The 2017–18 season was West Ham Uniteds sixth consecutive campaign in the Premier League since being promoted in the 2011–12 season. It was West Ham's 22nd Premier League campaign overall, their 60th top flight appearance in their 123rd year in existence, and their second in the London Stadium. The club were unable to play any games at the stadium until September, allowing for the time to convert it back to a football stadium following the 2017 World Championships in Athletics in August 2017.
Aside of the Premier League, West Ham United took part in the FA Cup and League Cup, entering at the third round in the FA Cup and the second round in the EFL Cup.
On 7 November 2017 David Moyes was appointed manager on a six-month contract. West Ham were eighteenth in the Premier Division at the time on nine points having played eleven games.
Squad First team squad
Squad No. Name Nationality Position (s) Date of birth (age) Signed from Goalkeepers 13 Adrián GK Real Betis 25 Joe Hart GK Manchester City (on loan) Defenders 2 Winston Reid CB Midtjylland 3 Aaron Cresswell LB Ipswich Town 5 Pablo Zabaleta RB Manchester City 19 James Collins CB Aston Villa 21 Angelo Ogbonna CB Juventus 22 Sam Byram RB Leeds United 26 Arthur Masuaku LB Olympiacos 41 Declan Rice CB Academy Midfielders 7 Marko Arnautović LM Stoke City 8 Cheikhou Kouyaté DM/CB Anderlecht 10 Manuel Lanzini AM Al Jazira 14 Pedro Obiang CM/DM Sampdoria 16 Mark Noble CM Academy 18 João Mário AM Inter Milan (on loan) 23 Sead Hakšabanović AM Halmstads BK 30 Michail Antonio RM Nottingham Forest 31 Edimilson Fernandes CM Sion 36 Domingos Quina AM Chelsea Forwards 9 Andy Carroll ST Liverpool 12 Jordan Hugill ST Preston North End 17 Javier Hernández ST Bayer Leverkusen 29 Toni Martínez ST Valencia
Friendlies West Ham arranged six pre-season friendlies, beginning against Sturm Graz II on 17 July 2017 in Bad Waltersdorf, Austria, before facing fellow London side Fulham on 20 July in Graz. West Ham then travelled to Germany, where they faced Werder Bremen in a two-legged tie over two days for the Betway Cup which they lost, 3–2 on aggregate, followed by a friendly with Altona 93 on 1 August. West Ham then flew to Iceland to take on fellow Premier League side Manchester City in Reykjavík.
In March 2018, with a break in Premier League action due to FA Cup and international games, the club travelled to financially struggling Dagenham & Redbridge for a fundraising game.
Competitions Overview
CompetitionRecord Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total
Premier League
League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Matches Fixtures for the 2017–18 Premier League were announced on 14 June 2017, with West Ham travelling away to Manchester United on the opening weekend.
EFL Cup
West Ham United entered the competition in the second round and were drawn away to Cheltenham Town. West Ham won the match 2–0 with first-half goals from Diafra Sakho and André Ayew, their first goals of the season. A home match versus Bolton Wanderers was announced for the third round. A fourth round away trip to face Tottenham Hotspur was drawn. In the game, played at Wembley Stadium, West Ham beat Tottenham 3–2 having been 2–0 down at half-time. West Ham's goals were scored by Angelo Ogbonna and two by André Ayew. A quarter-final trip to face Arsenal was confirmed for the Hammers.
FA Cup
West Ham United joined the FA Cup in the third round and were drawn away to Shrewsbury Town.
Transfers Transfers in Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref. 26 May 2017 DF Pablo Zabaleta Manchester City Free 19 July 2017 MF Anouar El Mhassani Ajax Undisclosed 22 July 2017 MF Marko Arnautović Stoke City £20,000,000 24 July 2017 FW Javier Hernández Bayer Leverkusen £16,000,000 7 August 2017 MF Sead Hakšabanović Halmstads BK £2,700,000 31 January 2018 FW Jordan Hugill Preston North End Undisclosed 1 February 2018 FW Oladapo Afolayan Solihull Moors Undisclosed 7 February 2018 DF Patrice Evra Marseille Free
Transfers out Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref. 25 May 2017 DF Álvaro Arbeloa Retired 25 May 2017 FW Sam Ford Felixstowe & Walton United Released 25 May 2017 GK Sam Howes Watford Free 25 May 2017 DF Kyle Knoyle Swindon Town Free 25 May 2017 DF Sam Westley Free agent Released 20 June 2017 MF Håvard Nordtveit 1899 Hoffenheim Undisclosed 22 June 2017 DF Stephen Hendrie Southend United Free 22 June 2017 GK Raphael Spiegel Boavista Free 13 July 2017 FW Enner Valencia Tigres UANL Undisclosed 16 July 2017 MF George Dobson Sparta Rotterdam Undisclosed 22 July 2017 GK Darren Randolph Middlesbrough £5,000,000 28 July 2017 FW Ashley Fletcher Middlesbrough £6,500,000 14 August 2017 MF Sofiane Feghouli Galatasaray £4,000,000 29 January 2018 FW Diafra Sakho Rennes Undisclosed 31 January 2018 FW André Ayew Swansea City Undisclosed 23 February 2018 DF José Fonte Dalian Yifang Undisclosed 3 April 2018 RB Alex Pike Free agent Released
Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref. 18 July 2017 GK Joe Hart Manchester City 30 June 2018 26 January 2018 MF João Mário Internazionale 30 June 2018
Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref. 21 June 2017 DF Reece Oxford Borussia Mönchengladbach 30 June 2018 1 August 2017 DF Reece Burke Bolton Wanderers 30 June 2018 1 August 2017 MF Josh Cullen Bolton Wanderers 1 January 2018 25 August 2017 MF Robert Snodgrass Aston Villa 30 June 2018 17 January 2018 MF Martin Samuelsen Burton Albion 30 June 2018 31 January 2018 MF Moses Makasi Plymouth Argyle 30 June 2018 1 February 2018 FW Toni Martínez Real Valladolid 30 June 2018
Statistics Appearances and goals Correct as of match played 13 May 2018GoalkeepersDefendersMidfieldersForwards Players who left the club permanently or on loan during the season
Goalscorers Correct as of match played 13 May 2018 NamePremier LeagueFA CupLeague CupTotal1MF7Marko Arnautović1100112ST17Javier Hernández80083ST20André Ayew30364MF10Manuel Lanzini50055ST15Diafra Sakho2024MF16Mark Noble40047ST9Andy Carroll3003DF21Angelo Ogbonna1023MF30Michail Antonio300310MF8Cheikhou Kouyaté2002MF14Pedro Obiang2002MF18João Mário200213DF3Aaron Cresswell1001DF19James Collins1001DF26Arthur Masuaku0011DF32Reece Burke0101Totals481857
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