2017–18 Southampton F.C. season

Southampton 2017–18
Club information
Manager	Mauricio Pellegrino
League Season information
Cup placements
FA Cup	Third round
EFL Cup	Second round
Season statistics
Top goalscorer	Charlie Austin (1) Steven Davis (1) Manolo Gabbiadini (1) Dušan Tadić (1)
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The 2017–18 Southampton F.C. season is the club's ongoing 19th season in the Premier League and their 41st in the top division of English football. In addition to the Premier League, the club will also compete in the FA Cup and competed in the EFL Cup. The season is the club's first with manager Mauricio Pellegrino, who replaced the departed Claude Puel after one season in charge on 23 June 2017. As of 16 September 2017, Southampton are ninth in the Premier League table having won two, drawn two and lost one of their first five matches of the season. They were knocked out of the EFL Cup in the second round by Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Following the end of the 2016–17 season, Southampton released four players: centre-back Martín Cáceres, winger Lloyd Isgrove, right-back Cuco Martina and striker Harley Willard. During the summer transfer window, the club sold right-back Jason McCarthy to Barnsley for an undisclosed fee, striker Jay Rodriguez to West Bromwich Albion for £12 million, and Argentine goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga to Tottenham Hotspur for an undisclosed fee. Five players were sent out on season-long loans – midfielder Harrison Reed to Norwich City, goalkeeper Harry Lewis to Scottish club Dundee United, striker Ryan Seager to Milton Keynes Dons, striker Sam Gallagher to Birmingham City, and midfielder Jordy Clasie to Belgian side Club Brugge – while striker Olufela Olomola joined Yeovil Town on loan until January.

Southampton's first signing of the summer transfer window was Polish centre-back Jan Bednarek, who joined from Lech Poznań for £5 million on 1 July. The club's second signing followed on 8 August, when Gabonese defensive midfielder Mario Lemina joined from Italian club Juventus for an initial fee of £15.4 million, which could increase to a club record of £18.1 million based on performance. On 14 August, Southampton signed free agent goalkeeper Jack Rose, who had most recently played for West Bromwich Albion. The following week, the club signed Dutch centre-back Wesley Hoedt from Italian side Lazio for £15 million.

Squad statistics

As of 16 September 2017

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	League		FA Cup		EFL Cup		Total		Discipline
				Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals
2	DF		Soares, CédricCédric Soares	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0
3	DF		Yoshida, MayaMaya Yoshida	4	0	0	0	1	0	5	0	0	0
5	DF		Stephens, JackJack Stephens	4	0	0	0	1	0	5	0	0	0
6	DF		Hoedt, WesleyWesley Hoedt	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
7	FW		Long, ShaneShane Long	1(3)	0	0	0	0(1)	0	1(4)	0	1	0
8	MF		Davis, StevenSteven Davis	5	1	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0
10	FW		Austin, CharlieCharlie Austin	0(3)	1	0	0	1	0	1(3)	1	1	0
11	MF		Tadić, DušanDušan Tadić	4(1)	1	0	0	1	0	5(1)	1	1	0
13	GK		McCarthy, AlexAlex McCarthy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	MF		Romeu, OriolOriol Romeu	5	0	0	0	1	0	6	0	3	0
16	MF		Ward-Prowse, JamesJames Ward-Prowse	2(3)	0	0	0	1	0	3(3)	0	0	0
17	DF		van Dijk, VirgilVirgil van Dijk	0(1)	0	0	0	0	0	0(1)	0	0	0
18	MF		Lemina, MarioMario Lemina	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
19	MF		Boufal, SofianeSofiane Boufal	1(1)	0	0	0	1	0	2(1)	0	0	0
20	FW		Gabbiadini, ManoloManolo Gabbiadini	4(1)	1	0	0	0(1)	0	4(2)	1	0	0
21	DF		Bertrand, RyanRyan Bertrand	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0
22	MF		Redmond, NathanNathan Redmond	5	0	0	0	0(1)	0	5(1)	0	1	0
23	MF		Højbjerg, Pierre-EmilePierre-Emile Højbjerg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	DF		Gardoș, FlorinFlorin Gardoș	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	DF		Pied, JérémyJérémy Pied	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	GK		Taylor, StuartStuart Taylor	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	DF		Wood, WillWill Wood	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	DF		Jones, AlfieAlfie Jones	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	DF		Targett, MattMatt Targett	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	MF		Flannigan, JakeJake Flannigan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
35	DF		Bednarek, JanJan Bednarek	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
38	DF		McQueen, SamSam McQueen	0(2)	0	0	0	1	0	1(2)	0	0	0
39	MF		Sims, JoshJosh Sims	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
42	MF		Hesketh, JakeJake Hesketh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
43	DF		Valery, YanYan Valery	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
44	GK		Forster, FraserFraser Forster	5	0	0	0	1	0	6	0	0	0

Most appearances

As of 16 September 2017

	Pos.	Nat.	Name	League		FA Cup		EFL Cup		Total
				Starts	Subs	Starts	Subs	Starts	Subs	Starts	Subs	Total
1	GK		Forster, FraserFraser Forster	5	0	0	0	1	0	6	0	6
	MF		Romeu, OriolOriol Romeu	5	0	0	0	1	0	6	0	6
	MF		Tadić, DušanDušan Tadić	4	1	0	0	1	0	5	1	6
	MF		Redmond, NathanNathan Redmond	5	0	0	0	0	1	5	1	6
	FW		Gabbiadini, ManoloManolo Gabbiadini	4	1	0	0	0	1	4	2	6
	MF		Ward-Prowse, JamesJames Ward-Prowse	2	3	0	0	1	0	3	3	6
8	DF		Bertrand, RyanRyan Bertrand	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	5
	MF		Davis, StevenSteven Davis	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	5
	DF		Soares, CédricCédric Soares	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	5
	DF		Stephens, JackJack Stephens	4	0	0	0	1	0	5	0	5
	DF		Yoshida, MayaMaya Yoshida	4	0	0	0	1	0	5	0	5
	FW		Long, ShaneShane Long	1	3	0	0	0	1	1	4	5

Top goalscorers

As of 16 September 2017

	Pos.	Nat.	Name	League		FA Cup		EFL Cup		Total
				Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	GPG
1	FW		Austin, CharlieCharlie Austin	1	3	0	0	0	1	1	4	0.25
	MF		Davis, StevenSteven Davis	1	5	0	0	0	0	1	5	0.20
	FW		Gabbiadini, ManoloManolo Gabbiadini	1	4	0	0	0	1	1	6	0.16
	MF		Tadić, DušanDušan Tadić	1	4	0	0	0	1	1	6	0.16

External links

• Southampton F.C. official website