2017–18 Aston Villa F.C. season
The 2017-18 season was Aston Villa's 2nd season in the Football League Championship. The 2017–18 EFL Championship season was Villa's 143rd season in English football. Villa secured a play-off place and defeated Middlesbrough to reach the final, but lost 1–0 to Fulham in the final and thus missed out on promotion to the Premier League.
John Terry joined Aston Villa and was appointed captain. Other signings included Ahmed Elmohamady, Glenn Whelan, Robert Snodgrass, Josh Onomah, Axel Tuanzebe, Lewis Grabban and Christopher Samba.
Competitions
Championship
Matches
On 21 June 2017, the league fixtures were announced.FA Cup
In the FA Cup, Aston Villa entered the competition in the third round and were drawn at home against either Woking or Peterborough United. The latter won their replayed tie 5–2 to visit Villa Park in the third round.EFL Cup
On 16 June 2017, the draw for the first round took place with a trip to Colchester United confirmed. Villa were drawn at home to Wigan Athletic in the second round. A third round home time against Middlesbrough was made on 24 August 2017.Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
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Top scorers
Sources:Disciplinary record
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