2018–19 Aston Villa F.C. season

The 2018–19 season was Aston Villa's third consecutive season in the Championship following their relegation from the Premier League during the 2015–16 season, they finished in fifth place and were the winners of the subsequent play-offs to achieve promotion to the Premier League. It was also their 144th year in existence.[3]

Aston Villa
2018–19 season
ChairmanNassef Sawiris
ManagerSteve Bruce
(until 3 October)[1]
Dean Smith
(from 10 October)[2]
StadiumVilla Park
Championship5th (promoted via play-offs)
Play-offsWinners
FA CupThird Round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Tammy Abraham (25)
All: Tammy Abraham (26)
Highest home attendance41,696
vs Norwich City, 5 May 2019
Lowest home attendance27,331
vs Preston North End, 2 October 2018
Average home league attendance36,029
Biggest win4–0
vs Derby County, 2 March 2019
Biggest defeat1–4
vs Sheffield United, 1 September 2018

On 2 October 2018, Villa surrendered a two-goal lead, drawing 3–3 at home to bottom club Preston North End. One spectator threw a cabbage at manager, Steve Bruce, and there were calls from home fans on the Holte End for Bruce to go.[4] The following day, he was sacked by Villa after a poor run of form.[5] A week later, Dean Smith was appointed manager of 14th-placed Championship club Aston Villa, with John Terry as his assistant coach.[6][7]

Smith was named as the EFL's manager of the week after overseeing a 3–0 win at Derby County on 10 November.[8] He immediately managed to reinvigorate the "Villans" attack, and only a controversial injury-time equaliser from local rivals West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns denied them a place in the play-offs by 7 December.[9][10] However Villa's form dipped dramatically in the three months after Jack Grealish was sidelined with a shin injury picked up in that match, but on 2 March, Smith gave Grealish the captaincy on his return to the first-team and the 23-year old inspired an important 4–0 victory over play-off rivals Derby County.[11] Smith was given that month's EFL Championship Manager of the Month award after achieving five wins in five games, including a victory over Second City derby rivals Birmingham City.[12]

On 22 April 2019, the team surpassed a 109 year old club record for longest winning run after defeating Millwall 1–0 at Villa Park to make it 10 successive victories in 10 matches. The record had previously been held at nine straight wins.[13] On 11 May, the new manager oversaw his 18th win with Aston Villa as they came from behind to beat West Brom 2–1 in the first leg of the Championship play-off semi-finals.[14] Three days later, Villa came from behind at West Brom to win on penalties and secure a place in the play-off final.[15] Villa went on to win promotion to the Premier League with a 2–1 victory over Derby County.[16]

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

Villa announced friendlies with AFC Telford United, Kidderminster Harriers, Walsall and Dynamo Dresden.[17]

14 July 2018 (2018-07-14) Friendly AFC Telford United 0–3 Aston Villa Telford
15:00 BST Report Kodjia  19', 74'
Hourihane  81'		 Stadium: New Bucks Head
Attendance: 1,390
14 July 2018 (2018-07-14) Friendly Kidderminster Harriers 1–1 Aston Villa Kidderminster
15:00 BST Horsfall  9' Report knibbs  11' Stadium: Aggborough Stadium
Attendance: 2,146
17 July 2018 (2018-07-17) Friendly Walsall 1–4 Aston Villa Bescot
19:45 BST Guthrie  68' Report Hourihane  4', 23', 54'
Whelan  39'		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 3,501
21 July 2018 (2018-07-21) Bass Charity Vase Burton Albion 0–4 Aston Villa Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST Report Kodjia  5'
Adomah  51'
De Laet  58'
Gardner  75'		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 2,890
25 July 2018 (2018-07-25) Friendly Aston Villa 1–3 West Ham United Birmingham
19:45 BST Green  85' Report Antonio  10'
Arnautović  27'
Snodgrass  84'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Referee: Darren Bond
28 July 2018 (2018-07-28) Friendly Dynamo Dresden 1–2 Aston Villa Dresden
14:00 BST Koné  25' Report Green  55', 59' Stadium: Stadion Dresden
Attendance: 9,768

Championship
Main article: 2018–19 EFL Championship

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
2 Sheffield United (P) 46 26 11 9 78 41 +37 89 Promotion to the Premier League
3 Leeds United 46 25 8 13 73 50 +23 83 Qualification for Championship play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
4 West Bromwich Albion 46 23 11 12 87 62 +25 80
5 Aston Villa (O, P) 46 20 16 10 82 61 +21 76[lower-alpha 2]
6 Derby County 46 20 14 12 69 54 +15 74
7 Middlesbrough 46 20 13 13 49 41 +8 73
8 Bristol City 46 19 13 14 59 53 +6 70
Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results[19]
(O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.
Notes:
  1. Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Premier League.
  2. Aston Villa were promoted to the Premier League after beating Derby County in the play-off final.[18]

Results by matchday
Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHHAAHHAHAHAAHAHHAAHHAAHAHHAHAHAHAAHHAAHAHAH
ResultWWDDDLDWLDDLWLLWWWDWDDLWDDLDWDDLLDWWWWWWWWWWDL
Position224541212612151215131616131188888119910121210981010111198655555555
Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2019. Source: BBC Sport
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Result summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 20 16 10 82 61  +21 76 11 8 4 50 36  +14 9 8 6 32 25  +7

Last updated: 5 May 2019.
Source: BBC Sport

Matches

On 21 June 2018, the Championship fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[20][21]

6 August 2018 (2018-08-06) 1 Hull City 1–3 Aston Villa Kingston upon Hull
19:45 BST Evandro  7' Report Elphick  14'
Elmohamady  70'
Hutton  75'
Hutton  76'
Bjarnason  90'		 Stadium: KCOM Stadium
Attendance: 14,071 (2,035 away)
Referee: Andrew Madley
11 August 2018 (2018-08-11) 2 Aston Villa 3–2 Wigan Athletic Aston
15:00 BST Chester  13'
Dunkley  og' (63)
Grealish  86'
Bjarnason  90+4'		 Report Powell  41'
McManaman  50'
Connolly  55'
Morsy  58'
Dunkley  66'
Evans  90+3'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 34,331 (1,344 away)
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
18 August 2018 (2018-08-18) 3 Ipswich Town 1–1 Aston Villa Ipswich
15:00 BST Chalobah  36'
Edun  29'  39'
Donacien  49'		 Report Kodjia  21'
Hutton  65'
McGinn  80'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 17,824 (2,027 away)
Referee: Tim Robinson
21 August 2018 (2018-08-21) 4 Aston Villa 2–2 Brentford Aston
19:45 BST Kodjia  16'  21', 90+5'
Chester  67'
Grealish  68'		 Report Maupay  23', 82'
Watkins  32'
Benrahma  75'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 30,011 (690 away)
Referee: Jonathan Moss
25 August 2018 (2018-08-25) 5 Aston Villa 1–1 Reading Aston
15:00 BST Elmohamady  51' Report Méïté  58'
Sims  70'
Baldock  90+3' (pen)		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 33,405 (833 away)
Referee: Darren England
1 September 2018 (2018-09-01) 6 Sheffield United 4–1 Aston Villa Sheffield
15:00 BST O'Connell  6'
Duffy 23'
Basham 27'
Norwood 41'
Sharp  49'		 Report El Ghazi  61'
Grealish  83'		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 26,030 (2,247 away)
Referee: James Linington
15 September 2018 (2018-09-15) 7 Blackburn Rovers 1–1 Aston Villa Blackburn
17:30 BST Evans  47'
Lenihan  53'
Dack  76'
Reed  86'		 Report McGinn  18'
Hourihane  90+3'
Bolasie  90+6'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 15,982 (3,998 away)
Referee: Steve Martin
18 September 2018 (2018-09-18) 8 Aston Villa 2–0 Rotherham United Aston
19:45 BST Abraham  27'  68'
El Ghazi  37'
Bolasie  82'		 Report Ajayi  65'
Mattock  73'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 27,991 (411 away)
Referee: Andy Davies
22 September 2018 (2018-09-22) 9 Aston Villa 1–2 Sheffield Wednesday Aston
15:00 BST Chester  8'
McGinn  53'  55'		 Report Baker  36'
Matias  49'
Fletcher 67'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 35,572 (2,600 away)
Referee: David Webb
28 September 2018 (2018-09-28) 10 Bristol City 1–1 Aston Villa Bristol
20:00 BST Brownhill  16'
Hunt  46'
Taylor  57'		 Report Kodjia  16'
Bjarnason  45+3'
Alan Hutton  62'		 Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 24,224 (3,438 away)
Referee: Tim Robinson
2 October 2018 (2018-10-02) 11 Aston Villa 3–3 Preston North End Aston
19:45 BST Kodjia  26'
Abraham  37'
Chester  54'
Grealish  71'
McGinn  78'
Bolasie  90+1'
Whelan 90+6'		 Report Johnson  56' (pen)  90+5'
Davies  64'
Gallagher  79'
Moult  86'  87'
Pearson  89'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 27,331 (433 away)
Referee: Peter Bankes
6 October 2018 (2018-10-06) 12 Millwall 2–1 Aston Villa Bermondsey
15:00 BST Elliott  4',  48'
Ferguson  26'		 Report Abraham  7'
Bolasie  71'		 Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 14,491 (2,214 away)
Referee: Tony Harrington
20 October 2018 (2018-10-20) 13 Aston Villa 1–0 Swansea City Aston
15:00 BST Abraham  8'
McGinn  85'		 Report Rodon  27' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 41,326 (2,784 away)
Referee: Andy Madley
23 October 2018 (2018-10-23) 14 Norwich City 2–1 Aston Villa Norwich
19:45 BST Zimmermann  5'
Rhodes  54', 73'
Trybull 87'		 Report Chester  19'
Taylor 45'		 Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 24,977 (1,188 away)
Referee: Simon Hooper
26 October 2018 (2018-10-26) 15 Queens Park Rangers 1–0 Aston Villa Shepherd's Bush, London
19:45 BST Lynch  29'
Wszołek  38'  80'
Luongo  82'		 Report Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 16,036 (3,087 away)
Referee: Darren England
2 November 2018 (2018-11-02) 16 Aston Villa 2–0 Bolton Wanderers Aston
19:45 GMT Grealish  4'
Chester  57'		 Report Olkowski  42'
Wheater  79'
Noone  83'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 30,802 (509 away)
Referee: Oliver Langford
10 November 2018 17 Derby County 0–3 Aston Villa Derby
15:00 GMT Huddlestone  84'
Marriott  90+2'
Wilson  90+3'		 Report Adomah  17'
McGinn  74'  76'
Abraham  78'
Hourihane  84'		 Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 30,400 (3,160 away)
Referee: John Brooks
25 November 2018 18 Aston Villa 4–2 Birmingham City Aston
12:00 GMT Kodjia  37'
Grealish  39'
Adomah  41'
Abraham  51' (pen.)
Hutton  76'  77'		 Report Jutkiewicz  28'  89'
Pedersen  57'
Harding  62'
Kieftenbeld  90'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 41,200 (2,100 away)
Referee: Robert Jones
28 November 2018 19 Aston Villa 5–5 Nottingham Forest Aston
19:45 GMT Abraham  11', 14', 36' (pen.), 71'
Bolasie  20'
Hutton  69'
El Ghazi  75'  87'		 Report Grabban  3', 82'
Carvalho  6'
Cash  22'
Lolley  51'
Yacob  65'
Figueirdo  68'
Darikwa  69'
Colback  78'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 32,868 (2,484 away)
Referee: Simon Hooper
1 December 2018 20 Middlesbrough 0–3 Aston Villa Middlesbrough
17:30 GMT Friend  71' Report Chester  20'
Abraham  65'
Whelan  83'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 22,207 (1,891 away)
Referee: Andy Davies
7 December 2018 21 West Bromwich Albion 2–2 Aston Villa West Bromwich
19:45 GMT Gayle  28'
Livermore  61'
Hegazi  63'
Rodriguez  90+1'		 Report El Ghazi  12', 59'
Whelan  90+4'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 26,513 (2,600 away)
Referee: Darren England
15 December 2018 22 Aston Villa 2–2 Stoke City Aston
15:00 GMT Abraham  73' (pen.)
Kodjia  82'  84'
McGinn  90+4'		 Report Ince  31'
Allen  47'
McClean  52'
Pieters  72'
Shawcross  72'
Afobe  78' (pen.)		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 36,999 (2,602 away)
Referee: Peter Bankes
23 December 2018 23 Aston Villa 2–3 Leeds United Aston
13:30 GMT Abraham  5'
Bolasie  6'
Hourihane  17'
McGinn  81'		 Report Clarke  56'
Jansson  61'
Klich  69'
Alioski  87'
Roofe  90+5'  90+7'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 41,411 (2,600 away)
Referee: Andrew Madley
26 December 2018 24 Swansea City 0–1 Aston Villa Swansea
15:00 GMT Naughton  53'
van der Hoorn  79'
Bony 90'		 Report Whelan  21'
Hourihane  65'
McGinn  80'		 Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 20,775 (2,057 away)
Referee: Roger East
29 December 2018 25 Preston North End 1–1 Aston Villa Preston
15:00 GMT Johnson  52'
Gallagher  59'
Elmohamady  61' (Own Goal)		 Report Abraham  45'  59'
Hutton  70'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 19,126 (5,629 away)
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
1 January 2019 26 Aston Villa 2–2 Queens Park Rangers Aston
15:00 GMT Abraham  21', 75'
Hourihane  45'
Kodjia  49'		 Report Wszołek  30'
Freeman  41'
Eze  57'
Leistner  69'
Osayi-Samuel  90'
Lumley  90+4'
Bidwell  90+10'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 37,760 (1,038 away)
Referee: James Linington
12 January 2019 27 Wigan Athletic 3–0 Aston Villa Wigan
15:00 GMT Morsy  13'
Garner  38'  83' (pen.)
Roberts  41'
Windass  66'
Jacobs  79'		 Report Bjarnason  54'
Taylor  64'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 13,882 (4,499 away)
Referee: Tony Harrington
19 January 2019 28 Aston Villa 2–2 Hull City Aston
15:00 GMT Chester  45'
Hourihane  45+3'
Bjarnason  58'
Abraham  64'		 Report Bowen  27'  83'
Evandro  37'
Stewart  40'
Henriksen  45+3'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 33,619 (1,485 away)
Referee: Darren Bond
26 January 2019 29 Aston Villa 2–1 Ipswich Town Aston
15:00 GMT Abraham  6', 61' (pen.)
El Ghazi  27'
Kalinic  78'
Hourihane  84'		 Report Kenlock  14'
Sears  76'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 33,653 (1,164 away)
Referee: Keith Stroud
2 February 2019 30 Reading 0–0 Aston Villa Reading
15:00 GMT Swift  53'
Oliveira  55'
Yiadom  62'		 Report El Ghazi  49'
Whelan  49'
Carroll  87'
Hourihane  90+5'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 17,458 (2,135 away)
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
8 February 2019 31 Aston Villa 3–3 Sheffield United Aston
19:45 GMT Jedinak  14'
Hutton  60'
Whelan  73'
Mings  82'
Abraham  86'
Green  90+4'		 Report Sharp  11', 53', 62'
Basham  42'
Egan  72'
Baldock  88'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 34,892 (2,286 away)
Referee: Tony Harrington
13 February 2019 (2019-02-13) 32 Brentford 1–0 Aston Villa Brentford
19:45 GMT Maupay  90+1' Report Hutton  40' Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 9,636 (1,610 away)
Referee: Gavin Ward
16 February 2019 33 Aston Villa 0–2 West Bromwich Albion Aston
15:00 GMT Mings  31'
Hause  38'
McGinn  51'		 Report Holgate  29'
Robson-Kanu  41'
Barry  43'
Rodriguez  45'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 39,263 (2,167 away)
Referee: James Linington
23 February 2019 34 Stoke City 1–1 Aston Villa Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT Vokes  5'
Martins Indi  54'
Etebo  57'
Williams  90+2'		 Report Hause  41'
Adomah  62'		 Stadium: Bet365 Stadium
Attendance: 27,975 (2,931 away)
Referee: David Webb
2 March 2019 35 Aston Villa 4–0 Derby County Aston
15:00 GMT Hourihane  9', 44'  24'
Abraham  37'
Grealish  45+2'
Hause  60'		 Report Evans  23'
Holmes  72'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 37,273 (2,796 away)
Referee: Lee Mason
10 March 2019 36 Birmingham City 0–1 Aston Villa Birmingham
12:00 GMT Kieftenbeld  5'
Jutkiewicz  45+1'
Davis  52'		 Report Hause  61'
Grealish  67'  68'
McGinn  90+2'		 Stadium: St. Andrew's
Attendance: 26,631 (2,074 away)
Referee: Tim Robinson
13 March 2019 37 Nottingham Forest 1–3 Aston Villa West Bridgford
19:45 GMT Colback  3'  86'
Ansarifard  29'
Milošević  61'		 Report McGinn  7', 15'
Hause  61'  28'
Taylor  65'
Kodjia  90+6'		 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 29,224 (2,002 away)
Referee: Mike Dean
16 March 2019 38 Aston Villa 3–0 Middlesbrough Aston
15:00 GMT El Ghazi  28'
McGinn  44'
Adomah  88'		 Report Obi Mikel  56' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 36,263 (1,850 away)
Referee: Darren Bond
30 March 2019 39 Aston Villa 2–1 Blackburn Rovers Aston
15:00 GMT Abraham  8'
Mings  61'
McGinn  77'		 Report Bennett  26'
Bell  74'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 39,687 (1,123 away)
Referee: Robert Jones
6 April 2019 40 Sheffield Wednesday 1–3 Aston Villa Sheffield
15:00 BST Hooper  7'
Fletcher  37' 57'		 Report McGinn  22'
Whelan  38'
Mings  57'
Adomah  90+2'  90+4'
Abraham  90+3'		 Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 29,458 (4,440 away)
Referee: Oliver Langford
10 April 2019 41 Rotherham United 1–2 Aston Villa Rotherham
19.45 BST Vaulks  36' (pen.)  75'
Ajayi  47'
Mattock  61'		 Report Abraham 12'  90+2'
Mings  18'  34'
Kodjia  48' (pen.)
Grealish  51'		 Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 10,558 (2,588 away)
Referee: Andy Madley
13 April 2019 42 Aston Villa 2–1 Bristol City Aston
15:00 BST McGinn  20'
Abraham  55' (pen.)
Hourihane  66'		 Report Pack  19'
Taylor  21'
Hunt  44'
Weimann  54'
O'Leary  55'
Diédhiou  74'
Webster  87'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 41,418 (2,602 away)
Referee: Scott Duncan
19 April 2019 43 Bolton Wanderers 0–2 Aston Villa Horwich
15:00 BST Beevers  64'
Connolly  79'		 Report Elmohamady  17'
Grealish  47'
Abraham  57'		 Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Attendance: 17,344 (4,569 away)
Referee: John Brooks
22 April 2019 44 Aston Villa 1–0 Millwall Aston
13:00 BST Kodjia  30'
Taylor  81'
Davis  85'		 Report Cooper  27'
O'Brien  90+3'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 39,839 (1,400 away)
Referee: Tim Robinson
28 April 2019 45 Leeds United 1–1 Aston Villa Leeds
12:00 BST Hernández  14'
Cooper  21'
Klich  63'  72'
Bamford  75'		 Report El Ghazi  75'
Hourihane  75'
Adomah  77'
McGinn  80'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,786 (2,626 away)
Referee: Stuart Attwell
5 May 2019 46 Aston Villa 1–2 Norwich City Aston
12:30 BST Kodjia  14'
Lansbury  62'		 Report Pukki  7'
Buendía  29'
Zimmermann  60'
Lewis  78'
Vrančić  86'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 41,696 (2,600 away)
Referee: Peter Bankes

Playoffs

On 22 April 2019, Aston Villa confirmed their place in this year’s EFL Championship playoffs. On 30 April 2019, Aston Villa confirmed 5th place in this year’s Championship and would therefore play their first leg at home. The date is set for Saturday 11 May 2019 at 12:30pm. [22][23]

11 May 2019 Semi Final - First Leg Aston Villa 2–1 West Bromwich Albion Villa Park, Birmingham
12:30 BST Hourihane  75'
Abraham  79' (pen.)		 Report Gayle  16'  62'  88'
Holgate  33'
Hegazi  48'
Gibbs  77'		 Attendance: 40,754
Referee: Graham Scott
14 May 2019 (2019-05-14) Semi-final second leg West Bromwich Albion 1–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–2 agg.)
(3–4 p)		 Aston Villa West Bromwich
20:00 BST Dawson  29'
Johansen  58'
Brunt  66'  80'
Morrison  97'		 Report Mings  16'
Taylor  74'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 25,702
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Penalties
Holgate
Hegazi
Adarabioyo
Gibbs
Morrison 		Hourihane
Jedinak
Grealish
Adomah
Abraham
27 May 2019 Final Aston Villa 2–1 Derby County Wembley Stadium, London
15:00 BST El Ghazi  28'  44'
Hourihane  48'
McGinn  59'		 Report Bennett  47'
Tomori  51'
Marriott  81'
Wilson  90+2'		 Attendance: 85,826
Referee: Paul Tierney

FA Cup
Main article: 2018–19 FA Cup

The third round draw was made live on BBC by Ruud Gullit and Paul Ince from Stamford Bridge on 3 December 2018.[24]

5 January 2019 (2019-01-05) Third round Aston Villa 0–3 Swansea City Aston
15:00 GMT Lansbury  71'
Taylor  87'		 Report Baker-Richardson  2'
Dyer  47'
Fulton  78'
Fer  90+3'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 30,572
Referee: Gavin Ward

EFL Cup
Main article: 2018–19 EFL Cup

On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam.[25] The second round was drawn by Chris Waddle and Mick McCarthy on 16 August 2018.[26]

14 August 2018 (2018-08-14) First round Yeovil Town 0–1 Aston Villa Yeovil
19:45 BST Fisher 60'
Warren  63'
D'Almeida  65'		 Report Hourihane  24'
Doyle-Hayes  44'
Elphick  59'
Kodjia  63'
Hourihane  77'		 Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 6,123
Referee: John Brooks
28 August 2018 (2018-08-28) Second round Burton Albion 1–0 Aston Villa Burton on Trent
19:45 BST Boyce  52'
McFadzean  45+2'  89'		 Report Hourihane  30'
De Laet  69'
Adomah 89'		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 3,411
Referee: Darren Bond

Transfers

Transfers in
Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
30 June 2018GKViljami Sinisalo FC EspooUndisclosed[27]
13 July 2018LWTyreik Wright Lakewood AthleticUndisclosed[28]
7 August 2018GKØrjan Nyland Ingolstadt 04Undisclosed[29]
8 August 2018CMJohn McGinn Hibernian£2.5m[30]
29 September 2018GKÁkos Ónodi Győri ETO FCUndisclosed[31]
1 January 2019GKLovre Kalinić K.A.A. GentUndisclosed[32]
29 January 2019WGJaden Philogene-BidacePro:Direct AcademyN/A[33]
31 January 2019RBFrédéric Guilbert SM CaenUndisclosed[34]

Transfers out
Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2018CFGabriel AgbonlahorFree agentReleased[35]
1 July 2018LBJordan Amavi Marseille£9,000,000[36]
1 July 2018CBJames Finnerty RochdaleFree transfer[37]
1 July 2018RMCarles Gil RC DeportivoUndisclosed[38]
1 July 2018GKPierluigi Gollini Atalanta£3,750,000[39]
1 July 2018GKEmmanuel Idem Macclesfield TownReleased[35][40]
1 July 2018CBChristopher SambaFree agentReleased[35]
1 July 2018CBJohn TerryFree agentMutual consent[41]
3 August 2018GKViktor Johansson Leicester CityFree transfer[42]
31 January 2019CBJacob Bedeau Scunthorpe UnitedFree transfer[43]
18 March 2019MFJordan LydenFree agentReleased[44]
3 May 2019 LB Mitch Clark Free agent Released [45]

Loans in
Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
26 July 2018GKAndré Moreira Atlético Madrid23 January 2019[46][47]
6 August 2018CBAxel Tuanzebe Manchester United31 May 2019[48]
22 August 2018 FW Anwar El Ghazi Lille 31 May 2019 [49]
25 August 2018 MF Yannick Bolasie Everton 21 January 2019 [50][51]
31 August 2018 FW Tammy Abraham Chelsea 31 May 2019 [52]
7 January 2019CBKortney Hause Wolverhampton Wanderers31 May 2019[53]
31 January 2019CMTom Carroll Swansea City4 April 2019[54][55]
31 January 2019CBTyrone Mings Bournemouth31 May 2019[56]

Loans out
Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
9 August 2018MFGary Gardner Birmingham City31 May 2019[57]
10 August 2018GKJed Steer Charlton Athletic31 December 2018[58][59]
16 August 2018DFMitchell Clark Port Vale31 May 2019[60]
17 August 2018DFEasah Suliman FC Emmen28 December 2018[61][62]
29 August 2018MFAaron Tshibola Kilmarnock31 May 2019[63]
29 August 2018MFAndre Green Portsmouth17 January 2019[64][65]
31 August 2018DFTommy Elphick Hull City29 December 2018[66][67]
31 August 2018MFJordan Lyden Oldham Athletic7 January 2019[68][69]
31 August 2018FWKelsey Mooney Cheltenham TownJanuary 2019[70]
14 September 2018DFRitchie De Laet Melbourne City31 May 2019[71]
19 September 2018FWRoss McCormack Central Coast Mariners5 January 2019[72][73]
5 January 2019SSRoss McCormack Motherwell31 May 2019[74]
11 January 2019CFRushian Hepburn-Murphy Cambridge United31 May 2019[75]
29 January 2019CMCallum O'Hare Carlisle United31 May 2019[76]
31 January 2019CMCorey Blackett-Taylor Walsall31 May 2019[77]
31 January 2019RBJames Bree Ipswich Town31 May 2019[78]
31 January 2019CMJake Doyle-Hayes Cambridge United31 May 2019[79]
31 January 2019CFScott Hogan Sheffield United31 May 2019[80]
31 January 2019CFHarry McKirdy Newport County31 May 2019[81]
31 January 2019RBFrederic Guilbert SM Caen31 May 2019[34]
16 March 2019CMAlexander Prosser Brackley Town31 May 2019[82]

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player TotalChampionshipPlay-offsFA CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Ørjan Nyland 230230000000
12 GK Jed Steer 19015+10300000
28 GK Lovre Kalinić 8070001000
31 GK Mark Bunn 1010000000
33 GK Matija Sarkic 0000000000
Defenders
3 DF Neil Taylor 37028+30301020
4 DF Axel Tuanzebe 30024+10300020
5 DF James Chester (team captain) 285285000000
21 DF Alan Hutton 342332001000
24 DF Tommy Elphick 141111001020
27 DF Ahmed Elmohamady 42232+6230000+10
30 DF Kortney Hause 12110+110+100000
39 DF Dominic Revan 0000000000
40 DF Tyrone Mings 182152300000
DF Micah Richards 0000000000
Midfielders
6 MF Glenn Whelan 38123+121101010
7 MF John McGinn 45740+16311000
8 MF Henri Lansbury 501+20000+1010
10 MF Jack Grealish 35631630000+10
14 MF Conor Hourihane 48933+1072+110021
15 MF Mile Jedinak 18012+500+100000
19 MF Andre Green 2218+1011+200010
20 MF Birkir Bjarnason 17211+62000000
37 MF Albert Adomah 42422+1442+101020
41 MF Jacob Ramsey 100+10000000
Forwards
17 FW Keinan Davis 700+500+100+1000
18 FW Tammy Abraham 40263725310000
22 FW Anwar El Ghazi 36625+65311010
26 FW Jonathan Kodjia 42919+1990+200+100+10
Players transferred or loaned out during the season
2 DF Ritchie De Laet 2000000020
9 FW Scott Hogan 700+60001000
11 MF Yannick Bolasie 2129+122000000
11 MF Tom Carroll 200+20000000
16 DF James Bree 1106+2000101+10
23 GK André Moreira 2000000020
29 FW Rushian Hepburn-Murphy 700+50000020
34 MF Jake Doyle-Hayes 1000000010
36 FW Harry McKirdy 0000000000
38 FW Callum O'Hare 1000001000
MF Jordan Lyden 0000000000
Disciplinary Records
Player Number Position Championship EFL Cup FA Cup Other Total
Y R Y R Y R Y R Y R
John McGinn 7 MF 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
Conor Hourihane 14 MF 6 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 9 0
Alan Hutton 21 DF 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Tyrone Mings 40 DF 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 1
Jonathan Kodjia 26 FW 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Neil Taylor 3 DF 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 6 0
Anwar El Ghazi 22 FW 4 0a 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
Glenn Whelan 6 MF 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Jack Grealish 10 MF 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Kortney Hause 30 DF 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
James Chester 5 DF 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
Albert Adomah 37 MF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Birkir Bjarnason 20 MF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Tammy Abraham 18 FW 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Yannick Bolasie 11 MF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Henri Lansbury 8 MF 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Ahmed Elmohamady 27 DF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Jake Doyle-Hayes 34 MF 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Keinan Davis 17 ST 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Lovre Kalinić 28 GK 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Mile Jedinak 15 MF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Ritchie De Laet 2 DF 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Tommy Elphick 24 DF 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Tom Carroll 11 MF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOTAL 80 2 6 0 2 0 4 0 92 2

^a Given one Red Card, which was later rescinded. [84]
Based on matches played until 28 May 2019

Top Scorers
Player Championship EFL Cup FA Cup Other Total
Goals Assists Goals Assists Goals Assists Goals Assists Goals Assists
Tammy Abraham 18 FW 25 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 26 3
Conor Hourihane 14 MF 7 11 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 11
Jonathan Kodjia 26 FW 9 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 9 3
John McGinn 7 MF 6 9 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 9
Jack Grealish 10 MF 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 7
Anwar El Ghazi 22 FW 5 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 6
James Chester 5 DF 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Albert Adomah 37 MF 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2
Ahmed Elmohamady 27 DF 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 9
Yannick Bolasie 11 MF 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5
Alan Hutton 21 DF 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
Birkir Bjarnason 20 MF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Tyrone Mings 40 DF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Glenn Whelan 6 MF 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
Andre Green 19 MF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Kortney Hause 30 DF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Tommy Elphick 24 DF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Neil Taylor 3 DF 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Axel Tuanzebe 4 DF 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
TOTAL 79 56 1 1 0 0 4 2 84 59

Based on matches played until 28 May 2019

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