2017–18 A.F.C. Bournemouth season

The 2017–18 A.F.C. 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	Vitality Stadium
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

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

As of 1 July 2017, AFC Bournemouth have announced six pre-season friendlies against Queens Park Rangers,[30] Yeovil Town,[31] Portsmouth, Valencia,[32] Estoril[33] and Napoli.[34]

Estoril v AFC Bournemouth

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

Portsmouth v AFC Bournemouth

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

Queens Park Rangers v AFC Bournemouth

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

AFC Bournemouth v Valencia

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

Yeovil Town v AFC Bournemouth

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

AFC Bournemouth v Napoli

6 August 2017	AFC 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	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 AFC Bournemouth

12 August 2017 1	West Bromwich Albion	1–0	AFC 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

AFC Bournemouth v Watford

19 August 2017 2	AFC 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

AFC Bournemouth v Manchester City

26 August 2017 3	AFC Bournemouth	1–2	Manchester City	Boscombe
12:30 BST	Daniels  13' Aké  23' Cook  75' Arter  85' Smith  90+5'	Report	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 AFC Bournemouth

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

AFC Bournemouth v Brighton & Hove Albion

15 September 2017 5	AFC 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 AFC Bournemouth

23 September 2017 6	Everton	2–1	AFC 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

AFC Bournemouth v Leicester City

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

Tottenham Hotspur v AFC Bournemouth

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

Stoke City v AFC Bournemouth

21 October 2017 9	Stoke City	1–2	AFC Bournemouth	Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BST	Diouf  63'	Report	Surman  16' Stanislas  18' (pen.) Cook  67'	Stadium: bet365 Stadium Attendance: 29,500 Referee: Lee Probert

AFC Bournemouth v Chelsea

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

Newcastle United v AFC Bournemouth

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

AFC Bournemouth v Huddersfield Town

18 November 2017 12	AFC 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 AFC Bournemouth

25 November 2017 13	Swansea City	0–0	AFC 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

AFC Bournemouth v Burnley

29 November 2017 14	AFC 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

AFC Bournemouth v Southampton

3 December 2017 15	AFC 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 AFC Bournemouth

9 December 2017 (2017-12-09) 16	Crystal Palace	2–2	AFC 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' Cook  71'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 24,823 Referee: Kevin Friend

Manchester United v AFC Bournemouth

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

AFC Bournemouth v Liverpool

17 December 2017 18	AFC 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 AFC Bournemouth

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

AFC Bournemouth v West Ham United

26 December 2017 20	AFC 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

AFC Bournemouth v Everton

30 December 2017 21	AFC 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 AFC Bournemouth

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

AFC Bournemouth v Arsenal

14 January 2018 23	AFC 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 AFC Bournemouth

20 January 2018 24	West Ham United	1–1	AFC 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 AFC Bournemouth

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

AFC Bournemouth v Stoke City

3 February 2018 26	AFC 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 AFC Bournemouth

11 February 2018 27	Huddersfield Town	4–1	AFC Bournemouth	Huddersfield
12:00 GMT	Pritchard  7' Mounié  27' 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

AFC Bournemouth v Newcastle United

24 February 2018 28	AFC Bournemouth	2–2	Newcastle United	Boscombe
15:00 GMT	Aké  52' 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 AFC Bournemouth

3 March 2018 29	Leicester City	1–1	AFC 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

AFC Bournemouth v Tottenham Hotspur

11 March 2018 30	AFC 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

AFC Bournemouth v West Bromwich Albion

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

Watford v AFC Bournemouth

31 March 2018 32	Watford	2–2	AFC 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

AFC Bournemouth v Crystal Palace

7 April 2018 (2018-04-07) 33	AFC 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 AFC Bournemouth

14 April 2018 34	Liverpool	3–0	AFC 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

AFC Bournemouth v Manchester United

18 April 2018 35	AFC 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 AFC Bournemouth

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

AFC Bournemouth v Swansea City

5 May 2018 37	AFC 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 AFC Bournemouth

13 May 2018 38	Burnley	1–2	AFC 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, AFC 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]

AFC Bournemouth v Wigan Athletic

6 January 2018 Third round	AFC 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 AFC Bournemouth

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

EFL Cup

AFC 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 AFC Bournemouth

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

AFC Bournemouth v Brighton & Hove Albion

19 September 2017 Third round	AFC 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

AFC Bournemouth v Middlesbrough

24 October 2017 Fourth round	AFC 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 AFC Bournemouth

20 December 2017 Quarter-finals	Chelsea	2–1	AFC Bournemouth	Fulham
19:45 GMT	Willian  13' Morata  90'		Gosling  90'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge

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		Artur Boruc	6	0	0	0	2	0	4	0
12	GK		Aaron Ramsdale	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	GK		Asmir Begović	38	0	38	0	0	0	0	0
32	GK		Adam Federici	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF		Simon Francis	33	0	30+1	0	0	0	2	0
3	DF		Steve Cook	39	3	30+3	2	2	1	4	0
5	DF		Nathan Aké	40	2	37+1	2	1	0	0+1	0
11	DF		Charlie Daniels	37	1	34+1	1	1	0	1	0
14	DF		Brad Smith	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
15	DF		Adam Smith	32	1	22+5	1	1	0	3+1	0
26	DF		Tyrone Mings	5	0	3+1	0	0	0	1	0
29	DF		Rhoys Wiggins	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
42	DF		Jack Simpson	3	1	1	0	0	0	2	1
Midfielders
4	MF		Dan Gosling	32	3	21+7	2	0	0	4	1
6	MF		Andrew Surman	28	2	20+5	2	2	0	1	0
7	MF		Marc Pugh	25	1	11+9	0	1+1	0	2+1	1
8	MF		Harry Arter	16	1	11+2	1	1	0	2	0
16	MF		Lewis Cook	32	0	25+4	0	0	0	2+1	0
19	MF		Junior Stanislas	20	5	17+2	5	0	0	1	0
22	MF		Emerson Hyndman	4	0	1	0	1+1	0	0+1	0
23	MF		Connor Mahoney	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
24	MF		Ryan Fraser	32	6	23+3	5	2	0	4	1
33	MF		Jordon Ibe	37	2	21+10	2	0+2	0	1+3	0
58	MF		Kyle Taylor	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
Forwards
13	FW		Callum Wilson	31	9	23+5	8	0+1	0	1+1	1
17	FW		Joshua King	33	9	27+5	8	0	0	0+1	1
18	FW		Jermain Defoe	26	4	11+13	4	0	0	2	0
31	FW		Lys Mousset	28	3	4+18	2	2	1	4	0
36	FW		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		Benik Afobe	22	1	5+12	0	2	0	1+2	1
10	FW		Max Gradel	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
38	DF		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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