2017–18 Aston Villa F.C. season

Aston Villa
2017–18 season
Chairman Tony Xia
Manager Steve Bruce
Stadium Villa Park
Championship 4th
FA Cup Third round
(vs. Peterborough United)
League Cup Third round
(vs. Middlesbrough)
Top goalscorer League: Albert Adomah (14)
All: Albert Adomah (15)
Highest home attendance 41,745
vs Derby County, 28 Apr 18.
Lowest home attendance 11,197
vs Middlesbrough, 19 Sep 17.
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

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]

John Terry joined the club and was appointed captain.[2]

Aston Villa finished fourth in the Championship and got to the play-off final, where they lost 0–1 to Fulham, ensuring they will again compete in the Championship in 2018–19.[3]

Pre-season

Friendlies

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 69 48 +21 75
Source: English Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.
Notes:
  1. Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Premier League.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAAHAHHAHAHHHAAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHA
ResultDLLWDDDWWWWLWDWLWWWDDLDLWWWWWWWLDWLWWLDWLWWWDL
Position1021231615181813108775656544455687544332333333444444444

Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2018. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 17 January 2018, the league fixtures were announced.[5][6]

Play-offs

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]

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]

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
3 July 2017CBEnglandJohn TerryChelseaFree[13]
19 July 2017RBEgyptAhmed ElmohamadyHull CityUndisclosed[14]
20 July 2017CBRepublic of the CongoChristopher SambaFree agentFree[15]
20 July 2017DMRepublic of IrelandGlenn WhelanStoke City£2,000,000[16]

Transfers out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2017CFCzech RepublicLibor KozákFree agentReleased[17]
1 July 2017CBEnglandNiall MasonDoncaster RoversUndisclosed[18]
1 July 2017DMColombiaCarlos Sánchez MorenoFiorentina£3,000,000[19]
25 July 2017CMFranceJordan VeretoutFiorentina£7,000,000[20]
28 July 2017CBEnglandNathan BakerBristol CityUndisclosed[21]
13 August 2017MFCuraçaoLeandro BacunaReading F.C.Undisclosed[22]

Loans in

Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
14 July 2017GKEnglandSam JohnstoneManchester United30 June 2018[23]
4 August 2017CMEnglandJosh OnomahTottenham Hotspur30 June 2018[24]
25 August 2017RWScotlandRobert SnodgrassWest Ham United30 June 2018[25]
25 January 2018 CB England Axel Tuanzebe Manchester United 30 June 2018 [26]
31 January 2018 CF England Lewis Grabban Bournemouth 30 June 2018 [27]

Loans out

Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
16 January 2017GKItalyPierluigi GolliniAtalanta30 June 2018[28]
12 July 2017RWSpainCarles GilDeportivo La Coruña30 June 2018[29]
27 July 2017CMDemocratic Republic of the CongoAaron TshibolaMilton Keynes Dons30 June 2018[30]
10 August 2017LBFranceJordan AmaviMarseille30 June 2018[31]
24 August 2017CBRepublic of IrelandKevin TonerStevenage30 June 2018[32]
31 August 2017CMEnglandGary GardnerBarnsley30 June 2018[33]
31 August 2017GKMontenegroMatija SarkicWigan AthleticJanuary 2018[34]
29 September 2017 FW Scotland Ross McCormack Melbourne City Injury replacement [35]

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

Last updated 8 May[36]
No. Pos Nat Player TotalChampionshipPlay-offsFA CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK England Sam Johnstone 450450000000
13 GK England Jed Steer 4000001030
31 GK England Mark Bunn 0000000000
Defenders
2 DF Belgium Ritchie De Laet 901+4000102+10
3 DF Wales Neil Taylor 30027+20001000
4 DF Republic of the Congo Christopher Samba 1415+71000020
5 DF Wales James Chester 474464000010
16 DF England James Bree 903+30001020
17 DF England Micah Richards 0000000000
21 DF Scotland Alan Hutton 30026+30000010
24 DF England Tommy Elphick 603+10000020
26 DF England John Terry 331321001000
27 DF Egypt Ahmed Elmohamady 43036+70000000
34 DF England Easah Suliman 100000000+10
35 DF Wales Mitchell Clark 1000000010
Midfielders
6 MF Republic of Ireland Glenn Whelan 33130+31000000
8 MF England Henri Lansbury 1226+42000+1010
10 MF England Jack Grealish 28319+83000+1000
14 MF Republic of Ireland Conor Hourihane 431140+111001010
15 MF Australia Mile Jedinak 25117+81000000
18 MF England Josh Onomah 36320+133001020
19 MF England Andre Green 714+11001010
20 MF Iceland Birkir Bjarnason 27411+123001031
32 MF Republic of Ireland Jake Doyle-Hayes 2000000020
37 MF Ghana Albert Adomah 411634+515000021
38 DF Australia Jordan Lyden 200000000+20
Forwards
9 FW Republic of Ireland Scott Hogan 40919+186000033
11 FW England Gabby Agbonlahor 612+41000000
22 FW Ivory Coast Jonathan Kodjia 1519+61000000
29 FW England Rushian Hepburn-Murphy 500+30000+100+10
36 FW England Callum O'Hare 800+40001030
39 FW England Keinan Davis 30317+11200110+10
43 FW England Corey Blackett-Taylor 100000000+10
45 FW England Lewis Grabban 15810+58000000
Players transferred or loaned out during the season
25 MF England Gary Gardner 1000000010
44 FW Scotland Ross McCormack 200000000+20
MF Curaçao Leandro Bacuna 1010000000

Last updated: 8 May 2018
Source: Competitions

Top scorers

As of 17 January 2018
Sources:[37][38]
Place Position Nationality Number Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
1 MF England 37 Albert Adomah 16 0 1 17
2 MF Republic of Ireland 14 Conor Hourihane 10 0 0 10
MF Scotland 7 Robert Snodgrass 9 0 0 9
3 FW Republic of Ireland 9 Scott Hogan 4 0 2 6
4 FW England 39 Keinan Davis 2 1 0 3
5 MF England 18 Josh Onomah 2 0 0 2
MF Iceland 20 Birkir Bjarnason 1 0 1 2
6 FW England 11 Gabriel Agbonlahor 2 0 0 2
MF England 19 Andre Green 1 0 0 1
FW Ivory Coast 22 Jonathan Kodjia 6 0 0 6
DF England 26 John Terry 2 0 1 3
DF Wales 5 James Chester 5 0 1 6
Own goals 0 0 1 1
TOTALS 39 1 6 46

Disciplinary record

As of 30 September 2017
Nation Name Yellow card Red card
England Henri Lansbury 1 1
Republic of Ireland Conor Hourihane 2 0
Wales Neil Taylor 2 1
Republic of Ireland Glenn Whelan 3 0
England Andre Green 1 0
Scotland Alan Hutton 1 0
Ivory Coast Jonathan Kodjia 1 0
England Josh Onomah 1 0
Scotland Robert Snodgrass 1 0

Suspensions served

As of 23 September 2017
DateMatches MissedPlayerReasonOpponents Missed
19 September 20171Tommy ElphickYellow cardYellow cardRed card vs Middlesbrough (H)Nottingham Forest (H)

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