The 2017–18 season is Bolton Wanderers's first season back in the second tier of English football following their immediate return from EFL League One. The season covered the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.
| 2017–18 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Ken Anderson | |||
| Manager | Phil Parkinson | |||
| Stadium | Macron Stadium | |||
| Championship | 21st | |||
| League Cup | Third round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Gary Madine (10) All: Gary Madine (10) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 21,097 v Birmingham City 3 April 2018 | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 6,385 v Sheffield Wednesday 22 August 2017 | |||
| Average home league attendance | 15,887 | |||
Pre-season
On 9 May 2017 the club announced that they would host Stoke City on 29 July, a week before their league campaign commences.[1] Two days later, Reece Wabara, Liam Trotter, Lewis Buxton, Tom Walker and Will Jääskeläinen were all confirmed to be leaving the club at the end of their contracts on 30 June, with Conor Wilkinson being allowed to speak to other clubs.[2] The next week five of the club's young players, including Alex Samizadeh and Jack Earing who had previously played for the first team, were offered third year scholarships.[3] On 19 May, a second pre season friendly was announced against National League North side Stockport County on 25 July.[4] Later the same day they confirmed that Lawrie Wilson, Dean Moxey and Mark Davies would also be leaving the club at the end of their contracts.[5] On 24 May, the club confirmed that Jem Karacan had signed a one-year deal, with an option for a further year, keeping him at the club until at least June 2018.[6] A day later Andrew Taylor, who had spent the previous season on loan at the club, joined on a permanent basis on a free transfer from Wigan Athletic on a two-year deal.[7]
26 May saw the club announce more pre-season fixtures. They would travel to Chorley on 8 July and then Fleetwood Town on 22 July.[8] Meanwhile, a Bolton XI would play West Didsbury & Chorlton, Atherton Collieries, F.C. United of Manchester and Marine.[9] The game against West Didsbury & Chorlton was later postponed to a later date.[10] Four days later a fifth match, this one at AFC Fylde, was added to the pre-season diary.[11] Early the next morning the club confirmed that Gary Madine had signed a new two-year contract, keeping him at the club until 2019.[12]
On the first day of June the club announced that David Wheater had signed a new one-year contract with the option of an extension.[13] Five days later, Adam Le Fondre was also signed up, this time on a two-year contract with the option of an extension.[14] Dorian Dervite was the next to sign a new contract, agreeing a new one-year deal, with the option of an extension, on 9 June.[15] A two-year shirt sponsorship deal with the bookmaker Betfred was announced on 12 June.[16] The EFL retained and released list from 13 June confirmed that further players, including George Newell, had been released.[17] Mark Little became the first new player to join the club when it was announced that he was joining from Bristol City on 16 June.[18] On 20 June, Filipe Morais signed a one-year extension to his contract, keeping him at the club until June 2018.[19] A further friendly, this time at Scottish League One side Arbroath on 11 July, was confirmed on 21 June.[20] Max Clayton became the first player to join a new club when it was confirmed on 22 June that he would be joining Blackpool at the expiration of his current contract.[21] On 27 June, the same day that the squad returned to training,[22] a second friendly in Scotland was announced, this time at Dundee on 14 July.[23] 29 June saw forward Conor Wilkinson join Gillingham on a free transfer.[24]
On 3 July, the same day that the club confirmed that Jake Turner, Conor Hall and Jeff King had signed new contracts,[25] Jamie Proctor left the club for Rotherham United for an undisclosed fee.[26] Former Bradford City player Stephen Darby joined his former manager on 7 July on a free transfer.[27] A day later the club confirmed that former captain Jay Spearing had left the club after failing to agree a new contract.[28]
Pre-season kicked off on 8 July with Bolton meeting Chorley for the Howard Taylor Memorial Trophy. With two separate teams starting both halves, the first half team fell behind to two quick goals but the second half team rallied, with two goals from Harry Brockbank and a Ryan White effort sealing the win. Three days later the club commenced their two-game Scottish tour with a 2–1 win at Arbroath, Adam Le Fondre and Connor Hall scoring either side of an Arbroath penalty. They followed this with the same result at Dundee, Gary Madine and Josh Vela giving them a two-goal cushion in the first half. This was on the same day that Sammy Ameobi signed for the club on a permanent basis following his loan the previous season after his release by Newcastle United[29] and Alex Samizadeh leaving to join Kilmarnock.[30] Bolton secured their first loan signing of the season on 17 July when Adam Armstrong joined from Newcastle United until January.[31]
| 8 July 2017 | Chorley | 2–3 | Bolton Wanderers | Chorley |
| 15:00 BST | Gornell  3' Carver 17' | Report | Brockbank 59', 76' White 67' | Stadium: Victory Park Attendance: 1,447 |
| 11 July 2017 |  Arbroath | 1–2 | Bolton Wanderers | Arbroath, Scotland |
| 19:30 BST | Doris 33' (pen.) | Report | Le Fondre 32' (pen.) Hall 53' | Stadium: Gayfield Park Attendance: 722 |
| 14 July 2017 | Dundee | 1–2 | Bolton Wanderers | Dundee |
| 19:00 BST | McGowan 75' | Report | Madine 19' Vela 29' | Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 2,227 |
| 18 July 2017 | AFC Fylde | 0–0 | Bolton Wanderers | Medlar-with-Wesham |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Stadium: Mill Farm Attendance: 1,289 |
| 22 July 2017 | Fleetwood Town | 2–0 | Bolton Wanderers | Fleetwood |
| 15:00 BST | Hiwula 18' McAleny 71' | Report | Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 2,541 |
| 25 July 2017 | Stockport County | 0–0 | Bolton Wanderers | Stockport |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 1,465 |
| 29 July 2017 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–2 | Stoke City | Bolton |
| 15:00 BST | Le Fondre 44' | Report | Joselu 78', 88' | Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 4,724 |
Competitions
EFL Championship
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Birmingham City | 46 | 13 | 7 | 26 | 38 | 68 | −30 | 46 | |
| 20 | Reading | 46 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 48 | 70 | −22 | 44 | |
| 21 | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 39 | 74 | −35 | 43 | |
| 22 | Barnsley (R) | 46 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 48 | 72 | −24 | 41 | Relegation to EFL League One |
| 23 | Burton Albion (R) | 46 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 38 | 81 | −43 | 41 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(R) Relegated
Result summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 46 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 39 | 74 | −35 | 43 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 33 | −8 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 41 | −27 |
Last updated: 6 May 2018.
Source: [citation needed]
Results by matchday
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
On 21 June 2017 the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced. Bolton started the season at home to Leeds United on 6 August and will finish at home to Nottingham Forest on 6 May 2018.[32]
| 6 August 2017 1 | Bolton Wanderers | 2–3 | Leeds United | Horwich |
| 16:30 BST | Madine 39' Le Fondre 67' (pen.)Buckley  90+3' | Report | Phillips 7', 42' Wood 30' | Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 19,857 Referee: Simon Hooper |
| 12 August 2017 2 | Millwall | 1–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Bermondsey |
| 15:00 BST | Saville 49' Hutchinson 68'McLaughlin 85' | Report | Burke 4' Morais 62'Taylor 88'Karacan 90+3' | Stadium: The Den Attendance: 12,238 Referee: Andy Davies |
| 15 August 2017 3 | Birmingham City | 0–0 | Bolton Wanderers | Birmingham |
| 19:45 BST | Maghoma 50' | Report | Morais 87' | Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 20,215 Referee: Darren England |
| 19 August 2017 4 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–2 | Derby County | Horwich |
| 15:00 BST | Karacan 35' Beevers 57'Madine 90+1' | Report | Nugent 8', 21' Wisdom 79' | Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 15,175 Referee: Steve Martin |
| 25 August 2017 5 | Hull City | 4–0 | Bolton Wanderers | Kingston upon Hull |
| 19:45 BST | Meyler 11' Diomande 13'Bowen 19', 88'Grosicki 29' | Report | Cullen 50' Derik 74' | Stadium: KCOM Stadium Attendance: 16,207 Referee: Oliver Langford |
| 9 September 2017 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 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 0–1 | Sheffield United | Horwich |
| 20:00 BST | Morais 41' Cullen 52' Madine 88' | Report | Carter-Vickers 33' Lafferty 82' | Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 14,346 Referee: Stuart Attwell |
| 16 September 2017 8 | Ipswich Town | 2–0 | Bolton Wanderers | Ipswich |
| 15:00 BST | Skuse 48' McGoldrick 89' Garner 90+3' | Report | Madine 48' Wheater 67' Noone 82' | Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 14,164 Referee: Andy Madley |
| 23 September 2017 9 | Bolton Wanderers | 0–3 | Brentford | Horwich |
| 15:00 BST | Burke 45+1' Karacan 56' | Report | Barbet 38' Yennaris 62' 76'Watkins 84' | Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 13,897 Referee: Darren England |
| 26 September 2017 10 | Bristol City | 2–0 | Bolton Wanderers | Bristol |
| 19:45 BST | Pack 6' Diedhiou 39'Flint 61', 77' | Report | Morais Pratley 76'Wilbraham 84' | Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 17,203 Referee: Tony Harrington |
| 30 September 2017 11 | Aston Villa | 1–0 | Bolton Wanderers | Aston |
| 15:00 BST | Whelan 11' Kodjia 39' (pen.)Taylor  90+4' | Report | Wheater 67' Beevers 68'Henry 90' | Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 31,451 Referee: Jeremy Simpson |
| 14 October 2017 12 | Bolton Wanderers | 2–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Horwich |
| 15:00 BST | Ameobi 10' Beevers 46'Hutchinson 61' (o.g.)Morais 68'Vela 84' | Report | Hunt 39' Lee 68', 88'Hooper 89' | Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 17,967 Referee: David Coote |
| 21 October 2017 13 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–1 | Queens Park Rangers | Horwich |
| 15:00 BST | Pratley 22' | Report | Sylla 78' | Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 14,243 Referee: James Linington |
| 28 October 2017 14 | Fulham | 1–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Fulham |
| 15:00 BST | McDonald 86' Cairney 90+4' | Report | Henry 12' Ameobi 28'Wheater 68'Alnwick 78'Little 84' | Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 18,792 Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
| 31 October 2017 15 | Sunderland | 3–3 | Bolton Wanderers | Sunderland |
| 19:45 GMT | Grabban 45', 57', 85' McNair 79' | Report | Ameobi 32' Madine 60'Henry 67' | Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 26,395 Referee: Tony Harrington |
| 4 November 2017 16 | Bolton Wanderers | 2–1 | Norwich City | Horwich |
| 15:00 GMT | Henry 28' Madine 35'Armstrong 40'Pratley 58'Wheater 78'Beevers 85' | Report | Zimmermann 77' Vrancic 79'Murphy 90+4' | Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 14,786 Referee: Steve Martin |
| 17 November 2017 17 | Preston North End | 0–0 | Bolton Wanderers | Preston |
| 19:45 GMT | Huntington 77' Boyle 86' | Report | Henry 2' Ameobi 53'Beevers 67' | Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 15,213 Referee: Simon Hooper |
| 21 November 2017 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 2–2 | Reading | Horwich |
| 20:00 GMT | Robinson 14' Burke 18'Pratley 23'Madine 81' | Report | Moore 76' Bacuna 83' | Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 13,113 Referee: Andrew Madley |
| 25 November 2017 19 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00 GMT | Boly 13' Bonatini 25'Jota 58', 87'Cavaleiro 62', 82'Neves 64' | Report | Wheater 43' Ameobi 45+4'Buckley 74' | Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 27,894 Referee: Keith Stroud |
| 2 December 2017 20 | Bolton Wanderers | 3–1 | Barnsley | Horwich |
| 15:00 GMT | Madine 20', 39' Ameobi 37'Henry 55'Vela 60'Little 69'Pratley 89' | Report | Bradshaw 22', 28' Potts 56'Williams 60'Thiam 89'Yiadom 90+6' | Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 14,371 Referee: Oliver Langford |
| 9 December 2017 21 | Nottingham Forest | 3–2 | Bolton Wanderers | Nottingham |
| 15:00 GMT | McKay 3' Mills 32'Worrall 60'Brereton 89'Bridcutt 90+2' | Report | Robinson 30' Buckley 45'Henry 87'Worrall 90+2' (o.g.) | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 22,882 Referee: Darren England |
| 16 December 2017 22 | Bolton Wanderers | 0–1 | Burton Albion | Horwich |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Dyer 23' | Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 13,632 Referee: Andrew Madley |
| 23 December 2017 23 | Bolton Wanderers | 2–0 | Cardiff City | Horwich |
| 15:00 GMT | Pratley 41' Henry 61'Madine 75' (pen.), 87'Vela 88' | Report | Damour 56' Peltier 77'Ecuele Manga 78'Halford 82' | Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 15,344 Referee: Darren Bond |
| 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 | Sheffield United | 0–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Sheffield |
| 15:00 GMT | Fleck 29' Baldock 45+1' | Report | Madine 21', 52' Robinson 37' | Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 28,387 Referee: Stephen Martin |
| 1 January 2018 26 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–0 | Hull City | Horwich |
| 15:00 GMT | Madine 20' Vela 71'Alnwick 87'Le Fondre 90+4' | Report | Henriksen 71' Dawson 78'Campbell 80' | Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 14,216 Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
| 13 January 2018 27 | Brentford | 2–0 | Bolton Wanderers | Brentford |
| 15:00 GMT | Jozefzoon 40' Maupay 90+1' | Report | Little 22' Wheater 42'Madine 67'Robinson 83'Ameobi 90+2' | Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 9,507 Referee: Andy Davies |
| 20 January 2018 28 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–1 | Ipswich Town | Horwich |
| 15:00 GMT | Madine 37', 53' | Report | Iorfa 73' Garner 82' | Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 13,870 Referee: Peter Bankes |
| 2 February 2018 29 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–0 | Bristol City | Horwich |
| 20:00 GMT | Ameobi 71', 90+4' Dervite 90+4' | Report | Bryan 6' Brownhill 62' | Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 14,172 Referee: Andy Madley |
| 10 February 2018 30 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–1 | Fulham | Horwich |
| 15:00 GMT | Little 17' Henry 45+2' Le Fondre 61' | Report | Targett 4' Johansen 60' | Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 14,386 Referee: Robert Jones |
| 13 February 2018 31 | Cardiff City | 2–0 | Bolton Wanderers | Cardiff |
| 19:45 GMT | Traore 34' Morrison 44' | Report | Beevers 43' | Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 16,013 Referee: Tim Robinson |
| 17 February 2018 32 | Queens Park Rangers | 2–0 | Bolton Wanderers | Shepherd's Bush |
| 15:00 GMT | Lynch 72' Smith 90+1' | Report | Henry 34' Little 54' | Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 12,638 Referee: Scott Duncan |
| 20 February 2018 33 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–0 | Sunderland | Horwich |
| 20:00 GMT | Clough 17' Wheater 65'Henry 67'Morais 90+2'Ameobi 90+5' | Report | Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 14,915 Referee: David Coote |
| 24 February 2018 34 | Norwich City | 0–0 | Bolton Wanderers | Norwich |
| 15:00 GMT | Zimmermann 55' Lewis 90+4' | Report | Pratley 37' Morais 72'Burke 76'Ameobi 84'Flanagan 90+2' | Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 25,475 Referee: Keith Stroud |
| 3 March 2018 35 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–3 | Preston North End | Horwich |
| 15:00 GMT | Beevers 12', 31' Morais 36' | Report | Cunningham 45+2' Gallagher 46'Barkhuizen 53'Pearson 64'Maguire 77', 90+2', 78' | Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 18,141 Referee: Peter Bankes |
| 6 March 2018 36 | Reading | 1–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Reading |
| 20:00 GMT | Barrow 32' 33' Edwards 64'Evans 81' | Report | Le Fondre 45' Buckley 57'Flanagan 89'Henry 90+1' | Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 8,631 Referee: James Linington |
| 10 March 2018 37 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Sheffield |
| 15:00 GMT | Boyd 78' | Report | Wilbraham 90+3' | Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 26,809 Referee: Darren Bond |
| 17 March 2018 38 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–0 | Aston Villa | Horwich |
| 17:30 GMT | Le Fondre 19' Henry 31' | Report | Chester 18' Snodgrass 31' | Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 19,304 Referee: Robert Jones |
| 30 March 2018 39 | Leeds United | 2–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Leeds |
| 15:00 GMT | Ekuban 4' Dallas 28'Hernandez 50'Jansson 90+4' | Report | Le Fondre 54' Derik 90+1'Wilbraham 90+4' | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 35,377 Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
| 3 April 2018 40 | Bolton Wanderers | 0–1 | Birmingham City | Horwich |
| 20:00 GMT | Flanagan 54' | Report | Jutkiewicz 40' Adams 67'Davis 75' | Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 21,097 Referee: Oliver Langford |
| 7 April 2018 41 | Derby County | 3–0 | Bolton Wanderers | Derby |
| 15:00 GMT | Pearce 6' Vydra 33'Lawrence 54'Baird 80' | Report | Le Fondre 78' | Stadium: Pride Park Attendance: 25,723 Referee: Darren England |
| 10 April 2018 42 | Bolton Wanderers | 0–2 | Millwall | Horwich |
| 20:00 GMT | Report | Elliott 34' Marshall 63' | Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 13,810 Referee: Robert Jones |
| 14 April 2018 43 | Barnsley | 2–2 | Bolton Wanderers | Barnsley |
| 15:00 GMT | Gardner 22', 57' Moore 45'Moncur 79'McBurnie 81', 90+3'Lindsay 90+4' | Report | Henry 13' Ameobi 55'Beevers 59'Pratley 81'Le Fondre 82' (pen.)Noone 85' | Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 14,138 Referee: Mike Jones |
| 21 April 2018 44 | Bolton Wanderers | 0–4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Horwich |
| 15:00 GMT | Wheater 56' | Report | Douglas 16' Afobe 45+1'Batth 46'Jota 53'Coady 66' (pen.) | Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 19,092 Referee: Keith Stroud |
| 28 April 2018 45 | Burton Albion | 2–0 | Bolton Wanderers | Burton upon Trent |
| 15:00 GMT | McFadzean 11' Akpan 28'Akins 36', 79' | Report | Pratley 33' Beevers 75' | Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 6,535 Referee: Graham Scott |
| 6 May 2018 46 | Bolton Wanderers | 3–2 | Nottingham Forest | Horwich |
| 12:30 GMT | Pratley 13' Robinson 45+1'Le Fondre 67'Wheater 87'Wilbraham 88', 89' | Report | Bridcutt 7' Fox 39'Lolley 57'Osborn 70'Colback 79'Darikwa 83' | Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 18,289 Referee: Scott Duncan |
FA Cup
Bolton will enter the competition at the third round stage alongside all other EFL Championship and Premier League sides. They were drawn at home to Premier League side Huddersfield Town in the third round.[33]
| 6 January 2018 Third round | Bolton Wanderers | 1–2 | Huddersfield Town | Horwich |
| 15:00 GMT | Vela 18' Ameobi 54'Osede 64' | Report | Hefele 40' van La Parra 51'Williams 52'Coleman 88' | Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 11,574 Referee: Roger East |
EFL Cup
Bolton entered the competition at the first round stage and were drawn to play away at Crewe Alexandra in the first round.[34] Falling behind in the first half, both Adam Armstrong and Derik scored their first goals for the club in the second half to send Bolton through to the second round where they were drawn at home against Sheffield Wednesday.[35] Bolton raced to a 3–0 lead over their visitors with goals from Jem Karacan, Dorian Dervite and an Adam Armstrong penalty. Despite Jordan Rhodes scoring late twice for the visitors, and both managers being sent to the stands late in the game, Bolton progressed to the third round for the first time in three years, where they were drawn away at Premier League West Ham United.[36]
| 9 August 2017 First round | Crewe Alexandra | 1–2 | Bolton Wanderers | Crewe |
| 19:45 BST | Porter 42' Walker 52' | Report | Pratley 57' Armstrong 70'Derik 81' | Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 3,167 Referee: Mark Heywood |
| 22 August 2017 Second round | Bolton Wanderers | 3–2 | Sheffield Wednesday | Horwich |
| 20:00 BST | Karacan 13' 64' Dervite 31' 42'Armstrong 57' (pen.) | Report | Pudil 18' Rhodes 76', 83'Bannan 89' | Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 6,385 Referee: David Webb |
| 19 September 2017 Third round | West Ham United | 3–0 | Bolton Wanderers | Stratford |
| 19:45 BST | Ogbonna 4' Sakho 31'Holland 87'Masuaku 90+3' | Report | Taylor 43' Pratley 85' | Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 35,806 Referee: Simon Hooper |
Squad
| No. | Name | Pos. | Nationality | Place of birth | Age | Apps | Goals | Signed from | Date signed | Fee | End | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 13 | Ben Alnwick | GK |  | Prudhoe | 31 | 67 | 0 | Peterborough United | 31 August 2016 | Free | 2018 | ||
| 33 | Mark Howard | GK | | Southwark | 31 | 39 | 0 | Sheffield United | 13 July 2016 | Free | 2018 | ||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Mark Little | RB | | Worcester | 29 | 31 | 1 | Bristol City | 1 July 2017 | Free | 2019 | ||
| 3 | Andrew Taylor | LB | | Hartlepool | 31 | 61 | 0 | Wigan Athletic | 1 July 2017 | Free | 2019 | ||
| 4 | Dorian Dervite | CB |  | Lille | 29 | 99 | 2 | Charlton Athletic | 27 May 2014 | Free | 2018 | ||
| 5 | Mark Beevers | CB | | Barnsley | 28 | 98 | 8 | Millwall | 3 July 2016 | Free | 2018 | ||
| 14 | Jon Flanagan | RB/LB | | Liverpool | 25 | 9 | 0 | Liverpool | 31 January 2018 | Loan | 2018 | ||
| 15 | Antonee Robinson | LB |  | Milton Keynes | 20 | 34 | 0 | Everton | 6 August 2017 | Loan | 2018 | ||
| 17 | Derik Osede | CB/CM |  | Madrid | 25 | 72 | 2 | Real Madrid | 6 July 2015 | Free | 2018 | ||
| 23 | Stephen Darby | RB | | Liverpool | 29 | 5 | 0 | Bradford City | 7 July 2017 | Free | 2019 | ||
| 31 | [[David Wheater best in the world ]]||CB|| | ||||||||||||
| 32 | Reece Burke | CB | | Newham | 21 | 26 | 1 | West Ham United | 1 August 2017 | Loan | 2018 | ||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 6 | Josh Vela | CM | | Salford | 24 | 170 | 13 | Academy | 20 March 2011 | Trainee | 2019 | ||
| 7 | Chris Taylor | LW | | Oldham | 31 | 23 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 2 July 2016 | Free | 2018 | ||
| 8 | Jem Karacan | CM |  | Catford | 29 | 23 | 2 | Free agent | 11 March 2017 | Free | 2018 | ||
| 10 | Sammy Ameobi | RW |  | Newcastle | 26 | 60 | 8 | Newcastle United | 14 July 2017 | Free | 2018 | ||
| 11 | Will Buckley | LW | | Oldham | 28 | 25 | 2 | Sunderland | 1 July 2017 | Free | 2019 | ||
| 12 | Craig Noone | RW | | Kirkby | 30 | 27 | 1 | Cardiff City | 31 August 2017 | Undisclosed | 2019 | ||
| 20 | Harry Charsley | CM |  | Birkenhead | 21 | 1 | 0 | Everton | 12 January 2018 | Loan | 2018 | ||
| 21 | Darren Pratley | CM | | Barking | 33 | 203 | 17 | Swansea City | 1 July 2011 | Free | 2018 | ||
| 22 | Filipe Morais | LW/RW |  | Benavente | 32 | 56 | 3 | Bradford City | 2 February 2017 | Free | 2018 | ||
| 24 | Karl Henry | CM | | Wolverhampton | 35 | 33 | 1 | Queens Park Rangers | 25 September 2017 | Free | 2018 | ||
| 27 | Jan Kirchhoff | CM/CB |  | Frankfurt | 27 | 4 | 0 | Free agent | 22 February 2018 | Free | 2018 | ||
| 34 | Jeff King | CM | | Liverpool | 22 | 3 | 0 | Droylsden | 3 July 2017 | Free | 2018 | ||
| 38 | Jack Earing | CM | | Bury | 19 | 2 | 0 | Academy | 9 August 2017 | Trainee | 2018 | ||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 9 | Adam Le Fondre | CF | | Stockport | 31 | 74 | 21 | Cardiff City | 1 July 2017 | Free | 2019 | ||
| 18 | Aaron Wilbraham | CF | | Knutsford | 38 | 28 | 2 | Bristol City | 3 August 2017 | Undisclosed | 2018 | ||
| 19 | Tyler Walker | CF | | Nottingham | 21 | 5 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 31 January 2018 | Loan | 2018 | ||
| 25 | Chinedu Obasi | CF | | Enugu | 32 | 0 | 0 | Free agent | 3 March 2018 | Free | 2018 | ||
| 35 | Connor Hall | CF | | Slough | 20 | 1 | 0 | Sheffield United | 3 July 2017 | Free | 2018 | ||
| 40 | Zach Clough | CF | | Denton | 23 | 67 | 22 | Nottingham Forest | 31 January 2018 | Loan | 2018 | ||
| Out on loan | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Ben Amos | GK | | Macclesfield | 28 | 45 | 0 | Manchester United | 1 July 2015 | Free | 2019 | ||
Statistics
- As of 6 May 2018
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| 2 | DF | ENG | Mark Little | 31 | 1 | 27+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | DF | ENG | Andrew Taylor | 21 | 0 | 20+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | DF | FRA | Dorian Dervite | 16 | 1 | 13+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | ||
| 5 | DF | ENG | Mark Beevers | 47 | 1 | 44+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | MF | ENG | Josh Vela | 31 | 1 | 26+4 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | MF | TUR | Jem Karacan | 18 | 1 | 13+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | ||
| 9 | FW | ENG | Adam Le Fondre | 38 | 7 | 15+20 | 7 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
| 10 | MF | NGA | Sammy Ameobi | 36 | 4 | 33+2 | 4 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 11 | MF | ENG | Will Buckley | 25 | 2 | 14+9 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | ||
| 12 | MF | ENG | Craig Noone | 27 | 1 | 6+19 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| 13 | GK | ENG | Ben Alnwick | 41 | 0 | 39+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | DF | ENG | Jon Flanagan | 9 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | DF | USA | Antonee Robinson | 34 | 0 | 26+4 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | ||
| 17 | DF | ESP | Derik | 20 | 2 | 13+4 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 1 | ||
| 18 | FW | ENG | Aaron Wilbraham | 28 | 2 | 3+21 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | ||
| 19 | FW | ENG | Tyler Walker | 5 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 20 | MF | IRL | Harry Charsley | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 21 | MF | ENG | Darren Pratley | 35 | 2 | 31+1 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | ||
| 22 | MF | POR | Filipe Morais | 36 | 1 | 17+15 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | ||
| 23 | DF | ENG | Stephen Darby | 6 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | ||
| 24 | MF | ENG | Karl Henry | 33 | 1 | 33+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 27 | MF | GER | Jan Kirchhoff | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 31 | DF | ENG | David Wheater | 34 | 1 | 31+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 32 | DF | ENG | Reece Burke | 26 | 1 | 22+3 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| 33 | GK | ENG | Mark Howard | 10 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| 34 | MF | ENG | Jeff King | 3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| 35 | FW | ENG | Connor Hall | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 38 | MF | ENG | Jack Earing | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
| 40 | FW | ENG | Zach Clough | 9 | 1 | 2+7 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| Player(s) who left the club: | |||||||||||||
| 14 | FW | ENG | Gary Madine | 29 | 9 | 28+0 | 9 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 16 | MF |  EIR | Josh Cullen | 12 | 0 | 9+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 20 | FW | ENG | Adam Armstrong | 22 | 3 | 14+5 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 2 | ||
Goals record
- As of 6 May 2018
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — | | CF | Gary Madine | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | 9 | | CF | Adam Le Fondre | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | 10 | | RW | Sammy Ameobi | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | — | | CF | Adam Armstrong | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 11 | | LW | Will Buckley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | | CB | Derik Osede | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 18 | | CF | Aaron Wilbraham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 21 | | CM | Darren Pratley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 9 | 2 | | RB | Mark Little | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | | CB | Dorian Dervite | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 5 | | CB | Mark Beevers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | | CM | Josh Vela | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | | CM | Jem Karacan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 12 | | RW | Craig Noone | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 22 | | RW | Filipe Morais | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 24 | | CM | Karl Henry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 31 | | CB | David Wheater | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 32 | | CB | Reece Burke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 40 | | CF | Zach Clough | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 37 | 1 | 5 | 43 | ||||
Disciplinary record
- As of 6 May 2018
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |  | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
| 1 | 24 | | CM | Karl Henry | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 5 | | CB | Mark Beevers | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | | CM | Darren Pratley | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 10 | | RW | Sammy Ameobi | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | | CB | David Wheater | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | 22 | | RW | Filipe Morais | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | — | | CF | Gary Madine | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 8 | | CM | Jem Karacan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | | LB | Antonee Robinson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | 2 | | RB | Mark Little | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | | CM | Josh Vela | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | 3 | | LB | Andrew Taylor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | | RB | Jon Flanagan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | | CF | Aaron Wilbraham | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 32 | | CB | Reece Burke | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | 4 | | CB | Dorian Dervite | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | | CF | Adam Le Fondre | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | | LW | Will Buckley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | | GK | Ben Alnwick | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | | CB | Derik | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | 12 | | RW | Craig Noone | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | | CM | Josh Cullen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 98 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Transfers
Transfers in
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2017 | LW | | Will Buckley | Sunderland | Free | [37] |
| 1 July 2017 | CF | | Adam Le Fondre | Cardiff City | Free | [38] |
| 1 July 2017 | RB | | Mark Little | Bristol City | Free | [39] |
| 1 July 2017 | LB | | Andrew Taylor | Wigan Athletic | Free | [7] |
| 7 July 2017 | RB | | Stephen Darby | Bradford City | Free | [27] |
| 14 July 2017 | RW | | Sammy Ameobi | Newcastle United | Free | [29] |
| 3 August 2017 | CF | | Aaron Wilbraham | Bristol City | Free | [40] |
| 31 August 2017 | RW | | Craig Noone | Cardiff City | Free | [41] |
| 25 September 2017 | DM | | Karl Henry | Queens Park Rangers | Free | [42] |
| 22 February 2018 | DM | | Jan Kirchhoff | Unattached | Free | [43] |
| 3 March 2018 | CF | | Chinedu Obasi | Unattached | Free | [44] |
Transfers out
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 June 2017 | FW | | Conor Wilkinson | Gillingham | Free | [24] |
| 1 July 2017 | RB | | Lewis Buxton | Free agent | Released | [45] |
| 1 July 2017 | FW | | Max Clayton | Blackpool | Free | [46] |
| 1 July 2017 | CM | | Mark Davies | Free agent | Released | [5] |
| 1 July 2017 | GK |  | Will Jääskeläinen | Leek Town | Released | [45][a] |
| 1 July 2017 | LB | | Dean Moxey | Exeter City | Released | [5][b] |
| 1 July 2017 | FW | | George Newell | Motherwell | Released | [17] |
| 1 July 2017 | CM | | Liam Trotter | AFC Wimbledon | Released | [45][c] |
| 1 July 2017 | RB | | Reece Wabara | Free agent | Released | [45] |
| 1 July 2017 | LM | | Tom Walker | Stockport County | Released | [45] |
| 1 July 2017 | RB | | Lawrie Wilson | Port Vale | Released | [5] |
| 3 July 2017 | CF | | Jamie Proctor | Rotherham United | £75,000[50] | [26] |
| 8 July 2017 | CM | | Jay Spearing | Blackpool | Released | [28][d] |
| 14 July 2017 | FW |  | Alex Samizadeh | Kilmarnock | Free | [30] |
| 1 August 2017 | CB | | Sam Lavelle | Morecambe | Free | [52] |
| 31 January 2018 | FW | | Gary Madine | Cardiff City | Undisclosed (£6-8 million)[53] | [54] |
Loans in
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 July 2017 | CF | | Adam Armstrong | Newcastle United | 1 January 2018 | [31] |
| 1 August 2017 | CM | | Josh Cullen | West Ham United | 1 January 2018 | [55] |
| 1 August 2017 | CB | | Reece Burke | West Ham United | 30 June 2018 | [55] |
| 4 August 2017 | LB | | Antonee Robinson | Everton | 30 June 2018 | [56] |
| 12 January 2018 | CM | | Harry Charsley | Everton | 30 June 2018 | [57] |
| 31 January 2018 | CF | | Tyler Walker | Nottingham Forest | 30 June 2018 | [58] |
| 31 January 2018 | RB | | Jon Flanagan | Liverpool | 30 June 2018 | [59] |
| 31 January 2018 | CF | | Zach Clough | Nottingham Forest | 30 June 2018 | [60] |
Loans out
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 July 2017 | GK | | Ben Amos | Charlton Athletic | 30 June 2018 | [61] |