2017–18 Swansea City A.F.C. season

The 2017–18 season was Swansea City's 98th season in the English football league system, and their seventh consecutive season in the Premier League.[3] Along with competing in the Premier League, the club competed in the FA Cup and EFL Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

Swansea City

2017–18 season
Chairman	Huw Jenkins
Head Coach	Paul Clement[1] (Until 20 December)[2] Carlos Carvalhal (From 28 December)
Stadium	Liberty Stadium
Premier League	18th (relegated)
FA Cup	Quarter-finals
EFL Cup	Fourth round
Top goalscorer	League: Jordan Ayew (6) All: Jordan Ayew (10)
Highest home attendance	20,933
Lowest home attendance	19,580
Average home league attendance	20,622
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Swansea's relegation to the Championship was confirmed on 13 May 2018, the final day of the Premier League season, by virtue of them losing 2–1 at home to already relegated Stoke City, where only a win and a ten-goal difference swing over Southampton would have ensured survival.[4]

Club

Directors

Position	Name
Owners	Jason Levien Steve Kaplan
Chairman	Huw Jenkins
Vice Chairman	Leigh Dineen
Chief Operating Officer	Chris Pearlman
Directors	Martin Morgan Stuart McDonald Romie Chaudhari Bobby Hernreich

Behind the team

Position	Name
Head coach	Paul Clement until December 2017
	Carlos Carvalhal from December 2017
Assistant coaches	Nigel Gibbs until December 2017
	Claude Makélélé until November 2017[5]
	Leon Britton November 2017 to December 2017[6]
	João Mário from December 2017
	Bruno Lage from December 2017
Analysts	Jhony Conceição from December 2017
	Paulo Sampaio from December 2017
Head of physical performance	Karl Halabi until December 2017
Assistant head of physical performance	Eddie Lattimore until December 2017
Physical performance coach	Jordan Smith
Goalkeeping coach	Tony Roberts
Loan player manager	Alan Curtis
Performance director	Rich Buchanan
Head of medicine/club doctor	Dr. Jez McClusky
Physiotherapists	Kate Rees
	Ailsa Jones
	Ritson Lloyd
Lead soft tissue therapist	Andy Stanbury
Soft tissue therapists	Adele Callaghan
	Matthew Murray
Player liaison officer	Huw Lake
Head of recruitment	David Leadbeater
Technical recruitment scout	Tim Henderson
Assistant technical recruitment scout	Ian Roscrow
Match analysts	Scott Helmich
	Alex Thomas
Football utilities co-ordinator	Suzan Eames
Football utilities assistants	Michael Eames
	Shaun Baggridge

Squad information

First team squad

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Since	App	Goals	Ends	Transfer fee	Notes
1	GK		Łukasz Fabiański	32	EU	2014[7]	112	0	2019[7]	Free
2	CF		Wilfried Bony	28	Non-EU	2017[8]	70	35	2019[8]	Undisclosed
4	CM		Ki Sung-yueng	28	Non-EU	2012[9]	130	10	2018[10]	£5,500,000
5	CB		Mike van der Hoorn	24	EU	2016[11]	11	1	2019[11]	Undisclosed
6	CB		Alfie Mawson	23	EU	2016[12]	27	4	2020[12]	Undisclosed
7	DM		Leon Britton	34	EU	2011[13]	521	17	2018[14]	Undisclosed
8	CM		Leroy Fer	27	EU	2016[15]	48	6	2019[15]	Undisclosed
10	CF		Tammy Abraham	19	EU	2017[16]	0	0	2018[16]	Loan
11	RM		Luciano Narsingh	26	EU	2017[17]	13	0	2019[17]	£4,000,000
12	RM		Nathan Dyer	29	EU	2009[18]	281	31	2020[19]	£400,000
13	GK		Kristoffer Nordfeldt	28	EU	2015[20]	8	0	2018[20]	£600,000
14	CM		Tom Carroll	25	EU	2017[21]	35	2	2020[21]	Undisclosed
15	LM		Wayne Routledge	32	EU	2011[22]	212	21	2018[23]	Undisclosed
16	LB		Martin Olsson	29	EU	2017[24]	15	2	2019[24]	Undisclosed
17	CM		Sam Clucas	26	EU	2017[25]	0	0	2021[25]	Undisclosed
18	CF		Jordan Ayew	25	Non-EU	2017[26]	14	1	2020[26]	£5,000,000
22	RB		Àngel Rangel (C)	34	EU	2007[27]	367	10	2018[28]	Undisclosed
25	GK		Erwin Mulder	28	EU	2017[29]	0	0	2020[29]	Free
26	RB		Kyle Naughton	28	EU	2015[30]	71	1	2020[31]	Undisclosed
27	CB		Kyle Bartley	26	EU	2012[32]	26	0	2021[33]	£1,000,000
33	CB		Federico Fernández	28	EU	2014[34]	93	1	2020[35]	Undisclosed
35	CM		Renato Sanches	20	EU	2017[36]	0	0	2018[36]	Loan
51	DM		Roque Mesa	28	EU	2017[37]	0	0	2021[37]	£11,000,000
56	CM		Jay Fulton	23	EU	2014[38]	22	1	2020[39]	Undisclosed
62	CF		Oli McBurnie	24	EU	2015[40]	6	2	2018[40]	Undisclosed

Updated to match played 8 September 2017
Source: Swansea City Official Website
Ordered by 2017–18 squad numbers.

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Contract length	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2017	GK		Erwin Mulder	Heerenveen	3 years	Free	[29]
5 July 2017	CM		Kees de Boer	Ajax	3 years	Youth	[41]
6 July 2017	DM		Roque Mesa	Las Palmas	4 years	£11,000,000	[37]
7 July 2017	AM		Arnór Guðjohnsen	Breiðablik UBK	3 years	Youth	[42]
8 July 2017	RW		Marc Walsh	Finn Harps	3 years	Youth	[43]
9 July 2017	RW		Jayden Reid	Manchester United	2 years	Youth	[44]
17 July 2017	CB		Cian Harries	Coventry City	3 years	Undisclosed	[45]
14 August 2017	CF		Courtney Baker-Richardson	Leamington	3 years	Undisclosed	[46]
24 August 2017	DF		Jack Bainbridge	Everton	1 year	Free	[47]
24 August 2017	CM		Sam Clucas	Hull City	4 years	Undisclosed	[25]
31 August 2017	GK		Steven Benda	1860 Munich	3 years	Undisclosed	[48]
31 August 2017	CF		Wilfried Bony	Manchester City	2 years[lower-alpha 1]	Undisclosed	[49]
17 October 2017	LB		Matic Paljk	Koper	1 year	Free	[50]
31 January 2018	LW		André Ayew	West Ham United	3.5 years	£18,000,000	[51]
31 January 2018	CB		Jack Withers	Boston United	1.5 years	Undisclosed	[52]

1. Bony contract includes option for a third year.

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Expiry date	Ref.
4 July 2017	CF		Tammy Abraham	Chelsea	30 June 2018	[16]
31 August 2017	CM		Renato Sanches	Bayern Munich	30 June 2018	[53]
31 January 2018	CM		Andy King	Leicester City	30 June 2018	[54]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2017	CM		Tom Dyson	Free agent	Released	[55]
1 July 2017	LW		Liam Edwards	Hull City	Released	[56][lower-alpha 1]
1 July 2017	CF		Marvin Emnes	Akhisar Belediyespor	Released	[55][lower-alpha 2]
1 July 2017	CF		Bafétimbi Gomis	Galatasaray	Undisclosed	[58]
1 July 2017	CM		Tom Holland	The New Saints	Released	[55][lower-alpha 3]
1 July 2017	CF		Owain Jones	Merthyr Town	Released	[55][lower-alpha 4]
1 July 2017	CF		Alex Samuel	Stevenage	Undisclosed	[61]
1 July 2017	RB		Liam Shephard	Peterborough United	Released	[55][lower-alpha 5]
1 July 2017	LB		Franck Tabanou	Guingamp	Mutual consent	[63][lower-alpha 6]
1 July 2017	GK		Gerhard Tremmel	Retired	Released	[55][lower-alpha 7]
1 July 2017	GK		Josh Vickers	Lincoln City	Released	[55][lower-alpha 8]
11 July 2017	DM		Jack Cork	Burnley	Undisclosed	[67]
28 July 2017	CB		Daniel Jefferies	Colchester United	Free	[68]
3 August 2017	RW		Modou Barrow	Reading	Undisclosed	[69]
16 August 2017	AM		Gylfi Sigurðsson	Everton	Undisclosed	[70]
24 August 2017	LB		Stephen Kingsley	Hull City	Undisclosed	[71]
31 August 2017	GK		Mark Birighitti	NAC Breda	Free	[72]
31 August 2017	CF		Fernando Llorente	Tottenham Hotspur	Undisclosed	[73]
5 January 2018	CM		Josh Sheehan	Newport County	Free	[74]
31 January 2018	CB		Jack Bainbridge	Free agent	Released	[52]
31 January 2018	RB		Anthony Brydges	Free agent	Released	[52]
31 January 2018	LB		Tom Plezier	Free agent	Released	[52]

1. Liam Edwards joined Hull City after his release.[56]
2. Marvin Emnes joined Akhisar Belediyespor after his release.[57]
3. Tom Holland joined The New Saints after his release.[59]
4. Owain Jones joined Merthyr Town after his release.[60]
5. Liam Shephard joined Peterborough United after his release.[62]
6. Franck Tabanou joined Guingamp after he left the club by mutual consent.[64]
7. Gerhard Tremmel retired from football after his release. He became Swansea's new European recruitment assistant.[65]
8. Josh Vickers joined Lincoln City after his release.[66]

Loans out

Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Expiry date	Ref.
1 July 2017	LW		Daniel James	Shrewsbury Town	31 August 2017[lower-alpha 1]	[75]
4 July 2017	CF		Borja Bastón	Málaga	30 June 2018	[76]
7 July 2017	CB		Jordi Amat	Real Betis	30 June 2018	[77]
14 July 2017	RB		Connor Roberts	Middlesbrough	3 January 2018[lower-alpha 2]	[79]
14 July 2017	CB		Keston Davies	Yeovil Town	3 January 2018[lower-alpha 3]	[80]
18 August 2017	CM		Matt Grimes	Northampton Town	30 June 2018	[81]
31 August 2017	CF		Botti Biabi	Hamilton Academical	31 December 2017	[82]
1 September 2017	LM		Jefferson Montero	Getafe	30 June 2018	[83]
6 January 2018	RB		Tyler Reid	Newport County	30 June 2018	[84]
11 January 2018	CM		Ryan Blair	Falkirk	30 June 2018	[85]
25 January 2018	CM		Jay Fulton	Wigan Athletic	30 June 2018	[86]
29 January 2018	CM		Adam King	Mansfield Town	30 June 2018	[87]
30 January 2018	DM		Roque Mesa	Sevilla	30 June 2018	[88]
30 January 2018	CB		Joe Rodon	Cheltenham Town	30 June 2018	[89]
31 January 2018	CB		Jack Withers	Boston United	30 June 2018	[52]
31 January 2018	GK		Lewis Thomas	Carmarthen Town	30 June 2018	[52]
31 January 2018	FW		Oli McBurnie	Barnsley	30 June 2018	[90]
27 February 2018	LM		Jefferson Montero	Emelec[lower-alpha 4]	30 June 2018	[91]

1. On 31 August 2017, Daniel James mutually cancelled his loan spell at Shrewsbury Town.[48]
2. On 3 January 2018, Connor Roberts was recalled from his loan spell at Middlesbrough.[78]
3. On 3 January 2018, Keston Davies was recalled from his loan spell at Yeovil Town.[78]
4. On 27 February 2018, Jefferson Montero was sub-loaned from Getafe to Emelec for the rest of the season.[91]

New contracts

Date signed	Position	Nationality	Name	Contract length	Expiry date	Ref.
28 June 2017	CM		Leon Britton	1 year	June 2018	[14]
4 July 2017	RB		Kyle Naughton	3 years	June 2020	[31]
9 August 2017	CB		Kyle Bartley	4 years	June 2021	[33]

Pre-season

Friendlies

As of 2 June 2017, Swansea City have confirmed six pre-season friendlies against Philadelphia Union, Richmond Kickers, North Carolina in the United States,[92] Birmingham City,[93] Barnet[94] and Sampdoria.[95]

Barnet v Swansea City

12 July 2017	Barnet	1–0	Swansea City	Canons Park
19:45 BST	Akinde  40'	Report		Stadium: The Hive Stadium

Philadelphia Union v Swansea City

15 July 2017	Philadelphia Union	2–2	Swansea City	Chester, United States
19:00 EDT	Sapong  6' (pen.) Simpson  58'	Report	Bartley  28' Ayew  40'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium

Richmond Kickers v Swansea City

19 July 2017	Richmond Kickers	1–2	Swansea City	Richmond, United States
19:30 EDT	Tayou  69'	Report	McBurnie  40' (pen.) Abraham  80'	Stadium: City Stadium

North Carolina v Swansea City

22 July 2017	North Carolina	0–0	Swansea City	Cary, United States
19:30 EDT		Report		Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park

Birmingham City v Swansea City

29 July 2017	Birmingham City	0–2	Swansea City	Bordesley
15:00 BST		Report	Abraham  56' Fer  75'	Stadium: St Andrew's

Swansea City v Sampdoria

5 August 2017	Swansea City	4–0	Sampdoria	Swansea
17:15 BST	Fer  40' Álvarez  46' (o.g.) Abraham  65' Fernández  76'	Report		Stadium: Liberty Stadium

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Record
	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Premier League	38	8	9	21	28	56	−28	021.05
FA Cup	7	3	3	1	13	6	+7	042.86
EFL Cup	3	2	0	1	6	3	+3	066.67
Total	48	13	12	23	47	63	−16	027.08

Updated to match played 13 May 2018
Source: Competitions

Premier League

Main article: 2017–18 Premier League

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
16	Huddersfield Town	38	9	10	19	28	58	−30	37
17	Southampton	38	7	15	16	37	56	−19	36
18	Swansea City (R)	38	8	9	21	28	56	−28	33	Relegation to the EFL Championship
19	Stoke City (R)	38	7	12	19	35	68	−33	33
20	West Bromwich Albion (R)	38	6	13	19	31	56	−25	31

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).[96]
(R) Relegated.

Results 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	8	9	21	28	56	−28	33	6	3	10	17	24	−7	2	6	11	11	32	−21

Last updated: 13 May 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	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H
Result	D	L	W	L	D	L	L	W	L	L	L	L	D	L	L	W	L	L	D	L	W	L	D	W	W	D	W	L	W	D	L	D	D	L	L	L	L	L
Position	12	15	13	15	14	14	18	13	15	17	18	19	19	19	20	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	17	16	18	13	14	14	15	15	17	17	17	18	18

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

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

On 14 June 2017, Swansea City's Premier League fixtures were announced.[97]

Southampton v Swansea City

12 August 2017 1	Southampton	0–0	Swansea City	Southampton
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,447 Referee: Mike Jones

Swansea City v Manchester United

19 August 2017 2	Swansea City	0–4	Manchester United	Swansea
12:30 BST		Report	Bailly  45' Lukaku  80' Pogba  82' Martial  84'	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 20,862 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Crystal Palace v Swansea City

26 August 2017 3	Crystal Palace	0–2	Swansea City	Selhurst, London
15:00 BST		Report	Abraham  44' J. Ayew  48'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 23,477 Referee: Andre Marriner

Swansea City v Newcastle United

10 September 2017 4	Swansea City	0–1	Newcastle United	Swansea
16:00 BST		Report	Lascelles  76'	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 20,872 Referee: Mike Jones

Tottenham Hotspur v Swansea City

16 September 2017 5	Tottenham Hotspur	0–0	Swansea City	Wembley
17:30 BST		Report		Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 65,366 Referee: Mike Dean

Swansea City v Watford

23 September 2017 6	Swansea City	1–2	Watford	Swansea
15:00 BST	Abraham  56'	Report	Gray  13' Richarlison  90'	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 20,372 Referee: Lee Mason

West Ham United v Swansea City

30 September 2017 7	West Ham United	1–0	Swansea City	Stratford, London
15:00 BST	Sakho  90'	Report		Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 56,922 Referee: Roger East

Swansea City v Huddersfield Town

14 October 2017 8	Swansea City	2–0	Huddersfield Town	Swansea
15:00 BST	Abraham  42', 48'	Report		Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 20,657 Referee: Paul Tierney

Swansea City v Leicester City

21 October 2017 9	Swansea City	1–2	Leicester City	Swansea
16:00 BST	Mawson  56'	Report	Fernández  24' (o.g.) Okazaki  49'	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 20,521 Referee: Michael Oliver

Arsenal v Swansea City

28 October 2017 10	Arsenal	2–1	Swansea City	Holloway, London
15:00 BST	Kolašinac  51' Ramsey  58'	Report	Clucas  22'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,493 Referee: Lee Mason

Swansea City v Brighton & Hove Albion

4 November 2017 11	Swansea City	0–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Swansea
15:00 GMT		Report	Murray  29'	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 20,822 Referee: Mike Dean

Burnley v Swansea City

18 November 2017 12	Burnley	2–0	Swansea City	Burnley
15:00 GMT	Cork  29' Barnes  40'	Report		Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 18,895 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Swansea City v AFC Bournemouth

25 November 2017 13	Swansea City	0–0	AFC Bournemouth	Swansea
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 20,228 Referee: Stuart Attwell

Chelsea v Swansea City

29 November 2017 14	Chelsea	1–0	Swansea City	Fulham
19:45 GMT	Rüdiger  55'	Report		Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,365 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

Stoke City v Swansea City

2 December 2017 15	Stoke City	2–1	Swansea City	Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT	Shaqiri  36' Diouf  40'	Report	Bony  3'	Stadium: Britannia Stadium Attendance: 28,261 Referee: Craig Pawson

Swansea City v West Bromwich Albion

9 December 2017 16	Swansea City	1–0	West Bromwich Albion	Swansea
15:00 GMT	Bony  81'	Report		Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 19,580 Referee: Mike Dean

Swansea City v Manchester City

13 December 2017 17	Swansea City	0–4	Manchester City	Swansea
19:45 GMT		Report	D. Silva  27', 52' De Bruyne  34' Agüero  85'	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 20,870 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Everton v Swansea City

18 December 2017 18	Everton	3–1	Swansea City	Liverpool
20:00 GMT	Calvert-Lewin  45+2' Sigurðsson  64' Rooney  73' (pen.)	Report	Fer  35'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 37,580 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Swansea City v Crystal Palace

23 December 2017 19	Swansea City	1–1	Crystal Palace	Swansea
15:00 GMT	J. Ayew  77'	Report	Milivojević  59' (pen.)	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 20,354 Referee: Craig Pawson

Liverpool v Swansea City

26 December 2017 20	Liverpool	5–0	Swansea City	Liverpool
17:30 GMT	Coutinho  6' Firmino  52', 66' Alexander-Arnold  65' Oxlade-Chamberlain  82'	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 52,850 Referee: Kevin Friend

Watford v Swansea City

30 December 2017 21	Watford	1–2	Swansea City	Watford
15:00 GMT	Carrillo  11'	Report	J. Ayew  86' Narsingh  90'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,002 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Swansea City v Tottenham Hotspur

2 January 2018 22	Swansea City	0–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Swansea
19:45 GMT		Report	Llorente  12' Alli  89'	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 20,615 Referee: Bobby Madley

Newcastle United v Swansea City

13 January 2018 23	Newcastle United	1–1	Swansea City	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT	Joselu  68'	Report	J. Ayew  60'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,444 Referee: Graham Scott

Swansea City v Liverpool

22 January 2018 24	Swansea City	1–0	Liverpool	Swansea
20:00 GMT	Mawson  40'	Report		Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 20,886 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

Swansea City v Arsenal

30 January 2018 25	Swansea City	3–1	Arsenal	Swansea
19:45 GMT	Clucas  34', 86' J. Ayew  61'	Report	Monreal  33'	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 20,819 Referee: Lee Mason

Leicester City v Swansea City

3 February 2018 26	Leicester City	1–1	Swansea City	Leicester
15:00 GMT	Vardy  17'	Report	Fernández  53'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 31,179 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Swansea City v Burnley

10 February 2018 27	Swansea City	1–0	Burnley	Swansea
15:00 GMT	Ki  81'	Report		Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 20,176 Referee: Andre Marriner

Brighton & Hove Albion v Swansea City

24 February 2018 28	Brighton & Hove Albion	4–1	Swansea City	Falmer
15:00 GMT	Murray  18' (pen.), 69' Knockaert  73' Locadia  90'	Report	Dunk  85' (o.g.)	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 30,523 Referee: Mike Dean

Swansea City v West Ham United

3 March 2018 29	Swansea City	4–1	West Ham United	Swansea
15:00 GMT	Ki  8' Van der Hoorn  32' King  48' J. Ayew  63' (pen.)	Report	Antonio  79'	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 20,829 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Huddersfield Town v Swansea City

10 March 2018 30	Huddersfield Town	0–0	Swansea City	Huddersfield
15:00 GMT		Report	J. Ayew  11'	Stadium: Kirklees Stadium Attendance: 23,567 Referee: Michael Oliver

Manchester United v Swansea City

31 March 2018 31	Manchester United	2–0	Swansea City	Manchester
15:00 BST	Lukaku  5' Sánchez  20'	Report		Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 75,038 Referee: Bobby Madley

West Bromwich Albion v Swansea City

7 April 2018 32	West Bromwich Albion	1–1	Swansea City	West Bromwich
15:00 BST	Rodriguez  54'	Report	Abraham  75'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 23,297 Referee: Roger East

Swansea City v Everton

14 April 2018 33	Swansea City	1–1	Everton	Swansea
15:00 BST	J. Ayew  55',  71'	Report	Naughton  43' (o.g.)	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 20,933 Referee: Lee Mason

Manchester City v Swansea City

22 April 2018 34	Manchester City	5–0	Swansea City	Manchester
16:30 BST	D. Silva  12' Sterling  16' De Bruyne  54' B. Silva  64' Jesus  88'	Report		Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 54,387 Referee: Craig Pawson

Swansea City v Chelsea

28 April 2018 35	Swansea City	0–1	Chelsea	Swansea
17:30 BST		Report	Fàbregas  4'	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 20,900 Referee: Jonathan Moss

AFC Bournemouth v Swansea City

5 May 2018 36	AFC Bournemouth	1–0	Swansea City	Bournemouth
15:00 BST	Fraser  37'	Report		Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 10,820 Referee: Kevin Friend

Swansea City v Southampton

8 May 2018 37	Swansea City	0–1	Southampton	Swansea
19:45 BST		Report	Gabbiadini  72'	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 20,858 Referee: Michael Oliver

Swansea City v Stoke City

13 May 2018 38	Swansea City	1–2	Stoke City	Swansea
15:00 BST	King  14'	Report	Ndiaye  31' Crouch  41'	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 20,673 Referee: Anthony Taylor

FA Cup

Main article: 2017–18 FA Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

Swansea City joined the competition in the third round and were drawn away to Wolverhampton Wanderers.[98]

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Swansea City

6 January 2018 3rd round	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0–0	Swansea City	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 22,976 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Swansea City v Wolverhampton Wanderers

17 January 2018 3rd round replay	Swansea City	2–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Swansea
19:45 GMT	J. Ayew  11' Bony  69'	Report	Jota  66'	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 8,294 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

Notts County v Swansea City

27 January 2018 4th round	Notts County	1–1	Swansea City	Nottingham
15:00 GMT	Stead  62'	Report	Narsingh  45'	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 9,802 Referee: Mike Jones

Swansea City v Notts County

6 February 2018 4th round replay	Swansea City	8–1	Notts County	Swansea
20:05 GMT	Abraham  18', 45+3' Dyer  20', 30' Naughton  53' Routledge  57' Carroll  65' James  82'	Report	Husin  35'	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 7,822 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Sheffield Wednesday v Swansea City

17 February 2018 5th round	Sheffield Wednesday	0–0	Swansea City	Sheffield
12:30 GMT		Report		Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 19,427 Referee: Paul Tierney

Swansea City v Sheffield Wednesday

27 February 2018 5th round replay	Swansea City	2–0	Sheffield Wednesday	Swansea
20:05 GMT	J. Ayew  55' Dyer  80'	Report		Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 8,198 Referee: Stuart Attwell

Swansea City v Tottenham Hotspur

17 March 2018 Quarter-finals	Swansea City	0–3	Tottenham Hotspur	Swansea
12:15 GMT		Report	Eriksen  11', 62' Lamela  45+1'	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 17,498 Referee: Kevin Friend

EFL Cup

Main article: 2017–18 EFL Cup

Swansea City were given another away trip in the third round against Reading.[99]

  Win   Draw   Loss

Milton Keynes Dons v Swansea City

22 August 2017 2nd round	Milton Keynes Dons	1–4	Swansea City	Milton Keynes
19:45 BST	Seager  17'	Report	Fer  19', 60' Abraham  71' J. Ayew  86'	Stadium: Stadium mk Attendance: Robert Jones Referee: 5,162

Reading v Swansea City

19 September 2017 3rd round	Reading	0–2	Swansea City	Reading
20:00 BST		Report	Mawson  52' J. Ayew  83'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 8,729 Referee: Andy Davies

Swansea City v Manchester United

24 October 2017 4th round	Swansea City	0–2	Manchester United	Swansea
19:45 BST		Report	Lingard  21', 59'	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 20,083 Referee: Bobby Madley

Statistics

Appearances, goals, and cards

Last updated on 13 May 2018

No.	Pos	Player	Premier League			FA Cup			EFL Cup			Total			Discipline
			Starts	Sub	Goals	Starts	Sub	Goals	Starts	Sub	Goals	Starts	Sub	Goals
1	GK	Łukasz Fabiański	38	0	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	30	0	0	–	–
2	FW	Wilfried Bony	8	7	2	3	0	1	1	0	0	12	7	3	3	–
4	MF	Ki Sung-yueng	21	4	2	3	3	0	–	–	–	18	6	2	3	–
5	DF	Mike van der Hoorn	24	0	1	6	0	0	3	0	0	27	0	1	5	–
6	DF	Alfie Mawson	38	0	2	3	0	0	2	1	1	35	1	3	3	–
7	MF	Leon Britton	4	1	0	0	1	0	–	–	–	4	1	0	1	–
8	FW	Leroy Fer	15	5	1	3	0	0	2	1	2	20	6	3	7	–
10	FW	Tammy Abraham	15	15	5	5	0	2	1	2	1	20	12	8	–	–
11	MF	Luciano Narsingh	5	13	1	4	1	1	1	1	0	9	13	2	–	–
12	MF	Nathan Dyer	16	9	0	4	2	3	–	–	–	17	7	3	2	–
13	GK	Kristoffer Nordfeldt	–	–	–	7	0	0	3	0	0	10	0	0	1	–
14	MF	Tom Carroll	27	9	0	6	1	1	1	0	0	30	6	1	4	–
15	MF	Wayne Routledge	4	12	0	4	1	1	2	0	0	9	10	1	1	–
16	DF	Martin Olsson	36	0	0	3	1	0	3	0	0	34	1	0	7	–
17	MF	Sam Clucas	24	5	3	3	3	0	1	0	0	23	7	3	3	–
18	FW	Jordan Ayew	33	3	7	1	4	2	2	1	2	30	8	10	1	1
19	FW	André Ayew	10	2	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	2	0	3	–
22	DF	Àngel Rangel	2	2	0	–	–	–	3	0	0	4	2	0	1	–
24	MF	Andy King	9	2	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	6	1	2	1	–
25	GK	Erwin Mulder	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
26	DF	Kyle Naughton	34	0	0	4	0	1	0	1	0	32	1	1	1	–
27	DF	Kyle Bartley	2	2	0	6	0	0	1	0	0	9	1	0	2	–
33	DF	Federico Fernández	29	0	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	27	1	1	5	–
35	MF	Renato Sanches	9	3	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	11	4	0	2	–
38	MF	Adnan Marić	–	–	–	0	1	0	–	–	–	0	1	0	–	–
42	MF	Daniel James	–	–	–	0	1	1	–	–	–	0	1	1	–	–
52	DF	Connor Roberts	4	1	0	6	1	0	–	–	–	6	2	0	–	–
Players currently away on loan
51	MF	Roque Mesa	9	2	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	13	3	0	3	–
56	MF	Jay Fulton	0	2	0	–	–	–	1	0	0	1	2	0	1	–
62	FW	Oli McBurnie	2	8	0	–	–	–	1	0	0	3	8	0	–	–

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