2016–17 Aston Villa F.C. season

Main article: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1961–present)
Aston Villa
2016–17 season
ChairmanTony Xia
ManagerRoberto Di Matteo
(until 3 October)
Steve Bruce
(from 12 October)
StadiumVilla Park
Championship13th
FA CupThird round
League CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jonathan Kodjia (19)
All:
Jonathan Kodjia (19)
Average home league attendance32,107 (2,137 at VP)
Second City Derby
56--37--31

The 2016–17 EFL Championship season was Aston Villa's 142nd season in English football. It was the club's first season in the Football League Championship following their relegation from the Premier League last season. It was also their first season in the second tier of English football since the formation of the Premier League.[1]

On 2 June 2016, Roberto Di Matteo was appointed the manager of the newly relegated Championship club, working under the new chairman Tony Xia. Di Matteo's former Chelsea teammate Steve Clarke was appointed as his assistant on the same day.[2] Xia also appointed Keith Wyness as CEO.[3] On 3 October 2016, Di Matteo was sacked as manager[4] after a string of poor results culminating in a 2–0 defeat at Preston North End.

On 12 October 2016, Steve Bruce was appointed manager.[5] In his second match in charge, Villa defeated Reading, the club's first win in 11 games and the first away win for 14 months.[6] Bruce brought in Colin Calderwood as assistant manager from Brighton & Hove Albion and Stephen Clemence from old club Hull City as first-team coach.[7][8]

Transfers

Transfers in

Transfers out

  1. ^ Following Richardson's release, he signed for Cardiff City.[33]
  2. ^ Following Kinsella's release, he signed for Colchester United.[48]
  3. ^ Following Donacien's release, he signed for Accrington Stanley.[50]
  4. ^ Following Bannister's release, he signed for Watford.[52]
  5. ^ Following Webb's release, he signed for Kilmarnock.[53]
  6. ^ Following Lyons-Foster's release, he signed for Bristol City.[54]
  7. ^ Undisclosed compensation fee agreed between clubs after Robinson turned down new contract offer.[55]

Loans in

Loans out

Non-competitive

Pre-season

  Win   Draw   Loss

9 July 2016 (2016-07-09) Friendly Grazer AK 0–8 Aston Villa Graz, Austria
17:30 BST Report Richards 12'
Ayew 19', 35'
Kozak 21'
Bennett 46', 83'
Gestede 63', 86'		 Stadium: Sportzentrum Weinzödl
16 July 2016 (2016-07-16) Friendly AFC Telford United 1–2 Aston Villa Telford, England
12:00 BST Hibbert 3' Ayew 81'
Cissokho 89'		 Stadium: New Bucks Head
Attendance: 2,884
16 July 2016 (2016-07-16) Friendly Worcester City 1–5 Aston Villa Stourport-on-Severn, England
15:00 BST Birley 7' Grealish 11'
Kozak 27'
Hepburn-Murphy 51'
Davis 84', 88'		 Stadium: Walshes Meadow
Attendance: 1,972
20 July 2016 (2016-07-20) Friendly Bristol Rovers 1–1 Aston Villa Bristol, England
19:45 BST Taylor 78' Report Ayew 42' Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 5,219
23 July 2016 (2016-07-23) Friendly FC Nantes 0–1 Aston Villa Besançon, France
19:00 CEST Report Gestede 71' Stadium: Stade Léo Lagrange
Referee: Yohann Rouinsard
26 July 2016 (2016-07-26) Friendly Cambridge United 0–3 Aston Villa Cambridge, England
19:30 BST Report Sinclair 8'
Hepburn-Murphy 8'
Gardner 78'		 Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 3,961
30 July 2016 (2016-07-30) Friendly Aston Villa 1–3 Middlesbrough Birmingham, England
15:00 BST Baker 14' Report Negredo 60'
Fischer 75'
Rhodes 77'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 14,863
Referee: Steve Martin

Competitions

Football League Championship

Main article: 2016–17 EFL Championship

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
11 Preston North End 46 16 14 16 64 63 +1 62
12 Cardiff City 46 17 11 18 60 61 −1 62
13 Aston Villa 46 16 14 16 47 48 −1 62
14 Barnsley 46 15 13 18 64 67 −3 58
15 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 16 10 20 54 58 −4 58
Source: English Football League, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Points in head-to-head matches; 5) Goal difference in head-to-head matches; 6) Goals scored in head-to-head matches; 7) Play-off.


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
46 16 14 16 47 48  −1 62 12 8 3 33 20  +13 4 6 13 14 28  −14

Last updated: 7 May 2017.
Source: Football League Championship

Results by matchday

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHHAAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAAHAAHHAHHAAHAHHAHAHAH
ResultLWDDLDDDDDLDWWDWDWLWLWWDLLDLLLLLWWWLWWWWDLLWLD
Position1911111216171718171719201816151413111513151310912131314141616171715131513131111111212121213
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2017. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

On 22 June 2016, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[73]

7 August 2016 (2016-08-07) 1 Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 Aston Villa Sheffield
16:30 BST Hutchinson  30'
Wallace  44'
Lees  45+3'
Forestieri 86'		 Report Elphick  41'
Gardner  45+4'
Baker  66'		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 30,060 (4,494 away)
Referee: Steve Martin
Note: Live on Sky Sports
13 August 2016 (2016-08-13) 2 Aston Villa 3–0 Rotherham United Birmingham
15:00 BST Gestede 21', 45+4',  38'
Ayew  27'
McCormack  36'
Grealish 84',  84'		 Report Mattock  54'
Fisher  82'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 33,286 (2,317 away)
Referee: Keith Stroud
16 August 2016 3 Aston Villa 1–1 Huddersfield Town Birmingham
19:45 BST McCormack 25'
Tshibola  54'
Elphick  68'
Bacuna  75'		 Report Hudson  43'
Hefele 86'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 34,924 (2,678 away)
Referee: Scott Duncan
20 August 2016 4 Derby County 0–0 Aston Villa Derby
17:30 BST Hughes  57'
Keogh  59'
Bryson  60'		 Report Bacuna  47'
McCormack  60'
Cissokho  73'		 Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 31,205 (3,070 away)
Referee: Paul Tierney
Note: Live on Sky Sports
27 August 2016 5 Bristol City 3–1 Aston Villa Bristol
15:00 BST Byran  31', 61'
Abraham 59'
Tomlin 81'		 Report Grealish 5',  89'
Ayew  56'
Chester  57'
De Laet  69'
Elphick  74'
Jedinak  76'
Bacuna  90+3'		 Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 21,099 (2,551 away)
Referee: James Linington
11 September 2016 6 Aston Villa 2–2 Nottingham Forest Birmingham
13:15 BST McCormack 72'
Gestede 74'
Cissokho  86'
Elphick  90'
Ayew  90+3'		 Report Kasami  17'
Vellios 57',  70'
Fox  66'
Lansbury  77', 87'
Pereira  87'  88'
Perquis  90'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 30,619 (2,869 away)
Referee: Simon Hooper
Note: Live on Sky Sports
14 September 2016 7 Aston Villa 1–1 Brentford Birmingham
19:45 BST Kodjia 19'
Bacuna  86'
Jedinak  90+3'		 Report Colin  41'
Woods  70'
Egan 88'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 29,752 (1,836 away)
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
17 September 2016 8 Ipswich Town 0–0 Aston Villa Ipswich
15:00 BST Lawrence  52' Report Kodjia  74' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 19,249 (1,882 away)
Referee: Tony Harrington
24 September 2016 9 Aston Villa 1–1 Newcastle United Birmingham
17:30 BST Chester  41'
Baker  44'
Tshibola  79', 88'		 Report Shelvey  27'
Elphick 28' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 32,062 (2,788 away)
Referee: Christopher Kavanagh
Note: Live on Sky Sports
27 September 2016 10 Barnsley 1–1 Aston Villa Barnsley
19:45 BST Kpekawa  31'
Morsy  34'
MacDonald  64'
Yiadom  80'
Winnall 90'		 Report Bacuna  53'
Ayew 61'
Jedinak  63'
Tshibola  68'		 Stadium: Oakwell Stadium
Attendance: 15,830 (3,737 away)
Referee: James Adcock
1 October 2016 11 Preston North End 2–0 Aston Villa Preston, Lancashire
15:00 BST Pearson 5',  44'
Hugill 39'
Cunningham  61'
Welsh  87'
Wright  90'		 Report Hutton  42'
Westwood  44'
Jedinak  45'
Amavi  85'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 17,696 (5,421 away)
15 October 2016 12 Aston Villa 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Birmingham
17:30 BST Kodjia 15' (pen.),  19'
McCormack  40'
Chester  49'		 Report Costa 34' (pen.)
Coady  40'
Iorfa  45+5'
Edwards  86'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 32,533 (2,800 away)
Referee: David Coote
Note: Aston Villa's Jack Grealish was suspended for 3 matches after the FA charged him with violent conduct.[74]
Live on Sky Sports
18 October 2016 13 Reading 1–2 Aston Villa Reading
20:00 BST Kermorgant 54'
Hutton  78'
McCleary  90+3'		 Report Kodjia 38'
Ayew 90' (pen.)		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 20,331 (4,030 away)
Referee: Andy Woolmer
22 October 2016 14 Aston Villa 1–0 Fulham Birmingham
15:00 BST Kodjia 80' Report Piazon  45'
McDonald  72'
Martin  83'
Madl  90'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 32,201 (1,211 away)
Referee: Andrew Madley
30 October 2016 15 Birmingham City 1–1 Aston Villa Birmingham
12:00 GMT Kieftenbeld  28'
Davis 71',  72'		 Report Amavi  3'
Gardner 29'
Westwood  55'
Ayew  63'		 Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 29,656 (1,988 away)
Referee: Mike Dean
Note: Live on Sky Sports
5 November 2016 16 Aston Villa 2–1 Blackburn Rovers Birmingham
15:00 GMT Baker  24'
Kodjia 58' (pen.), 70'
McCormack  62'		 Report Gallagher 54'
Guthrie  66'
Akpan  86'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 29,712 (836 away)
Referee: Roger East
18 November 2016 17 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1 Aston Villa Falmer, Brighton and Hove
19:45 GMT Murray 45'
Dunk  90+1'		 Report Baker 20'
Westwood  58'		 Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 30,107 (3,258 away)
Referee: Steve Martin
26 November 2016 18 Aston Villa 3–1 Cardiff City Birmingham
15:00 GMT Adomah 24'
Kodjia 39'
Amavi  59'
Agbonlahor  65'
Gestede  86', 90' (pen.)		 Report Lambert  17', 28'
Pilkington  34'
Peltier  71'  84'
Gunnarsson  78'
Morrison  89'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 31,484 (2,670 away)
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
3 December 2016 19 Leeds United 2–0 Aston Villa Leeds
17:30 GMT Phillips  40'
Roofe 68'
Jansson  76'
Wood 90+4'		 Report Jedinak  15'
Ayew  90'
Grealish  90'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 32,648 (2,773 away)
Referee: Peter Bankes
10 December 2016 20 Aston Villa 1–0 Wigan Athletic Birmingham
15:00 GMT Hutton  83'
Grealish  86' 88'		 Report Garbutt  12'
Gómez  64'
Perkins  79'
MacDonald  90+3'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 29,392 (1,255 away)
Referee: James Linington
13 December 2016 21 Norwich City 1–0 Aston Villa Norwich
19:45 GMT Brady  26'
Oliveira 62'		 Report Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,044 (2,003 away)
Referee: Tim Robinson
18 December 2016 22 Queens Park Rangers 0–1 Aston Villa Shepherd's Bush
12:00 GMT Luongo  81' Report Jedinak  43'
Chester  63'
Kodjia 75'
Bunn  90+3'		 Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 16,285 (3,228 away)
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
26 December 2016 23 Aston Villa 2–1 Burton Albion Birmingham
15:00 GMT Bacuna 15'
McCormack 78'		 Report Ward 31',  63'
Mousinho  62'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 41,337 (2,573 away)
Referee: Steve Martin
29 December 2016 24 Aston Villa 1–1 Leeds United Birmingham
19:45 GMT Kodjia 86' (pen.)
Gestede  86'
Bacuna  87'
Chester  90+2'		 Report Jansson 54',  86'
Bridcutt  59'
Cooper  85'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 37,078 (2,818 away)
Referee: Roger East
2 January 2017 25 Cardiff City 1–0 Aston Villa Cardiff
15:00 GMT Ralls 16',  27'
Gunnarsson  57'
Bamba  64'
Peltier  74'		 Report Chester  41'
Grealish  60'
Bacuna  78'
Hutton  85'		 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 21,391 (3,258 away)
Referee: Andy Davies
14 January 2017 (2017-01-14) 26 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Aston Villa Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Mason 15' Report Bacuna  43' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 27,255 (4,195 away)
Referee: Tony Harrington
21 January 2017 27 Aston Villa 2–2 Preston North End Birmingham
15:00 GMT Adomah 22', 36' (pen.),  41'
Amavi  67'		 Report Browne  18'
Hugill  63', 64', 76'
Vermijl  68'
McGeady  90+5'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 32,415 (2,709 away)
Referee: Andrew Madley
31 January 2017 28 Brentford 3–0 Aston Villa Brentford, London
19:45 GMT Vibe 25', 65'
Yennaris  33', 38'		 Report Hourihane  74' Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 10,016 (1,624 away)
Referee: David Coote
4 February 2017 29 Nottingham Forest 2–1 Aston Villa Nottingham
17:30 GMT Cash  39'
Assombalonga 42'
Brereton 90+3'		 Report Kodjia 19'
Hogan  45+1'
Grealish  39'  78'		 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 19,866 (1,946 away)
Referee: Paul Tierney
11 February 2017 30 Aston Villa 0–1 Ipswich Town Birmingham
15:00 GMT Report Knudsen  76'
Diagouraga  79'
Huws 83'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 30,796 (1,802 away)
Referee: Tim Robinson
14 February 2017 31 Aston Villa 1–3 Barnsley Birmingham
19:45 GMT Kodjia 44' Report Armstrong 25' (pen.)
Watkins  30'
Bradshaw 43', 58'
Kent  60'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 26,435 (1,633 away)
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
20 February 2017 32 Newcastle United 2–0 Aston Villa Newcastle upon Tyne
20:00 GMT Shelvey  34'
Lascelles  38'
Gouffran 42'
Lansbury 59' (o.g.)		 Report Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 50,024 (1,770 away)
Referee: Peter Bankes
25 February 2017 33 Aston Villa 1–0 Derby County Birmingham
15:00 GMT Chester 25'
Taylor  79'
Bacuna  90+3'		 Report Ince  44'
Christie  80'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 30,935 (2,414 away)
Referee: Andrew Madley
28 February 2017 34 Aston Villa 2–0 Bristol City Birmingham
19:45 GMT Hutton  43'
Kodjia 54'
Hourihane 59'
Green  82'		 Report Smith  16'
Giefer  19'
Reid  39'
Wright  68'
Bryan  86'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 28,119 (2,473 away)
Referee: Simon Hooper
4 March 2017 35 Rotherham United 0–2 Aston Villa Rotherham
15:00 GMT Frecklington  49'
Belaïd  62'		 Report Vaulks 68' (o.g.)
Kodjia 87'		 Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 10,720 (2,567 away)
Referee: Stephen Martin
7 March 2017 36 Huddersfield Town 1–0 Aston Villa Huddersfield
19:45 GMT Löwe  26'
Mooy  67'
Smith 69'
Quaner  87'		 Report Jedinak  29'
Taylor  64'
Baker  83'
Kodjia  85'		 Stadium: The John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 20,584 (2,000 away)
Referee: Darren Bond
11 March 2017 37 Aston Villa 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday Birmingham
15:00 GMT Baker  5'
Amavi  32'
Kodjia 34', 79'
Hourihane  76'		 Report Loovens  18'
Sasso  48'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 31,143 (2,764 away)
Referee: Lee Probert
18 March 2017 38 Wigan Athletic 0–2 Aston Villa Wigan
15:00 GMT Hanson  23' Report Hourihane  42'
Chester 73'
Lansbury  75'
Hogan 84'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 14,811 (4,781 away)
Referee: Tony Harrington
1 April 2017 39 Aston Villa 2–0 Norwich City Birmingham
15:00 BST Kodjia 25', 87'
Lansbury  51'		 Report Pinto  65'  80' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 32,605 (2,384 away)
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
4 April 2017 40 Aston Villa 1–0 Queens Park Rangers Birmingham
19:45 BST Kodjia 5',  87' Report Mackie  24' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 27,154 (802 away)
Referee: Peter Bankes
8 April 2017 41 Burton Albion 1–1 Aston Villa Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST Irvine  48'
Dyer 61',  62'
Murphy  72'		 Report Kodjia 3'
Jedinak  64'		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 6,716 (1,580 away)
Referee: Lee Probert
15 April 2017 42 Aston Villa 1–3 Reading Birmingham
15:00 BST Chester 14'
Bacuna  78'		 Report Mendes 6', 46'
Williams  16'
Obita  66'
Grabban 79' (pen.)
Swift  86'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 30,742 (2,465 away)
Referee: Stuart Duncan
17 April 2017 43 Fulham 3–1 Aston Villa Fulham, London
14:45 BST Sessegnon 17'
Aluko 56'
Kebano 79'		 Report Kodjia  22'
Amavi  26'
Grealish 50'
Gardner  55'
Hogan  58'		 Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 23,891 (3,849 away)
Referee: David Coote
23 April 2017 44 Aston Villa 1–0 Birmingham City Birmingham
12:00 BST Agbonlahor  62', 68' Report Shotton  62'
Robinson  90+2'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 40,884 (2,000 away)
Referee: Simon Hooper
29 April 2017 45 Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Aston Villa Blackburn
15:00 BST Graham 54' Report Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 21,884 (6,385 away)
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
7 May 2017 46 Aston Villa 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Birmingham
12:00 BST Baker  63'
Grealish 89'		 Report Murray 64' (pen.)
Pocognoli  90+2'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 32,856 (2,865 away)
Referee: Darren Bond

FA Cup

Main article: 2016–17 FA Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

8 January 2017 Third round Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Aston Villa Tottenham, London
16:00 GMT Davies 71'
Son 80'		 Report Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 31,182
Referee: Mike Dean

EFL Cup

Main article: 2016–17 EFL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

10 August 2016 (2016-08-10) First round Luton Town 3–1 Aston Villa Luton
19:45 BST Gray 35'
McGeehan 53'
Okore 66' (o.g.)
Lee  80'
Hylton  90'		 Report Ayew 13',  43'
McCormack  17'		 Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 7,412
Referee: Gavin Ward
Note: Live on Sky Sports

First team squad

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Since
 App
 Goals
 Ends
 Transfer fee
 Notes
1 GK Pierluigi Gollini 30 EU 2016 17 0 2020 £4.1M On loan at Atalanta
2 CB Nathan Baker 34 EU 2009 99 1 2019 YS Academy Graduate
4 RB Micah Richards 37 EU 2015 31 2 2019 Free
5 CM Henri Lansbury 34 EU 2017 1 0 2021 £2.75M
6 CB Tommy Elphick 37 EU 2016 14 0 2019 £3M
7 MF Leandro Bacuna 33 Non-EU 2013 110 7 2020 £800,000
8 MF Aaron Tshibola 30 EU 2016 7 1 2020 £5M On loan at Nottingham Forest
10 FW Jordan Ayew 33 Non-EU 2015 53 10 2020 £9M
11 FW Gabriel Agbonlahor 38 EU 2005 375 84 2018 YS Academy Graduate
12 DF James Chester 36 EU 2016 17 0 2020 Undisclosed Captain
13 GK Jed Steer 32 EU 2013 4 0 2019 Free
14 MF Conor Hourihane 34 EU 2017 0 0 2020 Undisclosed
16 DF James Bree 27 EU 2017 0 0 2021 Undisclosed
18 FW Libor Kozák 36 EU 2013 20 4 2017 £4.88M
19 LW Andre Green 26 EU 2016 8 0 2018 YS Academy Graduate
20 RB Birkir Bjarnason 37 EU 2017 0 0 2020 Undisclosed
21 RB Alan Hutton 40 EU 2011 109 1 2017 £3.38M
22 CM Gary Gardner 33 EU 2011 29 1 2018 YS Academy Graduate
23 LB Jordan Amavi 31 EU 2015 25 0 2020 £8.25M
25 CM Mile Jedinak 40 Non-EU 2016 13 0 2019 £4M
26 FW Jonathan Kodjia 35 EU 2016 13 7 2020 £15M
27 DF Ritchie De Laet 36 EU 2016 3 0 2019 £2M
28 LB Aly Cissokho 37 EU 2014 58 0 2018 £1.88M On loan at Olympiacos
29 FW Rushian Hepburn-Murphy 26 EU 2015 3 0 2017 YS Academy Graduate
31 GK Mark Bunn 40 EU 2015 15 0 2017 Free
33 GK Matija Sarkic 27 EU 2016 0 0 2017 YS Academy Graduate
34 GK Sam Johnstone 32 EU 2016 2 0 2017 Loan On loan from Manchester United
36 FW Jerell Sellars 29 EU 2015 0 0 2017 YS Academy Graduate
37 RW Albert Adomah 37 EU 2016 11 1 2020 £6M
38 DM Jordan Lyden 29 Non-EU 2016 4 0 2017 YS Academy Graduate
39 FW Keinan Davis 27 EU 2016 2 0 2018 YS Academy Graduate
40 MF Jack Grealish 29 EU 2012 60 3 2018 YS Academy Graduate
42 CB Niall Mason 28 EU 2016 0 0 2017 YS Academy Graduate
On loan at Doncaster Rovers
44 FW Ross McCormack 38 EU 2016 13 2 2020 £12M On loan at Nottingham Forest
46 CB Kevin Toner 28 EU 2012 4 0 2018 YS Academy Graduate
On loan at Bradford City
— RW Carles Gil 32 EU 2015 (Winter) 31 3 2019 £3.15M On loan at Deportivo
— DM Carlos Sánchez 39 Non-EU 2014 38 1 2018 £4.5M On loan at Fiorentina
— MF Jordan Veretout 32 EU 2015 29 0 2020 £7.5M On loan at Saint-Étienne

Updated to match played 26 November 2016
Source: avfc.co.uk
 Ordered by squad number. Appearances include all competitive league and cup appearances, including as substitute.

Squad statistics

As of 7 May 2017

Appearances (Apps.) numbers are for appearances in competitive games only including sub appearances
Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute
Red card numbers denote: Numbers in parentheses represent red cards overturned for wrongful dismissal.

No. Nat. Player Pos. Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
Apps Apps Apps Apps
2 Nathan Baker CB 31 (1) 1 5 1 1 1 33 (1) 1 5 1
3 Neil Taylor CB 14 2 1 14 2
4 Micah Richards CB 1 (1) 1 2 (1)
5 Henri Lansbury CM 17 (1) 2 17 (1) 2
6 Tommy Elphick CB 20 (6) 4 20 (6) 4
7 Leandro Bacuna RB 22 (8) 1 9 1 1 23 (8) 1 9 1
9 Scott Hogan CF 9 (4) 1 2 9 (4) 1 2
11 Gabriel Agbonlahor CF 4 (9) 1 2 1 5 (7) 1
12 James Chester DF 45 3 6 1 46 3 6
13 Jed Steer GK
14 Conor Hourihane MF 13 (4) 1 3 13 (4) 1 3
16 James Bree RB 6 (1) 6 (1)
18 Libor Kozák FW 0 (2) 0 (2)
19 Andre Green LW 4 (11) 1 0 (1) 1 5 (12) 1
20 Birkir Bjarnason LM 5 (3) 5 (3)
21 Alan Hutton RB 31 (3) 5 1 0 (1) 32 (4) 5
22 Gary Gardner CM 18 (8) 1 2 1 19 (8) 1 2
23 Jordan Amavi LB 26 (8) 6 1 1 28 (8) 6
25 Mile Jedinak DM 33 8 1 34 8
26 Jonathan Kodjia FW 36 19 5 1 36 19 5 1
27 Ritchie De Laet DF 3 1 3 1
29 Rushian Hepburn-Murphy FW 0 (3) 0 (3)
31 Mark Bunn GK 5 (1) 1 1 6 (1) 1
34 Sam Johnstone GK 21 1 22
35 Corey Blackett-Taylor MF 0 (1) 1 0 (1)
37 Albert Adomah MF 30 (8) 3 1 1 31 (8) 3 1
38 Jordan Lyden DM
39 Keinan Davis FW 0 (6) 0 (1) 0 (7)
40 Jack Grealish MF 20 (11) 5 5 1 1 1 22 (11) 5 5 1
46 Kevin Toner CB
1 Pierluigi Gollini* GK 20 20
5 Jores Okore* CB 1 1
8 Aaron Tshibola* MF 5 (3) 1 3 1 1 7 (3) 1 3
10 Jordan Ayew* FW 17 (4) 2 5 1 1 1 18 (4) 3 6
14 Rudy Gestede* FW 8 (10) 4 3 0 (1) 8 (11) 4 3
15 Ashley Westwood* MF 18 (5) 3 18 (5) 3
20 Adama Traoré* RW 0 (1) 0 (1)
28 Aly Cissokho* LB 11 (1) 2 11 (1) 2
44 Ross McCormack* FW 13 (7) 3 4 0 (1) 1 1 14 (8) 3 5
Own goals 1 0 0 0
Totals 47 80 4 0 0 0 1 2 0 48 82 4

Source: (for players and positions) First Team Squad (for squad numbers) Squad Profiles (for actual stats.) Squad Stats.

  • (*)Player made appearance(s) before leaving the club on loan or permanently.

Suspensions

As of 31 January 2017
Player Date Received Offence Length of suspension
Leandro Bacuna v Barnsley, 27/9/16
5 cautions
 1 match Preston North End, Football League Championship
Jack Grealish
15/10/16
 Stamp; retrospective ban.[75] 3 matches Reading, Fulham, Birmingham City, Football League Championship
Jordan Ayew v Birmingham City, 30/10/16
5 cautions
 1 match Blackburn Rovers, Football League Championship
Ross McCormack v Blackburn Rovers, 5/11/16
5 cautions
 1 match Brighton & Hove Albion, Football League Championship

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