2017–18 Watford F.C. season

Watford
2017–18 season
Owner Gino Pozzo
Chairman Scott Duxbury
Manager Marco Silva
Stadium Vicarage Road, Watford
Home colours
Away colours
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The 2017–18 season is Watford's 137th year in their history and third consecutive season in the Premier League.[1] Watford will also participate in the FA Cup and EFL Cup.

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

Squad

As of 9 August 2017[2][3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Brazil GK Heurelho Gomes
2 Netherlands DF Daryl Janmaat
3 Uruguay DF Miguel Britos
4 France DF Younès Kaboul
5 Austria DF Sebastian Prödl
6 Jamaica DF Adrian Mariappa
7 Morocco MF Nordin Amrabat
8 England MF Tom Cleverley
9 England FW Troy Deeney (captain)
10 Nigeria FW Isaac Success
11 Switzerland MF Valon Behrami
14 England MF Nathaniel Chalobah
15 Northern Ireland DF Craig Cathcart
16 France MF Abdoulaye Doucouré
17 England FW Jerome Sinclair
No. Position Player
19 England MF Will Hughes
20 Argentina FW Mauro Zárate
21 Spain DF Kiko Femenía
23 England MF Ben Watson
25 Greece DF José Holebas
26 Ivory Coast DF Brice Dja Djédjé
27 Belgium DF Christian Kabasele
29 France MF Étienne Capoue
30 Romania GK Costel Pantilimon
31 Republic of Ireland DF Tommie Hoban
33 Italy FW Stefano Okaka
34 Lithuania GK Giedrius Arlauskis
35 Austria GK Daniel Bachmann
37 Argentina MF Roberto Pereyra
— Brazil FW Richarlison
— England FW Andre Gray

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2017 GK Austria Daniel Bachmann Stoke City Free [4]
1 July 2017 CM England Tom Cleverley Everton Undisclosed [5]
1 July 2017 RB Spain Kiko Femenía Deportivo Alavés Free [6]
1 July 2017 CM England Will Hughes Derby County £8,000,000 [7]
8 July 2017 ST England Harvey Bradbury Portsmouth Free [8]
8 July 2017 GK England Sam Howes West Ham United Free [8]
14 July 2017 CM England Nathaniel Chalobah Chelsea £5,000,000 [9]
8 August 2017 FW Brazil Richarlison Fluminense Undisclosed [10]
9 August 2017 ST England Andre Gray Burnley Undisclosed [11]

Transfers out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2017 CF Nigeria Ola Adeyemo Free agent Released [12]
1 July 2017 GK England Charlie Bannister Free agent Released [12]
1 July 2017 GK Republic of Ireland Rene Gilmartin Colchester United Released [12][lower-alpha 1]
1 July 2017 CB Nigeria Ogo Obi Free agent Released [12]
1 July 2017 CM Wales Rhyle Ovenden Free agent Released [12]
1 July 2017 CF Sweden Mathias Ranégie Free agent Released [12]
11 July 2017 DM Spain Mario Suárez Guizhou Hengfeng Zhicheng Undisclosed [14]
31 July 2017 RW Netherlands Steven Berghuis Feyenoord Undisclosed [15]
4 August 2017 RB Ecuador Juan Carlos Paredes Emelec Free [16]
  1. ↑ Rene Gilmartin joined Colchester United following his release.[13]

Loans out

Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
6 July 2017 DM England Dennon Lewis Crawley Town 31 December 2017 [17]
27 July 2017 CF Belgium Obbi Oularé Royal Antwerp 30 June 2018 [18]

Friendlies

As of 8 July 2017, Watford have announced four pre-season friendlies against AFC Wimbledon,[19] Viktoria Plzeň, Eibar[20] and Real Sociedad.[21]

Competitions

Premier League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
15 Swansea City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Tottenham Hotspur 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Watford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 West Bromwich Albion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to the EFL Championship
19 West Ham United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on 11 August 2017. 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).[22]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: pre-season.
Source: Premier League

Results by matchday

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAH
Result  
Position  

Last updated: pre-season.
Source: Statto.com
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

On 14 June 2017, Watford's 17/18 season fixtures were announced.[23]

EFL Cup

Watford entered the EFL Cup in the second round and were drawn at home to Bristol City.[24]

References

  1. ↑ "Complete History". Statto. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "First-team squad". Watford F.C. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "2017/18 squad numbers". Watford F.C. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  4. ↑ "Official | Watford Bag Bachmann". Watford Official Site. 1 July 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  5. ↑ "Official | Cleverley Contract Confirmed". Watford Official Site. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  6. ↑ "Official | Femenía Joins Hornets". Watford Official Site. 1 July 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  7. ↑ "Official | Watford complete £8m deal for Derby midfielder". BBC Sport. 24 June 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  8. 1 2 "Academy | Development Squad Additions". Watford Official Site. 8 July 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  9. ↑ {{Cite news |title =Official | Watford sign Chalobah from Chelsea|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40603257 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=14 July 2017 |accessdate=14 July 2017}}
  10. ↑ "Richarlison Signs". Watford Official Site. 8 August 2017.
  11. ↑ "Gray Signs For Record Fee". Watford Official Site. 9 August 2017.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Confirmed | Retained List". Watford Official Site. 8 June 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  13. ↑ "Rene Gilmartin: Colchester United sign goalkeeper as Dean Brill leaves". BBC. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  14. ↑ "Official | Suárez Departs For China". Watford Official Site. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  15. ↑ "Official | Berghuis Departs". Watford Official Site. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  16. ↑ "Official | Paredes Departs". Watford Official Site. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  17. ↑ "Official | Lewis Loaned To Crawley". Watford Official Site. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  18. ↑ "Official | Antwerp Loan For Oularé". Watford Official Site. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  19. ↑ "Pre-Season | Dons Friendly Lined Up". Watford Official Site. 29 April 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  20. ↑ "Official | Hornets Confirm Austria Friendlies". Watford Official Site. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  21. ↑ "Fixtures | Liverpool On TV & Sociedad Confirmed". Watford Official Site. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  22. ↑ "Premier League Handbook 2015/16" (pdf). The Football Association. 19 June 2015. p. 96. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  23. ↑ "Fixtures 17/18 | Liverpool First Up". Watford Official Site. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  24. ↑ "Carabao Cup | Hornets Host Robins". Watford Official Site. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
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