2017–18 Middlesbrough F.C. season

The 2017–18 season was Middlesbrough's first season back in the Championship, making an immediate return to the division following relegation from the Premier League in the previous season. In their 142nd year in existence, the club also competed in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.[1]

Middlesbrough
2017–18 season
ChairmanSteve Gibson
ManagerGarry Monk
(until 23 December 2017)
Tony Pulis
(from 26 December 2017)
StadiumRiverside Stadium
Championship5th
FA CupFourth round
EFL CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Britt Assombalonga (14)
All: Britt Assombalonga (14)

The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018, with all competitive games played between August 2017 and May 2018. Two transfer windows took place, the first from 1 July to 31 August 2017, the second from 1 January to 31 January 2018.

Garry Monk was appointed as manager in June 2017, however he parted company with the club in late December after an unconvincing start to the season, with the club in 9th position. Tony Pulis replaced him on 26 December, and took charge of the team after Middlesbrough's Boxing Day fixture against Bolton Wanderers.

Changes

The first and most crucial change this season is that the club will play in the EFL Championship, having been relegated from the Premier League in the previous season.[2] Aitor Karanka, who had managed the club from November 2013, was sacked in March 2017 after a poor run of results, having not won in ten matches and having occupied a place in the relegation zone. Prior to his sacking, tensions had mounted between Karanka and both the club's board and fans surrounding Middlesbrough's January transfer activity and frustration from supporters over the poor results and perceived poor style of play.[3][4] Karanka's assistant manager, Steve Agnew, served as caretaker manager until the end of the season.[5] On 9 June 2017, it was confirmed that former Swansea City and Leeds United manager Garry Monk would become the new manager for the 2017–18 season.[6]

Nathan Convery,[7] Bradley Fewster,[7] Brandon Holdsworth,[7] Lewis Maloney,[7] Niall McGoldrick,[7] Junior Mondal,[7] Josef Wheatley,[7] Matthew Wilson,[7] Víctor Valdés,[8] Brad Guzan[9] and Viktor Fischer[10] were amongst the first players to leave the club in the summer 2017 transfer window. Further departures would include Bernardo Espinosa[11] and Cristhian Stuani,[12] who both completed moves to Girona, while James Husband[13] would leave for Norwich City, defender Antonio Barragán would depart on a season-long loan to Spanish club Real Betis, midfielder Gastón Ramírez would depart for Sampdoria, and the club also terminated the contract of Carlos de Pena[14] by mutual consent.

Monk's first major signings included Norwich City midfielder Jonny Howson,[15] Derby County right-back Cyrus Christie,[16] Toulouse striker Martin Braithwaite, Nottingham Forest striker Britt Assombalonga,[17] as well as goalkeeper Darren Randolph, and striker Ashley Fletcher, both moving from West Ham United.[18][19]

Squad

First team squad
As of 1 February 2018.[20]
Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of Birth (Age) Previous Team
Goalkeepers
1 Dimitrios Konstantopoulos GK (1978-11-29) 29 November 1978 AEK Athens
13 Tomás Mejías GK (1989-01-30) 30 January 1989 Real Madrid
25 Darren Randolph GK (1987-05-12) 12 May 1987 West Ham United
Defenders
2 Fábio FB (1990-07-09) 9 July 1990 Cardiff City
3 George Friend LB (1987-10-17) 17 October 1987 Doncaster Rovers
4 Daniel Ayala CB (1990-11-07) 7 November 1990 Norwich City
5 Ryan Shotton CB (1988-10-30) 30 October 1988 Birmingham City
6 Ben Gibson CB (1993-01-15) 15 January 1993 Academy
14 Martin Cranie CB / RB (1986-09-26) 26 September 1986 Huddersfield Town
20 Dael Fry CB (1997-08-30) 30 August 1997 Academy
Midfielders
7 Grant Leadbitter DM / CM (1986-01-07) 7 January 1986 Ipswich Town
8 Adam Clayton DM / CM (1989-01-14) 14 January 1989 Huddersfield Town
16 Jonny Howson CM (1988-05-21) 21 May 1988 Norwich City
19 Stewart Downing AM / LM / RM (1984-07-22) 22 July 1984 West Ham United
21 Marvin Johnson LW (1990-12-01) 1 December 1990 Oxford United
23 Jack Harrison L RW (1996-11-20) 20 November 1996 Manchester City
27 Muhamed Bešić L CM (1992-09-10) 10 September 1992 Everton
30 Lewis Baker L CM (1995-04-25) 25 April 1995 Chelsea
37 Adama Traoré RW (1996-01-25) 25 January 1996 Aston Villa
Strikers
9 Britt Assombalonga ST (1992-12-06) 6 December 1992 Nottingham Forest
11 Patrick Bamford CF (1993-09-05) 5 September 1993 Chelsea
39 Rudy Gestede FW (1988-10-10) 10 October 1988 Aston Villa
  • L = Player on Loan

Pre-season

Friendlies

As of 3 July 2017, Middlesbrough have announced five pre-season friendlies, against Mansfield Town, Rochdale,[21] Oxford United, Chesterfield[22] and FC Augsburg.[23]

12 July 2017 Oxford United 0–0 Middlesbrough Albufeira, Portugal
18:30 WEST Report Stadium: Estádio da Nora
15 July 2017 Chesterfield 0–2 Middlesbrough Santo António, Portugal
18:30 WEST Report Stuani  19'
Bamford  65' (pen.)		 Stadium: Complexo Desportivo de Vila Real de Santo António
19 July 2017 Mansfield Town 2–2 Middlesbrough Mansfield
19:30 BST Howson  13' (o.g.)
Angol  18'		 Report Soisalo  19'
Fry  28'		 Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 1,931
Referee: Ross Joyce
22 July 2017 Rochdale 2–0 Middlesbrough Spotland
15:00 BST Ayala  51' (o.g.)
Rathbone  87'		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1,608
Referee: Darren Handley
29 July 2017 Middlesbrough 2–1 FC Augsburg Middlesbrough
15:00 BST Braithwaite  37'
Forshaw  90'		 Report Stafylidis  2' Stadium: Riverside Stadium

Competitions

Championship
Main article: 2017–18 EFL Championship

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
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
7 Preston North End 46 19 16 11 57 46 +11 73
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.

Result summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 22 10 14 67 45  +22 76 14 3 6 33 17  +16 8 7 8 34 28  +6

Last updated: 6 May 2018.
Source:

Results by matchday
Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHHAHAAHAHHAHAAHAHHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultLWWLDWDWDLDDLWWWLWLLWLWWLWLWDLWLWDWWWDLDWLWWWD
Position20124996976911111312856679810979898899988766666675555
Updated to match(es) played on 22 April 2018. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches
5 August 2017 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Middlesbrough Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Miranda  28'
Bonatini  33'		 Report Clayton  58'
Forshaw  90+4'		 Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 29,692
Referee: Darren Bond
12 August 2017 2 Middlesbrough 1–0 Sheffield United Middlesbrough
17:30 BST Gestede  20'
Friend  75'		 Report Stevens  63' Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 26,876
Referee: Peter Bankes
15 August 2017 3 Middlesbrough 2–0 Burton Albion Middlesbrough
19:45 BST Clayton  12'
Assombalonga  23', 60'		 Report Lund  26'
Naylor  70'
Akpan  78'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 24,522
Referee: Tim Robinson
19 August 2017 4 Nottingham Forest 2–1 Middlesbrough Nottingham
15:00 BST Darikwa  15'
McKay  16'
Traoré  19'
Murphy  79' (pen.)		 Report Clayton  39'
Fry  63'
Assombalonga  76'
Gibson  83'  89'		 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 26,265
Referee: Graham Scott
26 August 2017 5 Middlesbrough 0–0 Preston North End Middlesbrough
15:00 BST Clayton  65' Report Pearson  63'
Harrop  89'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 25,295
Referee: Darren England
9 September 2017 (2017-09-09) 6 Bolton Wanderers 0–3 Middlesbrough Horwich
15:00 BST Karacan  10' Report Assombalonga  13', 71'
Traoré  45+1'
Johnson  78'		 Stadium: Macron Stadium
Attendance: 17,385
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
12 September 2017 (2017-09-12) 7 Aston Villa 0–0 Middlesbrough Aston
19:30 BST Snodgrass  31'
Lansbury  64'
Kodjia  83'		 Report Traoré  4'
Christie  80'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 26,631
Referee: James Linington
16 September 2017 8 Middlesbrough 3–2 Queens Park Rangers Middlesbrough
15:00 BST Clayton  34'
Leadbitter  39'
Baker  36'  66'
Fletcher  55'
Assombalonga  60'
Christie  66'		 Report Wheeler  2'
Luongo  32'
Wszołek  47'
Mackie  50'  66'
Smithies  52'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 24,790
Referee: Darren Bond
23 September 2017 9 Fulham 1–1 Middlesbrough Craven Cottage, London
15:00 BST Kamara  86' Report Christie  88' Attendance: 20,718
Referee: Oliver Langford
26 September 2017 10 Middlesbrough 0–1 Norwich City Middlesbrough
19:45 BST Howson  71' Report Maddison  13'
Wildschut  28'
Pinto  54'
Tettey  62'
Stiepermann  82'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 24,084
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
30 September 2017 11 Middlesbrough 2–2 Brentford Middlesbrough
15:00 BST Braithwaite  68'
Christie  70'
Fábio  76'
Bamford  90+4'
Randolph  90+6'		 Report Barbet  29'
Dalsgaard  67'
Watkins  72'  90+5'
Maupay  90+6'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 24,545
Referee: Paul Tierney
14 October 2017 12 Barnsley 2–2 Middlesbrough Barnsley
15:00 BST Fletcher  3' (o.g.)
McGeehan  9'
Pearson  73'
Williams  74'		 Report Braithwaite  7'
Assombalonga  60'		 Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 17,163
Referee: Lee Mason
21 October 2017 13 Middlesbrough 0–1 Cardiff City Middlesbrough
15:00 BST Gibson  20'
Leadbitter  66'		 Report Bennett  39'
Bamba  59'
Ralls  84' (pen.)		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 24,806
Referee: Andrew Madley
28 October 2017 14 Reading 0–2 Middlesbrough Reading
15:00 BST McShane  45+1' Report Leadbitter  14' (pen.)
Assombalonga  49'  74'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 17,928
Referee: Oliver Langford
31 October 2017 15 Hull City 1–3 Middlesbrough Kingston upon Hull
19:45 GMT Grosicki  72'  90+1'
Hector  83'
Irvine  90+1'		 Report Braithwaite  13'
Assombalonga  36'
Ayala  56'
Howson  81'
Leadbitter  85' (pen.)		 Stadium: KCOM Stadium
Attendance: 15,454
Referee: Tim Robinson
5 November 2017 16 Middlesbrough 1–0 Sunderland Middlesbrough
12:00 GMT Tavernier  6'
Christie  63'		 Report Jones  17'
Cattermole  45'
McGeady  60'
Wilson  75'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 29,277
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
19 November 2017 17 Leeds United 2–1 Middlesbrough Leeds
13:15 GMT Hernández  25'  90+2'
Berardi  33'
Jansson  34'
Alioski  54'
Ayling  76'
Phillips  87'		 Report Friend  30'
Howson  61'
Assombalona  78' (pen.)  86'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 33,771
Referee: Keith Stroud
22 November 2017 18 Middlesbrough 2–0 Birmingham City Middlesbrough
19:45 GMT Assombalonga  10', 41'
Howson  56'		 Report Maghoma  81' Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 22,848
Referee: Darren England
25 November 2017 19 Middlesbrough 0–3 Derby County Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT Ayala  15'  60'
Fabio  53'		 Report Vydra  13', 47' (pen.), 63'
Huddlestone  53'
Ledley  77'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 24,607
Referee: Simon Hooper
2 December 2017 20 Bristol City 2–1 Middlesbrough Ashton Gate
17:30 GMT Bryan  51'  61'
Paterson  54'
Smith  90+4'		 Report Gibson  56'
Magnússon  75' (o.g.)
Christie  90+2'		 Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 18,752
Referee: Stephen Martin
9 December 2017 21 Middlesbrough 2–0 Ipswich Town Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT Leadbitter  21'
Ayala  32'
Braithwaite  44'  90'
Bamford  51'		 Report Celina  59' Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 22,989
Referee: Robert Jones
16 December 2017 22 Millwall 2–1 Middlesbrough South Bermondsey
15:00 GMT Wallace  31'
Saville  37'		 Report Downing  67' Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 12,026
Referee: Oliver Langford
23 December 2017 23 Sheffield Wednesday 1–2 Middlesbrough Sheffield
15:00 GMT Wallace  30'
Palmer  33'
van Aken  57'		 Report Leadbitter 71
Howson  71'  90+5'
Shotton  83'		 Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 27,471
Referee: Peter Bankes
26 December 2017 24 Middlesbrough 2–0 Bolton Wanderers Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT Howson  33'
Braithwaite  49',  57'
Assombalonga  67'		 Report Taylor  12'
Beevers  51'
Wheater  88'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 29,433
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
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
Referee: Andy Madley
1 January 2018 26 Preston North End 2–3 Middlesbrough Preston
15:00 GMT Robinson  14'
Hugill  40'
Johnson  63'
Harrop  67'		 Report Ayala  13', 73'
Christie  56'
Howson  65'
Friend  72'
Gestede  89'
Randolph  90+2'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 15,101
Referee: David Coote
13 January 2018 27 Middlesbrough 0–1 Fulham Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT Report Norwood  90+5' (pen.) Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 23,850
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
20 January 2018 28 Queens Park Rangers 0–3 Middlesbrough Shepherd's Bush, London
15:00 GMT Report Ayala  24'
Friend  34'
Traoré  85'		 Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 14,182
Referee: Oliver Langford
30 January 2018 29 Middlesbrough 0–0 Sheffield Wednesday Middlesbrough
19:45 DST Report Thorniley  11'
Reach  87'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 24,120
Referee: James Linington
3 February 2018 30 Norwich City 1–0 Middlesbrough Norwich
15:00 GMT Trybull  44'  45+1'
Tettey  90'		 Report Gestede  28'
Leadbitter  62'		 Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 25,960
Referee: Mike Jones
10 February 2018 31 Middlesbrough 2–1 Reading Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT (UTC) Traoré  44'  49'
Friend  73'
Clayton  88'		 Report van den Berg  60'
Martin  78'
Gunter  83'
Bacuna  87'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 23,491
Referee: David Coote
17 February 2018 32 Cardiff City 1–0 Middlesbrough Cardiff
15:00 GMT Morrison  33' Report Bešić  45' Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 18,720
Referee: Darren Bond
20 February 2018 33 Middlesbrough 3–1 Hull City Middlesbrough
19:45 GMT Gestede  16', 58',  35'
Bamford  45'		 Report[24] Evandro  41'
Dawson  88'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 23,111
Referee: Andrew Madley
24 February 2018 34 Sunderland 3–3 Middlesbrough Sunderland
15:00 GMT Asoro  11'
Clarke-Salter  24'
Williams  58'
McManaman  90+6'		 Report Traore  37'
Bamford  49', 68'
Leadbitter  53' (pen.)		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 29,048
Referee: Tim Robinson
2 March 2018 35 Middlesbrough 3–0 Leeds United Middlesbrough
19:45 GMT Bamford  31',  36',  68'
Leadbitter  34'		 Report Sáiz  34'
Anita  41'
Cooper  73'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 27,621
Referee: Darren England
6 March 2018 36 Birmingham City 0–1 Middlesbrough Birmingham
19:45 GMT Morrison  82' Report Bamford  39' Stadium: St. Andrew's Stadium
Attendance: 18,301
Referee: Stephen Martin
10 March 2018 37 Middlesbrough 3–1 Barnsley Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT Ayala  1'
Traoré  18'
Bamford  53'		 Report Gardner  5'
Moore  58'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 24,917
Referee: Andy Davies
17 March 2018 38 Brentford 1–1 Middlesbrough Brentford
15:00 GMT Woods  14'
MacLeod  34'
Dalsgaard  53'
Sawyers  87'  90+1'
Mepham  90+6'		 Report Traoré  21'
Clayton  29'
Gibson  51'
Bešić  62'
Friend  90'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 11,134
Referee: Simon Hooper
30 March 2018 39 Middlesbrough 1–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Middlesbrough
17:30 BST Bamford  90+4' Report Costa  32'
Cavaleiro  37'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 27,658
Referee: Stuart Attwell
2 April 2018 40 Burton Albion 1-1 Middlesbrough Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST Sordell  6' Report Assombalonga  90' Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 4468
Referee: David Coote
7 April 2018 41 Middlesbrough 2–0 Nottingham Forest Middlesbrough
15:00 BST Ayala  7'
Downing  31'
Shotton  57'		 Report Dowell  13'
Pereira Figueiredo  34'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 25,812
Referee: David Webb
10 April 2018 42 Sheffield United 2–1 Middlesbrough Sheffield
L. Evans  2',  40'
Fleck  35'		 Report Leadbitter  19'  25'
Traoré  41'
Ayala  48'
Fábio  71'
Friend  87'		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 26,557
Referee: Darren Bond
14 April 2018 43 Middlesbrough 2–1 Bristol City Middlesbrough
15:00 BST Bešić  9'
Friend  18',  19'
Clayton  56'
Ayala  68'
Randolph  90'		 Report Djuric  13'
Reid  45'
Pack  77'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 24,812
Referee: Andy Madley
21 April 2018 44 Derby County 1–2 Middlesbrough Derby
15:00 BST Huddlestone  36'
Hanson  84'
Nugent  90+2' (pen.)		 Report Clayton  1'
Bešić  20'
Traoré  32'
Assombalonga  70'		 Stadium: Pride Park
Attendance: 28,096
Referee: Lee Probert
28 April 2018 45 Middlesbrough 2–0 Millwall Middlesbrough
17:30 BST Assombalonga  11'
Friend  47'
Howson  66'
Bešić  85'		 Report Williams  45'
Hutchinson  87'
Tunnicliffe  90'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 28,606
Referee: Paul Tierney
6 May 2018 46 Ipswich Town 2–2 Middlesbrough Ipswich
12:30 BST Sears  8',  45+2'
Skuse  12'
Nydam  45+1'
Waghorn  83' (pen.)		 Report Downing  71'
Gibson  90+4'
Bamford  90+6'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 18,829
Referee: David Coote

Football League play-offs
12 May 2018 Semi final (1st leg) Middlesbrough 0–1 Aston Villa Middlesbrough
19:45 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

FA Cup

In the FA Cup, Middlesbrough entered the competition in the third round and were drawn at home versus Sunderland.[25] Boro beat the Black Cats 2–0 at the Riverside.

The Monday after Boro were drawn with who ever won that nights game between Brighton and Crystal Palace. The Seagulls (Brighton) won the game 2–1, meaning that Boro will play them in the 4th round, on the Weekend of the 27th of January.

6 January 2018 Third round Middlesbrough 2–0 Sunderland Middlesbrough
13:00 GMT Gestede  10'
Braithwaite  42'		 Report Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 26,399
Referee: Christopher Kavanagh
27 January 2018 Fourth round Middlesbrough 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT Clayton  44' Report Baldock  61'
Pröpper  68'
Izquierdo  70'
Murray  90'
Kayal  90+5'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 20,475
Referee: Anthony Taylor

EFL Cup

Middlesbrough entered the 2017–18 EFL Cup in the Second Round, and were drawn at home to Scunthorpe United.[26] An away trip against Aston Villa was confirmed for the third round.[27] A fourth round trip to AFC Bournemouth was announced.[28]

22 August 2017 Second round Middlesbrough 3–0 Scunthorpe United Middlesbrough
19:45 BST Fábio  17'
Baker  30'
Fletcher  55'		 Report Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 12,679
Referee: Andy Madley
19 September 2017 Third round Aston Villa 0–2 Middlesbrough Aston
19:45 BST Elphick  17'  57' Report Bamford  58' (pen.), 67'
Howson  72'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 11,197
Referee: Stephen Martin
24 October 2017 Fourth round AFC Bournemouth 3–1 Middlesbrough Boscombe
19:45 BST Simpson  49'
Wilson  75' (pen.)
Afobe  82'		 Report Fry  39'
Tavernier  56'		 Stadium: Dean Court
Referee: Simon Hooper

Transfers

Transfers in
Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2017CFLuke ArmstrongBlyth SpartansFree[29]
1 July 2017CBTom BrewittLiverpoolFree[30]
1 July 2017CBEnes MahmutovicFola EschUndisclosed[31]
1 July 2017AMLewis WingShildonFree[32]
7 July 2017RBCyrus ChristieDerby CountyUndisclosed[16]
7 July 2017CMJonny HowsonNorwich CityUndisclosed[15]
13 July 2017CFMartin BraithwaiteToulouseundisclosed[33]
14 July 2017STGeorge MillerBuryUndisclosed[34]
17 July 2017CFBritt AssombalongaNottingham Forest£15,000,000[17]
22 July 2017GKDarren RandolphWest Ham United£5,000,000[18]
28 July 2017CFAshley FletcherWest Ham United£6,500,000[19]
29 August 2017CBJakub SiniorLegia WarsawUndisclosed[35]
29 August 2017AMAmadou SyllaStade ReimsFree[35]
30 August 2017CBRyan ShottonBirmingham CityUndisclosed[36]
31 August 2017LMMarvin JohnsonOxford UnitedUndisclosed[37]
31 January 2018RBMartin CranieHuddersfield TownUndisclosed[38]

Transfers out
Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2017FWJordan RhodesSheffield WednesdayUndisclosed[39]
1 July 2017RBNathan ConveryFree agentReleased[7]
1 July 2017CFBradley FewsterFree agentReleased[7]
1 July 2017LWViktor FischerMainz 05Undisclosed[10]
1 July 2017GKBrad GuzanAtlanta UnitedUndisclosed[9]
1 July 2017CMBrandon HoldsworthFree agentReleased[7]
1 July 2017CMLewis MaloneyFree agentReleased[7]
1 July 2017CBNiall McGoldrickWhitby TownReleased[7][lower-alpha 1]
1 July 2017LWJunior MondalFree agentReleased[7]
1 July 2017GKVíctor ValdésRetiredReleased[8]
1 July 2017CMJosef WheatleyFree agentReleased[7]
1 July 2017MFMatthew WilsonFree agentReleased[7]
7 July 2017CBBernardo EspinosaGironaUndisclosed[11]
11 July 2017LBJames HusbandNorwich CityUndisclosed[13]
19 July 2017LWCarlos de PenaFree agentReleased[14]
21 July 2017RWCristhian StuaniGironaUndisclosed[12]
4 August 2017AMGastón RamírezSampdoriaUndisclosed[41]
7 August 2017CBAlex BaptisteQueen's Park RangersReleased[42]
10 August 2017CMMarten de RoonAtalantaUndisclosed[43]
18 January 2018CMAdam ForshawLeeds United£4,500,000[44]
31 January 2018RBCyrus ChristieFulhamUndisclosed[45]
31 January 2018CMAdlène GuediouraNottingham ForestFree[46]
  1. Niall McGoldrick joined Whitby Town following his release.[40]

Loans in
Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
14 July 2017RBConnor RobertsSwansea City30 June 2018[47]
11 August 2017CMLewis BakerChelsea30 June 2018[48]
30 January 2018RWJack HarrisonManchester City30 June 2018[49]
31 January 2018DMMuhamed BešićEverton30 June 2018[50]

Loans out
Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
1 July 2017GKJoe FryerStevenage30 June 2018[51]
1 July 2017DMJulien De SartZulte Waregem30 June 2018[52]
3 July 2017DMRobbie TinklerGatesheadJanuary 2018[53]
6 July 2017RBAntonio BarragánReal Betis30 June 2018[54]
7 July 2017CBMatthew ElsdonInverness Caledonian Thistle30 June 2018[55]
18 July 2017AMCallum CookeBlackpool30 June 2018[56]
4 August 2017RWHarry ChapmanBlackburn Rovers30 June 2018[57]
7 August 2017GKConnor RipleyBurton Albion4 January 2018[nb 1][58]
31 August 2017RBCallum JohnsonAccrington StanleyJanuary 2018[59]
5 December 2017CFGeorge MillerWrexham5 January 2018[60]
12 December 2017CMAlexander PattisonYork City12 January 2018[61]
4 January 2018GKConnor RipleyBury30 June 2018[62]
17 January 2018LWMarcus TavernierMilton Keynes Dons30 June 2018[63]
19 January 2018CFGeorge MillerBury30 June 2018[64]
31 January 2018CFMartin BraithwaiteGirondins de Bordeaux30 June 2018[65]
31 January 2018CFAshley FletcherSunderland30 June 2018[66]

Statistics

Appearances
No. Pos. Name Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists
1 GK Dimitrios Konstantopoulos 00000030030000
2 DF Fábio 18 (3)1100011019 (3)2120
3 DF George Friend 27 (4)2120020031 (4)2190
4 DF Daniel Ayala 3171200300367121
5 DF Ryan Shotton 21 (1)1220000023 (1)1220
6 DF Ben Gibson 4313200100461250
7 MF Grant Leadbitter 29 (3)3110010127 (3)32111
8 MF Adam Clayton 20 (10)001 (1)0010022 (11)00110
9 FW Britt Assombalonga 30 (12)1400 (1)0000030 (13)14030
11 FW Patrick Bamford 23 (14)10010022026 (14)12010
13 GK Tomás Mejías 00000000000000
14 DF Martin Cranie 1 (8)000000001 (8)0010
16 MF Jonny Howson 35 (6)2220010038 (6)2270
19 MF Stewart Downing 36 (2)271 (1)000 (3)0037 (6)2710
20 DF Dael Fry 11 (2)010 (1)002 (1)0013 (4)0120
21 MF Marvin Johnson 6 (11)120 (1)000006 (12)1200
23 DF Jack Harrison 0 (3)000000000 (3)0000
25 GK Darren Randolph 4400200000460030
27 MF Muhamed Bešić 1311000000131130
30 MF Lewis Baker 6 (6)100002108 (6)2010
37 FW Adama Traoré 24 (8)51020120228 (8)51232
39 FW Rudy Gestede 10 (9)321100 (1)0011 (10)2131
45 FW George Miller 0000000 (1)000 (1)0000
Players who left the club in August/January transfer window or on loan
10 FW Martin Braithwaite 17 (2)5221000019 (2)6230
12 GK Connor Ripley 00000000000000
14 MF Marten de Roon 10000000010000
15 DF Alex Baptiste 00000000000000
17 DF Antonio Barragán 00000000000000
17 MF Adlène Guedioura 10000000010000
18 FW Ashley Fletcher 3 (13)111002 (1)106 (14)2100
22 DF Cyrus Christie 24 (1)140 (1)0000024 (2)1470
23 MF Julien De Sart 00000000000000
23 DF Connor Roberts 10000020030000
34 MF Adam Forshaw 5 (6)000003008 (6)0010
51 MF Lewis Wing 0000001 (1)001 (1)0000
62 MF Marcus Tavernier 4 (1)100003127 (1)2200

Top scorers

The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

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RK Pos No. Player Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
1 FW 9 Britt Assombalonga 140014
2 FW 11 Patrick Bamford 100212
3 DF 4 Daniel Ayala 7007
4 FW 10 Martin Braithwaite 5106
5 FW 37 Adama Traoré 5005
6 FW 39 Rudy Gestede 3104
7 MF 7 Grant Leadbitter 3003
8 DF 3 George Friend 2002
MF 16 Jonny Howson 2002
MF 19 Stewart Downing 2002
DF 2 Fábio 1012
FW 18 Ashley Fletcher 1012
MF 30 Lewis Baker 1012
MF 62 Marcus Tavernier 1012
15 DF 5 Ryan Shotton 1001
DF 6 Ben Gibson 1001
MF 21 Marvin Johnson 1001
DF 22 Cyrus Christie 1001
MF 27 Muhamed Bešić 1001
Own Goal 1001
Total 63 2 6 71

Notes
  1. Ripley's loan spell was terminated early

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