | 0–0 | Middlesbrough | Birmingham |
| 19:30 BST | Snodgrass 31' Lansbury 64' Kodjia 83' |
Report | Traoré 4' Christie 80' |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 26,631 (1,378 away) Referee: James Linington |
| 16 September 2017 8 | Barnsley | 0–3 | Aston Villa | Barnsley |
| 17:30 BST | Hammill 25' | Report | Adomah 19', 44 pen.' Davis 55' Whelan 76' Hourihane 90+3' |
Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 14,633 (3,268 away) Referee: Simon Hooper |
| 23 September 2017 9 | Aston Villa | 2–1 | Nottingham Forest | Birmingham |
| 17:30 BST | Adomah 15' Hourihane 60' Taylor 90+5' |
Report | Bridcutt 42' Murphy 52' Brereton 59' |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 28,554 (2,026 away) Referee: Tim Robinson |
| 26 September 2017 10 | Burton Albion | 0–4 | Aston Villa | Burton upon Trent |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Davis 13' Adomah 16' Snodgrass 32' Onomah 71' |
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 5,786 (1,654 away) Referee: Jonathan Moss |
| 30 September 2017 11 | Aston Villa | 1–0 | Bolton Wanderers | Birmingham |
| 15:00 BST | Whelan 11' Kodjia 39' (pen.) Taylor 90+4' |
Report | Wheater 59' Beevers 68' Henry 90' |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 31,451 (1,110 away) Referee: Jeremy Simpson |
| 14 October 2017 12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–0 | Aston Villa | Wolverhampton |
| 17:30 BST | Jota 55' Bonatini 72' |
Report | Snodgrass 12' Hourihane 42' |
Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 30,239 (2,758 away) Referee: Andy Davies |
| 21 October 2017 13 | Aston Villa | 2–1 | Fulham | Birmingham |
| 15:00 BST | Terry 23' Adomah 49' Onomah 82' |
Report | Norwood 9' Fonte 15' Johansen 45+1' |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 30,724 (1,341 away) Referee: Mike Jones |
| 29 October 2017 14 | Birmingham City | 0–0 | Aston Villa | Birmingham |
| 12:00 GMT | Adams 16' N'Doye 52' Roberts 74' |
Report | Snodgrass 16' Onomah 76' |
Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 24,408 (2,078 away) Referee: Andrew Madley |
| 1 November 2017 15 | Preston North End | 0–2 | Aston Villa | Preston |
| 19:45 BST | Browne 55' | Report | Chester 12' Snodgrass 33' Davis 63' |
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 14,212 (2,828 away) Referee: Peter Bankes |
| 4 November 2017 16 | Aston Villa | 1–2 | Sheffield Wednesday | Birmingham |
| 15:00 GMT | Samba 90+6' | Report | Reach 1' Rhodes 23' Wallace 56' |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 33,154 (2,718 away) Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
| 18 November 2017 17 | Queens Park Rangers | 1–2 | Aston Villa | Shepherd's Bush |
| 15:00 BST | Mackie 19' Robinson 53' Manning 76' |
Report | Whelan 38' Adomah 45+3', 58' Snodgrass 60' Taylor 90+1' |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 16,934 (3,200 away) Referee: Darren England |
| 22 November 2017 18 | Aston Villa | 2–1 | Sunderland | Birmingham |
| 19:45 GMT | Adomah 10' Onomah 49' |
Report | Grabban 72' | Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 27,662 (824 away) Referee: Stephen Martin |
| 25 November 2017 19 | Aston Villa | 2–0 | Ipswich Town | Birmingham |
| 15:00 GMT | Adomah 36', 66' | Report | Connolly 56' Huws 73' |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 30,427 (1,364 away) Referee: Tony Harrington |
| 1 December 2017 20 | Leeds United | 1–1 | Aston Villa | Leeds |
| 19:45 GMT | Jansson 19' 74' Sáiz 77' |
Report | Hourihane 28' Snodgrass 45+2' Lansbury 71' Hutton 90+2' |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 30,547 (2,443 away) Referee: Peter Bankes |
| 9 December 2017 21 | Aston Villa | 0–0 | Millwall | Birmingham |
| 15:00 GMT | Whelan 76' | Report | Saville 55' Wallace 70' Cooper 90' |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 29,628 (2,088 away) Referee: Andrew Davies |
| 16 December 2017 22 | Derby County | 2–0 | Aston Villa | Derby |
| 15:00 GMT | Weimann 24' Russell 90+1' |
Report | Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 28,118 (3,143 away) Referee: Lee Probert |
| 23 December 2017 23 | Aston Villa | 2–2 | Sheffield United | Birmingham |
| 17:30 GMT | Adomah 4' (pen.) Jedinak 9' |
Report | Donaldson 12' (26) Basham 57' Donaldson 68' O'Connell 71' |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 35,210 (2,723 away) Referee: Simon Hooper |
| 26 December 2017 24 | Brentford | 2–1 | Aston Villa | Brentford |
| 17:30 GMT | Sawyers 22' McEachran 57' Barbet 57' Vibe 52' |
Report | Onomah 30' Elphick 68' |
Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 11,341 (1,618 away) Referee: Keith Stroud |
| 30 December 2017 25 | Middlesbrough | 0–1 | Aston Villa | Middlesbrough |
| 15:00 GMT | Leadbitter 15' Friend 67' Downing 90+4' |
Report | Hourihane 24' Onomah 30' Elphick 45+4' Chester 62' Snodgrass 75' |
Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 29,422 (2,648 away) Referee: Andy Madley |
| 1 January 2018 26 | Aston Villa | 5–0 | Bristol City | Birmingham |
| 17:30 GMT | Hogan 23' Snodgrass 34', 60' Bjarnason 72' Hourihane 85' |
Report | Baker 29' | Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 32,604 (2,100 away) Referee: Andy Davies |
| 13 January 2018 27 | Nottingham Forest | 0–1 | Aston Villa | West Bridgford |
| 17:30 GMT | Lichaj 61' Cash 63' |
Report | Hogan 18' Elmohamady 71' Terry 89' |
Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 25,433 (2,004 away) Referee: James Linington |
| 20 January 2018 28 | Aston Villa | 3–1 | Barnsley | Birmingham |
| 15:00 GMT | Hogan 5', 7' Hourihane 18' |
Report | Cavare 41' Moore 71' Pinnock 81' |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 31,869 (1,534 away) Referee: Scott Duncan |
| 30 January 2018 29 | Sheffield United | 0–1 | Aston Villa | Sheffield |
| 19:45 GMT | Wilson 71' Basham 81' |
Report | Snodgrass 90' | Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 26,477 (2,385 away) Referee: Jeremy Simpson |
| 3 February 2018 30 | Aston Villa | 3–2 | Burton Albion | Birmingham |
| 15:00 GMT | Snodgrass 20' Hogan 33' Adomah 65' Grealish 69' Elmohamady 73' Grealish 88' |
Report | Murphy 71' Akins 71' McFadzean 71' Naylor 71' Elmohamady 71' (o.g.) Boyce 90+2' |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 33,022 (553 away) Referee: Robert Lewis |
| 11 February 2018 31 | Aston Villa | 2–0 | Birmingham City | Birmingham |
| 12:00 GMT | Adomah 60' Hourihane 81' |
Report | Jenkinson 71' N'Doye 90+4' Dean 71' |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 41,233 (2,100 away) Referee: Peter Bankes |
| 17 February 2018 32 | Fulham | 2–0 | Aston Villa | Fulham |
| 15:00 GMT | Sessegnon 52' Johansen 67' Ayité 71' |
Report | Jedinak 59' | Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 24,547 (4,073 away) Referee: Tony Harrington |
| 20 February 2018 33 | Aston Villa | 1–1 | Preston North End | Birmingham |
| 19:45 GMT | Bjarnason 22' Jedinak 51' Grabban 65' (pen.) Terry 79' |
Report | Fisher 34' Barkhuizen 65' Pearson 51' Rudd 90+5' |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 30,894 (973 away) Referee: Darren England |
| 24 February 2018 34 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2–4 | Aston Villa | Sheffield |
| 15:00 GMT | Clare 14' Pelupessy 32' João 45+2' Boyd 82' Pudil 90+6' |
Report | Grabban 21' Whelan 67' Hourihane 87' Snodgrass 90+3' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 28,604 (4,630 away) Referee: Neil Swarbrick |
| 3 March 2018 | Aston Villa | P–P[7] | Queens Park Rangers | Birmingham |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Villa Park | |||
| Note: Match postponed due to a heavy snowfall. Rescheduled for 13 March at 19:45. | ||||
| 6 March 2018 35 | Sunderland | 0–3 | Aston Villa | Sunderland |
| 19:45 GMT | Love 23' Oviedo 55' |
Report | Grabban 34' Chester 35' Chester 45+3' Oviedo og' (66) |
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 26,081 (1,605 away) Referee: Andy Madley |
| 10 March 2018 36 | Aston Villa | 4–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Birmingham |
| 17:30 GMT | Adomah 8' Adomah 44' Chester 57' Grabban 62' Hourihane 79' Grealish 83' Bjarnason 85' |
Report | Jota 20' Batth 37' Jota 39' N'Diaye 55' Coady 73' Costa 80' |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 37,836 (2,700 away) Referee: David Coote |
| 13 March 2018 37 | Aston Villa | 1–3 | Queens Park Rangers | Birmingham |
| 19:45 GMT | Chester 88' Grealish 90+2' |
Report | Manning 11' Bidwell 33' Lynch 59' Freeman 82' Bidwell 90+2' |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 30,228 (462 away) Referee: Tim Robinson |
| Note: Rescheduled from 5 March because of heavy snowfall. | ||||
| 17 March 2018 38 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–0 | Aston Villa | Horwich |
| 17:30 GMT | Le Fondre 19' | Report | Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 19,304 (4,342 away) Referee: Robert Jones |
| 31 March 2018 39 | Hull City | 0–0 | Aston Villa | Kingston upon Hull |
| 17:30 BST | Larsson 56' | Report | Snodgrass 32' Grabban 81' |
Stadium: KCOM Stadium Attendance: 16,133 (2,221 away) Referee: Andy Davies |
| 3 April 2018 40 | Aston Villa | 3–0 | Reading | Birmingham |
| 19:45 BST | Bjarnason 46' Hourihane 63' Hogan 70' | Report | Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 29,223 (350 away) Referee: Darren Bond |
| 7 April 2018 41 | Norwich City | 3–1 | Aston Villa | Norwich |
| 12:30 BST | Maddison 36' 72' Murphy 45+2' 86' Srbeny 54' 65' Reed 63' |
Report | Grealish 67' 82' Hourihane 68' Chester 90+4' |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 26,278 (2,000 away) Referee: Peter Bankes |
| 10 April 2018 42 | Aston Villa | 1–0 | Cardiff City | Birmingham |
| 19:45 BST | Hourihane 20' Snodgrass 45' Grealish 85' Johnstone 90+4' Kodjia 90+5' |
Report | Paterson 37' Gunnarsson 78' Bennett 81' Ward 89' Peltier 90+5' |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 32,560 (2,700 away) Referee: Jeremy Simpson |
| 13 April 2018 43 | Aston Villa | 1–0 | Leeds United | Birmingham |
| 19:45 BST | Grabban 29' | Report | Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 33,374 (2,288 away) Referee: Tony Harrington |
| 21 April 2018 44 | Ipswich Town | 0–4 | Aston Villa | Ipswich |
| 15:00 BST | Ward 42' | Report | Hourihane 25' Grabban 57' Grabban 78' Lansbury 82' |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 20,034 (1,981 away) Referee: Simon Hooper |
| 28 April 2018 45 | Aston Villa | 1–1 | Derby County | Birmingham |
| 15:00 BST | Chester 84' | Report | Jerome 14', 87' | Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 41,745 (2,671 away) Referee: Scott Duncan |
| 6 May 2018 46 | Millwall | 1–0 | Aston Villa | Bermondsey |
| 12:30 BST | Williams pen' (30) | Report | Stadium: The Den Attendance: 17,195 (2,163 away) Referee: Tim Robinson |
Play-offs
| 12 May 2018 Semi-final first leg | Middlesbrough | 0–1 | Aston Villa | Middlesbrough |
| 17:15 BST | Friend 45' Gibson 49' |
Report | Hourihane 13' Jedinak 15' Snodgrass 75' |
Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 29,233 Referee: Robert Madley |
| 15 May 2018 Semi-final second leg | Aston Villa | 0–0 (1–0 agg.) | Middlesbrough | Birmingham |
| 19:45 BST | Snodgrass 34' Hutton 45' Grealish 60' Johnstone 87' |
Report | Friend 13' Bešić 80' |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 40,505 Referee: Mike Dean |
| 26 May 2018 Final | Aston Villa | 0–1 | Fulham | London |
| 17:00 BST | Chester 8' Grealish 63' Jedinak 76' Hutton 86' |
Report | Cairney 23' Odoi 38' 70' Kamara 77' |
Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 85,243 Referee: Anthony Taylor |
FA Cup
In the FA Cup, Aston Villa entered the competition in the third round and were drawn at home against either Woking or Peterborough United.[8] The latter won their replayed tie 5–2 to visit Villa Park in the third round.[9]
| 6 January 2018 Third round | Aston Villa | 1–3 | Peterborough United | Aston |
| 15:00 GMT | Davis 8' | Report | Marriott 75', 90+3' Tafazolli 83' |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 21,677 Referee: Robert Jones |
EFL Cup
On 16 June 2017, the draw for the first round took place with a trip to Colchester United confirmed.[10] Villa were drawn at home to Wigan Athletic in the second round.[11] A third round home time against Middlesbrough was made on 24 August 2017.[12]
| 9 August 2017 First round | Colchester United | 1–2 | Aston Villa | Colchester |
| 19:45 BST | Kent 39' Murray 76' Szmodics 87' |
Report | Hogan 6' Kent 21' (o.g.) Green 53' O'Hare 59' |
Stadium: Weston Homes Community Stadium Attendance: 6,603 Referee: John Brooks |
| 22 August 2017 Second round | Aston Villa | 4–1 | Wigan Athletic | Birmingham |
| 19:45 BST | Hogan 19', 44' Adomah 36' O'Hare 68' Bjarnason 74' |
Report | Colclough 43' Burke 62' |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 18,108 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
| 19 September 2017 Third round | Aston Villa | 0–2 | Middlesbrough | Birmingham |
| 19:45 BST | Elphick 17' 57' | Report | Bamford 58' (pen.), 67' Howson 72' |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 11,197 Referee: Stephen Martin |
Pre-season friendlies
| 12 July 2017 | Kidderminster Harriers | 0–3 | Aston Villa | Kidderminster |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Hourihane 9' Chester 30' McKirdy 82' |
Stadium: Aggborough Attendance: 2,408 |
| 12 July 2017 | AFC Telford United | 0–4 | Aston Villa | Telford |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Green 38' Lansbury 49' (pen.), 84' (pen.) Agbonlahor 53' |
Stadium: New Bucks Head Attendance: 1,865 Referee: Blake Antrobus |
| 15 July 2017 | Shrewsbury Town | 2–1 | Aston Villa | Shrewsbury |
| 15:00 BST | Jules 76' Gnahoua 80' |
Report | Lansbury 90+1' (pen.) | Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 5,549 Referee: Steve Martin |
| 18 July 2017 | Walsall | 0–0 | Aston Villa | Walsall |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Stadium: Banks's Stadium Attendance: 7,022 |
| 23 July 2017 | Aston Villa | 3–0 | MSV Duisburg | Duisburg, Germany |
| 12:00 CEST (45 min match) | Green 21' Hogan 23', 36' |
Report | Stadium: MSV-Arena Attendance: 5,913 |
| 23 July 2017 | Aston Villa | 2–0 | Hertha BSC | Duisburg, Germany |
| 15:00 CEST (45 min match) | Samba 17' Agbonlahor 30' |
Report | Stadium: MSV-Arena Attendance: 5,913 |
| 25 July 2017 | Arminia Bielefeld | P–P[13] | Aston Villa | Gütersloh, Germany |
| 19:00 CEST | Stadium: Heidewaldstadion |
| 29 July 2017 | Aston Villa | 0–0 | Watford | Aston |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 10,900 Referee: Oliver Langford |
Transfers
Transfers in
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 July 2017 | CB | John Terry | Chelsea | Free | [14] | |
| 19 July 2017 | RB | Ahmed Elmohamady | Hull City | Undisclosed | [15] | |
| 20 July 2017 | CB | Christopher Samba | Free agent | Free | [16] | |
| 20 July 2017 | DM | Glenn Whelan | Stoke City | £2,000,000 | [17] |
Transfers out
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2017 | CF | Libor Kozák | Free agent | Released | [18] | |
| 1 July 2017 | CB | Niall Mason | Doncaster Rovers | Undisclosed | [19] | |
| 1 July 2017 | DM | Carlos Sánchez Moreno | Fiorentina | £3,000,000 | [20] | |
| 25 July 2017 | CM | Jordan Veretout | Fiorentina | £7,000,000 | [21] | |
| 28 July 2017 | CB | Nathan Baker | Bristol City | Undisclosed | [22] | |
| 13 August 2017 | MF | Leandro Bacuna | Reading F.C. | Undisclosed | [23] |
Loans in
| Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | End date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 July 2017 | GK | Sam Johnstone | Manchester United | 30 June 2018 | [24] | |
| 4 August 2017 | CM | Josh Onomah | Tottenham Hotspur | 30 June 2018 | [25] | |
| 25 August 2017 | RW | Robert Snodgrass | West Ham United | 30 June 2018 | [26] | |
| 25 January 2018 | CB | Axel Tuanzebe | Manchester United | 30 June 2018 | [27] | |
| 31 January 2018 | CF | Lewis Grabban | Bournemouth | 30 June 2018 | [28] |
Loans out
| Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | End date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 January 2017 | GK | Pierluigi Gollini | Atalanta | 30 June 2018 | [29] | |
| 12 July 2017 | RW | Carles Gil | Deportivo La Coruña | 30 June 2018 | [30] | |
| 27 July 2017 | CM | Aaron Tshibola | Milton Keynes Dons | 30 June 2018 | [31] | |
| 10 August 2017 | LB | Jordan Amavi | Marseille | 30 June 2018 | [32] | |
| 24 August 2017 | CB | Kevin Toner | Stevenage | 30 June 2018 | [33] | |
| 31 August 2017 | CM | Gary Gardner | Barnsley | 30 June 2018 | [34] | |
| 31 August 2017 | GK | Matija Sarkic | Wigan Athletic | January 2018 | [35] | |
| 29 September 2017 | FW | Ross McCormack | Melbourne City | Injury replacement | [36] | |
| 23 January 2018 | RB | Ritchie De Laet | Royal Antwerp | 30 June | ||
| 29 January 2018 | CB | Tommy Elphick | Reading | 30 June | ||
| 31 January 2018 | CB | Easah Suliman | Grimsby Town | 30 June |
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
Ref:[37]
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Championship | Play-offs | FA Cup | League Cup | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | ENG | Sam Johnstone | 48 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Jed Steer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | ENG | Mark Bunn | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | WAL | Neil Taylor | 30 | 0 | 27+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | CGO | Christopher Samba | 14 | 1 | 5+7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | WAL | James Chester | 50 | 4 | 46 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | ENG | James Bree | 10 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | ENG | Micah Richards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | SCO | Alan Hutton | 33 | 0 | 26+3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | ENG | John Terry | 36 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | EGY | Ahmed Elmohamady | 45 | 0 | 36+7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | ENG | Axel Tuanzebe | 5 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | WAL | Mitchell Clark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 6 | MF | IRL | Glenn Whelan | 35 | 1 | 30+3 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | SCO | Robert Snodgrass | 43 | 7 | 38+2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Henri Lansbury | 12 | 2 | 6+4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ENG | Jack Grealish | 31 | 3 | 19+8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | IRL | Conor Hourihane | 46 | 11 | 40+1 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | AUS | Mile Jedinak | 28 | 2 | 17+8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Josh Onomah | 37 | 4 | 20+13 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | ENG | Andre Green | 7 | 1 | 4+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ISL | Birkir Bjarnason | 29 | 4 | 11+12 | 3 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 32 | MF | IRL | Jake Doyle-Hayes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | GHA | Albert Adomah | 44 | 15 | 34+5 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 38 | DF | AUS | Jordan Lyden | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | IRL | Scott Hogan | 41 | 9 | 19+18 | 6 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Gabriel Agbonlahor | 6 | 1 | 2+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | CIV | Jonathan Kodjia | 18 | 1 | 9+6 | 1 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | ENG | Rushian Hepburn-Murphy | 5 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 36 | FW | ENG | Callum O'Hare | 8 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 39 | FW | ENG | Keinan Davis | 30 | 3 | 17+11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 43 | FW | ENG | Corey Blackett-Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 45 | FW | ENG | Lewis Grabban | 18 | 8 | 10+5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players transferred or loaned out during the season | |||||||||||||
| 25 | MF | ENG | Gary Gardner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | FW | SCO | Ross McCormack | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | CUW | Leandro Bacuna | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | BEL | Ritchie De Laet | 9 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | ENG | Tommy Elphick | 6 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | ENG | Easah Suliman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
Last updated: 8 May 2018
Source: Competitions
Top scorers
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | Championship | League Cup | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | Assists | Goals | Assists | Goals | Assists | Goals | Assists | Goals | Assists | ||||
| 37 | MF | ENG | Albert Adomah | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 |
| 14 | MF | IRE | Conor Hourihane | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
| 9 | FW | IRE | Scott Hogan | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| 45 | FW | ENG | Lewis Grabban | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | SCO | Robert Snodgrass | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Josh Onomah | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 20 | MF | ISL | Birkir Bjarnason | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | DF | WAL | James Chester | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | ENG | Jack Grealish | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 39 | FW | ENG | Keinan Davis | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Henri Lansbury | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | MF | AUS | Mile Jedinak | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | CIV | Jonathan Kodjia | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Gabriel Agbonlahor | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | DF | ENG | John Terry | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | IRE | Glenn Whelan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | CGO | Christopher Samba | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | ENG | Andre Green | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | EGY | Ahmed Elmohamady | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 21 | DF | SCO | Alan Hutton | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 36 | MF | ENG | Callum O'Hare | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | DF | BEL | Ritchie De Laet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 71 | 52 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 78 | 57 | |||
Disciplinary record
- As of 30 September 2017
| Nation | Name | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Henri Lansbury | 1 | 1 | |
| Conor Hourihane | 2 | 0 | |
| Neil Taylor | 2 | 1 | |
| Glenn Whelan | 3 | 0 | |
| Andre Green | 1 | 0 | |
| Alan Hutton | 1 | 0 | |
| Jonathan Kodjia | 1 | 0 | |
| Josh Onomah | 1 | 0 | |
| Robert Snodgrass | 1 | 0 |
Suspensions served
- As of 23 September 2017
| Date | Matches Missed | Player | Reason | Opponents Missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 September 2017 | 1 | Tommy Elphick | vs Middlesbrough (H) | Nottingham Forest (H) |
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