# 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, 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.
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 | 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 37) | Manchester City (on loan) |
| Defenders ||||||
| 2 | Winston Reid | CB | (1988-07-03) 3 July 1988 (age 36) | 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 41) | Aston Villa |
| 21 | Angelo Ogbonna | CB | (1988-05-23) 23 May 1988 (age 36) | 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 35) | 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 32) | Sampdoria |
| 16 | Mark Noble | CM | (1987-05-08) 8 May 1987 (age 37) | 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 25) | Halmstads BK |
| 30 | Michail Antonio | RM | (1990-03-28) 28 March 1990 (age 34) | Nottingham Forest |
| 31 | Edimilson Fernandes | CM | (1996-05-15) 15 May 1996 (age 28) | 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 32) | Preston North End |
| 17 | Javier Hernández | ST | (1988-06-01) 1 June 1988 (age 36) | Bayer Leverkusen |
| 29 | Toni Martínez | ST | (1997-06-30) 30 June 1997 (age 27) | 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, followed by a friendly with Altona 93 on 1 August. West Ham then flew to Iceland to take on fellow Premier League side Manchester City in Reykjavík.
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.

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | 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
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
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 |

#### 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.

### EFL Cup

West Ham United entered the competition in the second round and were drawn away to Cheltenham Town. West Ham won the match 2–0 with first-half goals from Diafra Sakho and André Ayew, their first goals of the season. A home match versus Bolton Wanderers was announced for the third round. A fourth round away trip to face Tottenham Hotspur was drawn. 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. A quarter-final trip to face Arsenal was confirmed for the Hammers.

### FA Cup

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

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 26 May 2017 | DF | Pablo Zabaleta | Manchester City | Free |
| 19 July 2017 | MF | Anouar El Mhassani | Ajax | Undisclosed |
| 22 July 2017 | MF | Marko Arnautović | Stoke City | £20,000,000 |
| 24 July 2017 | FW | Javier Hernández | Bayer Leverkusen | £16,000,000 |
| 7 August 2017 | MF | Sead Hakšabanović | Halmstads BK | £2,700,000 |
| 31 January 2018 | FW | Jordan Hugill | Preston North End | Undisclosed |
| 1 February 2018 | FW | Oladapo Afolayan | Solihull Moors | Undisclosed |
| 7 February 2018 | DF | Patrice Evra | Marseille | Free |
* ↑ £5,000,000 in potential add-ons

### Transfers out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 25 May 2017 | DF | Álvaro Arbeloa | Retired | Retired |
| 25 May 2017 | FW | Sam Ford | Felixstowe & Walton United | Released |
| 25 May 2017 | GK | Sam Howes | Watford | Free |
| 25 May 2017 | DF | Kyle Knoyle | Swindon Town | Free |
| 25 May 2017 | DF | Sam Westley | Free agent | Released |
| 20 June 2017 | MF | Håvard Nordtveit | 1899 Hoffenheim | Undisclosed |
| 22 June 2017 | DF | Stephen Hendrie | Southend United | Free |
| 22 June 2017 | GK | Raphael Spiegel | Boavista | Free |
| 13 July 2017 | FW | Enner Valencia | Tigres UANL | Undisclosed |
| 16 July 2017 | MF | George Dobson | Sparta Rotterdam | Undisclosed |
| 22 July 2017 | GK | Darren Randolph | Middlesbrough | £5,000,000 |
| 28 July 2017 | FW | Ashley Fletcher | Middlesbrough | £6,500,000 |
| 14 August 2017 | MF | Sofiane Feghouli | Galatasaray | £4,000,000 |
| 29 January 2018 | FW | Diafra Sakho | Rennes | Undisclosed |
| 31 January 2018 | FW | André Ayew | Swansea City | Undisclosed |
| 23 February 2018 | DF | José Fonte | Dalian Yifang | Undisclosed |
| 3 April 2018 | RB | Alex Pike | Free agent | Released |
* ↑ Álvaro Arbeloa announced his retirement following his release.
* ↑ Sam Howes joined Watford following his release.
* ↑ Kyle Knoyle joined Swindon Town following his release.
* ↑ Stephen Hendrie joined Southend United following his departure.
* ↑ Raphael Spiegel joined Boavista following his departure.

### Loans in

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

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Date until |
| 21 June 2017 | DF | Reece Oxford | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 30 June 2018 |
| 1 August 2017 | DF | Reece Burke | Bolton Wanderers | 30 June 2018 |
| 1 August 2017 | MF | Josh Cullen | Bolton Wanderers | 1 January 2018 |
| 25 August 2017 | MF | Robert Snodgrass | Aston Villa | 30 June 2018 |
| 17 January 2018 | MF | Martin Samuelsen | Burton Albion | 30 June 2018 |
| 31 January 2018 | MF | Moses Makasi | Plymouth Argyle | 30 June 2018 |
| 1 February 2018 | FW | Toni Martínez | Real Valladolid | 30 June 2018 |
* ↑ Oxford briefly returned from his loan spell in January 2018, before returning to Borussia Mönchengladbach.
* ↑ 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 | Total | Premier League | Premier League | EFL Cup | EFL Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | 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 |
| 5 | MF | 16 | | Mark Noble | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | ST | 9 | | Andy Carroll | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | DF | 21 | | Angelo Ogbonna | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | MF | 30 | | Michail Antonio | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | MF | 8 | | Cheikhou Kouyaté | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | MF | 14 | | Pedro Obiang | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | MF | 18 | | João Mário | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | DF | 3 | | Aaron Cresswell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | DF | 19 | | James Collins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | DF | 26 | | Arthur Masuaku | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | DF | 32 | | Reece Burke | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 48 | 1 | 8 | 57 |