# 2017–18 Aston Villa F.C. season

The 2017–18 EFL Championship season was Aston Villa's 143rd season in English football. It was the club's second consecutive season in the Championship following their relegation from the Premier League during the 2015–16 season. Villa secured a play-off place and defeated Middlesbrough to reach the final, but lost 1–0 to Fulham in the final and thus missed out on promotion to the Premier League.
John Terry (32) joined Aston Villa and was appointed captain. Other signings included Ahmed Elmohamady (113), Glenn Whelan (68), Robert Snodgrass (40), Josh Onomah (33), Axel Tuanzebe (39), Lewis Grabban (15) and Christopher Samba (12).

## Competitions
### Championship
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 2 | Cardiff City (P) | 46 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 69 | 39 | +30 | 90 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 3 | Fulham (O, P) | 46 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 79 | 46 | +33 | 88 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 72 | 42 | +30 | 83 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 67 | 45 | +22 | 76 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 6 | Derby County | 46 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 70 | 48 | +22 | 75 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
* ↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Premier League.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 14 April 2018. Source: Football League Championship

#### 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 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
| Ground | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A |
| Result | D | L | L | W | D | D | D | W | W | W | W | L | W | D | W | L | W | W | W | D | D | L | D | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | D | W | L | W | W | L | D | W | L | W | W | W | D | L |
| Position | 10 | 21 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |

#### Matches

On 21 June 2017, the league fixtures were announced.

#### Play-offs
### FA Cup

In the FA Cup, Aston Villa entered the competition in the third round and were drawn at home against either Woking or Peterborough United. The latter won their replayed tie 5–2 to visit Villa Park in the third round.

### EFL Cup

On 16 June 2017, the draw for the first round took place with a trip to Colchester United confirmed. Villa were drawn at home to Wigan Athletic in the second round. A third round home time against Middlesbrough was made on 24 August 2017.

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 3 July 2017 | CB | John Terry | Chelsea | Free |
| 19 July 2017 | RB | Ahmed Elmohamady | Hull City | Undisclosed |
| 20 July 2017 | CB | Christopher Samba | Free agent | Free |
| 20 July 2017 | DM | Glenn Whelan | Stoke City | £2,000,000 |

### Transfers out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 July 2017 | CF | Libor Kozák | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2017 | CB | Niall Mason | Doncaster Rovers | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2017 | DM | Carlos Sánchez Moreno | Fiorentina | £3,000,000 |
| 25 July 2017 | CM | Jordan Veretout | Fiorentina | £7,000,000 |
| 28 July 2017 | CB | Nathan Baker | Bristol City | Undisclosed |
| 13 August 2017 | MF | Leandro Bacuna | Reading F.C. | Undisclosed |

### Loans in

| Start date | Position | Name | From | End date |
| 14 July 2017 | GK | Sam Johnstone | Manchester United | 30 June 2018 |
| 4 August 2017 | CM | Josh Onomah | Tottenham Hotspur | 30 June 2018 |
| 25 August 2017 | RW | Robert Snodgrass | West Ham United | 30 June 2018 |
| 25 January 2018 | CB | Axel Tuanzebe | Manchester United | 30 June 2018 |
| 31 January 2018 | CF | Lewis Grabban | Bournemouth | 30 June 2018 |

### Loans out

| Start date | Position | Name | To | End date |
| 16 January 2017 | GK | Pierluigi Gollini | Atalanta | 30 June 2018 |
| 12 July 2017 | RW | Carles Gil | Deportivo La Coruña | 30 June 2018 |
| 27 July 2017 | CM | Aaron Tshibola | Milton Keynes Dons | 30 June 2018 |
| 10 August 2017 | LB | Jordan Amavi | Marseille | 30 June 2018 |
| 24 August 2017 | CB | Kevin Toner | Stevenage | 30 June 2018 |
| 31 August 2017 | CM | Gary Gardner | Barnsley | 30 June 2018 |
| 31 August 2017 | GK | Matija Sarkic | Wigan Athletic | January 2018 |
| 29 September 2017 | FW | Ross McCormack | Melbourne City | Injury replacement |
| 23 January 2018 | RB | Ritchie De Laet | Royal Antwerp | 30 June |
| 29 January 2018 | CB | Tommy Elphick | Reading | 30 June |
| 31 January 2018 | CB | Easah Suliman | Grimsby Town | 30 June |

## Squad statistics
### Appearances and goals

Ref:
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Championship | Championship | Play-offs | Play-offs | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | ENG | Sam Johnstone | 48 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Jed Steer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | ENG | Mark Bunn | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | WAL | Neil Taylor | 30 | 0 | 27+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | CGO | Christopher Samba | 14 | 1 | 5+7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | WAL | James Chester | 50 | 4 | 46 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | ENG | James Bree | 10 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | ENG | Micah Richards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | SCO | Alan Hutton | 33 | 0 | 26+3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | ENG | John Terry | 36 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | EGY | Ahmed Elmohamady | 45 | 0 | 36+7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | ENG | Axel Tuanzebe | 5 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | WAL | Mitchell Clark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||||
| 6 | MF | IRL | Glenn Whelan | 35 | 1 | 30+3 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | SCO | Robert Snodgrass | 43 | 7 | 38+2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Henri Lansbury | 12 | 2 | 6+4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ENG | Jack Grealish | 31 | 3 | 19+8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | IRL | Conor Hourihane | 46 | 11 | 40+1 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | AUS | Mile Jedinak | 28 | 2 | 17+8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Josh Onomah | 37 | 4 | 20+13 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | ENG | Andre Green | 7 | 1 | 4+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ISL | Birkir Bjarnason | 29 | 4 | 11+12 | 3 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 32 | MF | IRL | Jake Doyle-Hayes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | GHA | Albert Adomah | 44 | 15 | 34+5 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 38 | DF | AUS | Jordan Lyden | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | IRL | Scott Hogan | 41 | 9 | 19+18 | 6 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Gabriel Agbonlahor | 6 | 1 | 2+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | CIV | Jonathan Kodjia | 18 | 1 | 9+6 | 1 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | ENG | Rushian Hepburn-Murphy | 5 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 36 | FW | ENG | Callum O'Hare | 8 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 39 | FW | ENG | Keinan Davis | 30 | 3 | 17+11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 43 | FW | ENG | Corey Blackett-Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 45 | FW | ENG | Lewis Grabban | 18 | 8 | 10+5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players transferred or loaned out during the season ||||||||||||||
| 25 | MF | ENG | Gary Gardner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | FW | SCO | Ross McCormack | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | CUW | Leandro Bacuna | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | BEL | Ritchie De Laet | 9 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | ENG | Tommy Elphick | 6 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | ENG | Easah Suliman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
Last updated: 8 May 2018 Source: Competitions

### Top scorers

    As of 17 January 2018 Sources:
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | Championship | Championship | League Cup | League Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | Goals | Assists | Goals | Assists | Goals | Assists | Goals | Assists | Goals | Assists |
| 37 | MF | ENG | Albert Adomah | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 |
| 14 | MF | IRE | Conor Hourihane | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
| 9 | FW | IRE | Scott Hogan | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| 45 | FW | ENG | Lewis Grabban | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | SCO | Robert Snodgrass | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Josh Onomah | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 20 | MF | ISL | Birkir Bjarnason | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | DF | WAL | James Chester | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | ENG | Jack Grealish | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 39 | FW | ENG | Keinan Davis | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Henri Lansbury | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | MF | AUS | Mile Jedinak | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | CIV | Jonathan Kodjia | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Gabriel Agbonlahor | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | DF | ENG | John Terry | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | IRE | Glenn Whelan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | CGO | Christopher Samba | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | ENG | Andre Green | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | EGY | Ahmed Elmohamady | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 21 | DF | SCO | Alan Hutton | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 36 | MF | ENG | Callum O'Hare | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | DF | BEL | Ritchie De Laet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 71 | 52 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 78 | 57 |

### Disciplinary record

    As of 30 September 2017
| Name | | |
| Henri Lansbury | 1 | 1 |
| Conor Hourihane | 2 | 0 |
| Neil Taylor | 2 | 1 |
| Glenn Whelan | 3 | 0 |
| Andre Green | 1 | 0 |
| Alan Hutton | 1 | 0 |
| Jonathan Kodjia | 1 | 0 |
| Josh Onomah | 1 | 0 |
| Robert Snodgrass | 1 | 0 |

#### Suspensions served

    As of 23 September 2017
| Date | Matches Missed | Player | Reason | Opponents Missed |
| 19 September 2017 | 1 | Tommy Elphick | vs Middlesbrough (H) | Nottingham Forest (H) |