The 2017–18 season was Crystal Palace's fifth consecutive season in the Premier League (which at that point had become their longest spell in the top division of English football) and the 112th year in their history.[3] That season, Crystal Palace participated in the Premier League, FA Cup and EFL Cup. Frank de Boer was appointed as manager of Palace before the season began, only to be sacked on 11 September 2017 after losing his first four Premier League games without scoring. Former England national team manager Roy Hodgson was confirmed as his replacement the next day. Palace finished in 11th place in the Premier League, and were knocked out of the FA Cup and Carabao Cup in the third and fourth rounds, respectively.
| 2017–18 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Steve Parish | |||
| Manager |
| |||
| Stadium | Selhurst Park | |||
| Premier League | 11th | |||
| FA Cup | Third round | |||
| EFL Cup | Fourth round | |||
| Top goalscorer | Luka Milivojević (10) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 25,840 v Manchester United (5 March 2018) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 6,607 v Huddersfield Town (19 September 2017) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 25,063 | |||
| Biggest win | 5–0 v Leicester City, Premier League, 28 April 2018 | |||
| Biggest defeat | 0–5 v Manchester City, Premier League, 23 September 2017 | |||
| All statistics correct as of 5 May 2018. | ||||
The season covered the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.
Review
Pre-season
Crystal Palace started the season with the newly appointed Frank de Boer as manager,[4] following the close season resignation of Sam Allardyce. A number of players were released at the end of their contracts, including first-team players Fraizer Campbell, Mathieu Flamini and Joe Ledley. Steve Mandanda was sold back to Marseille after a single season with the club. Early July saw the arrival of Jaïro Riedewald on a permanent transfer from Ajax and Ruben Loftus-Cheek on loan from Chelsea. As a warm-up to the season, the team took part in the Asia Trophy in Hong Kong (where they won one game and lost one), and had friendlies against Metz and Schalke 04, both of which were drawn. A week before the season started, Timothy Fosu-Mensah was loaned in from Manchester United.
August
Crystal Palace opened the Premier League season at home to newly promoted Huddersfield Town, a game they lost 0–3. An away defeat to Liverpool and another home defeat, to Swansea City, saw pressure grow on Frank de Boer. The first win of the season came against Ipswich Town in the Carabao Cup. Transfer deadline-day saw the arrival of Mamadou Sakho from Liverpool, following a successful spell on loan at the end of the previous season.
September
Following a fourth consecutive league defeat to Burnley, and with the team still goalless in the competition, Palace sacked De Boer on 11 September,[1] replacing him the next day with former England manager Roy Hodgson.[2] The poor run of league form continued with another three defeats, to Southampton, Manchester City and Manchester United. The second round of the Carabao Cup saw the team exact revenge for their opening day defeat by beating Huddersfield Town. By the end of the month, Crystal Palace were four points adrift at the bottom of the Premier League table, with seven defeats and no goals scored.
October
After an international break at the start of the month, Crystal Palace finally won a game: defeating the reigning Premier League champions, Chelsea, at home by a score of 2–1. Palace took an early lead through an own-goal with Chelsea equalising soon after. Wilfried Zaha scored the winning goal on the stroke of half-time. The third round of the Carabao Cup saw Palace travel to play Championship team Bristol City. Despite opening the scoring, they ended up on the wrong end of a 4–1 defeat. The month finished with another away defeat, this time to Newcastle, and a 2–2 home draw with West Ham, with Zaha scoring an equaliser seven minutes into injury time at the end of the game.
November
An away defeat to Spurs started the month, but the turnaround in home form continued with a 2–2 draw with Everton and a 2–1 victory over Stoke. On 28 November, Crystal Palace travelled away to play rivals Brighton & Hove Albion, returning with their first away point of the season after a 0–0 draw. The match saw a significant number of Palace fans locked-out following allegations of crowd disturbances.[5] The local police reported a number of weapons were recovered at the match, a claim they later admitted was false.[6]
December
A second successive goalless away draw against West Bromwich Albion saw Crystal Palace move off the foot of the table for the first time in 11 games, though they returned there after another 2–2 home draw with AFC Bournemouth. During injury time at the end of this match, Palace were awarded a penalty. Despite Luka Milivojević scoring a penalty earlier in the match, striker Christian Benteke insisted on taking it and his weak effort was saved, leading to criticism from his manager and the press.[7] A home match with Watford saw Palace's habit of scoring late goals continue, with Bakary Sako and James McArthur scoring goals in the 89th and 91st minutes respectively to overcome a third-minute goal by their opponents. The next match was far less stressful: Palace were comfortable 3–0 winners over Leicester City, the match marking both the first away goals and the first away win of the league campaign, and moved the team up to 14th in the table. A further away point was gained with a draw at Swansea, which extended an unbeaten streak to eight matches, Palace's best ever in the Premier League. This run came to an end with a 2–3 home defeat to Arsenal before the year finished with a hard-fought scoreless draw with Manchester City. This match marked the end of City's 18-match winning streak in the Premier League, but saw season-ending injuries to both Scott Dann and Jason Puncheon and a late penalty miss by Luka Milivojević.
January
The first game of the New Year saw Crystal Palace chalk-up their second away win of the season, against Southampton, with goals from James McArthur and Luka Milivojević overcoming an early goal from Shane Long for the hosts. In the third round of the FA Cup, Palace lost 2–1 to rivals Brighton, with former Eagle Glenn Murray scoring a late winner. Back in the league, the good run continued, with Bakary Sako scoring the only goal in the first half of the home game against Burnley. The next game saw an awful start by Palace, finding themselves four goals down within the first quarter of the away match against Arsenal. They staged a minor recovery, scoring the only goal in the second half to lose 4–1. Another local away match, this time against West Ham, ended in a 1–1 draw, with Christian Benteke scoring his second goal of the season to open the scoring before a penalty from Mark Noble evened the score just before half-time. During the transfer window, Crystal Palace bolstered their ranks with Polish defender Jarosław Jach and Norwegian striker Alexander Sørloth as permanent transfers and Swedish midfielder Erdal Rakip a loan-signing from Benfica. Squad-members Keshi Anderson and Freddie Ladapo left the club with Andre Coker and Sullay Kaikai loaned out.
Competitions
Premier League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Leicester City | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 56 | 60 | −4 | 47 |
| 10 | Newcastle United | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 44 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 45 | 55 | −10 | 44 |
| 12 | Bournemouth | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 45 | 61 | −16 | 44 |
| 13 | West Ham United | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 48 | 68 | −20 | 42 |
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).[8]
Results 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 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 45 | 55 | −10 | 44 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 27 | +2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 28 | −12 |
Last updated: 13 May 2018.
Source: Premier League
Results by matchday
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Notes: Positions in italics are weeks where not all teams had played the same number of games
Matches
Win Draw Loss
| 12 August 2017 1 | Crystal Palace | 0–3 | Huddersfield Town | Selhurst |
| 15:00 BST | Puncheon  88' | Report | Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 25,448 Referee: Jon Moss |
| 19 August 2017 2 | Liverpool | 1–0 | Crystal Palace | Liverpool |
| 15:00 BST | Report |
| Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 53,138 Referee: Kevin Friend |
| 26 August 2017 3 | Crystal Palace | 0–2 | Swansea City | Selhurst |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 23,477 Referee: Andre Marriner |
| 10 September 2017 4 | Burnley | 1–0 | Crystal Palace | Burnley |
| 13:30 BST | Report | Benteke 75' | Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 18,862 Referee: Michael Oliver |
| 16 September 2017 5 | Crystal Palace | 0–1 | Southampton | Selhurst |
| 12:30 BST | Report | Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 24,199 Referee: Bobby Madley |
| 23 September 2017 6 | Manchester City | 5–0 | Crystal Palace | Manchester |
| 15:00 BST | Report |
| Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 53,526 Referee: Neil Swarbrick |
| 30 September 2017 7 | Manchester United | 4–0 | Crystal Palace | Manchester |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 75,118 Referee: Mike Dean |
| 14 October 2017 8 | Crystal Palace | 2–1 | Chelsea | Selhurst |
| 15:00 BST |
| Report | Bakayoko  18', 87' | Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 25,480 Referee: Andre Marriner |
| 21 October 2017 9 | Newcastle United | 1–0 | Crystal Palace | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 15:00 BST | Report |
| Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,251 Referee: Stuart Attwell |
| 28 October 2017 10 | Crystal Palace | 2–2 | West Ham United | Selhurst |
| 15:00 BST |
| Report | Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 25,242 Referee: Bobby Madley |
| 5 November 2017 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–0 | Crystal Palace | Wembley |
| 12:00 GMT | Son 64' | Report | Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 65,270 Referee: Kevin Friend |
| 18 November 2017 12 | Crystal Palace | 2–2 | Everton | Selhurst |
| 15:00 GMT |
| Report | Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 25,526 Referee: Anthony Taylor |
| 25 November 2017 13 | Crystal Palace | 2–1 | Stoke City | Selhurst |
| 15:00 GMT |
| Report | Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 23,723 Referee: Mike Dean |
| 28 November 2017 14 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0–0 | Crystal Palace | Falmer |
| 19:45 GMT | Report | Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 29,889 Referee: Andre Marriner |
| 2 December 2017 15 | West Bromwich Albion | 0–0 | Crystal Palace | West Bromwich |
| 15:00 GMT | Report |
| Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 23,531 Referee: Michael Oliver |
| 9 December 2017 16 | Crystal Palace | 2–2 | AFC Bournemouth | Selhurst |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 24,823 Referee: Kevin Friend |
| 12 December 2017 17 | Crystal Palace | 2–1 | Watford | Selhurst |
| 20:00 GMT |
| Report | Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 23,566 Referee: Lee Mason |
| 16 December 2017 18 | Leicester City | 0–3 | Crystal Palace | Leicester |
| 12:30 GMT | Report | Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 31,081 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
| 23 December 2017 19 | Swansea City | 1–1 | Crystal Palace | Swansea |
| 15:00 GMT | J. Ayew 77' | Report | Milivojević 59' (pen.) | Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 20,354 Referee: Craig Pawson |
| 28 December 2017 20 | Crystal Palace | 2–3 | Arsenal | Selhurst |
| 20:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 25,762 Referee: Michael Oliver |
| 31 December 2017 21 | Crystal Palace | 0–0 | Manchester City | Selhurst |
| 12:00 GMT |
| Report |
| Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 25,804 Referee: Jon Moss |
| 2 January 2018 22 | Southampton | 1–2 | Crystal Palace | Southampton |
| 19:45 GMT | Long 17' | Report |
| Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 28,411 Referee: Stuart Attwell |
| 13 January 2018 23 | Crystal Palace | 1–0 | Burnley | Selhurst |
| 15:00 GMT |
| Report | Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 24,696 Referee: Michael Oliver |
| 20 January 2018 24 | Arsenal | 4–1 | Crystal Palace | Holloway |
| 15:00 GMT | Report |
| Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,386 Referee: Chris Kavanagh |
| 30 January 2018 25 | West Ham United | 1–1 | Crystal Palace | Stratford |
| 19:45 GMT | Report |
| Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 56,911 Referee: Neil Swarbrick |
| 4 February 2018 26 | Crystal Palace | 1–1 | Newcastle United | Selhurst |
| 14:15 GMT |
| Report | Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 25,746 Referee: Andre Marriner |
| 10 February 2018 27 | Everton | 3–1 | Crystal Palace | Liverpool |
| 15:00 GMT |
| Report |
| Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 39,139 Referee: Jonathan Moss |
| 25 February 2018 28 | Crystal Palace | 0–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Selhurst |
| 12:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 25,287 Referee: Kevin Friend |
| 5 March 2018 29 | Crystal Palace | 2–3 | Manchester United | Selhurst |
| 20:00 GMT |
| Report | Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 25,840 Referee: Neil Swarbrick |
| 10 March 2018 30 | Chelsea | 2–1 | Crystal Palace | Fulham |
| 17:30 GMT | Report |
| Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,800 Referee: Anthony Taylor |
| 17 March 2018 31 | Huddersfield Town | 0–2 | Crystal Palace | Huddersfield |
| 15:00 GMT | Report |
| Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 23,918 Referee: Mike Dean |
| 31 March 2018 32 | Crystal Palace | 1–2 | Liverpool | Selhurst |
| 12:30 BST |
| Report | Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 25,807 Referee: Neil Swarbrick |
| 7 April 2018 33 | AFC Bournemouth | 2–2 | Crystal Palace | Bournemouth |
| 15:00 BST | Report |
| Stadium: Dean Court Referee: Jonathan Moss |
| 14 April 2018 34 | Crystal Palace | 3–2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Selhurst |
| 15:00 BST |
| Report | Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 24,656 Referee: Andre Marriner |
| 21 April 2018 35 | Watford | 0–0 | Crystal Palace | Watford |
| 15:00 BST | Report |
| Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,041 Referee: Chris Kavanaugh |
| 28 April 2018 36 | Crystal Palace | 5–0 | Leicester City | Selhurst |
| 15:00 BST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 25,750 Referee: Mike Dean |
| 5 May 2018 37 | Stoke City | 1–2 | Crystal Palace | Stoke-on-Trent |
| 12:30 BST | Report |
| Stadium: bet365 Stadium Attendance: 29,687 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
| 13 May 2018 38 | Crystal Palace | 2–0 | West Bromwich Albion | Selhurst |
| 15:00 BST |
| Report | Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 25,357 Referee: Jonathan Moss |
FA Cup
In the FA Cup, Crystal Palace entered the competition in the third round and were drawn away to Brighton & Hove Albion.[9]
| 8 January 2018 Third round | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2–1 | Crystal Palace | Falmer |
| 19:45 GMT | Stephens 25' Murray 87' | Report | Sako 69' | Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 14,507 Referee: Andre Marriner |
EFL Cup
Crystal Palace entered the competition in the second round where they were drawn against Ipswich Town.[10] Another home tie was confirmed for the third round, against Huddersfield Town,[11] but in the fourth round Palace were drawn away against Bristol City.[12]
| 22 August 2017 Second round | Crystal Palace | 2–1 | Ipswich Town | Selhurst |
| 19:30 BST | McArthur 76', 84' | Report | Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 9,837 Referee: Andy Davies |
| 19 September 2017 Third round | Crystal Palace | 1–0 | Huddersfield Town | Selhurst |
| 19:45 BST |
| Report | Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 6,607 Referee: Lee Probert |
| 24 October 2017 Fourth round | Bristol City | 4–1 | Crystal Palace | Asthon Gate |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Sako 21' | Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 21,901 Referee: Tim Robinson |
Pre-season
Crystal Palace had five pre-season friendlies against Maidstone United,[13] Liverpool and West Bromwich Albion (2017 Premier League Asia Trophy),[14] Metz[15] and Schalke 04.[16]
| 15 July 2017 | Maidstone United | 1–3 | Crystal Palace | Maidstone |
| 13:00 BST | Pigott 33' | Report | Mutch 15', 38' Berkeley 70' | Stadium: Gallagher Stadium |
| 19 July 2017 Asia Trophy | Liverpool | 2–0 | Crystal Palace | So Kon Po, Hong Kong |
| 20:30 HKT | Solanke 61' Grujić 68' Origi 79' | Report | Dann 42' | Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium Attendance: 39,273 Referee: Bobby Madley (England) |
| 22 July 2017 Asia Trophy | West Bromwich Albion | 0–2 | Crystal Palace | So Kon Po, Hong Kong |
| 19:00 HKT | Nyom 33' Yacob 50' | Report | Milivojević 11' Sako 43' | Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Chiu-Kok Ng (Hong Kong) |
| 29 July 2017 | Metz | 1–1 | Crystal Palace | Metz, France |
| 15:00 CET | Niane 79' | Report | Zaha 56' | Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien |
| 5 August 2017 | Crystal Palace | 1–1 | Schalke 04 | Selhurst |
| 15:00 BST | Benteke 61' | Report | Insua 43' | Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 12,683 |
Players
First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | MF |  SCO | James McArthur |
| 21 | FW |  ENG | Connor Wickham |
| 23 | DF |  SEN | Pape Souaré |
| 24 | DF |  NED | Timothy Fosu-Mensah (on loan from Manchester United) |
| 26 | MF |  MLI | Bakary Sako |
| 27 | DF |  IRL | Damien Delaney |
| 28 | MF |  BEL | Jason Lokilo |
| 29 | MF | ENG | Aaron Wan-Bissaka |
| 30 | GK | ENG | Dion-Curtis Henry |
| 31 | MF |  SWE | Erdal Rakip (on loan from Benfica) |
| 32 | FW | ENG | Levi Lumeka |
| 33 | DF |  POL | Jarosław Jach |
| 34 | DF | ENG | Martin Kelly |
| 37 | FW | ENG | James Daly |
| 42 | MF | ENG | Jason Puncheon (club captain) |
| 44 | DF | NED | Jaïro Riedewald |
Player statistics
Appearances and goals
- As of 13 May 2018[17]
Goalscorers
- As of 13 May 2018[17]
| No. | Pos. | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | MF | Luka Milivojević | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 11 | MF | Wilfried Zaha | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 18 | MF | James McArthur | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 26 | MF | Bakary Sako | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | DF | Patrick van Aanholt | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | DF | James Tomkins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 17 | FW | Christian Benteke | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | MF | Andros Townsend | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | Ruben Loftus-Cheek | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | DF | Mamadou Sakho | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | Scott Dann | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| — | Own goal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 45 | 1 | 4 | 50 | ||
Disciplinary record
| No. | Pos. | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |  | | | | | | | |||
| 4 | MF | Luka Milivojević | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | James Tomkins | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Patrick van Aanholt | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Yohan Cabaye | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Christian Benteke | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 42 | MF | Jason Puncheon | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Wilfried Zaha | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | James McArthur | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Scott Dann | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Joel Ward | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Jeffrey Schlupp | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Andros Townsend | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | Timothy Fosu-Mensah | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | Mamadou Sakho | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | Martin Kelly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | Jaïro Riedewald | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | Aaron Wan-Bissaka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | Wayne Hennessey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Ruben Loftus-Cheek | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 72 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 76 | 0 | ||
Transfers
Transfers in
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 July 2017 | CB | | Jaïro Riedewald | Ajax | £8,000,000 | [19] |
| 4 August 2017 | GK | | Dion-Curtis Henry | Peterborough United | Free | [20] |
| 31 August 2017 | CB |  | Mamadou Sakho | Liverpool | £26,000,000 | [21] |
| 23 January 2018 | DF | | Jarosław Jach | Zagłębie Lubin | Undisclosed | [22] |
| 31 January 2018 | FW |  | Alexander Sørloth | Midtjylland | Undisclosed | [23] |
| 2 March 2018 | GK |  | Diego Cavalieri | Fluminense | Free agent | [24] |
Transfers out
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2017 | FW | | Corie Andrews | Free agent | Released | [25] |
| 30 June 2017 | CF |  | Kwesi Appiah | AFC Wimbledon | Released | [25][a] |
| 30 June 2017 | FW | | Jonathan Benteke | Omonia | Released | [25][b] |
| 30 June 2017 | FW | | Fraizer Campbell | Hull City | Released | [25][c] |
| 30 June 2017 | CB | | Luke Croll | Exeter City | Released | [25][d] |
| 30 June 2017 | MF | | Mathieu Flamini | Free agent | Released | [25] |
| 30 June 2017 | DF | | Zeki Fryers | Barnsley | Released | [25][e] |
| 30 June 2017 | DF | | Ryan King-Elliott | Free agent | Released | [25] |
| 30 June 2017 | MF |  | Joe Ledley | Derby County | Released | [25][f] |
| 30 June 2017 | MF | | Randell Williams | Watford | Released | [25][g] |
| 30 June 2017 | DF | | Ben Wynter | Bromley | Released | [25] |
| 11 July 2017 | GK | | Steve Mandanda | Marseille | Undisclosed | [33] |
| 1 August 2017 | DF | | Callum Sturgess | Colchester United | Free | [34] |
| 31 August 2017 | MF | | Hiram Boateng | Exeter City | Free | [35] |
| 1 September 2017 | GK |  | Kleton Perntreou | Welling United | Released | [25][h] |
| 12 January 2018 | MF |  | Noor Husin | Notts County | Undisclosed | [37] |
| 16 January 2018 | FW | | Keshi Anderson | Swindon Town | Undisclosed | [38] |
| 31 January 2018 | FW | | Freddie Ladapo | Southend United | Undisclosed | [39] |
| 9 March 2018 | MF | | Michael Phillips | Maidstone United | Free | [40] |
Loans in
| Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | End date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 July 2017 | CM | | Ruben Loftus-Cheek | Chelsea | 30 June 2018 | [41] |
| 10 August 2017 | DF | | Timothy Fosu-Mensah | Manchester United | 30 June 2018 | [42] |
| 22 January 2018 | MF | | Erdal Rakip | Benfica | End of season | [43] |
Loans out
| Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | End date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2017 | SS | | Keshi Anderson | Swindon Town | January 2018 | [44] |
| 31 August 2017 | CB | | Ryan Inniss | Colchester United | 30 June 2018 | [45] |
| 31 August 2017 | AM | | Jonny Williams | Sunderland | 30 June 2018 | [46] |
| 26 January 2018 | FW | | Andre Coker | Maidstone United | 30 June 2018 | [47] |
| 26 January 2018 | FW | | Sullay Kaikai | Charlton Athletic | 30 June 2018 | [48] |
| 2 March 2018 | MF | | Jordon Mutch | Vancouver Whitecaps | 31 December 2018 | [49] |