2017–18 Watford F.C. season explained

Club:Watford
Season:2017–18
Manager:Marco Silva
(until 21 January)
Javi Gracia
(from 21 January)
Owner:Gino Pozzo
Chairman:Scott Duxbury
Stadium:Vicarage Road
League:Premier League
League Result:14th
Cup1:FA Cup
Cup1 Result:Fourth round
Cup2:EFL Cup
Cup2 Result:Second round
League Topscorer:
Abdoulaye Doucouré (7)
Season Topscorer:
Abdoulaye Doucouré (7)
Prevseason:2016–17
Nextseason:2018–19
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The 2017–18 season was the 120th season in the history of Watford and their third consecutive season in the Premier League.[1] They also participated in the FA Cup and EFL Cup.

The season covered the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

Marco Silva replaced Walter Mazzarri despite resigning as the manager at Hull City who were relegated last season, but after just 26 games in charge, he was sacked and was immediately replaced by Javi Gracia.[2]

Squad

First team squad

[3] [4]

Transfers

Transfers in

DatePositionNationalityPlayerFromFeeRef.
1 July 2017 Free [5]
1 July 2017 Undisclosed [6]
1 July 2017 Free [7]
1 July 2017 £8,000,000 [8]
8 July 2017 Free
8 July 2017 Free [9]
14 July 2017 £5,000,000 [10]
8 August 2017 £11,160,000 [11]
9 August 2017 Undisclosed [12]
31 August 2017 Undisclosed [13]

Loans in

DatePositionNationalityPlayerFromEnd dateRef.
24 August 2017 30 June 2018 [14]
31 August 2017 30 June 2018 [15]
31 August 2017 30 June 2018 [16]
29 January 2018 30 June 2018 [17]

Transfers out

DatePositionNationalityPlayerToFeeRef.
1 July 2017 Released
1 July 2017 Charlie Bannister Released
1 July 2017 Released [18]
1 July 2017 Ogo Obi Released
1 July 2017 Rhyle Ovenden Released
1 July 2017 Released
11 July 2017 Undisclosed [19]
31 July 2017 Undisclosed [20]
4 August 2017 Free [21]
15 August 2017 Mutual consent [22]
16 August 2017 Undisclosed [23]

Loans out

DatePositionNationalityPlayerToEnd dateRef.
6 July 2017 31 December 2017 [24]
27 July 2017 30 June 2018 [25]
1 September 2017 30 June 2018 [26]
1 September 2017 30 June 2018 [27]
2 October 2017 30 June 2018 [28]

Friendlies

Watford played the following pre-season friendlies.[29] [30] [31]

Competitions

Premier League

See main article: 2017–18 Premier League.

Matches

On 14 June 2017, Watford's league season fixtures were announced.[32]

FA Cup

Watford entered the competition in the third round and were handed a home tie against Bristol City.[33]

EFL Cup

Watford entered the EFL Cup in the second round and were drawn at home to Bristol City.[34]

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Last updated on 8 May 2018.

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|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Defenders|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Midfielders|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Forwards|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have left the club|-|}

Cards

Accounts for all competitions. Last updated on 18 December 2017.

No.Pos.Player
2DF Daryl Janmaat10
3DF Miguel Britos31
5DF Sebastian Prödl10
6DF Adrian Mariappa20
8MF Tom Cleverley11
9FW Troy Deeney11
11MF Richarlison30
14MF Nathaniel Chalobah10
16MF Abdoulaye Doucouré50
18FW Andre Gray10
21DF Kiko Femenía20
22DF Marvin Zeegelaar21
25DF José Holebas30
27DF Christian Kabasele20
29MF Étienne Capoue10
37MF Roberto Pereyra10

Clean sheets

Last updated on 18 December 2017.

No.Pos.PlayerMatches
played		Premier LeagueEFL CupFA CupTotal
1 Heurelho Gomes195005
30Orestis Karnezis10000
35 Daniel Bachmann00000
Totals5005

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Complete History . Statto . 27 May 2017.
  2. Web site: Marco Silva: Watford appoint former Hull boss as new manager. BBC Sport. 27 May 2017. 13 February 2024.
  3. Web site: First-team squad . Watford F.C. . 31 January 2018.
  4. Web site: 2017/18 squad numbers . Watford F.C. . 3 August 2017 . 9 August 2017 . 4 August 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170804052751/https://www.watfordfc.com/teams/first-team/confirmed-201718-squad-numbers . dead .
  5. News: Official Watford Bag Bachmann. 1 July 2017. Watford Official Site. 1 July 2017. 8 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170908043852/https://www.watfordfc.com/teams/first-team/official-watford-bag-bachmann. dead.
  6. News: Official Cleverley Contract Confirmed . Watford Official Site . 31 March 2017 . 27 May 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170401144018/https://www.watfordfc.com/teams/first-team/official-cleverley-contract-confirmed . 1 April 2017 . dead .
  7. News: Official Femenía Joins Hornets. 1 July 2017. Watford Official Site. 1 July 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171215000909/https://www.watfordfc.com/teams/first-team/official-femenia-joins-hornets. 15 December 2017. dead.
  8. News: Official Watford complete £8m deal for Derby midfielder . BBC Sport . 24 June 2017 . 25 June 2017.
  9. News: Academy Development Squad Additions. 8 July 2017. Watford Official Site. 8 July 2017.
  10. News: Official Watford sign Chalobah from Chelsea. BBC Sport . 14 July 2017 . 14 July 2017.
  11. News: Richarlison Signs. Watford Official Site. 8 August 2017. 8 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170813061016/https://www.watfordfc.com/teams/first-team/official-richarlison-signs. 13 August 2017. dead.
  12. News: Gray Signs For Record Fee. Watford Official Site. 9 August 2017. 9 August 2017. 19 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170819001752/https://www.watfordfc.com/teams/first-team/official-gray-signs-record-fee. dead.
  13. News: Official Hornets Sign Zeegelaar. 31 August 2017. Watford Official Site. 31 August 2017. 8 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190508231108/https://www.watfordfc.com/teams/first-team/official-hornets-sign-zeegelaar. dead.
  14. News: Official Carrillo Comes To Watford. 25 August 2017. Watford Official Site. 24 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20181109221557/https://www.watfordfc.com/teams/first-team/official-carrillo-comes-watford. 9 November 2018. dead.
  15. News: Official Karnezis Signs. 31 August 2017. Watford Official Site. 31 August 2017. 31 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170831174851/https://www.watfordfc.com/teams/first-team/official-karnezis-signs. dead.
  16. News: Official Wague Joins On Loan. 31 August 2017. Watford Official Site. 31 August 2017.
  17. News: Gerard Deulofeu: Watford sign former Everton winger on loan from Barcelona. 31 January 2018. BBC Sport. 29 January 2018.
  18. News: Confirmed Retained List. 8 June 2017. Watford Official Site. 8 June 2017. 8 June 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170608182506/https://www.watfordfc.com/teams/first-team/confirmed-retained-list. dead.
  19. News: Official Suárez Departs For China. 12 July 2017. Watford Official Site. 11 July 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170718032650/https://www.watfordfc.com/teams/first-team/official-suarez-departs-china. 18 July 2017. dead.
  20. News: Official Berghuis Departs . 31 July 2017. Watford Official Site. 31 July 2017.
  21. News: Official | Paredes Departs. 4 August 2017. Watford Official Site. 4 August 2017.
  22. News: Official Arlauskis Departs. 16 August 2017. Watford Official Site. 15 August 2017.
  23. News: Official Behrami Exits. 16 August 2017. Watford Official Site. 16 August 2017.
  24. News: Official Lewis Loaned To Crawley. 6 July 2017. Watford Official Site. 6 July 2017.
  25. News: Official Antwerp Loan For Oularé. 28 July 2017. Watford Official Site. 27 July 2017. 29 July 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170729013039/https://www.watfordfc.com/teams/first-team/official-antwerp-loan-oulare. dead.
  26. News: Official Amrabat Leaves On Loan. 2 September 2017. Watford Official Site. 1 September 2017. 2 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170902100042/https://www.watfordfc.com/teams/first-team/official-amrabat-leaves-loan. dead.
  27. News: Loan Pantilimon To Deportivo La Coruña. 2 September 2017. Watford Official Site. 1 September 2017. 2 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170902045832/https://www.watfordfc.com/teams/first-team/loan-pantilimon-deportivo-la-coruna. dead.
  28. News: Official Zárate Leaves On Loan. 4 October 2017. Watford Official Site. 2 October 2017.
  29. News: Pre-Season Dons Friendly Lined Up. 31 May 2017. Watford F.C.. 29 April 2017.
  30. News: Official Hornets Confirm Austria Friendlies. 26 June 2017. Watford F.C.. 22 June 2017.
  31. News: Fixtures Liverpool On TV & Sociedad Confirmed. 6 July 2017. Watford F.C.. 6 July 2017.
  32. News: Fixtures 17/18 Liverpool First Up. 14 June 2017. Watford F.C.. 14 June 2017.
  33. News: FA Cup Watford To Host Bristol City. 7 December 2017. Watford F.C.. 4 December 2017.
  34. News: Carabao Cup Hornets Host Robins. 11 August 2017. Watford F.C.. 10 August 2017.

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