Season #2 | 1880-81 | Games #3 - #6
Season 129 | 2017-18
Season Summary
League | Position | FA Cup Progress | League Cup Progress | Biggest Win |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Championship | 4th | 3rd Round | 3rd Round | 5-0 vs. Bristol City (h), Championship |
Top Scorer | Most Appearances | Most Starts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
15 | Albert Adomah | 50 | James Chester | 50 | James Chester |
Manager Summary
P: Games Played; W: Games Won; D: Games Drawn; L: Games Lost; PPG: Points per Game (3 Points for a win, 1 Point for a draw); CS%: Clean Sheet percentage; W%: Win Rate; L%: Loss Rate; U: Games Unbeaten; U% Unbeaten Rate.
Manager | From | To | P | W | D | L | U | W% | L% | U% | CS% | PPG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steve Bruce | Saturday, 5 August 2017 | Ongoing | 53 | 27 | 12 | 14 | 39 | 51% | 26% | 74% | 42% | 1.80 |
Chairman | Chief Executive | Sporting Director | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dr. Tony Xia | Keith Wyness |
Season Statistics
Pos: Final League Position; P: Games Played; W: Games Won; D: Games Drawn; L: Games Lost; F: Goals Scored; A: Goals Conceded; Pts: Final League Points; GD: Goal Difference (A-F); PPG: Points per Game (3 Points for a win, 1 Point for a draw); GR: Goal Ratio (F/A); GPG: Goals Scored per Game; CPG: Goals Conceded per Game; CS: Clean Sheets; CS%: Clean Sheet percentage; W%: Win Rate; L%: Loss Rate; U: Games Unbeaten; U% Unbeaten Rate.
Results - All Competitions
P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PPG | GR | GPG | CPG | CS | CS% | W% | L% | U | U% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017-18 | 53 | 27 | 12 | 14 | 80 | 50 | 30 | 1.8 | 1.61 | 1.51 | 0.94 | 22 | 42% | 51% | 26% | 39 | 74% |
Results - League
Pos | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GD | GPG | CPG | GR | CS | CS% | W% | L% | U% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017-18 | 4th | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 72 | 42 | 83 | 30 | 1.57 | 0.91 | 1.71 | 22 | 45% | 52% | 24% | 76% |
Runs
Season | Wins in a Row | League Wins in a Row | Games Unbeaten | Games without a Win | Losing Run |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017-18 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
League Table
Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 30 | 9 | 7 | 82 | 39 | 43 | 99 |
2 | Cardiff City | 46 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 69 | 39 | 30 | 90 |
3 | Fulham | 46 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 79 | 46 | 33 | 88 |
4 | Aston Villa | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 72 | 42 | 30 | 83 |
5 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 67 | 45 | 22 | 76 |
6 | Derby County | 46 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 69 | 48 | 21 | 75 |
7 | Preston North End | 46 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 58 | 45 | 13 | 73 |
8 | Millwall | 46 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 56 | 45 | 11 | 72 |
9 | Brentford | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 62 | 52 | 10 | 69 |
10 | Sheffield United | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 62 | 55 | 7 | 69 |
11 | Bristol City | 46 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 67 | 58 | 9 | 67 |
12 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 57 | 60 | -3 | 60 |
13 | Leeds United | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 59 | 64 | -5 | 60 |
14 | Norwich City | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 49 | 60 | -11 | 60 |
15 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 59 | 60 | -1 | 57 |
16 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 58 | 70 | -12 | 56 |
17 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 51 | 65 | -14 | 53 |
18 | Hull City | 46 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 70 | 70 | 0 | 49 |
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 | 46 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 48 | 71 | -23 | 41 |
23 | Burton Albion | 46 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 38 | 81 | -43 | 41 |
24 | Sunderland | 46 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 52 | 80 | -28 | 37 |
Matches
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Transfers In
1 July - 30 June
Player | Position | On | From | For | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jordan Cox | Midfielder | Saturday, 1 July 2017 | Youth Team | Free | |
John Terry | Centre Back | Saturday, 1 July 2017 | Chelsea | Free | |
Jacob Ramsey | Midfielder | Saturday, 1 July 2017 | Youth Team | Free | |
Ahmed Elmohamady | Right Back | Wednesday, 19 July 2017 | Hull City | £990,000 | |
Glenn Whelan | Midfielder | Thursday, 20 July 2017 | Stoke | £1,530,000 | |
Christopher Samba | Centre Back | Thursday, 20 July 2017 | Unattached | Free | |
Josh Onomah | Midfielder | Friday, 4 August 2017 | Tottenham Hotspur | Loan | |
Robert Snodgrass | Winger | Friday, 25 August 2017 | West Ham United | Loan | |
Indiana Vassilev | Winger | Sunday, 1 October 2017 | IMG Academy | Free | |
Axel Tuanzebe | Centre Back | Thursday, 25 January 2018,
Monday, 6 August 2018,
Sunday, 8 August 2021 | Manchester United | Loan
Loan
Loan | |
Lewis Grabban | Centre Forward | Wednesday, 31 January 2018 | AFC Bournemouth | Loan |
Transfers Out
1 July - 30 June
Player | Position | On | To | For | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Riccardo Calder | Left Back | Thursday, 6 July 2017 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC | Free | |
Jerell Sellars | Forward | Friday, 7 July 2017 | Cheltenham Town | Free | |
Jordan Veretout | Midfielder | Saturday, 15 July 2017 | ACF Fiorentina | £6,300,000 | |
Nathan Baker | Centre Back | Friday, 28 July 2017 | Bristol City | £3,900,000 | |
Aly Cissokho | Right Back | Friday, 4 August 2017 | Yeni Malatyaspor | Free | |
Leandro Bacuna | Midfielder | Sunday, 13 August 2017 | Reading | £1,350,000 | |
Libor Kozák | Centre Forward | Wednesday, 30 August 2017 | SSC Bari | Free | |
Kevin Toner | Centre Back | Monday, 1 January 2018 | St. Patricks Athletic | Free | |
Lewis Grabban | Centre Forward | Thursday, 31 May 2018 | AFC Bournemouth | End of Loan | |
Robert Snodgrass | Winger | Thursday, 31 May 2018 | West Ham United | End of Loan | |
Josh Onomah | Midfielder | Thursday, 31 May 2018 | Tottenham Hotspur | End of Loan | |
Sam Johnstone | Goalkeeper | Thursday, 31 May 2018 | Manchester United | End of Loan | |
Oscar Borg | Left Back | Saturday, 30 June 2018 | Unattached | Released | |
Khalid Abdo | Midfielder | Saturday, 30 June 2018 | Unattached | Released | |
Brad Watkins | Goalkeeper | Saturday, 30 June 2018 | Unattached | Released | |
John Terry | Centre Back | Saturday, 30 June 2018 | Retired | Released | |
Jordan Amavi | Left Back | Saturday, 30 June 2018 | Olympique Marseille | £9,000,000 | |
Christopher Samba | Centre Back | Saturday, 30 June 2018 | Retired | Released | |
Pierluigi Gollini | Goalkeeper | Saturday, 30 June 2018 | Atalanta BC | £3,870,000 | |
Carles Gil | Winger | Saturday, 30 June 2018 | Deportivo de La Coruña | £1,580,000 | |
Gabby Agbonlahor | Forward | Saturday, 30 June 2018 | Unattached | Released |
Debut Appearances
Player | Number | Against | On | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Christopher Samba | Player #911 | Hull City (a), Championship | Saturday, 5 August 2017 | |
Glenn Whelan | Player #912 | Hull City (a), Championship | Saturday, 5 August 2017 | |
Josh Onomah | Player #913 | Hull City (a), Championship | Saturday, 5 August 2017 | |
John Terry | Player #914 | Hull City (a), Championship | Saturday, 5 August 2017 | |
Ahmed Elmohamady | Player #915 | Hull City (a), Championship | Saturday, 5 August 2017 | |
Callum O'Hare | Player #916 | Colchester United (a), EFL Cup | Wednesday, 9 August 2017 | |
Easah Suliman | Player #917 | Wigan Athletic (h), EFL Cup | Tuesday, 22 August 2017 | |
Jake Doyle-Hayes | Player #918 | Wigan Athletic (h), EFL Cup | Tuesday, 22 August 2017 | |
Mitch Clark | Player #919 | Wigan Athletic (h), EFL Cup | Tuesday, 22 August 2017 | |
Robert Snodgrass | Player #920 | Brentford (h), Championship | Saturday, 9 September 2017 | |
Axel Tuanzebe | Player #921 | Burton Albion (h), Championship | Saturday, 3 February 2018 | |
Lewis Grabban | Player #922 | Birmingham City (h), Championship | Sunday, 11 February 2018 |
Final Appearances
Player | Number | Against | On | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Leandro Bacuna | Player #860 | Hull City (a), Championship | Saturday, 5 August 2017 | |
Easah Suliman | Player #917 | Wigan Athletic (h), EFL Cup | Tuesday, 22 August 2017 | |
Mitch Clark | Player #919 | Wigan Athletic (h), EFL Cup | Tuesday, 22 August 2017 | |
Gary Gardner | Player #841 | Wigan Athletic (h), EFL Cup | Tuesday, 22 August 2017 | |
Ross McCormack | Player #896 | Middlesbrough (h), EFL Cup | Tuesday, 19 September 2017 | |
Corey Blackett-Taylor | Player #910 | Middlesbrough (h), EFL Cup | Tuesday, 19 September 2017 | |
Jordan Lyden | Player #890 | Middlesbrough (h), EFL Cup | Tuesday, 19 September 2017 | |
Gabby Agbonlahor | Player #794 | Sheffield United (h), Championship | Saturday, 23 December 2017 | |
Christopher Samba | Player #911 | Leeds United (h), Championship | Friday, 13 April 2018 | |
Lewis Grabban | Player #922 | Fulham (n), Play Off Final | Saturday, 26 May 2018 | |
John Terry | Player #914 | Fulham (n), Play Off Final | Saturday, 26 May 2018 | |
Robert Snodgrass | Player #920 | Fulham (n), Play Off Final | Saturday, 26 May 2018 | |
Josh Onomah | Player #913 | Fulham (n), Play Off Final | Saturday, 26 May 2018 | |
Sam Johnstone | Player #903 | Fulham (n), Play Off Final | Saturday, 26 May 2018 |
Squad Statistics
Squad Size | Average 1st XI Age | Youngest 1st XI | Oldest 1st XI |
|---|---|---|---|
43 | 28.53 | 24.48 | Wigan Athletic (h), Championship | 30.16 | Fulham (n), Play Off Final |
Youngest Starter | Youngest Substitute | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Mitchell Clark | 18.46 | Tuesday, 22 August 2017 | Rushian Hepburn-Murphy | 18.96 | Wednesday, 9 August 2017 |
Oldest Starter | Oldest Substitute | ||
|---|---|---|---|
John Terry | 37.49 | Saturday, 26 May 2018 | Glenn Whelan | 34.36 | Tuesday, 15 May 2018 |
First Team Squad
Player | Number | Villa Career | |
|---|---|---|---|
Gabby Agbonlahor | Player #794 | 2006-18 Aston Villa, Free, 343 (51) | 89 | | |
Gary Gardner | Player #841 | 2009-18 Aston Villa, Free, 25 (22) | 1 | | |
Alan Hutton | Player #843 | 2011-19 Aston Villa, £4.05m, 177 (25) | 3 | | |
Leandro Bacuna | Player #860 | 2013-17 Aston Villa, £1.26m, 101 (30) | 8 | | |
Jed Steer | Player #865 | 2013- Aston Villa, £486k, 35 (1) | 0 | | |
Libor Kozák | Player #866 | 2013-17 Aston Villa, £5.85m, 12 (10) | 4 | | |
Jack Grealish | Player #870 | 2011-21 Aston Villa, Free, 164 (49) | 32 | | |
Carles Gil | Player #877 | 2014-18 Aston Villa, £3.78m, 25 (9) | 3 | | |
Rushian Hepburn-Murphy | Player #879 | 2014-20 Aston Villa, Free, 2 (15) | 0 | | |
Micah Richards | Player #880 | 2015-19 Aston Villa, Free, 29 (2) | 2 | | |
Jordan Amavi | Player #884 | 2015-18 Aston Villa, £9.9m, 39 (9) | 0 | | |
Mark Bunn | Player #887 | 2015-19 Aston Villa, Free, 20 (1) | 0 | | |
Jordan Lyden | Player #890 | 2015-19 Aston Villa, Free, 3 (5) | 0 | | |
André Green | Player #891 | 2014-20 Aston Villa, Free, 21 (27) | 1 | | |
Kevin Toner | Player #892 | 2015-18 Aston Villa, Free, 3 (1) | 0 | | |
Pierluigi Gollini | Player #893 | 2016-17 Aston Villa, £4.5m, 20 (0) | 0 | | |
Tommy Elphick | Player #894 | 2016-19 Aston Villa, £3.51m, 39 (7) | 1 | | |
Aaron Tshibola | Player #895 | 2016-20 Aston Villa, £5.31m, 7 (3) | 1 | | |
Ross McCormack | Player #896 | 2016-19 Aston Villa, £12.87m, 14 (10) | 3 | | |
James Chester | Player #897 | 2016-20 Aston Villa, £8.37m, 126 (0) | 9 | | |
Mile Jedinak | Player #898 | 2016-19 Aston Villa, £4.14m, 66 (14) | 2 | | |
Ritchie De Laet | Player #899 | 2016-19 Aston Villa, £2.07m, 9 (5) | 0 | | |
Jonathan Kodjia | Player #900 | 2016-20 Aston Villa, £11.61m, 69 (37) | 30 | | |
Albert Adomah | Player #901 | 2016-19 Aston Villa, £3.15m, 107 (18) | 22 | | |
Keinan Davis | Player #902 | 2016- Aston Villa, Free, 28 (57) | 6 | | |
Sam Johnstone | Player #903 | 2017-18 Aston Villa (L) 70 (0) | 0 | | |
Henri Lansbury | Player #904 | 2016-21 Aston Villa, £3.06m, 32 (21) | 2 | | |
Conor Hourihane | Player #905 | 2016- Aston Villa, £3.15m, 118 (33) | 30 | | |
Birkir Bjarnason | Player #906 | 2016-19 Aston Villa, £1.8m, 31 (23) | 6 | | |
James Bree | Player #907 | 2016-20 Aston Villa, £3.15m, 21 (7) | 0 | | |
Scott Hogan | Player #908 | 2016-20 Aston Villa, £9.45m, 32 (29) | 10 | | |
Neil Taylor | Player #909 | 2016-21 Aston Villa, Exchange, 102 (2) | 0 | | |
Corey Blackett-Taylor | Player #910 | 2015-19 Aston Villa, Free, 0 (2) | 0 | | |
Christopher Samba | Player #911 | 2017-18 Aston Villa, Free, 7 (7) | 1 | | |
Glenn Whelan | Player #912 | 2017-19 Aston Villa, £1.53m, 56 (17) | 2 | | |
Josh Onomah | Player #913 | 2017-18 Aston Villa, (L) 23 (14) | 4 | | |
John Terry | Player #914 | 2017-18 Aston Villa, Free, 36 (0) | 1 | | |
Ahmed Elmohamady | Player #915 | 2017-21 Aston Villa, £990k, 101 (27) | 4 | | |
Callum O'Hare | Player #916 | 2017-19 Aston Villa, Free, 5 (4) | 0 | | |
Easah Suliman | Player #917 | 2017-20 Aston Villa, Free, 0 (1) | 0 | | |
Jake Doyle-Hayes | Player #918 | 2017-19 Aston Villa, Free, 3 (0) | 0 | | |
Mitch Clark | Player #919 | 2017-19 Aston Villa, Free, 1 (0) | 0 | | |
Robert Snodgrass | Player #920 | 2017-18 Aston Villa (L) 41 (2) | 7 | | |
Axel Tuanzebe | Player #921 | 2017-19, 2021- Aston Villa (L) 41 (3) | 0 | | |
Lewis Grabban | Player #922 | 2017-18 Aston Villa (L) 13 (5) | 8 | | |
Matija Šarkić | Unused Substitute | 2016-20 Aston Villa, Free, 0 (0) | 0 | | |
Khalid Abdo | Unused Substitute | 2017-18 Aston Villa, Free, 0 (0) | 0 | | |
Oscar Borg | Unused Substitute | 2017-18 Aston Villa, Free, 0 (0) | 0 | | |
Brad Watkins | Unused Substitute | 2015-18 Aston Villa, Free, 0 (0) | 0 | | |
Jordan Cox | Unused Substitute | 2017-18 Aston Villa, Free, 0 (0) | 0 | |
Appearances
Player | Total | League Starts | League Subs | FA Cup Starts | FA Cup Subs | EFL Cup Starts | EFL Cup Subs | Unused Sub | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CB James Chester | 50 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
GK Sam Johnstone | 48 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
M Conor Hourihane | 46 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
RB Ahmed Elmohamady | 45 | 38 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
W Albert Adomah | 44 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
W Robert Snodgrass | 43 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
F Scott Hogan | 41 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | |
M Josh Onomah | 37 | 20 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | |
CB John Terry | 36 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
M Glenn Whelan | 35 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
RB Alan Hutton | 33 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
LB Neil Taylor | 31 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
M Jack Grealish | 31 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
CF Keinan Davis | 30 | 17 |