2017–18 West Ham United F.C. season

The 2017–18 season was West Ham United's sixth consecutive campaign in the Premier League since being promoted in the 2011–12 season. It was West Ham's 22nd Premier League campaign overall, their 60th top flight appearance in their 123rd year in existence,^[3] and their second in the London Stadium. The club were unable to play any games at the stadium until September, allowing for the time to convert it back to a football stadium following the 2017 World Championships in Athletics in August 2017.^[4]

West Ham United

2017–18 season
Co-chairmen	David Gold David Sullivan
Manager	Slaven Bilić (until 6 November)[1] David Moyes (from 7 November)[2]
Stadium	London Stadium
Premier League	13th
FA Cup	Fourth round (knocked out by Wigan Athletic)
EFL Cup	Quarter-finals (knocked out by Arsenal)
Top goalscorer	League: Marko Arnautović (11 goals) All: Marko Arnautović (11 goals)
Average home league attendance	56,885
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2016–17 2018–19 →

Aside of the Premier League, West Ham United took part in the FA Cup and League Cup, entering at the third round in the FA Cup and the second round in the EFL Cup.

On 7 November 2017 David Moyes was appointed manager on a six-month contract. West Ham were eighteenth in the Premier Division at the time on nine points having played eleven games.

Squad

First team squad

Squad No.	Name	Nationality	Position (s)	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed from
Goalkeepers
13	Adrián		GK	(1987-01-03) 3 January 1987 (age 38)	Real Betis
25	Joe Hart		GK	(1987-04-19) 19 April 1987 (age 38)	Manchester City (on loan)
Defenders
2	Winston Reid		CB	(1988-07-03) 3 July 1988 (age 37)	Midtjylland
3	Aaron Cresswell		LB	(1989-12-15) 15 December 1989 (age 35)	Ipswich Town
5	Pablo Zabaleta		RB	(1985-01-16) 16 January 1985 (age 40)	Manchester City
19	James Collins		CB	(1983-08-23) 23 August 1983 (age 42)	Aston Villa
21	Angelo Ogbonna		CB	(1988-05-23) 23 May 1988 (age 37)	Juventus
22	Sam Byram		RB	(1993-09-16) 16 September 1993 (age 31)	Leeds United
26	Arthur Masuaku		LB	(1993-11-07) 7 November 1993 (age 31)	Olympiacos
41	Declan Rice		CB	(1999-01-14) 14 January 1999 (age 26)	Academy
Midfielders
7	Marko Arnautović		LM	(1989-04-19) 19 April 1989 (age 36)	Stoke City
8	Cheikhou Kouyaté		DM/CB	(1989-12-21) 21 December 1989 (age 35)	Anderlecht
10	Manuel Lanzini		AM	(1993-02-15) 15 February 1993 (age 32)	Al Jazira
14	Pedro Obiang		CM/DM	(1992-03-27) 27 March 1992 (age 33)	Sampdoria
16	Mark Noble		CM	(1987-05-08) 8 May 1987 (age 38)	Academy
18	João Mário		AM	(1993-01-19) 19 January 1993 (age 32)	Inter Milan (on loan)
23	Sead Hakšabanović		AM	(1999-05-04) 4 May 1999 (age 26)	Halmstads BK
30	Michail Antonio		RM	(1990-03-28) 28 March 1990 (age 35)	Nottingham Forest
31	Edimilson Fernandes		CM	(1996-05-15) 15 May 1996 (age 29)	Sion
36	Domingos Quina		AM	(1999-11-18) 18 November 1999 (age 25)	Chelsea
Forwards
9	Andy Carroll		ST	(1989-01-06) 6 January 1989 (age 36)	Liverpool
12	Jordan Hugill		ST	(1992-06-04) 4 June 1992 (age 33)	Preston North End
17	Javier Hernández		ST	(1988-06-01) 1 June 1988 (age 37)	Bayer Leverkusen
29	Toni Martínez		ST	(1997-06-30) 30 June 1997 (age 28)	Valencia

Friendlies

West Ham arranged six pre-season friendlies, beginning against Sturm Graz II on 17 July 2017 in Bad Waltersdorf, Austria, before facing fellow London side Fulham on 20 July in Graz. West Ham then travelled to Germany, where they faced Werder Bremen in a two-legged tie over two days for the Betway Cup which they lost, 3–2 on aggregate,^[5][6] followed by a friendly with Altona 93 on 1 August.^[7] West Ham then flew to Iceland to take on fellow Premier League side Manchester City in Reykjavík.^[8]

In March 2018, with a break in Premier League action due to FA Cup and international games, the club travelled to financially struggling Dagenham & Redbridge for a fundraising game.^[9]

Sturm Graz II v West Ham United

17 July 2017 Friendly	Sturm Graz II	0–0	West Ham United	Bad Waltersdorf, Austria
18:30 CEST		Report		Stadium: Thermenstadion

West Ham United v Fulham

20 July 2017 Friendly	West Ham United	2–1	Fulham	Graz, Austria
19:00 CEST	Lanzini 14' Fletcher 40'	Report	Sessegnon 81'	Stadium: Sportzentrum Weinzödl

Werder Bremen v West Ham United

28 July 2017 Betway Cup	Werder Bremen	1–0	West Ham United	Schneverdingen, Germany
18:30 CEST	Eggestein 12'	Report		Stadium: Osterwald-Stadion Attendance: 3,350

Werder Bremen v West Ham United

29 July 2017 Betway Cup	Werder Bremen	2–2 (3–2 agg.)	West Ham United	Lohne, Germany
15:30 CEST	Caldirola 15' Zhang Yuning 81'	Report	Arnautović 26' Martínez 75'	Stadium: Heinz-Dettmer Attendance: 3,646

Altona 93 v West Ham United

1 August 2017 Friendly	Altona 93	3–3	West Ham United	Hamburg, Germany
18:30 CEST	Brisevac 5' Thiessen 39' Strode 58'	Report	Martínez 6' Reid  42'  42' Ayew 53' Du Preez 72' (o.g.)	Stadium: Adolf-Jäger-Kampfbahn Attendance: 5,000

Manchester City v West Ham United

4 August 2017 Friendly	Manchester City	3–0	West Ham United	Reykjavík, Iceland
14:00 CEST	Jesus 8' Agüero 55' Sterling 70'	Report		Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur Attendance: 6,237

Dagenham & Redbridge v West Ham United

21 March 2018 Friendly	Dagenham & Redbridge	1–3	West Ham United	Dagenham, London
19:30 GMT	Bloomfield 60'	Report	Antonio 42', 56' Hugill 87'	Stadium: Chigwell Construction Stadium Attendance: 4,515 Referee: Tim Robinson

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Record
	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Premier League	38	10	12	16	48	68	−20	026.32
FA Cup	3	1	1	1	1	2	−1	033.33
League Cup	4	3	0	1	8	3	+5	075.00
Total	45	14	13	18	57	73	−16	031.11

Updated to match played 13 May 2018
Source: Competitions

Premier League

Main article: 2017–18 Premier League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
11	Crystal Palace	38	11	11	16	45	55	−10	44
12	Bournemouth	38	11	11	16	45	61	−16	44
13	West Ham United	38	10	12	16	48	68	−20	42
14	Watford	38	11	8	19	44	64	−20	41
15	Brighton & Hove Albion	38	9	13	16	34	54	−20	40

Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored. 4) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).^[10]

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
38	10	12	16	48	68	−20	42	7	6	6	24	26	−2	3	6	10	24	42	−18

Last updated: 13 May 2018.
Source: Premier League

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	A	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H
Result	L	L	L	W	D	L	W	D	L	D	L	L	D	L	L	W	D	W	L	D	W	D	W	D	D	L	W	L	L	L	W	D	D	L	L	W	D	W
Position	20	20	20	18	18	18	15	14	16	16	17	18	18	18	19	18	19	15	17	17	16	15	11	11	11	12	12	13	14	16	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	13

Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2018. Source: 11v11
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Fixtures for the 2017–18 Premier League were announced on 14 June 2017, with West Ham travelling away to Manchester United on the opening weekend.^[11]

Manchester United v West Ham United

13 August 2017 1	Manchester United	4–0	West Ham United	Greater Manchester
16:00 BST	Lukaku 35', 52' Bailly  43' Valencia  60' Martial 87' Pogba 90'	Report	Zabaleta  51' Ogbonna  66'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 74,928 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Southampton v West Ham United

19 August 2017 2	Southampton	3–2	West Ham United	Southampton
15:00 BST	Gabbiadini 11' Tadić  15', 38' (pen.) Austin 90+3' (pen.)	Report	Arnautović  33' Hernández 45', 74' Zabaleta  90+1'	Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,424 Referee: Lee Mason

Newcastle United v West Ham United

26 August 2017 3	Newcastle United	3–0	West Ham United	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 BST	Joselu 36' Clark 72' Merino  83' Mitrović 86'	Report	Hernández  17' Fernandes  65' Sakho  78'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,093 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

West Ham United v Huddersfield Town

11 September 2017 4	West Ham United	2–0	Huddersfield Town	Stratford, London
20:00 BST	Zabaleta  49' Obiang 72' Ayew 77'	Report	Jørgensen  25' Billing  45'	Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 56,977 Referee: Kevin Friend

West Bromwich Albion v West Ham United

16 September 2017 5	West Bromwich Albion	0–0	West Ham United	West Bromwich
15:00 BST	Foster  66' McClean  83'	Report	Zabaleta  9' Antonio  90+6'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 24,942 Referee: Paul Tierney

West Ham United v Tottenham Hotspur

23 September 2017 6	West Ham United	2–3	Tottenham Hotspur	Stratford, London
12:30 BST	Hernández 65',  81' Kouyaté 87' Ayew  90+3' Reid  90+6' Carroll  90+6'	Report	Kane 34', 38' Eriksen 60' Aurier  64'  70' Dier  90+6' Llorente  90+6'	Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 56,988 Referee: Michael Oliver

West Ham United v Swansea City

30 September 2017 7	West Ham United	1–0	Swansea City	Stratford, London
15:00 BST	Carroll  55' Kouyaté  55' Sakho 90',  90+1'	Report	Sanches  30' Britton  49'	Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 56,922 Referee: Roger East

Burnley v West Ham United

14 October 2017 8	Burnley	1–1	West Ham United	Burnley
15:00 BST	Defour  41' Wood 85',  85'	Report	Antonio 19' Carroll  25'  27' Obiang  80' Reid  85'	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 20,945 Referee: Stuart Attwell

West Ham United v Brighton & Hove Albion

20 October 2017 9	West Ham United	0–3	Brighton & Hove Albion	Stratford, London
20:00 BST	Hernández  23'	Report	Murray 10', 75' (pen.) Izquierdo 45+1'	Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 56,977 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Crystal Palace v West Ham United

28 October 2017 (2017-10-28) 10	Crystal Palace	2–2	West Ham United	South Norwood
15:00 BST	Milivojević 50' (pen.) Dann  84' Zaha 90+7'	Report	Hernández 31' Zabaleta  37' Ayew 43' Masuaku  85'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 25,242 Referee: Bobby Madley

West Ham United v Liverpool

4 November 2017 11	West Ham United	1–4	Liverpool	Stratford, London
17:30 GMT	Noble  37' Reid  47' Lanzini 55',  90'	Report	Salah 21', 75' Matip 24' Oxlade-Chamberlain 56'	Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 56,961 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

Watford v West Ham United

19 November 2017 12	Watford	2–0	West Ham United	Watford
16:00 GMT	Hughes 11' Britos  29' Richarlison 64'	Report	Carroll  28' Arnautović  35' Obiang  41' Noble  83'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,018 Referee: Andre Marriner

West Ham United v Leicester City

24 November 2017 13	West Ham United	1–1	Leicester City	Stratford, London
20:00 GMT	Kouyaté 45' Ayew  79'	Report	Albrighton 8' Gray  79'	Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 56,897 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Everton v West Ham United

29 November 2017 14	Everton	4–0	West Ham United	Liverpool
20:00 GMT	Rooney 18', 18', 28', 66' Sigurðsson  35' Davies  53' Williams 78'	Report	Zabaleta  26' Lanzini 59'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 38,242 Referee: Michael Oliver

Manchester City v West Ham United

3 December 2017 15	Manchester City	2–1	West Ham United	Manchester
16:00 GMT	Otamendi 57' De Bruyne  59' D. Silva 83' Jesus  90+5'	Report	Rice  17' Ogbonna 44' Adrián  90+4'	Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 54,203 Referee: Mike Dean

West Ham United v Chelsea

9 December 2017 16	West Ham United	1–0	Chelsea	Stratford, London
12:30 GMT	Arnautović 6',  7' Adrián  58' Reid  67' Cresswell  68' Obiang  70' Masuaku  87'	Report	Alonso  18'	Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 56,953 Referee: Anthony Taylor

West Ham United v Arsenal

13 December 2017 17	West Ham United	0–0	Arsenal	Stratford, London
20:00 GMT	Lanzini  41' Reid  90+2'	Report		Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 56,921 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Stoke City v West Ham United

16 December 2017 18	Stoke City	0–3	West Ham United	Stoke-on-Trent
16:00 GMT	Wimmer  24' Shawcross  50'	Report	Noble 19' (pen.) Masuaku  50' Arnautović 75' Sakho 86'	Stadium: Bet365 Stadium Attendance: 29,265 Referee: Graham Scott

West Ham United v Newcastle United

23 December 2017 19	West Ham United	2–3	Newcastle United	Stratford, London
15:00 GMT	Arnautović 6' Ayew 56', 69' Kouyaté  77'	Report	Saivet 10' Diamé 53' Atsu 61',  67'	Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 56,955 Referee: Lee Mason

AFC Bournemouth v West Ham United

26 December 2017 20	AFC Bournemouth	3–3	West Ham United	Bournemouth
15:00 GMT	Gosling 29' Francis  32' Aké 57',  79' Cook  71' Wilson 90+3'	Report	Collins 7',  55' Zabaleta  37' Cresswell  56' Arnautović 81', 89' Ogbonna  87'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 10,596 Referee: Bobby Madley

West Ham United v West Bromwich Albion

2 January 2018 21	West Ham United	2–1	West Bromwich Albion	Stratford, London
19:45 GMT	Lanzini  6' Masuaku  44' Carroll 59', 90+4',  61'	Report	McClean 30' Yacob  74' Krychowiak  90+6'	Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 56,888 Referee: Mike Jones

Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham United

4 January 2018 22	Tottenham Hotspur	1–1	West Ham United	Wembley, London
20:00 GMT	Son 84'	Report	Obiang 70' Carroll  87' Noble  90'	Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 50,034 Referee: Mike Dean

Huddersfield Town v West Ham United

13 January 2018 23	Huddersfield Town	1–4	West Ham United	Huddersfield
15:00 GMT	Lolley 40' Smith  31'	Report	Noble 25' Arnautović 46' Lanzini 56', 61' Cresswell  76'	Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 24,105 Referee: Jonathan Moss

West Ham United v AFC Bournemouth

20 January 2018 24	West Ham United	1–1	AFC Bournemouth	Stratford, London
15:00 GMT	Collins  31' Masuaku  49' Ogbonna  58' Hernández 73'	Report	Gosling  52' Fraser 71'	Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 56,948 Referee: Martin Atkinson

West Ham United v Crystal Palace

30 January 2018 25	West Ham United	1–1	Crystal Palace	Stratford, London
19:45 GMT	Noble 43' (pen.) Byram  56'	Report	Milivojević  4' Benteke 24' Tomkins  45+5' Townsend  69'	Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 56,911 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

Brighton & Hove Albion v West Ham United

3 February 2018 26	Brighton & Hove Albion	3–1	West Ham United	Falmer
15:00 GMT	Murray 8' Dunk  50' Izquierdo 59',  60' Groß 75' Stephens  81'	Report	Cresswell  8' Hernández 30'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 30,589 Referee: Roger East

West Ham United v Watford

10 February 2018 27	West Ham United	2–0	Watford	Stratford, London
15:00 GMT	Hernández 38' Zabaleta  44' Arnautović 78'	Report	Prödl  90'	Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 56,197 Referee: Graham Scott

Liverpool v West Ham United

24 February 2018 28	Liverpool	4–1	West Ham United	Liverpool
15:00 GMT	Can 29' Salah 51' Firmino 57' Mané 77'	Report	Collins  43' Kouyaté  47' Antonio 59'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 53,256 Referee: Stuart Attwell

Swansea City v West Ham United

3 March 2018 29	Swansea City	4–1	West Ham United	Swansea
15:00 GMT	Ki 8' Van der Hoorn 32' King 48' J. Ayew 63' (pen.)	Report	Noble  41' Arnautović  66' Kouyaté  66' Antonio 79'	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 20,829 Referee: Martin Atkinson

West Ham United v Burnley

10 March 2018 30	West Ham United	0–3	Burnley	Stratford, London
15:00 GMT	Cresswell  40' Lanzini  54'	Report	Westwood  57' Barnes 66' Wood 70', 81' Lennon  76'	Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 56,904 Referee: Lee Mason

West Ham United v Southampton

31 March 2018 31	West Ham United	3–0	Southampton	Stratford, London
15:00 BST	João Mário 13' Arnautović 17', 45+4'	Report	Lemina  54' Stephens  59' Tadic  80'	Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 56,882 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Chelsea v West Ham United

8 April 2018 32	Chelsea	1–1	West Ham United	Fulham, London
16:30 BST	Azpilicueta 36'	Report	Noble  46' Hernández 73'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,324 Referee: Kevin Friend

West Ham United v Stoke City

16 April 2018 33	West Ham United	1–1	Stoke City	Stratford, London
20:00 BST	Kouyaté  85' Carroll 90' Cresswell  90+2'	Report	Crouch 79',  79' Martins Indi  82' Ndiaye  90+1'	Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 56,795 Referee: Michael Oliver

Arsenal v West Ham United

22 April 2018 34	Arsenal	4–1	West Ham United	Holloway, London
13:30 BST	Xhaka  41' Monreal 51' Maitland-Niles  62' Mustafi  74' Ramsey 84' Lacazette 85', 89'	Report	Zabaleta  50' Arnautović 64'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,422 Referee: Lee Mason

West Ham United v Manchester City

29 April 2018 35	West Ham United	1–4	Manchester City	Stratford, London
14:15 BST	Cresswell 42'	Report	Sané 13' Zabaleta 27' (o.g.) Otamendi  37' Jesus 53' Fernandinho 64'	Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 56,904 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

Leicester City v West Ham United

5 May 2018 36	Leicester City	0–2	West Ham United	Leicester
15:00 GMT	Dragović  64'	Report	João Mário 34' Arnautović  41' Cresswell  49' Noble 64'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,013 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

West Ham United v Manchester United

10 May 2018 37	West Ham United	0–0	Manchester United	Stratford, London
19:45 GMT	Noble  88'	Report	Pogba  88'	Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 56,902 Referee: Jonathan Moss

West Ham United v Everton

13 May 2018 38	West Ham United	3–1	Everton	Stratford, London
15:00 BST	Lanzini 39', 82' Arnautović 63'	Report	Funes Mori  16' Niasse 74'	Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 56,926 Referee: Graham Scott

EFL Cup

Main article: 2017–18 EFL Cup

West Ham United entered the competition in the second round and were drawn away to Cheltenham Town.^[12] West Ham won the match 2–0 with first-half goals from Diafra Sakho and André Ayew, their first goals of the season.^[13] A home match versus Bolton Wanderers was announced for the third round.^[14] A fourth round away trip to face Tottenham Hotspur was drawn.^[15] In the game, played at Wembley Stadium, West Ham beat Tottenham 3–2 having been 2–0 down at half-time. West Ham's goals were scored by Angelo Ogbonna and two by André Ayew.^[16] A quarter-final trip to face Arsenal was confirmed for the Hammers.^[17]

Cheltenham Town v West Ham United

23 August 2017 Second round	Cheltenham Town	0–2	West Ham United	Cheltenham
19:45 BST		Report	Sakho 40' Ayew 43'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 6,259 Referee: Oliver Langford

West Ham United v Bolton Wanderers

19 September 2017 Third round	West Ham United	3–0	Bolton Wanderers	Stratford, London
19:45 BST	Ogbonna 4' Sakho 31' Holland  87' Masuaku 90+3'	Report	Taylor  43' Pratley  85'	Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 35,806 Referee: Simon Hooper

Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham United

25 October 2017 Fourth round	Tottenham Hotspur	2–3	West Ham United	Wembley, London
20:00 BST	Sissoko 6' Alli 37'	Report	Ayew 55', 60' Ogbonna 70'	Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 36,168 Referee: Mike Dean

Arsenal v West Ham United

19 December 2017 Quarter-finals	Arsenal	1–0	West Ham United	Holloway, London
19:45 GMT	Welbeck 42'	Report	Hart  71'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 44,741 Referee: Kevin Friend

FA Cup

Main article: 2017–18 FA Cup

West Ham United joined the FA Cup in the third round and were drawn away to Shrewsbury Town.^[18]

Shrewsbury Town v West Ham United

7 January 2018 Third round	Shrewsbury Town	0–0	West Ham United	Shrewsbury
14:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 9,535 Referee: Paul Tierney

West Ham United v Shrewsbury Town

16 January 2018 Third round replay	West Ham United	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Shrewsbury Town	Stratford, London
19:45 GMT	Burke 112'	Report	Nolan  66' Ogogo  71'	Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 39,867 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Wigan Athletic v West Ham United

27 January 2018 Fourth round	Wigan Athletic	2–0	West Ham United	Wigan
15:00 GMT	Grigg 7', 62' (pen.) Colclough  84'	Report	Masuaku  49' Ogbonna  79'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 14,194 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
26 May 2017	DF		Pablo Zabaleta	Manchester City	Free	[19]
19 July 2017	MF		Anouar El Mhassani	Ajax	Undisclosed	[20]
22 July 2017	MF		Marko Arnautović	Stoke City	£20,000,000[a]	[21]
24 July 2017	FW		Javier Hernández	Bayer Leverkusen	£16,000,000	[22]
7 August 2017	MF		Sead Hakšabanović	Halmstads BK	£2,700,000	[23]
31 January 2018	FW		Jordan Hugill	Preston North End	Undisclosed	[24]
1 February 2018	FW		Oladapo Afolayan	Solihull Moors	Undisclosed	[25]
7 February 2018	DF		Patrice Evra	Marseille	Free	[26]

1. £5,000,000 in potential add-ons

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
25 May 2017	DF		Álvaro Arbeloa	Retired		[27][a]
25 May 2017	FW		Sam Ford	Felixstowe & Walton United	Released	[27]
25 May 2017	GK		Sam Howes	Watford	Free	[27][b]
25 May 2017	DF		Kyle Knoyle	Swindon Town	Free	[27][c]
25 May 2017	DF		Sam Westley	Free agent	Released	[27]
20 June 2017	MF		Håvard Nordtveit	1899 Hoffenheim	Undisclosed	[31]
22 June 2017	DF		Stephen Hendrie	Southend United	Free	[32][d]
22 June 2017	GK		Raphael Spiegel	Boavista	Free	[32][e]
13 July 2017	FW		Enner Valencia	Tigres UANL	Undisclosed	[35]
16 July 2017	MF		George Dobson	Sparta Rotterdam	Undisclosed	[36]
22 July 2017	GK		Darren Randolph	Middlesbrough	£5,000,000	[37]
28 July 2017	FW		Ashley Fletcher	Middlesbrough	£6,500,000	[38]
14 August 2017	MF		Sofiane Feghouli	Galatasaray	£4,000,000	[39]
29 January 2018	FW		Diafra Sakho	Rennes	Undisclosed	[40]
31 January 2018	FW		André Ayew	Swansea City	Undisclosed	[41]
23 February 2018	DF		José Fonte	Dalian Yifang	Undisclosed	[42]
3 April 2018	RB		Alex Pike	Free agent	Released	[43]

1. Álvaro Arbeloa announced his retirement following his release.^[28]
2. Sam Howes joined Watford following his release.^[29]
3. Kyle Knoyle joined Swindon Town following his release.^[30]
4. Stephen Hendrie joined Southend United following his departure.^[33]
5. Raphael Spiegel joined Boavista following his departure.^[34]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
18 July 2017	GK		Joe Hart	Manchester City	30 June 2018	[44]
26 January 2018	MF		João Mário	Internazionale	30 June 2018	[45]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
21 June 2017	DF		Reece Oxford	Borussia Mönchengladbach	30 June 2018[a]	[32]
1 August 2017	DF		Reece Burke	Bolton Wanderers	30 June 2018[b]	[46]
1 August 2017	MF		Josh Cullen	Bolton Wanderers	1 January 2018	[46]
25 August 2017	MF		Robert Snodgrass	Aston Villa	30 June 2018	[47]
17 January 2018	MF		Martin Samuelsen	Burton Albion	30 June 2018	[48]
31 January 2018	MF		Moses Makasi	Plymouth Argyle	30 June 2018	[49]
1 February 2018	FW		Toni Martínez	Real Valladolid	30 June 2018	[50]

1. Oxford briefly returned from his loan spell in January 2018, before returning to Borussia Mönchengladbach.
2. Burke briefly returned from his loan spell in January 2018, before returning to Bolton Wanderers.

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Correct as of match played 13 May 2018

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		EFL Cup		FA Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
13	GK	ESP	Adrián	22	0	19	0	3	0	0	0
25	GK	ENG	Joe Hart	23	0	19	0	1	0	3	0
Defenders
2	DF	NZL	Winston Reid	19	0	17	0	1	0	1	0
3	DF	ENG	Aaron Cresswell	39	1	35+1	1	2	0	1	0
5	DF	ARG	Pablo Zabaleta	39	0	37	0	0	0	1+1	0
19	DF	WAL	James Collins	15	1	12+1	1	2	0	0	0
21	DF	ITA	Angelo Ogbonna	39	3	32	1	4	2	3	0
22	DF	ENG	Sam Byram	10	0	2+3	0	3	0	2	0
26	DF	FRA	Arthur Masuaku	33	1	21+6	0	3	1	3	0
27	DF	FRA	Patrice Evra	5	0	3+2	0	0	0	0	0
41	DF	IRL	Declan Rice	31	0	15+11	0	4	0	1	0
Midfielders
8	MF	SEN	Cheikhou Kouyaté	37	2	32+1	2	2+1	0	1	0
10	MF	ARG	Manuel Lanzini	29	5	23+4	5	1	0	1	0
14	MF	ESP	Pedro Obiang	27	2	18+3	2	2+1	0	3	0
16	MF	ENG	Mark Noble	33	4	28+1	4	3	0	0+1	0
18	MF	POR	João Mário	14	2	12+1	2	0	0	0+1	0
23	MF	MNE	Sead Hakšabanović	2	0	0	0	1	0	0+1	0
30	MF	ENG	Michail Antonio	21	3	16+5	3	0	0	0	0
31	MF	SUI	Edimilson Fernandes	16	0	9+5	0	2	0	0	0
33	MF	IRL	Josh Cullen	5	0	0+2	0	0	0	3	0
36	MF	POR	Domingos Quina	4	0	0	0	1+2	0	0+1	0
37	MF	ENG	Nathan Holland	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
Forwards
7	FW	AUT	Marko Arnautović	35	11	28+3	11	1+2	0	0+1	0
9	FW	ENG	Andy Carroll	18	3	7+9	3	1+1	0	0	0
12	FW	ENG	Jordan Hugill	3	0	0+3	0	0	0	0	0
17	FW	MEX	Javier Hernández	33	8	16+12	8	1+2	0	2	0
Players who left the club permanently or on loan during the season
4	DF	POR	José Fonte	8	0	8	0	0	0	0	0
15	FW	SEN	Diafra Sakho	17	4	0+14	2	2+1	2	0	0
20	FW	GHA	André Ayew	24	6	9+9	3	4	3	2	0
29	FW	ESP	Toni Martínez	3	0	0	0	0	0	2+1	0
32	DF	ENG	Reece Burke	3	1	0	0	0	0	3	1
35	DF	ENG	Reece Oxford	3	0	0+1	0	0	0	1+1	0

Goalscorers

Correct as of match played 13 May 2018

Rank	Pos	No.	Nat	Name	Premier League	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1	MF	7		Marko Arnautović	11	0	0	11
2	ST	17		Javier Hernández	8	0	0	8
3	ST	20		André Ayew	3	0	3	6
4	MF	10		Manuel Lanzini	5	0	0	5
5	ST	15		Diafra Sakho	2	0	2	4
	MF	16		Mark Noble	4	0	0	4
7	ST	9		Andy Carroll	3	0	0	3
	DF	21		Angelo Ogbonna	1	0	2	3
	MF	30		Michail Antonio	3	0	0	3
10	MF	8		Cheikhou Kouyaté	2	0	0	2
	MF	14		Pedro Obiang	2	0	0	2
	MF	18		João Mário	2	0	0	2
13	DF	3		Aaron Cresswell	1	0	0	1
	DF	19		James Collins	1	0	0	1
	DF	26		Arthur Masuaku	0	0	1	1
	DF	32		Reece Burke	0	1	0	1
Totals					48	1	8	57