2017–18 AFC Bournemouth season

The 2017–18 AFC Bournemouth season was the club's 3rd consecutive season in the top flight of English football and their 128th year in existence.^[1] This season Bournemouth participated in the Premier League as well as the FA Cup and EFL Cup.

AFC Bournemouth

2017–18 season
Owner	Maxim Demin
Chairman	Jeff Mostyn
Manager	Eddie Howe
Stadium	Dean Court
Premier League	12th
FA Cup	Third round
EFL Cup	Fifth round
Top goalscorer	League: Callum Wilson (8) All: Callum Wilson (9)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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The season covered the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

First-team squad

As of 31 January 2018^[2][3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  POL Artur Boruc 2 DF  ENG Simon Francis (captain) 3 DF  ENG Steve Cook 4 MF  ENG Dan Gosling 5 DF  NED Nathan Aké 6 MF  ENG Andrew Surman (vice-captain) 7 MF  ENG Marc Pugh 8 MF  IRL Harry Arter 9 FW  COD Benik Afobe 11 DF  ENG Charlie Daniels 12 GK  ENG Aaron Ramsdale 13 FW  ENG Callum Wilson 14 DF  AUS Brad Smith 15 DF  ENG Adam Smith

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 MF  ENG Lewis Cook 17 MF  NOR Joshua King 18 FW  ENG Jermain Defoe 19 MF  ENG Junior Stanislas 22 MF  USA Emerson Hyndman 23 MF  ENG Connor Mahoney 24 MF  SCO Ryan Fraser 26 DF  ENG Tyrone Mings 27 GK  BIH Asmir Begović 29 DF  WAL Rhoys Wiggins 31 FW  FRA Lys Mousset 33 MF  ENG Jordon Ibe 36 FW  ENG Matt Butcher

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2017	CB		Nathan Aké	Chelsea	£20,000,000	[4]
1 July 2017	GK		Asmir Begović	Chelsea	£10,000,000	[5]
1 July 2017	CF		Jermain Defoe	Sunderland	Free	[6]
1 July 2017	MF		Frankie Vincent	Barnet	Free	[7]
4 July 2017	RM		Connor Mahoney	Blackburn Rovers	Compensation	[8]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2017	LB		Callum Buckley	Weymouth	Released	[9][lower-alpha 1]
1 July 2017	DF		Jake McCarthy	Weymouth	Released	[9][lower-alpha 2]
1 July 2017	MF		Matt Neale	Free agent	Released	[9]
8 August 2017	RW		Harry Cornick	Luton Town	Undisclosed	[12]
16 August 2017	RW		Jordan Green	Yeovil Town	Free	[13]
31 August 2017	CB		Marc Wilson	Sunderland	Undisclosed	[14]

1. Callum Buckley joined Weymouth following his release.^[10]
2. Jake McCarthy joined Weymouth following his release.^[11]

Loans out

Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	End date	Ref.
7 July 2017	GK		Mark Travers	Weymouth	January 2018	[15]
18 July 2017	GK		Ryan Allsop	Blackpool	30 June 2018	[16]
24 July 2017	RB		Jordan Lee	Torquay United	January 2018	[17]
26 July 2017	CF		Lewis Grabban	Sunderland	30 June 2018	[18]
3 August 2017	FW		Sam Surridge	Yeovil Town	30 June 2018	[19]
4 August 2017	CM		Ben Whitfield	Port Vale	January 2018	[20]
8 August 2017	CM		Sam Matthews	Eastleigh	January 2018	[21]
16 August 2017	LW		Max Gradel	Toulouse	30 June 2018	[22]
17 August 2017	CB		Baily Cargill	Fleetwood Town	30 June 2018	[23]
18 August 2017	CF		Joe Quigley	Newport County	January 2018	[24]
30 August 2017	RM		Mihai Dobre	Bury	January 2018	[25]
31 August 2017	GK		Adam Federici	Nottingham Forest	11 September 2017[lower-alpha 1]	[27]
31 August 2017	DF		Oliver Harfield	Poole Town	January 2018	[28]
31 August 2017	MF		Matt Worthington	Yeovil Town	1 January 2018	[29]

1. On 11 September 2017, Adam Federici's loan at Nottingham Forest was mutually rescinded due to a knee injury.^[26]

Overall transfer activity

Expenditure Summer: £30,000,000 Winter: Total: £30,000,000

Income Summer: Winter: Total:

Net Totals Summer: £30,000,000 Winter: Total: £30,000,000

Pre-season

Bournemouth announced six pre-season friendlies, against Queens Park Rangers,^[30] Yeovil Town,^[31] Portsmouth, Valencia,^[32] Estoril^[33] and Napoli.^[34]

Estoril v Bournemouth

15 July 2017	Estoril	1–2	Bournemouth	Marbella, Spain
19:00 CEST	Eduardo 65'	Report	Ibe 54' Gradel 71'	Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Marbella

Portsmouth v Bournemouth

22 July 2017	Portsmouth	1–2	Bournemouth	Milton
15:00 BST	Chaplin 52'	Report	Mousset 9' Afobe 54'	Stadium: Fratton Park

Queens Park Rangers v Bournemouth

29 July 2017	Queens Park Rangers	0–1	Bournemouth	Shepherd's Bush
15:00		Report	Ibe 41'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 9,386 Referee: Andy Davies

Bournemouth v Valencia

30 July 2017	Bournemouth	0–1	Valencia	Bournemouth
15:00 BST		Report	Orellana 72'	Stadium: Dean Court

Yeovil Town v Bournemouth

2 August 2017	Yeovil Town	1–3	Bournemouth	Yeovil
19:45 BST	Davies 15'	Report	Mousset 29' Afobe 35', 53'	Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 3,473 Referee: John Busby

Bournemouth v Napoli

6 August 2017	Bournemouth	2–2	Napoli	Bournemouth
19:30 BST	Afobe 52' Francis 76'	Report	Mertens 30' Zieliński 83'	Stadium: Dean Court Referee: Stuart Attwell

Competitions

Premier League

Main article: 2017–18 Premier League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
10	Newcastle United	38	12	8	18	39	47	−8	44
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

Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 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).^[35]

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
38	11	11	16	45	61	−16	44	7	5	7	26	30	−4	4	6	9	19	31	−12

Last updated: 18 April 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	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	L	L	L	W	L	D	L	W	L	W	W	D	L	D	D	L	L	L	D	W	D	W	D	W	W	L	D	D	L	W	D	D	L	L	L	W	W
Position	15	17	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	16	13	13	15	14	14	14	16	18	18	14	16	13	12	10	9	10	11	12	13	10	10	11	11	11	12	12	12

Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2018. Source: 11v11.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 14 June 2017, AFC Bournemouth's 2017–18 Premier League fixtures was announced.^[36][37]

West Bromwich Albion v Bournemouth

12 August 2017 1	West Bromwich Albion	1–0	Bournemouth	West Bromwich
15:00 BST	Hegazy 31' Yacob  34' Rodriguez  82' Robson-Kanu  90+5'	Report	Arter  86'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 25,011 Referee: Robert Madley

Bournemouth v Watford

19 August 2017 2	Bournemouth	0–2	Watford	Boscombe
15:00 BST	S. Cook  61'	Report	Britos  27' Gray  58' Chalobah  63' Richarlison 73' Capoue 86'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 10,501 Referee: Roger East

Bournemouth v Manchester City

26 August 2017 3	Bournemouth	1–2	Manchester City	Boscombe
12:30 BST	Daniels 13' Aké  23' S. Cook  75' Arter  85' A. Smith  90+5'	Report	Gabriel Jesus 21' Kompany  56' D. Silva  56' Otamendi  67' Mendy  79' Sterling  90+3'  90+9', 90+7'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 10,419 Referee: Mike Dean

Arsenal v Bournemouth

9 September 2017 4	Arsenal	3–0	Bournemouth	Holloway
15:00 BST	Welbeck 6', 50' Lacazette 27'	Report	Francis  76'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,262 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Bournemouth v Brighton & Hove Albion

15 September 2017 5	Bournemouth	2–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Boscombe
20:00 BST	Surman 67' Defoe 73'	Report	March 55'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 10,369 Referee: Craig Pawson

Everton v Bournemouth

23 September 2017 6	Everton	2–1	Bournemouth	Liverpool
15:00 BST	Schneiderlin  15' Davies  50' Niasse 77', 82',  80'	Report	King 49' Stanislas  90+6'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 38,133 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Bournemouth v Leicester City

30 September 2017 7	Bournemouth	0–0	Leicester City	Boscombe
15:00 BST	Pugh  20'	Report		Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 10,444 Referee: Graham Scott

Tottenham Hotspur v Bournemouth

14 October 2017 8	Tottenham Hotspur	1–0	Bournemouth	Wembley
15:00 BST	Eriksen 47' Vertonghen  84'	Report	S. Cook  27' A. Smith  38' Begović  90+3'	Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 73,502 Referee: Bobby Madley

Stoke City v Bournemouth

21 October 2017 9	Stoke City	1–2	Bournemouth	Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BST	Diouf 63'	Report	Surman 16' Stanislas 18' (pen.) S. Cook  67'	Stadium: Bet365 Stadium Attendance: 29,500 Referee: Lee Probert

Bournemouth v Chelsea

28 October 2017 10	Bournemouth	0–1	Chelsea	Boscombe
17:30 BST	A. Smith  59' Francis  88'	Report	Hazard 51'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 10,988 Referee: Craig Pawson

Newcastle United v Bournemouth

4 November 2017 11	Newcastle United	0–1	Bournemouth	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT	Lejeune  63' Shelvey  84'	Report	Surman  20' Francis  77' S. Cook 90+2'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,237 Referee: Paul Tierney

Bournemouth v Huddersfield Town

18 November 2017 12	Bournemouth	4–0	Huddersfield Town	Boscombe
15:00 GMT	Wilson 26', 31', 84' Francis  35'  45+4' Arter 70'	Report		Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 10,879 Referee: Lee Probert

Swansea City v Bournemouth

25 November 2017 13	Swansea City	0–0	Bournemouth	Swansea
15:00 GMT	Mesa  69' Olsson  75' Ki  75' Bony  90+2'	Report	Ibe  75' King  88'	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 20,228 Referee: Stuart Attwell

Bournemouth v Burnley

29 November 2017 14	Bournemouth	1–2	Burnley	Boscombe
19:45 GMT	King 79'	Report	Wood 37' Brady 65' Vokes  90+6'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 10,302 Referee: Roger East

Bournemouth v Southampton

3 December 2017 15	Bournemouth	1–1	Southampton	Boscombe
13:30 GMT	Fraser 42'	Report	Austin 61'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 10,764 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Crystal Palace v Bournemouth

9 December 2017 (2017-12-09) 16	Crystal Palace	2–2	Bournemouth	South Norwood
15:00 GMT	Tomkins  30' Milivojević  34', 41' (pen.) Dann 44' Zaha  71' McArthur  79' Benteke  82'	Report	Defoe 10', 45+3' Begović  40' L. Cook  71'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 24,823 Referee: Kevin Friend

Manchester United v Bournemouth

13 December 2017 17	Manchester United	1–0	Bournemouth	Manchester
20:00 GMT	Lukaku 25',  43'	Report	Gosling  28' Arter  64'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 74,798 Referee: Graham Scott

Bournemouth v Liverpool

17 December 2017 18	Bournemouth	0–4	Liverpool	Boscombe
16:30 GMT		Report	Coutinho 20' Lovren 26' Salah 44' Firmino 66'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 10,780 Referee: Andre Marriner

Manchester City v Bournemouth

23 December 2017 19	Manchester City	4–0	Bournemouth	Manchester
15:00 GMT	Agüero 27', 79' Sterling 53' Danilo 85'	Report	A. Smith  63'	Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 54,270 Referee: Mike Jones

Bournemouth v West Ham United

26 December 2017 20	Bournemouth	3–3	West Ham United	Boscombe
15:00 GMT	Gosling 29' Aké 57' Wilson 90+3'	Report	Collins 7' Arnautović 81', 89'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 10,596 Referee: Bobby Madley

Bournemouth v Everton

30 December 2017 21	Bournemouth	2–1	Everton	Boscombe
15:00 GMT	Fraser 33', 88'	Report	Gueye 57'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 10,497 Referee: Lee Probert

Brighton & Hove Albion v Bournemouth

1 January 2018 22	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–2	Bournemouth	Falmer
12:30 GMT	Knockaert 5' Murray 48'	Report	S. Cook 33' Wilson 79'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 30,152 Referee: Michael Oliver

Bournemouth v Arsenal

14 January 2018 23	Bournemouth	2–1	Arsenal	Boscombe
13:30 GMT	Wilson 70' Ibe 74'	Report	Bellerín 52'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 10,836 Referee: Kevin Friend

West Ham United v Bournemouth

20 January 2018 24	West Ham United	1–1	Bournemouth	Stratford, London
15:00 GMT	Collins  31' Masuaku  49' Ogbonna  58' Hernández 73'	Report	Gosling  52' Fraser 71'	Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 56,948 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Chelsea v Bournemouth

31 January 2018 25	Chelsea	0–3	Bournemouth	Fulham
19:45 GMT	Fàbregas  77'	Report	Wilson 51' Stanislas 64' Aké 67'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,464 Referee: Lee Probert

Bournemouth v Stoke City

3 February 2018 26	Bournemouth	2–1	Stoke City	Boscombe
15:00 GMT	Gosling  58' King  59', 70' Mousset 79'	Report	Shaqiri 5',  45+2' Ndiaye  38' Choupo-Moting  69'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 10,614 Referee: Paul Tierney

Huddersfield Town v Bournemouth

11 February 2018 27	Huddersfield Town	4–1	Bournemouth	Huddersfield
12:00 GMT	Pritchard 7' Mounié 27' S. Cook 66' (o.g.) Van La Parra 90+5' (pen.)	Report	Stanislas 13' Gosling  18' Francis  56' Mousset  71'	Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 23,823 Referee: Michael Oliver

Bournemouth v Newcastle United

24 February 2018 28	Bournemouth	2–2	Newcastle United	Boscombe
15:00 GMT	Aké  52' A. Smith 80' Gosling 89'	Report	Gayle 17', 45+1' Ritchie  53' Yedlin  82' Diamé  85' Ayoze  90+1'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 10,808 Referee: Roger East

Leicester City v Bournemouth

3 March 2018 29	Leicester City	1–1	Bournemouth	Leicester
15:00 GMT	Silva  50' Schmeichel  90+4' Mahrez 90+7'	Report	King 35' (pen.) Gosling  64'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 31,384 Referee: Lee Probert

Bournemouth v Tottenham Hotspur

11 March 2018 30	Bournemouth	1–4	Tottenham Hotspur	Boscombe
16:00 GMT	Stanislas 7' Gosling  61'	Report	Rose  18' Alli 35' Son 62', 87' Aurier 90+1'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 10,623 Referee: Mike Dean

Bournemouth v West Bromwich Albion

17 March 2018 31	Bournemouth	2–1	West Bromwich Albion	Boscombe
15:00 GMT	A. Smith  53' Ibe 77' Stanislas 89'	Report	Livermore  34' Rodriguez 49' Dawson  87'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 10,242 Referee: Graham Scott

Watford v Bournemouth

31 March 2018 32	Watford	2–2	Bournemouth	Watford
15:00 BST	Femenía 13' Holebas  42' Pereyra 49' Prödl  56' Doucouré  78' Okaka  90'	Report	King 43' Defoe 90+2'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,393 Referee: Andy Madley

Bournemouth v Crystal Palace

7 April 2018 (2018-04-07) 33	Bournemouth	2–2	Crystal Palace	Boscombe
15:00 BST	Mousset 65' Gosling  76' Francis  82' King 89'	Report	Milivojević 47' Zaha 75' Tomkins  90+3' Cabaye  90+4'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 10,730 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Liverpool v Bournemouth

14 April 2018 34	Liverpool	3–0	Bournemouth	Liverpool
17:30 BST	Mané 7' Oxlade-Chamberlain  54' Salah 69' Firmino 90'	Report	Aké  15'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 52,959 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

Bournemouth v Manchester United

18 April 2018 35	Bournemouth	0–2	Manchester United	Boscombe
19:45 BST	L. Cook  49' S. Cook  62' Surman  68'	Report	Smalling 28',  61' Lukaku 70'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 10,952 Referee: Graham Scott

Southampton v Bournemouth

28 April 2018 36	Southampton	2–1	Bournemouth	Southampton
15:00 BST	Tadić 25', 54'	Report	King 45+1'	Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,778 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Bournemouth v Swansea City

5 May 2018 37	Bournemouth	1–0	Swansea City	Boscombe
15:00 BST	Fraser 37' King  51'	Report	Olsson  36' Van der Hoorn  58' Mawson  70'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 10,820 Referee: Kevin Friend

Burnley v Bournemouth

13 May 2018 38	Burnley	1–2	Bournemouth	Burnley
15:00 BST	Wood 39'	Report	King 74' Wilson 90+3'	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 20,720 Referee: Paul Tierney

FA Cup

In the FA Cup, Bournemouth entered the competition in the third round and were drawn at home to either AFC Fylde or Wigan Athletic.^[38] The latter won their replayed match 3–2 to set up the third round tie.^[39]

Bournemouth v Wigan Athletic

6 January 2018 Third round	Bournemouth	2–2	Wigan Athletic	Boscombe
15:00 GMT	Mousset 55' S. Cook 90+2'	Report	Grigg 4' Hyndman 29' (o.g.)	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 9,894 Referee: Andrew Madley

Wigan Athletic v Bournemouth

17 January 2018 Third round replay	Wigan Athletic	3–0	Bournemouth	Wigan
19:45 GMT	Morsy 9' Burn 73' Elder 76'	Report		Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 4,709 Referee: Stuart Attwell

EFL Cup

Bournemouth entered the competition in the second round and were drawn against Birmingham City away.^[40] A home tie versus Brighton & Hove Albion was confirmed for the third round.^[41] The Cherries were drawn at home to Middlesbrough for the fourth round.^[42] A quarter-final trip to face Chelsea was drawn out for Bournemouth.^[43]

Birmingham City v Bournemouth

22 August 2017 Second round	Birmingham City	1–2	Bournemouth	Bordesley
19:45 BST	Kieftenbeld 11' Maghoma  56' Shotton  62'	Report	Mousset  41' Fraser 46' Pugh 68' A. Smith  90+5'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 8,245 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Bournemouth v Brighton & Hove Albion

19 September 2017 Third round	Bournemouth	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Brighton & Hove Albion	Boscombe
19:45 BST	King 99' Boruc  120'	Report	Skalák  95'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 10,372 Referee: Kevin Friend

Bournemouth v Middlesbrough

24 October 2017 Fourth round	Bournemouth	3–1	Middlesbrough	Boscombe
19:45 BST	Simpson 49' Wilson 75' (pen.) Afobe 82'	Report	Fry  39' Tavernier 56'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 10,254 Referee: Simon Hooper

Chelsea v Bournemouth

20 December 2017 Quarter-finals	Chelsea	2–1	Bournemouth	Fulham
19:45 GMT	Ampadu  2' Willian 13' Fàbregas  39' Zappacosta  62' Morata 90+1',  90+2'	Report	Simpson  72' Francis  76' A. Smith  82' Gosling 90',  90+1'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,168 Referee: Lee Mason

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Last updated on 29 April 2018.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		FA Cup		EFL Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	POL	Artur Boruc	6	0	0	0	2	0	4	0
12	GK	ENG	Aaron Ramsdale	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	GK	BIH	Asmir Begović	38	0	38	0	0	0	0	0
32	GK	AUS	Adam Federici	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	ENG	Simon Francis	33	0	30+1	0	0	0	2	0
3	DF	ENG	Steve Cook	39	3	30+3	2	2	1	4	0
5	DF	NED	Nathan Aké	40	2	37+1	2	1	0	0+1	0
11	DF	ENG	Charlie Daniels	37	1	34+1	1	1	0	1	0
14	DF	AUS	Brad Smith	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
15	DF	ENG	Adam Smith	32	1	22+5	1	1	0	3+1	0
26	DF	ENG	Tyrone Mings	5	0	3+1	0	0	0	1	0
29	DF	WAL	Rhoys Wiggins	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
42	DF	ENG	Jack Simpson	3	1	1	0	0	0	2	1
Midfielders
4	MF	ENG	Dan Gosling	32	3	21+7	2	0	0	4	1
6	MF	ENG	Andrew Surman	28	2	20+5	2	2	0	1	0
7	MF	ENG	Marc Pugh	25	1	11+9	0	1+1	0	2+1	1
8	MF	IRL	Harry Arter	16	1	11+2	1	1	0	2	0
16	MF	ENG	Lewis Cook	32	0	25+4	0	0	0	2+1	0
19	MF	ENG	Junior Stanislas	20	5	17+2	5	0	0	1	0
22	MF	USA	Emerson Hyndman	4	0	1	0	1+1	0	0+1	0
23	MF	ENG	Connor Mahoney	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
24	MF	SCO	Ryan Fraser	32	6	23+3	5	2	0	4	1
33	MF	ENG	Jordon Ibe	37	2	21+10	2	0+2	0	1+3	0
58	MF	ENG	Kyle Taylor	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
Forwards
13	FW	ENG	Callum Wilson	31	9	23+5	8	0+1	0	1+1	1
17	FW	NOR	Joshua King	33	9	27+5	8	0	0	0+1	1
18	FW	ENG	Jermain Defoe	26	4	11+13	4	0	0	2	0
31	FW	FRA	Lys Mousset	28	3	4+18	2	2	1	4	0
36	FW	ENG	Matt Butcher	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Player(s) who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have left the club
9	FW	ENG	Benik Afobe	22	1	5+12	0	2	0	1+2	1
10	FW	CIV	Max Gradel	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
38	DF	ENG	Baily Cargill	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Cards

Accounts for all competitions. Last updated on 1 January 2018.

No.	Pos.	Name
1	GK	Artur Boruc	1	0
2	DF	Simon Francis	6	1
3	DF	Steve Cook	4	0
4	MF	Dan Gosling	2	0
5	DF	Nathan Aké	3	0
6	MF	Andrew Surman	1	0
7	MF	Marc Pugh	2	0
8	MF	Harry Arter	4	0
15	DF	Adam Smith	6	0
16	MF	Lewis Cook	3	0
17	FW	Joshua King	1	0
18	FW	Jermain Defoe	1	0
19	MF	Junior Stanislas	1	0
26	DF	Tyrone Mings	1	0
27	GK	Asmir Begović	2	0
31	FW	Lys Mousset	2	0
33	MF	Jordon Ibe	1	0
42	DF	Jack Simpson	1	0

Clean sheets

Last updated on 1 January 2018.

Number	Nation	Name	Matches Played	Premier League	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Total
1		Artur Boruc	4	0	0	1	1
12		Aaron Ramsdale	0	0	0	0	0
27		Asmir Begović	22	4	0	0	4
32		Adam Federici	0	0	0	0	0
TOTALS				4	0	1	5

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