2017–18 Premier League

The **2017-18 Premier League **is the 26th Premier League as Chelsea are the defending Champions. The season started on 11 August 2017 and finished on 13 May 2018. Newcastle United F.C. Brighton and Hove Albion and Huddersfield Town got promoted to the Premier League from the English Football League. Brighton are playing in the Premier League for the first time in their history.

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|win_ARS=19|draw_ARS=6 |loss_ARS=13|gf_ARS=74|ga_ARS=51
|win_BHA=9 |draw_BHA=13|loss_BHA=16|gf_BHA=34|ga_BHA=54
|win_BUR=14|draw_BUR=12|loss_BUR=12|gf_BUR=36|ga_BUR=39
|win_CHE=21|draw_CHE=7 |loss_CHE=10|gf_CHE=62|ga_CHE=38
|win_CRY=11|draw_CRY=11|loss_CRY=16|gf_CRY=45|ga_CRY=55
|win_EVE=13|draw_EVE=10|loss_EVE=15|gf_EVE=44|ga_EVE=58
|win_HUD=9 |draw_HUD=10|loss_HUD=19|gf_HUD=28|ga_HUD=58
|win_LEI=12|draw_LEI=11|loss_LEI=15|gf_LEI=56|ga_LEI=60
|win_LIV=21|draw_LIV=12|loss_LIV=5 |gf_LIV=84|ga_LIV=38
|win_MCI=32|draw_MCI=4 |loss_MCI=2 |gf_MCI=106|ga_MCI=27
|win_MUN=25|draw_MUN=6 |loss_MUN=7 |gf_MUN=68|ga_MUN=28
|win_NEW=12|draw_NEW=8 |loss_NEW=18|gf_NEW=39|ga_NEW=47
|win_SOU=7 |draw_SOU=15|loss_SOU=16|gf_SOU=37|ga_SOU=56
|win_STK=7 |draw_STK=12|loss_STK=19|gf_STK=35|ga_STK=68
|win_SWA=8 |draw_SWA=9 |loss_SWA=21|gf_SWA=28|ga_SWA=56
|win_TOT=23|draw_TOT=8 |loss_TOT=7 |gf_TOT=74|ga_TOT=36
|win_WAT=11|draw_WAT=8 |loss_WAT=19|gf_WAT=44|ga_WAT=64
|win_WBA=6 |draw_WBA=13|loss_WBA=19|gf_WBA=31|ga_WBA=56
|win_WHU=10|draw_WHU=12|loss_WHU=16|gf_WHU=48|ga_WHU=68

|status_MCI=C
|status_SWA=R
|status_WBA=R
|status_STK=R

|name_ARS=Arsenal
|name_BOU=Bournemouth
|name_BHA=Brighton & Hove Albion
|name_BUR=Burnley
|name_CHE=Chelsea
|name_CRY=Crystal Palace
|name_EVE=Everton
|name_HUD=Huddersfield Town
|name_LEI=Leicester City
|name_LIV=Liverpool
|name_MCI=Manchester City
|name_MUN=Manchester United
|name_NEW=Newcastle United
|name_SOU=Southampton
|name_STK=Stoke City
|name_SWA=Swansea City
|name_TOT=Tottenham Hotspur
|name_WAT=Watford
|name_WBA=West Bromwich Albion
|name_WHU=West Ham United

|show_limit=5
|class_rules = 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).

|res_col_header=QR
|col_CLGS=green1 |text_CLGS=Qualification for the Champions League group stage
|col_ELGS=blue1  |text_ELGS=Qualification for the Europa League group stage
|col_EL2Q=blue2  |text_EL2Q=
|col_REL=red1    |text_REL=Relegation to the EFL Championship

|note_res_ELGS=Since the winners of the 2017–18 FA Cup (Chelsea or Manchester United) and the winners of the 2017–18 EFL Cup (Manchester City) qualified for European competition based on league position, the berths awarded to the FA Cup winners (Europa League group stage) and the League Cup winners (Europa League second qualifying round) were passed down the league.
|note_res_EL2Q=ELGS

}}

#### Top scorers

|Rank|Player|Club|Goals|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1|align="left"|Mohamed Salah|align="left"|Liverpool|32|||
|2|align="left"|Harry Kane|align="left"|Tottenham Hotspur|30|||
|3|align="left"|Sergio Agüero|align="left"|Manchester City|21|||
|4|align="left"|Jamie Vardy|align="left"|Leicester City|20|||
|5|align="left"|Raheem Sterling|align="left"|Manchester City|18|||
|6|align="left"|Romelu Lukaku|align="left"|Manchester United|16|||
|7|align="left"|Roberto Firmino|align="left"|Liverpool|15|||
|8|align="left"|Alexandre Lacazette|align="left"|Arsenal|14|||
|9|align="left"|Gabriel Jesus|align="left"|Manchester City|13|||
|rowspan="4"|10|align="left"|Eden Hazard|align="left"|Chelsea|rowspan="4"|12|
|align="left"|Riyad Mahrez|align="left"|Leicester City|||||
|align="left"|Glenn Murray|align="left"|Brighton & Hove Albion|||||
|align="left"|Son Heung-min|align="left"|Tottenham Hotspur|||||

#### Hat-tricks

|Player|For|Against|Result|Date|Ref|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
||Manchester City|Watford|6–0 (A)|||
||Chelsea|Stoke City|4–0 (A)|||
||Bournemouth|Huddersfield Town|4–0 (H)|18 November 2017||
||Everton|West Ham United|4–0 (H)|29 November 2017||
||Tottenham Hotspur|Burnley|3–0 (A)|23 December 2017||
|Southampton|5–2 (H)|26 December 2017||||
||Manchester City|Newcastle United|3–1 (H)|||
||Arsenal|Everton|5–1 (H)|||
|<sup>4</sup>|Manchester City|Leicester City|5–1 (H)|||
|<sup>4</sup>|Liverpool|Watford|5–0 (H)|||
- Note
<sup>4</sup> Player scored 4 goals; (H) – Home ; (A) – Away

#### Top assists

|Rank|Player|Club|Assists|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1|align="left"|Kevin De Bruyne|align="left"|Manchester City|16|||
|2|align="left"|Leroy Sané|align="left"|Manchester City|15|||
|rowspan="2"|3|align="left"|David Silva|align="left"|Manchester City|rowspan="2"|11|
|align="left"|Raheem Sterling|align="left"|Manchester City|||||
|rowspan="5"|5|align="left"|Dele Alli|align="left"|Tottenham Hotspur|rowspan="5"|10|
|align="left"|Christian Eriksen|align="left"|Tottenham Hotspur|||||
|align="left"|Mohamed Salah|align="left"|Liverpool|||||
|align="left"|Paul Pogba|align="left"|Manchester United|||||
|align="left"|Riyad Mahrez|align="left"|Leicester City|||||
|10|align="left"|Henrikh Mkhitaryan|align="left"|Manchester United/Arsenal|9|||

### Clean sheets

|Rank|Player|Club|Clean sheets|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1|align="left"|David de Gea|align="left"|Manchester United|18|||
|2|align="left"|Ederson|align="left"|Manchester City|16|||
|rowspan="2"|3|align="left"|Thibaut Courtois|align="left"|Chelsea|rowspan="2"|15|
|align="left"|Hugo Lloris|align="left"|Tottenham Hotspur|||||
|rowspan="2"|5|align="left"|Petr Čech|align="left"|Arsenal|rowspan="2"|11|
|align="left"|Nick Pope|align="left"|Burnley|||||
|rowspan="5"|7|align="left"|Ben Foster|align="left"|West Bromwich Albion|rowspan="5"|10|
|align="left"|Loris Karius|align="left"|Liverpool|||||
|align="left"|Jonas Lössl|align="left"|Huddersfield Town|||||
|align="left"|Jordan Pickford|align="left"|Everton|||||
|align="left"|Mathew Ryan|align="left"|Brighton & Hove Albion|||||

#### Player

- Most yellow cards: **11**
    - Oriol Romeu (Southampton)

- Most red cards: **2**
    - Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City)
    - Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle United)

#### Club

- Most yellow cards: **73**
    - West Bromwich Albion
    - West Ham United

- Most red cards: **5**
    - Leicester City

### Monthly awards

|rowspan="2"|Month|colspan="2"|Manager of the Month|colspan="2"|Player of the Month|colspan="2"|Goal of the Month|rowspan="2"|References||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|August|David Wagner|Huddersfield Town|Sadio Mané|Liverpool|Charlie Daniels|Bournemouth|align=center||||
|September|rowspan=4|Pep Guardiola|rowspan=4|Manchester City|Harry Kane|Tottenham Hotspur|Antonio Valencia|Manchester United|align=center||
|October|Leroy Sané|Manchester City|Sofiane Boufal|Southampton|align=center||||||
|November|Mohamed Salah|Liverpool|Wayne Rooney|Everton|align=center||||||
|December|Harry Kane|Tottenham Hotspur|Jermain Defoe|Bournemouth|align=center||||||
|January|Eddie Howe|Bournemouth|Sergio Agüero|Manchester City|Willian|Chelsea|align=center||||
|February|Chris Hughton|Brighton & Hove Albion|rowspan="2"|Mohamed Salah|rowspan="2"|Liverpool|Victor Wanyama|Tottenham Hotspur|align=center||
|March|Sean Dyche|Burnley|Jamie Vardy|Leicester City|align=center||||||
|April|Darren Moore|West Bromwich Albion|Wilfried Zaha|Crystal Palace|Christian Eriksen|Tottenham Hotspur|align=center||||

### PFA Team of the Year

The PFA Team of the Year was:
- **Goalkeeper**: David de Gea (Manchester United)
- **Defence**: Kyle Walker (Manchester City), Nicolas Otamendi (Manchester City), Jan Vertonghen (Tottenham Hotspur), Marcos Alonso (Chelsea)
- **Midfield**: David Silva (Manchester City), Christian Eriksen (Tottenham Hotspur), Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City)
- **Attack**: Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur), Sergio Agüero (Manchester City)

#### PFA Player of the Year

The PFA Players' Player of the Year was awarded to Mohamed Salah.

#### PFA Young Player of the Year

The PFA Young Player of the Year was awarded to Leroy Sané.

#### FWA Footballer of the Year

The FWA Footballer of the Year was awarded to Mohamed Salah.ref>ref>

## Other websites

- Official website

## Infobox (football league season)

- **competition**: Premier League
- **winners**: Manchester City F.C., Manchester City
 3rd Premier League title
5th List of English football champions, English title
- **continentalcup1**: 2018–19 UEFA Champions League, Champions League
- **continentalcup1 qualifiers**: Manchester City F.C., Manchester City
Manchester United F.C., Manchester United
- **continentalcup2**: 2018–19 UEFA Europa League, Europa League
- **matches**: 365
- **total goals**: 976
- **league topscorer**: Mohamed Salah
(32 goals)
- **biggest home win**: Manchester City F.C., Manchester City 5–0 Liverpool F.C., Liverpool

- **biggest away win**:

- **highest scoring**:

- **longest wins**: 18 matches
Manchester City F.C., Manchester City
- **longest unbeaten**: 22 matches
Manchester City F.C., Manchester City
- **longest winless**: 20 matches
West Bromwich Albion F.C., West Bromwich Albion
- **longest losses**: 8 matches
West Bromwich Albion F.C., West Bromwich Albion
- **highest attendance**: 83,222

- **lowest attendance**: 10,242

- **attendance**: 13,526,412
- **average attendance**: 38,210
- **prevseason**: 2016–17 Premier League, 2016–17
- **nextseason**: _2018–19 Premier League, 2018–19_
- **updated**: 30 April 2018
- **season**: 2017–18
- **dates**: 11 August 2017 – 13 May 2018