2018–19 West Ham United F.C. season

The 2018–19 season was West Ham United's seventh consecutive campaign in the Premier League since being promoted in the 2011–12 season. It was West Ham's 23rd Premier League campaign overall and their 61st top flight appearance in their 124th year in existence.^[1]

West Ham United

2018–19 season
Co-chairmen	David Gold David Sullivan
Manager	Manuel Pellegrini
Stadium	London Stadium
Premier League	10th
FA Cup	Fourth round (knocked out by AFC Wimbledon)
EFL Cup	Fourth round (knocked out by Tottenham Hotspur)
Top goalscorer	League: Marko Arnautović (10) All: Marko Arnautović (11)
Highest home attendance	League/All: 59,988 vs Everton (30 March 2019)
Lowest home attendance	League: 56,811 vs Cardiff City (4 December 2018) All: 24,833 vs Macclesfield Town (26 September 2018, EFL Cup R3)
Average home league attendance	58,336
Biggest win	8–0 vs Macclesfield Town (26 September 2018, EFL Cup R3)
Biggest defeat	0–4 vs Liverpool (12 August 2018, PL round 1)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2017–18 2019–20 →

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

First team

Squad No.	Name	Nationality	Position (s)	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed from
Goalkeepers
1	Łukasz Fabiański		GK	(1985-04-18)18 April 1985 (aged 33)	Swansea City
13	Adrián		GK	(1987-01-03)3 January 1987 (aged 31)	Real Betis
Defenders
2	Winston Reid		CB	(1988-07-03)3 July 1988 (aged 30)	Midtjylland
3	Aaron Cresswell		LB	(1989-12-15)15 December 1989 (aged 28)	Ipswich Town
4	Fabián Balbuena		CB	(1991-08-23)23 August 1991 (aged 27)	Corinthians
5	Pablo Zabaleta		RB	(1985-01-16)16 January 1985 (aged 33)	Manchester City
21	Angelo Ogbonna		CB	(1988-05-23)23 May 1988 (aged 30)	Juventus
23	Issa Diop		CB	(1997-01-09)9 January 1997 (aged 21)	Toulouse
24	Ryan Fredericks		RB/RM	(1992-10-10)10 October 1992 (aged 25)	Fulham
26	Arthur Masuaku		LB	(1993-11-07)7 November 1993 (aged 24)	Olympiacos
53	Ben Johnson		LB/RB	(2000-01-24)24 January 2000 (aged 18)	Academy
Midfielders
10	Manuel Lanzini		AM	(1993-02-15)15 February 1993 (aged 25)	Al Jazira
11	Robert Snodgrass		RM	(1987-09-07)7 September 1987 (aged 30)	Hull City
14	Pedro Obiang		CM/DM	(1992-03-27)27 March 1992 (aged 26)	Sampdoria
15	Carlos Sánchez		DM	(1986-02-06)6 February 1986 (aged 32)	Fiorentina
16	Mark Noble (captain)		CM	(1987-05-08)8 May 1987 (aged 31)	Academy
18	Samir Nasri		AM/LW	(1987-06-26)26 June 1987 (aged 31)	Free Agent
19	Jack Wilshere		CM/AM	(1992-01-01)1 January 1992 (aged 26)	Arsenal
41	Declan Rice		DM	(1999-01-14)14 January 1999 (aged 19)	Academy
45	Grady Diangana		CM/AM	(1998-04-19)19 April 1998 (aged 20)	Academy
Forwards
7	Marko Arnautović		LW/RW/ST	(1989-04-19)19 April 1989 (aged 29)	Stoke City
8	Felipe Anderson		RW/LW/AM	(1993-04-15)15 April 1993 (aged 25)	Lazio
9	Andy Carroll		ST	(1989-01-06)6 January 1989 (aged 29)	Liverpool
17	Javier Hernández		ST	(1988-06-01)1 June 1988 (aged 30)	Bayer Leverkusen
20	Andriy Yarmolenko		RW/LW	(1989-10-23)23 October 1989 (aged 28)	Borussia Dortmund
27	Lucas Pérez		ST/RW	(1988-09-10)10 September 1988 (aged 29)	Arsenal
30	Michail Antonio		RW/LW/RWB	(1990-03-28)28 March 1990 (aged 28)	Nottingham Forest
32	Xande Silva		ST	(1997-03-16)16 March 1997 (aged 21)	Vitória Guimarães

Competitions

Friendlies

The club arranged an 11-day pre-season trip to Switzerland, where they played Challenge League side Winterthur.^[2] They followed this with a number of other friendlies against English clubs, before travelling to Austria for two games, including the season's Betway Cup fixture, against Mainz 05.^[3] In November 2018, the club arranged a friendly against Brentford to coincide with that month's international break.

FC Winterthur v West Ham United

8 July 2018 Friendly	FC Winterthur	3–2	West Ham United	Winterthur, Switzerland
14:00 BST	Callà 25' Sutter 39' Gele 74'	Report	Carroll 33' Noble 84' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadion Schützenwiese

Wycombe Wanderers v West Ham United

14 July 2018 Friendly	Wycombe Wanderers	0–1	West Ham United	High Wycombe
15:00 BST		Report	Arnautović 34'	Stadium: Adams Park

Preston North End v West Ham United

21 July 2018 Friendly	Preston North End	2–2	West Ham United	Preston
15:00 BST	Clarke 40' Bodin 76'	Report	Arnautović 6', 45'	Stadium: Deepdale

Aston Villa v West Ham United

25 July 2018 Friendly	Aston Villa	1–3	West Ham United	Walsall
19:45 BST	Green 86'	Report	Antonio 10' Arnautović 28' Snodgrass 84'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium

Ipswich Town v West Ham United

28 July 2018 Friendly	Ipswich Town	1–2	West Ham United	Ipswich
15:00 BST	Harrison 16'	Report	Anderson 4' Arnautović 70'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 15,246 Referee: John Brooks

Mainz 05 v West Ham United

31 July 2018 Betway Cup	Mainz 05	1–1 (6–7 p)	West Ham United	Schwaz, Austria
17:30 BST	Quaison 79'	Report	Martínez 69'	Stadium: Silberstadt Arena

Angers v West Ham United

3 August 2018 Friendly	Angers	0–1	West Ham United	Grödig, Austria
17:30 BST		Report	Hernández 24'	Stadium: Das.Goldberg-Stadion

Brentford v West Ham United

15 November 2018 Friendly	Brentford	1–2	West Ham United	Brentford
	Emiliano	Report	Snodgrass 43' Hernández	Stadium: Griffin Park

Premier League

Main article: 2018–19 Premier League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
8	Everton	38	15	9	14	54	46	+8	54
9	Leicester City	38	15	7	16	51	48	+3	52
10	West Ham United	38	15	7	16	52	55	−3	52
11	Watford	38	14	8	16	52	59	−7	50
12	Crystal Palace	38	14	7	17	51	53	−2	49

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).

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	15	7	16	52	55	−3	52	9	4	6	32	27	+5	6	3	10	20	28	−8

Last updated: 12 May 2019.
Source: Premier League

Results by matchday

Round	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	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	L	L	L	W	D	W	L	L	D	W	D	L	W	W	W	W	L	W	L	D	W	L	L	D	D	W	L	W	L	W	L	L	L	D	W	W	W
Position	20	20	20	20	16	17	13	15	15	13	13	13	13	13	12	10	9	12	9	11	10	9	10	11	12	10	9	10	9	9	9	11	11	11	11	11	11	10

Updated to match(es) played on 12 May 2019. Source: Statto.com^{[dead link]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 14 June 2018, the Premier League fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.^[4][5]

Liverpool v West Ham United

12 August 2018 (2018-08-12) 1	Liverpool	4–0	West Ham United	Liverpool
13:30 BST	Salah 19' Mané 45+2', 53' Sturridge 88' Alexander-Arnold  21'	Report	Antonio  52' Balbuena  55'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 53,235 Referee: Anthony Taylor

West Ham United v Bournemouth

18 August 2018 (2018-08-18) 2	West Ham United	1–2	Bournemouth	Stratford, London
15:00 BST	Arnautović 33' (pen.) Noble  40' Ogbonna  65' Wilshere  77' Felipe Anderson  89' Zabaleta  90+1' Yarmolenko  90+3'	Report	King  59' Wilson 60' Cook 66'	Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 56,888 Referee: Stuart Attwell

Arsenal v West Ham United

25 August 2018 (2018-08-25) 3	Arsenal	3–1	West Ham United	Holloway, London
15:00 BST	Monreal 30' Diop 70' (o.g.) Papastathopoulos  90' Welbeck 90+2'	Report	Arnautović 25' Diop  41' Fredericks  80' Wilshere  88'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,830 Referee: Graham Scott

West Ham United v Wolverhampton Wanderers

1 September 2018 (2018-09-01) 4	West Ham United	0–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Stratford, London
15:00 BST	Fredericks  24' Cresswell  60'	Report	Bennett  79' Traoré 90+3'	Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 56,947 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

Everton v West Ham United

16 September 2018 (2018-09-16) 5	Everton	1–3	West Ham United	Walton
16:00 BST	Calvert-Lewin  18' Sigurðsson 45+2' Bernard  90+4'	Report	Yarmolenko 11', 31',  51' Masuaku  40' Zabaleta  53' Arnautović 61' Rice  75' Snodgrass  90+1'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 39,161 Referee: Martin Atkinson

West Ham United v Chelsea

23 September 2018 (2018-09-23) 6	West Ham United	0–0	Chelsea	Stratford, London
13:30 BST	Felipe Anderson  52' Snodgrass  90+3'	Report	Kanté  50'	Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 56,875 Referee: Mike Dean

West Ham United v Manchester United

29 September 2018 (2018-09-29) 7	West Ham United	3–1	Manchester United	Stratford, London
12:30 BST	Felipe Anderson 5' Lindelöf 43' (o.g.) Arnautović 74'	Report	Rashford 71' Young  78'	Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 56,938 Referee: Michael Oliver

Brighton & Hove Albion v West Ham United

5 October 2018 (2018-10-05) 8	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–0	West Ham United	Falmer
20:00 BST	Murray 25' Duffy  33' Jahanbakhsh  58' Kayal  61'	Report	Arnautović  57' Snodgrass  88'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 30,544 Referee: Kevin Friend

West Ham United v Tottenham Hotspur

20 October 2018 (2018-10-20) 9	West Ham United	0–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Stratford, London
15:00 BST	Noble  59' Snodgrass  80' Arnautović  73'	Report	Lamela 44'	Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 56,921 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Leicester City v West Ham United

27 October 2018 (2018-10-27) 10	Leicester City	1–1	West Ham United	Leicester
17:30 BST	Söyüncü  47' Ndidi 89'	Report	Balbuena 30' Noble  38' Zabaleta  85'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 31,848 Referee: Michael Oliver

West Ham United v Burnley

3 November 2018 (2018-11-03) 11	West Ham United	4–2	Burnley	Stratford, London
15:00 GMT	Arnautović 10' Felipe Anderson  34', 68', 84' Hernández 90+2'	Report	Guðmundsson 45' Tarkowski  68' Wood 77' Lowton  87' Barnes  90+3' Brady  90+5'	Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 56,862 Referee: Roger East

Huddersfield Town v West Ham United

10 November 2018 (2018-11-10) 12	Huddersfield Town	1–1	West Ham United	Huddersfield
15:00 GMT	Pritchard 6' Jørgensen  36'	Report	Snodgrass  17' Felipe Anderson 74'	Stadium: Kirklees Stadium Attendance: 24,069 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

West Ham United v Manchester City

24 November 2018 13	West Ham United	0–4	Manchester City	Stratford, London
15:00 GMT		Report	D. Silva 11' Sterling 19' Sané 34', 90+3'	Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 56,886 Referee: Andre Marriner

Newcastle United v West Ham United

1 December 2018 (2018-12-01) 14	Newcastle United	0–3	West Ham United	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT	Ritchie  41' Schär  79' Yedlin  89'	Report	Hernández 11', 63' Snodgrass  21' Noble  32' Zabaleta  43' Felipe Anderson 90+3'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,853 Referee: Paul Tierney

West Ham United v Cardiff City

4 December 2018 (2018-12-04) 15	West Ham United	3–1	Cardiff City	Stratford, London
19:45 GMT	Arnautovic  36' Pérez 49', 54' Antonio 61'	Report	Ralls  40' Bamba  65' Murphy 90+5'	Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 56,811 Referee: Graham Scott

West Ham United v Crystal Palace

8 December 2018 (2018-12-08) 16	West Ham United	3–2	Crystal Palace	Stratford, London
15:00 GMT	Snodgrass 48' Hernández 62' Felipe Anderson 65'	Report	McArthur 6' Schlupp 76'	Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 56,995 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Fulham v West Ham United

15 December 2018 (2018-12-15) 17	Fulham	0–2	West Ham United	Fulham, London
17:30 GMT	Seri  41' Johansen  90'	Report	Snodgrass 17' Antonio 29' Noble  39'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 24,081 Referee: Mike Dean

West Ham United v Watford

22 December 2018 (2018-12-22) 18	West Ham United	0–2	Watford	Stratford, London
15:00 GMT	Balbuena  27' Antonio  69' Diop  90+3'	Report	Deeney 30' (pen.) Kabasele  55' Holebas  60' Deulofeu 87'	Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 56,833 Referee: Lee Mason

Southampton v West Ham United

27 December 2018 (2018-12-27) 19	Southampton	1–2	West Ham United	Southampton
19:45 GMT	Redmond 50' Targett  66' Bednarek  83'	Report	Felipe Anderson 53', 59'	Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,654 Referee: Craig Pawson

Burnley v West Ham United

30 December 2018 (2018-12-30) 20	Burnley	2–0	West Ham United	Burnley
14:15 GMT	Wood 15' McNeil 34' Barnes  38'	Report	Snodgrass  23' Noble  29' Carroll  57' Rice  61'	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 20,933 Referee: David Coote

West Ham United v Brighton & Hove Albion

2 January 2019 (2019-01-02) 21	West Ham United	2–2	Brighton & Hove Albion	Stratford, London
19:45 GMT	Arnautović 66', 68'	Report	Stephens 56' Duffy 58' March  80'	Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 59,870 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

West Ham United v Arsenal

12 January 2019 (2019-01-12) 22	West Ham United	1–0	Arsenal	Stratford
12:30 GMT	Rice 48'	Report	Mustafi  46' Kolašinac  60'	Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 59,946 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Bournemouth v West Ham United

19 January 2019 (2019-01-19) 23	Bournemouth	2–0	West Ham United	Bournemouth
15:00 GMT	Wilson 53' King 90+1'	Report	Carroll  18'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 10,495 Referee: Simon Hooper

Wolverhampton Wanderers v West Ham United

29 January 2019 (2019-01-29) 24	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3–0	West Ham United	Wolverhampton
19:45 GMT	Saïss 66' Jiménez 80', 86'	Report		Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 31,122 Referee: David Coote

West Ham United v Liverpool

4 February 2019 (2019-02-04) 25	West Ham United	1–1	Liverpool	Stratford, London
20:00 GMT	Antonio 28' Hernández  60'	Report	Mané 22' Matip  54'	Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 59,903 Referee: Kevin Friend

Crystal Palace v West Ham United

9 February 2019 (2019-02-09) 26	Crystal Palace	1–1	West Ham United	Selhurst, London
15:00 GMT	Wan-Bissaka  35' Milivojević  43' McArthur  45+1' Zaha 76'	Report	Noble 27' (pen.)	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 25,552 Referee: Craig Pawson

West Ham United v Fulham

22 February 2019 (2019-02-22) 27	West Ham United	3–1	Fulham	Stratford, London
19:45 GMT	Hernández 29' Diop 40' Lanzini  83' Antonio 90+1'	Report	Babel 3' Bryan  45'	Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 59,950 Referee: Lee Mason

Manchester City v West Ham United

27 February 2019 (2019-02-27) 28	Manchester City	1–0	West Ham United	Manchester
20:00 GMT	Agüero 59' (pen.)	Report	Fredericks  41' Antonio  87'	Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 53,528 Referee: Stuart Attwell

West Ham United v Newcastle United

2 March 2019 (2019-03-02) 29	West Ham United	2–0	Newcastle United	Stratford, London
17:30 GMT	Rice 7' Noble  26', 42' (pen.) Masuaku  67' Diop  88'	Report	Schär  37' Longstaff  40' Hayden  67' Dúbravka  85'	Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 59,910 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

Cardiff City v West Ham United

9 March 2019 (2019-03-09) 30	Cardiff City	2–0	West Ham United	Cardiff
15:00 GMT	Hoilett 4' Arter  29' Camarasa 52' Morrison  86'	Report	Hernández  37'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 32,458 Referee: Graham Scott

West Ham United v Huddersfield Town

16 March 2019 (2019-03-16) 31	West Ham United	4–3	Huddersfield Town	Stratford, London
15:00 GMT	Noble 15' (pen.) Ogbonna 75' Hernández 84', 90+1'	Report	Bacuna 17' Grant 30', 65' Pritchard  74' Billing  78'	Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 59,931 Referee: Jonathan Moss

West Ham United v Everton

30 March 2019 (2019-03-30) 32	West Ham United	0–2	Everton	Stratford, London
17:30 GMT	Rice  64'	Report	Zouma 5' Bernard 33' Richarlison  42'	Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 59,988 Referee: Paul Tierney

Chelsea v West Ham United

8 April 2019 (2019-04-08) 33	Chelsea	2–0	West Ham United	Fulham, London
20:00 BST	Hazard 24', 90' Azpilicueta  82' Arrizabalaga  84'	Report	Ogbonna  11'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,537 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

Manchester United v West Ham United

13 April 2019 (2019-04-13) 34	Manchester United	2–1	West Ham United	Manchester
17:30 BST	Pogba 19' (pen.), 80' (pen.) Mata  34'	Report	Felipe Anderson 49' Fredericks  79'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 74,478 Referee: Graham Scott

West Ham United v Leicester City

20 April 2019 (2019-04-20) 35	West Ham United	2–2	Leicester City	Stratford, London
15:00 BST	Antonio 37' Snodgrass  49' Rice  70' Pérez 82'	Report	Vardy 67' Barnes 90+2'	Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 59,960 Referee: Lee Probert

Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham United

27 April 2019 (2019-04-27) 36	Tottenham Hotspur	0–1	West Ham United	Tottenham, London
12:30 BST		Report	Snodgrass  26' Antonio 67' Fredericks  86'	Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Attendance: 60,043 Referee: Anthony Taylor

West Ham United v Southampton

4 May 2019 (2019-05-04) 37	West Ham United	3–0	Southampton	Stratford, London
15:00 BST	Arnautović 16', 69' Lanzini  63' Fredericks 72'	Report	Romeu  80'	Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 59,961 Referee: Stuart Attwell

Watford v West Ham United

12 May 2019 (2019-05-12) 38	Watford	1–4	West Ham United	Watford
15:00 BST	Deulofeu 46' Holebas  48' Capoue  90+1'	Report	Noble 15', 78' (pen.) Lanzini 39' Arnautović 71'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,067 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

FA Cup

Main article: 2018–19 FA Cup

The third round draw was made live on the BBC by Ruud Gullit and Paul Ince from Stamford Bridge on 3 December 2018.^[6] The fourth round draw was made live on the BBC by Robbie Keane and Carl Ikeme from Molineux on 7 January 2019.^[7]

West Ham United v Birmingham City

5 January 2019 (2019-01-05) Third round	West Ham United	2–0	Birmingham City	Stratford
12:30 GMT	Arnautović 2' Diop  51' Carroll 90+1'	Report	G. Gardner  19'	Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 54,840 Referee: Roger East

AFC Wimbledon v West Ham United

26 January 2019 (2019-01-26) Fourth round	AFC Wimbledon	4–2	West Ham United	Kingston upon Thames
19:45 GMT	Appiah 34' Wagstaff 41', 46' Sibbick 88'	Report	Pérez 57' Fredericks  67' Felipe Anderson 71' Masuaku  79'	Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 4,777 Referee: Anthony Taylor

EFL Cup

Main article: 2018–19 EFL Cup

West Ham United entered the competition in the second round and were drawn away to AFC Wimbledon.^[8] It was the first competitive meeting between the clubs since AFC Wimbledon were formed in 2002.^[9] The third round draw was made on 30 August 2018 by David Seaman and Joleon Lescott.^[10] West Ham were drawn at home against Macclesfield Town, only the third senior meeting between the two teams.^[11] The 8–0 win was West Ham's biggest victory for 35 years.^[12] The fourth round draw was made live on Quest by Rachel Yankey and Rachel Riley on 29 September.^[13] West Ham lost the subsequent fourth round tie 1–3 at home against rivals Tottenham Hotspur.^[14]

AFC Wimbledon v West Ham United

28 August 2018 (2018-08-28) Second round	AFC Wimbledon	1–3	West Ham United	Kingston upon Thames
19:45 BST	Pigott 2' McDonald  18'	Report	Diop 63' Ogbonna 83' Hernández 90+2'	Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 3,962 Referee: Tim Robinson

West Ham United v Macclesfield Town

26 September 2018 (2018-09-26) Third round	West Ham United	8–0	Macclesfield Town	Stratford, London
19:45 BST	Antonio 29' Snodgrass 32', 60' Pérez 40' Fredericks 51' Ogbonna 54' Diangana 67', 82'	Report		Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 24,833 Referee: Craig Pawson

West Ham United v Tottenham Hotspur

31 October 2018 (2018-10-31) Fourth round	West Ham United	1–3	Tottenham Hotspur	Stratford, London
19:45 GMT	Pérez 71'	Report	Son Heung-min 16', 54' Llorente 75'	Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 50,270 Referee: Stuart Attwell

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2018	CB		Issa Diop	Toulouse	£22,000,000	[15]
1 July 2018	GK		Łukasz Fabiański	Swansea City	£7,000,000	[16]
1 July 2018	RB		Ryan Fredericks	Fulham	Free	[17]
1 July 2018	CM		Sebastian Nebyla	Spartak Trnava	Undisclosed	[18]
9 July 2018	CM		Jack Wilshere	Arsenal	Free	[19]
11 July 2018	RW		Andriy Yarmolenko	Borussia Dortmund	£17,500,000	[20]
14 July 2018	CB		Fabián Balbuena	Corinthians	Undisclosed	[21]
15 July 2018	RW		Felipe Anderson	Lazio	£36,000,000	[22]
2 August 2018	SS		Xande Silva	Vitória Guimarães	£2,000,000	[23]
9 August 2018	CF		Lucas Pérez	Arsenal	£4,000,000	[24]
9 August 2018	DM		Carlos Sánchez	Fiorentina	Undisclosed	[25]
31 December 2018	LW		Samir Nasri	Free agent	Free transfer	[26]
30 January 2019	RW		Mesaque Djú	Benfica	Free transfer	[27]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2018	CB		James Collins	Free agent	Released	[28][a]
1 July 2018	LB		Patrice Evra	Free agent	Released	[30]
1 July 2018	MF		Korrey Henry	Yeovil Town	Free transfer	[31][32]
1 July 2018	LB		Rosaire Longelo	Newcastle United	Free transfer	[31]
1 July 2018	GK		Rihards Matrevics	Barnet	Free transfer	[31][33]
4 July 2018	CB		Ben Wells	Queens Park Rangers	Free transfer	[34]
10 July 2018	CB		Reece Burke	Hull City	£1,500,000	[35]
1 August 2018	DM		Cheikhou Kouyaté	Crystal Palace	£9,500,000	[36]
9 August 2018	CM		Domingos Quina	Watford	£1,000,000	[37]

1. James Collins joined Ipswich Town in January 2019.^[29]

Loans out

Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	End date	Ref.
24 July 2018	AM		Marcus Browne	Oxford United	End of season	[38]
25 July 2018	AM		Martin Samuelsen	VVV-Venlo	20 February 2019	[39]
6 August 2018	LM		Sead Hakšabanović	Málaga	20 January 2019	[40]
8 August 2018	CF		Jordan Hugill	Middlesbrough	End of season	[41]
10 August 2018	RB		Sam Byram	Nottingham Forest	End of season	[42]
13 August 2018	AM		Edimilson Fernandes	Fiorentina	End of season	[43]
13 August 2018	CF		Toni Martínez	Rayo Majadahonda	18 January 2019	[44]
30 August 2018	CM		Josh Cullen	Charlton Athletic	End of season	[45]
4 January 2019	LB		Vashon Neufville	Newport County	End of season	[46]
11 January 2019	CM		Moses Makasi	Stevenage	End of season	[47]
18 January 2019	CF		Toni Martínez	Lugo	End of season	[48]
20 January 2019	LM		Sead Hakšabanović	IFK Norrköping	May 2020	[49]
21 January 2019	AM		Joe Powell	Northampton Town	31 May 2019	[50]
31 January 2019	CF		Oladapo Afolayan	Oldham Athletic	31 May 2019	[51]
31 January 2019	CB		Reece Oxford	Augsburg	31 May 2019	[52]
20 February 2019	AM		Martin Samuelsen	FK Haugesund	30 June 2019	[53]

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Correct as of match played 12 May 2019

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		FA Cup		League Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	POL	Łukasz Fabiański	38	0	38	0	0	0	0	0
13	GK	ESP	Adrián	5	0	0	0	2	0	3	0
Defenders
2	DF	NZL	Winston Reid	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF	ENG	Aaron Cresswell	22	0	18+2	0	0	0	2	0
4	DF	PAR	Fabián Balbuena	23	1	23	1	0	0	0	0
5	DF	ARG	Pablo Zabaleta	27	0	23+3	0	0	0	1	0
21	DF	ITA	Angelo Ogbonna	29	3	20+4	1	2	0	3	2
23	DF	FRA	Issa Diop	38	2	33	1	2	0	3	1
24	DF	ENG	Ryan Fredericks	18	2	12+3	1	0+1	0	2	1
26	DF	COD	Arthur Masuaku	27	0	19+4	0	2	0	1+1	0
53	DF	ENG	Ben Johnson	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
11	MF	SCO	Robert Snodgrass	38	4	25+8	2	1+1	0	2+1	2
14	MF	EQG	Pedro Obiang	29	0	12+12	0	2	0	3	0
15	MF	COL	Carlos Sánchez	8	0	2+5	0	0	0	1	0
16	MF	ENG	Mark Noble	32	5	29+2	5	1	0	0	0
18	MF	FRA	Samir Nasri	6	0	3+2	0	1	0	0	0
19	MF	ENG	Jack Wilshere	7	0	4+3	0	0	0	0	0
30	MF	ENG	Michail Antonio	38	7	22+11	6	2	0	2+1	1
41	MF	ENG	Declan Rice	38	2	34	2	1	0	2+1	0
45	MF	ENG	Grady Diangana	21	2	6+11	0	2	0	2	2
54	MF	IRL	Conor Coventry	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
Forwards
7	FW	AUT	Marko Arnautović	30	11	24+4	10	1	1	0+1	0
8	FW	BRA	Felipe Anderson	40	10	36	9	0+2	1	1+1	0
9	FW	ENG	Andy Carroll	14	1	3+9	0	1+1	1	0	0
10	FW	ARG	Manuel Lanzini	10	1	8+2	1	0	0	0	0
17	FW	MEX	Javier Hernández	28	8	14+11	7	1	0	2	1
20	FW	UKR	Andriy Yarmolenko	10	2	5+4	2	0	0	1	0
27	FW	ESP	Lucas Pérez	19	6	4+11	3	0+1	1	2+1	2
32	FW	POR	Xande Silva	2	0	0+1	0	1	0	0	0
Players who left the club permanently or on loan during the season
50	MF	ENG	Joe Powell	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0

Goalscorers

Correct as of match played 12 May 2019

Rank	Pos	No.	Nat	Name	Premier League	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1	FW	7		Marko Arnautović	10	1	0	11
2	FW	8		Felipe Anderson	9	1	0	10
3	FW	17		Javier Hernández	7	0	1	8
4	MF	30		Michail Antonio	6	0	1	7
5	FW	27		Lucas Pérez	3	1	2	6
6	MF	16		Mark Noble	5	0	0	5
7	MF	11		Robert Snodgrass	2	0	2	4
8	DF	21		Angelo Ogbonna	1	0	2	3
9	FW	20		Andriy Yarmolenko	2	0	0	2
	DF	23		Issa Diop	1	0	1	2
	DF	24		Ryan Fredericks	1	0	1	2
	MF	41		Declan Rice	2	0	0	2
	MF	45		Grady Diangana	0	0	2	2
14	FW	9		Andy Carroll	0	1	0	1
	DF	4		Fabián Balbuena	1	0	0	1
	MF	10		Manuel Lanzini	1	0	0	1
	Own goals				1	0	0	1
Totals					52	4	12	68