2017–18 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season
2017–18 season of Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur 2017–18 football season
The 2017–18 season was Tottenham Hotspur 's 26th season in the Premier League and 40th successive season in the top division of the English football league system . Along with the Premier League, the club competed in the Champions League , FA Cup and EFL Cup . Following the rebuilding of White Hart Lane , Spurs played all home fixtures at Wembley Stadium during this season at full 90,000 capacity.[ 1] The season also marked a change in kit suppliers as Nike replaced Under Armour .[ 2]
The season covered the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.
First-team squad
Transfers
Released
^ Following Owens's release he joined Queens Park Rangers.[ 4]
^ Following Lesniak's release he joined Aalborg BK.[ 5]
^ Following McDermott's release he joined Derry City.[ 6]
^ Following Muscatt's release he joined Bolton Wanderers.[ 7]
^ Following Stylianides's release he joined Queens Park Rangers.[ 8]
^ Following Velasco's release he joined CD Lugo.[ 9]
Loans out
^ On 15 January 2018 it was announced that Carter-Vickers had been recalled early by Tottenham Hotspur from his season-long loan.[ 14]
^ On 11 April 2018 it was reported that Edwards's loan had been terminated early. He was originally to remain at Norwich City until the end of the season.[ 18]
Transfers in
Date from
Position
Nationality
Name
From
Fee
Ref.
23 August 2017
DF
Davinson Sánchez
Ajax
£42,000,000
[ 24]
23 August 2017
GK
Paulo Gazzaniga
Southampton
Undisclosed
[ 25]
30 August 2017
DF
Juan Foyth
Estudiantes La Plata
£10,000,000
[ 26]
31 August 2017
DF
Serge Aurier
Paris Saint-Germain
£23,000,000
[ 27]
31 August 2017
FW
Fernando Llorente
Swansea City
£12,000,000
[ 28]
31 January 2018
MF
Lucas Moura
Paris Saint-Germain
£25,000,000
[ 29]
Transfers out
Overall transfer activity
Expenditure
Summer: £87,000,000
Winter: £25,000,000
Total: £112,000,000
Income
Summer: £76,750,000
Winter: £0
Total: £76,750,000
Net totals
Summer: £10,250,000
Winter: £25,000,000
Total: £35,250,000
Friendlies
Pre-season
On 21 March 2017, it was announced that Tottenham Hotspur would take part in the 2017 International Champions Cup playing against Paris Saint-Germain , Roma and Manchester City in the United States.[ 36] On 4 July 2017, it was announced that Tottenham would welcome Juventus to play a friendly match in Wembley Stadium.[ 37] Tottenham Hotspur played a closed door match in Hotspur Way against Leyton Orient on 12 July 2017.
Win
Draw
Loss
Friendlies
Tottenham Hotspur v Roma
Competitions
Overview
Source: Competitions
Premier League
League table
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).
[ 38] (C) Champions
Notes:
^ Since the winners of the 2017–18 FA Cup (Chelsea) and the winners of the 2017–18 EFL Cup (Manchester City) both qualified for European competition based on their league positions, the berths awarded to the 5th-placed team (Europa League group stage) and the League Cup winners (Europa League second qualifying round) were passed down the league.
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
23
8
7
74
36
+38
77
13
4
2
40
16
+24
10
4
5
34
20
+14
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 A H H A H A H A A H H A A H A H H A H A H A H A A A H A H A H H Result W L D W D W W W W L W L D L D W W L W W W D W D W D W W W W W W L D W L W W Position 4 10 9 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 7 6 6 4 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3
Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2018. Source:
11v11 A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Matches
On 14 June 2017, the 2017–18 Premier League fixtures were announced.[ 39]
FA Cup
Spurs entered the competition in the third round and were handed a home tie against AFC Wimbledon .[ 40]
EFL Cup
Tottenham Hotspur entered the competition in the third round and were drawn at home against Barnsley .[ 41] Another home tie was confirmed for the fourth round, against West Ham United .[ 42]
UEFA Champions League
Group stage
On 24 August 2017, Tottenham was drawn into Group H alongside Real Madrid , Borussia Dortmund and APOEL .[ 43]
^ a b Head-to-head results: APOEL 1–1 Borussia Dortmund, Borussia Dortmund 1–1 APOEL (tied on head-to-head results, ranked on total goal difference).
APOEL v Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur v APOEL
Round of 16
Statistics
Appearances
Goal scorers
The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.
Hat-tricks
Player
Against
Competition
Minutes
Score after goals
Result
Date
Harry Kane
APOEL Nicosia
Champions League
39', 62', 67'
0–1 , 0–2 , 0-3
0-3 (A)
26 September 2017
Harry Kane
Burnley
Premier League
7', 69', 79'
0-1 , 0-2 , 0-3
0-3 (A)
23 December 2017
Harry Kane
Southampton
Premier League
22', 39', 67'
1 -0, 2 -0, 5 -1
5-2 (H)
26 December 2017
Fernando Llorente
Rochdale
FA Cup
47', 53', 59'
2 -1, 3 -1, 4 -1
6-1 (H)
28 February 2018
Own goals
Player
Against
Competition
Minute
Score after own goal
Result
Date
Davinson Sánchez
Southampton
Premier League
15'
1 -0
1-1 (A)
21 January 2018
Clean sheets
The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal.
References
National teams
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Levels 5–6 Levels 7–8 Levels 9–10
Combined Counties League (Premier , One )
East Midlands Counties League (level 10 only )
Eastern Counties League (Premier , One )
Essex Senior League (level 9 only )
Hellenic League (Premier , One East , One West )
Midland League (Premier , One )
Northern Counties East League (Premier , One )
Northern League (One , Two )
North West Counties League (Premier , One )
Southern Combination League (Premier , One )
Southern Counties East League (Premier , One )
South West Peninsula League Premier Division (level 10 only )
Spartan South Midlands League (Premier , One )
United Counties League (Premier , One )
Wessex League (Premier , One )
Western League (Premier , One )
West Midlands (Regional) League (level 10 only )
Cup competitions
Youth competitions