2017–18 Aston Villa F.C. season
The 2017–18 season was Aston Villa's second consecutive season in the Championship following their relegation from the Premier League during the 2015–16 season. It was also their 143rd year in existence.[1]
| 2017–18 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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John Terry joined the club and was appointed captain.[2] Villa secured a play-off place and defeated Middlesbrough to reach the final,[3] but lost 1–0 to Fulham in the final and thus missed out on promotion to the Premier League.[4]
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[lower-alpha 1] |
| 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 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] |
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 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} BEL |
Ritchie De Laet | 9 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 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 |
| 24 | DF | ENG |
Tommy Elphick | 6 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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 |
| 34 | DF | ENG |
Easah Suliman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 |
| MF | CUW |
Leandro Bacuna | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Last updated: 8 May 2018
Source: Competitions
Top scorers
| Player | Championship | League Cup | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | Assists | Goals | Assists | Goals | Assists | Goals | Assists | Goals | Assists | |||
| Albert Adomah |
37 | MF | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 |
| Conor Hourihane |
14 | MF | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
| Scott Hogan |
9 | FW | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| Lewis Grabban |
45 | FW | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Robert Snodgrass |
7 | MF | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Josh Onomah |
18 | MF | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Birkir Bjarnason |
20 | MF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| James Chester |
5 | DF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Jack Grealish |
10 | MF | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Keinan Davis |
39 | FW | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Henri Lansbury |
8 | MF | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Mile Jedinak |
15 | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jonathan Kodjia |
22 | FW | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Gabriel Agbonlahor |
11 | FW | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| John Terry |
26 | DF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Glenn Whelan |
6 | MF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Christopher Samba |
4 | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Andre Green |
19 | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ahmed Elmohamady |
27 | DF | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Alan Hutton |
21 | DF | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Callum O'Hare |
36 | MF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ritchie De Laet |
2 | DF | 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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