2018–19 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season
English football club season
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The 2018–19 season was the 141st in the history of Wolverhampton Wanderers and the 2nd under then-head coach Nuno Espírito Santo. In that season, they returned to the Premier League for the first time since being relegated in 2012 via winning the previous season's EFL Championship. They also reached their first knockout competition semi-final in 21 years through their participation in the FA Cup semi-finals.
| 2018–19 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Jeff Shi | ||
| Head coach | Nuno Espírito Santo | ||
| Stadium | Molineux | ||
| Premier League | 7th | ||
| FA Cup | Semi-finals | ||
| EFL Cup | Third round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Raúl Jiménez (13) All: Raúl Jiménez (17) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 31,436 (vs Arsenal, 24 April 2019, Premier League) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 21,562 (vs Leicester City, 25 September 2018, EFL Cup) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 31,030 | ||
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The club finished in 7th place, their highest position in the English league system since 1979–80 and the highest of any newly promoted team since Ipswich Town finished 5th in the 2000–01 season.[1] As a result of Manchester City winning all 3 domestic trophies on offer that season, this league position gained them a place in the UEFA Europa League second qualifying round, invoking the club's first continental participation since the 1980–81 season.[2]
Pre-season friendlies
| 7 July 2018 Friendly | Neuchâtel Xamax  | 1–1 |  Wolverhampton Wanderers | Port-Valais, Switzerland |
| 19:00 CEST | Nuzzolo  8' (pen.) |
Report | Hause 70' |
Stadium: Union Sportive de Port-Valais |
| 10 July 2018 Uhrencup | Basel | 1–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Biel, Switzerland |
| 18:00 CEST | Van Wolfswinkel 9' |
Report | Mir 17' Jota 51' |
Stadium: Tissot Arena Attendance: 1,724 Referee: Urs Schnyder |
| 14 July 2018 Uhrencup | Young Boys | 0–4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Bern, Switzerland |
| 15:00 CEST | Report | Cavaleiro 26' Costa 30'Bonatini 54'Mir 89' |
Stadium: Stadion Neufeld Attendance: 3,467 |
| 19 July 2018 Friendly | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–1 |  Ajax | Walsall |
| 14:00 BST | Neves 74' (pen.) |
Report | Van de Beek 45' |
Stadium: Banks's Stadium Attendance: 3,328 Referee: Oliver Langford |
| 22 July 2018 H-Hotels Cup | VfL Bochum  | 0–0 (5–4 p) | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Bochum, Germany |
| 15:00 CEST | Report | Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Referee: Bastian Börner | ||
| Penalties | ||||
Hoogland  Tesche  Celozzi Hinterseer Soares Sağlam Weilandt |
Neves Jiménez Coady Jota Gonçalves Enobakhare Giles |
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| Note: One single 45-minute fixture with no half-time. As the match ended in a draw, a penalty shoot-out took place to determine a winner. | ||||
| 22 July 2018 H-Hotels Cup 3rd place P/O | Real Betis  | 0–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Bochum, Germany |
| 16:00 CEST | Report | Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Referee: Mitja Steegemann | ||
| Note: One single 45-minute fixture with no half-time. A penalty shoot-out was scheduled to take place in the event of a draw but this was cancelled. | ||||
| 25 July 2018 Friendly | Stoke City | 0–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Stoke-on-Trent |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Stadium: bet365 Stadium Attendance: 9,122 (2,078 away) Referee: Steve Martin |
| 28 July 2018 Friendly | Derby County | 2–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Derby |
| 15:00 BST | Nugent 41' Mount 72' |
Report | Jota 67' |
Stadium: Pride Park Attendance: 7,676 (2,314 away) Referee: Peter Bankes |
| 4 August 2018 Friendly | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–1 | Villarreal | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00 BST | Boly 49' Jiménez 55' |
Report | Gerard 18' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 19,062 Referee: Lee Probert |
Competitions
Premier League
A total of 20 teams competed in the Premier League in the 2018–19 season. Each team played every other team twice, once at their stadium, and once at the opposition's. Three points were awarded to teams for each win, one point per draw, and none for defeats.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Arsenal | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 73 | 51 | +22 | 70 | Qualification to Europa League group stage[a] |
| 6 | Manchester United | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 65 | 54 | +11 | 66 | |
| 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 47 | 46 | +1 | 57 | Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round[a] |
| 8 | Everton | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 54 | 46 | +8 | 54 | |
| 9 | Leicester City | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 51 | 48 | +3 | 52 |
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).
Notes:
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).
Notes:
- Since the winners of the EFL Cup and the FA Cup, Manchester City, qualified for the Champions League, the spot given to the FA Cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the sixth-placed team and the spot given to the League Cup winners (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed to the seventh-placed team.
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 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 47 | 46 | +1 | 57 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 21 | +7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 25 | −6 |
Last updated: 12 May 2019.
Source: Premier League
Results by matchday
Updated to match(es) played on 12 May 2019. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Results
The provisional fixture list was released on 14 June 2018, but was subject to change in the event of matches being selected for television coverage or police concerns.[3]
| 11 August 2018 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–2 | Everton | Wolverhampton |
| 17:30 BST | Neves 44' Jiménez 80' |
Report | Richarlison  14', 17', 67'Jagielka  40' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 31,231 (2,970 away fans) Referee: Craig Pawson |
| 18 August 2018 2 | Leicester City | 2–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Leicester |
| 15:00 BST | Doherty  29' (o.g.)Maddison 45'Vardy 66'Evans 78'Maguire 90+6' |
Report | Gibbs-White 74' |
Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,043 (3,305 away fans) Referee: Mike Dean |
| 25 August 2018 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–1 | Manchester City | Wolverhampton |
| 12:30 BST | Coady 41' Boly 57' |
Report | Kompany 12' D. Silva 60'Laporte 69' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 31,322 (2,970 away fans) Referee: Martin Atkinson |
| 1 September 2018 4 | West Ham United | 0–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | London |
| 15:00 BST | Fredericks 24' Cresswell 60' |
Report | Bennett 79' Traoré 90+3' |
Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 56,947 (3,000 away fans) Referee: Chris Kavanagh |
| 16 September 2018 5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–0 | Burnley | Wolverhampton |
| 13:30 BST | Jiménez 61' Jota 72'Neves 86' |
Report | Bardsley 28' Cork 37'Guðmundsson 68'Taylor 82' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 30,406 (1,329 away fans) Referee: Andre Marriner |
| 22 September 2018 6 | Manchester United | 1–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Manchester |
| 15:00 BST | Fred 18' Shaw 40' |
Report | Moutinho 53' Neves 61' |
Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 74,489 (3,129 away fans) Referee: Kevin Friend |
| 29 September 2018 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–0 | Southampton | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00 BST | Jota 51' Jonny 57', 87'Traoré 74'Cavaleiro 79' |
Report | Bertrand 50' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 31,147 (2,970 away fans) Referee: Stuart Attwell |
| 6 October 2018 8 | Crystal Palace | 0–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Selhurst |
| 15:00 BST | McArthur 30' Kouyaté 88'Van Aanholt 90+1' |
Report | Doherty 56' Coady 78'Jonny 88'Cavaleiro 90+1'Moutinho 90+4' |
Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 25,715 (3,027 away fans) Referee: Michael Oliver |
| 20 October 2018 9 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–2 | Watford | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00 BST | Neves 35' Jota 73'Bennett 90+1' |
Report | Capoue 20' Pereyra 21'Hughes 69' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 31,144 (2,731 away fans) Referee: Lee Mason |
| 27 October 2018 10 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Falmer |
| 15:00 BST | Murray 48' Kayal 52'Dunk 77'Knockaert 90' |
Report | Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 30,654 (2,992 away fans) Referee: Anthony Taylor |
| 3 November 2018 11 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–3 | Tottenham Hotspur | Wolverhampton |
| 19:45 GMT | Bennett 24' Neves 68' (pen.)Jiménez 79' (pen.) |
Report | Lamela 27' Lucas 30'Kane 61'Foyth 78'Winks 87' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 31,185 (2,938 away fans) Referee: Mike Dean |
| 11 November 2018 12 | Arsenal | 1–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Holloway |
| 16:30 GMT | Özil 69' Bellerín 78'Mkhitaryan 86' |
Report | Cavaleiro 13' Doherty 71'Costa 74' |
Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,030 (3,003 away fans) Referee: Stuart Attwell |
| 25 November 2018 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–2 | Huddersfield Town | Wolverhampton |
| 16:00 GMT | Neves 87' |
Report | Mooy 6', 74' Smith 17'Hogg 60' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 30,130 (1,838 away fans) Referee: Kevin Friend |
| 30 November 2018 14 | Cardiff City | 2–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Cardiff |
| 20:00 GMT | Gunnarsson 65' Paterson 71'Hoilett 77' |
Report | Doherty 18' Neves 61'Saïss 66' |
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 30,213 (2,996 away fans) Referee: Andre Marriner |
| 5 December 2018 15 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–1 | Chelsea | Wolverhampton |
| 19:45 GMT | Saïss 37' Moutinho 54'Jiménez 59'Coady 61'Jota 63'Vinagre 68' |
Report | Loftus-Cheek 18' Fàbregas 64'Giroud 86'Alonso 90+1'Christensen 90+4' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 31,300 (2,967 away fans) Referee: Jon Moss |
| 9 December 2018 16 | Newcastle United | 1–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 16:00 GMT | Ki Sung-yueng 18' Pérez 23'Yedlin 57'Clark 90+6' |
Report | Jota 17', 73' Doherty 33', 90+4'Costa 65'Coady 72'Bennett 80' |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 50,223 (3,183 away fans) Referee: Mike Dean |
| 15 December 2018 17 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–0 | Bournemouth | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00 GMT | Jiménez 12' Costa 66'Cavaleiro 90+4' |
Report | S. Cook 34' Lerma 39' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 30,997 (1,785 away fans) Referee: Simon Hooper |
| 21 December 2018 18 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–2 | Liverpool | Wolverhampton |
| 20:00 GMT | Report | Salah 18' Van Dijk 68' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 31,358 (2,970 away fans) Referee: Craig Pawson |
| 26 December 2018 19 | Fulham | 1–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | London |
| 12:30 GMT | Chambers 44' Christie 45'Sessegnon 74' |
Report | Saïss 44', 85' |
Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 24,382 (2,664 away fans) Referee: Andre Marriner |
| 29 December 2018 20 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | London |
| 15:00 GMT | Davies 16' Kane 22', 81'Eriksen 42' |
Report | Boly 72' Jonny 81'Jiménez 83', 84'Costa 87' |
Stadium: Wembley Attendance: 46,356 (3,158 away fans) Referee: Stuart Attwell |
| 2 January 2019 21 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–2 | Crystal Palace | Wolverhampton |
| 19:45 GMT | Boly 23' Saïss 45+1'Bennett 54'Jonny 90+1' |
Report | Milivojević 62', 90+5' (pen.) J. Ayew 83' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 30,666 (1,457 away fans) Referee: Roger East |
| 14 January 2019 22 | Manchester City | 3–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Manchester |
| 20:00 GMT | Gabriel Jesus 10', 39' (pen.) Fernandinho 14'Coady 78' (o.g.) |
Report | Boly 19' |
Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 54,171 (3,000 away fans) Referee: Craig Pawson |
| 19 January 2019 23 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4–3 | Leicester City | Wolverhampton |
| 12:30 GMT | Jota 4', 64', 90+3', 45+2' Bennett 12', 44'Jonny 86' |
Report | Mendy 2' Pereira 45+1'Gray 47'Coady 51' (o.g.)Ndidi 58'Morgan 87' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 31,278 (2,970 away fans) Referee: Chris Kavanagh |
| 29 January 2019 24 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3–0 | West Ham United | Wolverhampton |
| 19:45 GMT | Saïss 32', 66' Neves 70'Bennett 73'Jiménez 80', 86', 86' |
Report | Snodgrass 37' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 31,122 (2,877 away fans) Referee: David Coote |
| 2 February 2019 25 | Everton | 1–3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Liverpool |
| 15:00 GMT | Zouma 16' Gomes 27'Keane 44'Davies 76' |
Report | Neves 7' (pen.) Jiménez 45'Coady 56'Dendoncker 66' |
Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 39,380 (2,972 away fans) Referee: Lee Mason |
| 11 February 2019 26 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–1 | Newcastle United | Wolverhampton |
| 20:00 GMT | Jota 51' Boly 90+5' |
Report | Ritchie 44' Schär 51'Hayden 56'Lascelles 68' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 30,687 (2,402 away fans) Referee: Graham Scott |
| 23 February 2019 27 | Bournemouth | 1–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Bournemouth |
| 15:00 GMT | Smith 1' King 14' (pen.) 85'Lerma 70'Gosling 90+4'Boruc 90+5' |
Report | Jota 21' Dendoncker 42'Bennett 57'Jiménez 77', 83' (pen.)Neves 85' |
Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 10,671 (1,295 away fans) Referee: Roger East |
| 26 February 2019 28 | Huddersfield Town | 1–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Huddersfield |
| 19:45 GMT | Billing 29' Hogg 84'Mounié 90+1' |
Report | Bennett 43' Doherty 89' |
Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 22,714 (2,323 away fans) Referee: David Coote |
| 2 March 2019 29 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–0 | Cardiff City | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00 GMT | Jota 16' Jiménez 18'Bennett 34' |
Report | Bamba 45+1' Peltier 62' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 31,309 (2,968 away fans) Referee: Andre Marriner |
| 10 March 2019 30 | Chelsea | 1–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | London |
| 14:05 GMT | Rüdiger 78' Hazard 90+2' |
Report | Doherty 37' Jiménez 56'Saïss 66'Boly 75'Jota 80' |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,692 (3,084 away fans) Referee: Michael Oliver |
| 30 March 2019 31 | Burnley | 2–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Burnley |
| 15:00 GMT | Coady 2' (o.g.) McNeil 67', 77' |
Report | Neves 90+3' |
Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 20,990 (2,419 away fans) Referee: Chris Kavanagh |
| 2 April 2019 32 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–1 | Manchester United | Wolverhampton |
| 19:45 BST | Jota 25' Smalling 77' (o.g.)Jonny 90+4' |
Report | McTominay 13' Shaw 38'Dalot 42'Young 52'  57' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 31,302 (2,961 away fans) Referee: Mike Dean |
| 13 April 2019 33 | Southampton | 3–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Southampton |
| 15:00 BST | Redmond 2', 30' Bertrand 67'Long 71' |
Report | Boly 28' Moutinho 40'Jiménez 45+2'Saïss 74' |
Stadium: St. Mary's Attendance: 31,708 (3,262 away fans) Referee: Jon Moss |
| 20 April 2019 34 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stephens 32' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 31,096 (2,748 away fans) Referee: Craig Pawson |
| 24 April 2019 35 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3–1 | Arsenal | Wolverhampton |
| 19:45 BST | Doherty 17', 37' Neves 28'Jota 45+2'Bennett 84' |
Report | Monreal 27' Xhaka 31'Torreira 45'Papastathopoulos 80' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 31,436 (2,958 away fans) Referee: Stuart Attwell |
| 27 April 2019 36 | Watford | 1–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Watford |
| 15:00 BST | Gray 49' Holebas 62'Success 85'Capoue 90+6' |
Report | Jiménez 41' Moutinho 61'Jota 77', 84' |
Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,323 (2,102 away fans) Referee: Simon Hooper |
| 4 May 2019 37 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–0 | Fulham | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00 BST | Jota 7' Dendoncker 75' |
Report | Chambers 22' Le Marchand 32'Christie 73' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 30,456 (1,080 away fans) Referee: Jon Moss |
| 12 May 2019 38 | Liverpool | 2–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Liverpool |
| 15:00 BST | Mané 17', 81' |
Report | Bennett 49' Jota 50' |
Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 53,331 (2,936 away fans) Referee: Martin Atkinson |
FA Cup
The third round draw was made live on the BBC by Ruud Gullit and Paul Ince from Stamford Bridge on 3 December.[4] The fourth round draw was made live on the BBC by Robbie Keane and Carl Ikeme following Wolves' third round victory on 7 January.[5] The fifth round draw was made live on the BBC by Ian Wright and Alex Scott on 28 January.[6] The draw for the quarter-final was made on 18 February by Darren Fletcher and Wayne Bridge.[7] The draw for the semi-finals was made live on the BBC on 17 March by Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Leon Osman.[8]
| 7 January 2019 Third round | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–1 | Liverpool | Wolverhampton |
| 19:45 GMT | Jiménez 38' Neves 55' |
Report | Milner 15' Origi 51' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 25,849 (4,774 away fans) Referee: Paul Tierney |
| 26 January 2019 Fourth round | Shrewsbury Town | 2–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Shrewsbury |
| 15:00 GMT | Sadler 44' Docherty 47', 62'Grant 63'Waterfall 71' |
Report | Jiménez 75' Doherty 90+3' |
Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow Attendance: 9,503 (1,641 away fans) Referee: Roger East |
| 5 February 2019 Fourth round replay | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3–2 | Shrewsbury Town | Wolverhampton |
| 19:45 GMT | Doherty 2', 45+6' Cavaleiro 62' |
Report | Bolton 11' Norburn 35'Laurent 39' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 28,844 (3,131 away fans) Referee: Lee Probert |
| 17 February 2019 Fifth round | Bristol City | 0–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Bristol |
| 13:00 GMT | Wright 52' Kalas 75' |
Report | Cavaleiro 28' Moutinho 83'Gibbs-White 86' |
Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 24,394 (3,407 away fans) Referee: Martin Atkinson |
| 16 March 2019 Quarter-finals | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–1 | Manchester United | Wolverhampton |
| 19:55 GMT | Boly 41' Neves 43'Jiménez 70'Jota 76'Coady 86' |
Report | Matić 45+1' Rashford 52', 90+5'Herrera 62'Lindelöf 84'Dalot 90+4' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 31,004 (4,685 away fans) Referee: Martin Atkinson |
EFL Cup
The second round draw was made from the Stadium of Light on 16 August.[9] The third round draw was made on 30 August 2018 by David Seaman and Joleon Lescott.[10]
| 28 August 2018 Second round | Sheffield Wednesday | 0–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Sheffield |
| 19:45 BST | Baker 51' Nielsen 62' |
Report | Bonatini 53' Costa 85' (pen.) |
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 13,597 (2,945 away fans) Referee: Robert Jones |
| 25 September 2018 Third round | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–0 (1–3 p) | Leicester City | Wolverhampton |
| 19:45 BST | Jota 67' |
Report | Evans 43' Morgan 77' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 21,562 (2,349 away fans) Referee: Paul Tierney |
| Penalties | ||||
| Saïss Jota Ashley-Seal Traoré |
Fuchs Ghezzal Choudhury Iborra Iheanacho |
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EFL Trophy
Wolves were one of the sixteen teams from outside the bottom two divisions of the Football League to be invited to field their academy team in the competition due to it holding Category 1 academy status. They were drawn into Group H in the Northern section. In matches level at the end of 90 minutes, a penalty shoot-out was held with the winner earning a bonus point.
| 4 September 2018 Grp. H (N) | Scunthorpe United | 0–0 (4–2 p) | Wolverhampton Wanderers U23 | Scunthorpe |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 874 Referee: Thomas Bramall | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| Goode Lund Colclough Horsfield Burgess |
Gonçalves Diallo Ennis Kilman |
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| 9 October 2018 Grp. H (N) | Mansfield Town | 2–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers U23 | Mansfield |
| 19:45 BST | Mellis 4' Benning 47' |
Report | Gonçalves 75' |
Stadium: One Call Stadium Attendance: 1,112 Referee: Tom Nield |
| 6 November 2018 Grp. H (N) | Lincoln City | 2–2 (4–5 p) | Wolverhampton Wanderers U23 | Lincoln |
| 19:45 GMT | Green 23', 42' |
Report | Ashley-Seal 39' Giles 45+4' |
Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 2,723 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
| Penalties | ||||
| Akinde Rhead Toffolo Mensah Andrade Pett |
Watt Gonçalves Giles Ashley-Seal Ennis Iorfa |
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- Group table
| Pos | Lge | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L2 | Mansfield Town | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 9 | Round 2 |
| 2 | L2 | Lincoln City | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
| 3 | L1 | Scunthorpe United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | ACA | Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 |
Source: EFL.com
Players
First team squad
- As of 31 August 2018[11]
| Squad No. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | Signed From | Year signed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||
| 11 | Rui Patrício |  |
GK | 15 February 1988 (aged 30) | Sporting CP |
2018 |
| 21 | John Ruddy HG | |
GK | 24 October 1986 (aged 31) | Norwich City |
2017 |
| 31 | Will Norris HG | |
GK | 12 August 1993 (aged 25) | Cambridge United |
2017 |
| Defenders | ||||||
| 2 | Matt Doherty HG |  |
RWB | 16 January 1992 (aged 26) | Bohemians |
2010 |
| 5 | Ryan Bennett HG | |
CB | 6 March 1990 (aged 28) | Norwich City | |
| 15 | Willy Boly |   |
CB | 3 February 1991 (aged 27) | Porto |
2018 |
| 16 | Conor Coady HG | |
CB | 25 February 1993 (aged 25) | Huddersfield Town |
2015 |
| 19 | Jonny | |
LWB/RWB | 3 March 1994 (aged 24) | Atlético Madrid (Loan) |
2018 (Loan) |
| 29 | Rúben Vinagre U21 | |
LWB | 9 April 1999 (aged 19) | Monaco |
2018 |
| 30 | Kortney Hause HG |  |
CB | 16 July 1995 (aged 23) | Wycombe Wanderers |
2014 |
| 47 | Cameron John HG | |
CB | 24 August 1999 (aged 19) | Academy | 2019 |
| 49 | Max Kilman HG |  |
CB | 23 May 1997 (aged 21) | Academy | 2019 |
| — | Ethan Ebanks-Landell HG |  |
CB | 16 December 1992 (aged 25) | Academy | 2010 |
| Midfielders | ||||||
| 8 | Rúben Neves | |
CM | 13 March 1997 (aged 21) | Porto |
2017 |
| 17 | Morgan Gibbs-White HG U21 | |
CM/ST | 27 January 2000 (aged 18) | Academy | 2017 |
| 23 | Ryan Giles HG U21 | |
LM | 26 January 2000 (aged 18) | Academy | 2018 |
| 25 | Elliot Watt U21 |  |
CM | 11 March 2000 (aged 18) | Academy | 2018 |
| 26 | Pedro Gonçalves U21 | |
CM | 28 June 1998 (aged 20) | Academy | 2018 |
| 27 | Romain Saïss |  |
CM/CB | 26 March 1990 (aged 28) | Angers |
2016 |
| 28 | João Moutinho | |
CM | 8 September 1986 (aged 31) | Monaco |
2018 |
| 32 | Leander Dendoncker |  |
DM/CB | 15 April 1995 (aged 23) | Anderlecht (Loan) |
2018 (Loan) |
| Forwards | ||||||
| 7 | Ivan Cavaleiro |  |
RW/LW/ST | 18 October 1993 (aged 24) | Monaco |
2016 |
| 9 | Raúl Jiménez |  |
ST | 5 May 1991 (aged 27) | Benfica (Loan) |
2018 (Loan) |
| 10 | Hélder Costa |  |
LW/RW | 12 January 1994 (aged 24) | Benfica |
2017 |
| 14 | Bright Enobakhare |  |
LW/RW | 8 February 1998 (aged 20) | Academy | 2015 |
| 18 | Diogo Jota | |
LW/ST | 4 December 1996 (aged 21) | Atlético Madrid |
2018 |
| 24 | Benny Ashley-Seal U21 | |
ST | 21 November 1998 (aged 19) | Academy | 2018 |
| 33 | Léo Bonatini |   |
ST | 28 March 1994 (aged 24) |  Al-Hilal |
2018 |
| 37 | Adama Traoré |  |
RW/ST | 25 January 1996 (aged 22) | Middlesbrough |
2018 |
| 45 | Niall Ennis HG U21 | |
ST | 20 May 1999 (aged 19) | Academy | 2013 |
- HG = Homegrown Player
- U21 = Under-21 Player (born on or after 1 January 1997)
- Players in italics out on loan during the season
Statistics
Key:
‡ On loan from another club * First appearance(s) for the club
- # = Squad number
- Pos = Playing position
- P = Number of games played
- G = Number of goals scored
- GK = Goalkeeper
- DF = Defender
- MF = Midfielder
- FW = Forward
= Yellow cards
= Red cards- † Permanent player left club during the season
- ¤ Loaned to another club for part or all of season
Correct as of end of the season. Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances in parentheses where applicable.
| No. | Pos | Name | P | G | P | G | P | G | P | G |  |
 |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | Discipline | |||||||||
| 2 | DF | Matt Doherty |
35(3) | 4 | 5(1) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 41(4) | 8 | 5 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | Ryan Bennett |
34 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 38(2) | 1 | 12 | 0 | [nb 1] |
| 6 | DF | Danny Batth ¤ † |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | FW | Ivan Cavaleiro |
6(17) | 3 | 2(3) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9(20) | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF | Rúben Neves |
34(1) | 4 | 4(1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38(2) | 5 | 10 | 0 | [nb 2] |
| 9 | FW | Raúl Jiménez ‡ |
36(2) | 13 | 4(2) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 40(4) | 17 | 4 | 0 | |
| 10 | MF | Hélder Costa |
16(9) | 1 | 2(2) | 0 | 0(1) | 1 | 18(12) | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 11 | GK | Rui Patrício |
37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 14 | FW | Bright Enobakhare ¤ |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | DF | Willy Boly |
36 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 4 | 3 | 1 | [nb 3] |
| 16 | DF | Conor Coady |
38 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 17 | MF | Morgan Gibbs-White |
5(21) | 0 | 2(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9(22) | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 18 | FW | Diogo Jota |
29(4) | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0(1) | 0 | 32(5) | 10 | 12 | 0 | |
| 19 | DF | Jonny ‡ |
32(1) | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38(1) | 1 | 6 | 0 | |
| 21 | GK | John Ruddy |
1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | MF | Ryan Giles |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 24 | FW | Benny Ashley-Seal ¤ |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | MF | Elliot Watt |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 26 | MF | Pedro Gonçalves |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 27 | MF | Romain Saïss |
12(7) | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19(7) | 2 | 8 | 0 | |
| 28 | MF | João Moutinho |
35(3) | 1 | 4(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39(5) | 1 | 5 | 0 | |
| 29 | DF | Rúben Vinagre |
7(10) | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10(11) | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 30 | DF | Kortney Hause |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 31 | GK | Will Norris |
0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 32 | MF | Leander Dendoncker ‡ |
17(2) | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24(2) | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 33 | FW | Léo Bonatini |
0(7) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2(7) | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 37 | FW | Adama Traoré |
8(21) | 1 | 2(2) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13(23) | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 38 | MF | Paulinho |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 45 | FW | Niall Ennis |
0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 47 | DF | Cameron John |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 49 | DF | Max Kilman |
0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
- Bennett was suspended vs Chelsea (a) and Burnley (a) due to accumulating ten yellow cards.
- Neves was suspended vs Chelsea (h) due to accumulating five yellow cards.
- Boly was suspended vs Leicester City (h), Shrewsbury Town (a) and West Ham United (h) due to receiving a red card for violent conduct vs Manchester City (a).
Awards
| Award | Winner[12] |
|---|---|
| Fans' Player of the Season | João Moutinho |
| Players' Player of the Season | Raúl Jiménez |
| Young Player of the Season | Rúben Vinagre |
| Academy Player of the Season | Lewis Richards |
| Goal of the Season | Diogo Jota (vs Cardiff, 2 March 2019) |
Transfers
In
| Date | Player | From | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 June 2018 |  Benik Afobe | AFC Bournemouth | Undisclosed[13] |
| 1 June 2018 | Willy Boly | Porto | Undisclosed[13] |
| 18 June 2018 | Rui Patrício | Sporting CP | Compensation[a][15][16] |
| 1 July 2018 | Léo Bonatini | Al-Hilal | Undisclosed[17] |
| 1 July 2018 |  Pascal Juan Estrada | Fußballakademie Linz | Undisclosed[18] |
| 1 July 2018 | Diogo Jota | Atlético Madrid | Undisclosed[19][20] |
| 1 July 2018 | Rúben Vinagre | Monaco | Undisclosed[17] |
| 1 July 2018 | Adrián Álvarez | San Sebastián de los Reyes | Free |
| 19 July 2018 | Paulo Alves | Unattached[b] | Free[21] |
| 24 July 2018 | João Moutinho | Monaco | Undisclosed[22] |
| 8 August 2018 | Adama Traoré | Middlesbrough | Undisclosed[23] |
| 1 August 2018 |  Theo Corbeanu | Toronto | Free |
| 9 August 2018 | João Caiado | Tondela | Undisclosed[24] |
| 9 August 2018 |  John Kitolano | Odd | Undisclosed[24] |
| 9 August 2018 | Max Kilman | Maidenhead United | Undisclosed[25] |
| 9 August 2018 | Jamie Pardington | Rushall Olympic | Undisclosed[25] |
| 9 August 2018 |  Dongda He | Notts County | Undisclosed[26] |
| 31 August 2018 | Sadou Diallo | Unattached[c] | Free[27] |
| 1 January 2019 | David Wang | FC Jumilla | Undisclosed[28] |
| 18 January 2019 | Michael Agboola | Dagenham & Redbridge | Undisclosed[29] |
| 19 January 2019 | Ed Francis | Manchester City | Undisclosed[30] |
| 31 January 2019 | Jonny | Atlético Madrid | Undisclosed[31] |
Loans in
| Date from | Player | From | Date until |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 June 2018 | Raúl Jiménez | Benfica | End of season[32] |
| 25 July 2018 | Jonny | Atlético Madrid | 31 January[33] |
| 9 August 2018 | Leander Dendoncker | Anderlecht | End of season[a][34] |
| 9 August 2018 |  Alexander Molberg | Hobro IK | End of season[25] |
Out
| Date | Player | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 June 2018 |  Duckens Nazon | Sint-Truiden | Undisclosed[35] |
| 30 June 2018 | Ben Marshall | Norwich City | £1,500,000[36] |
| 12 July 2018 |  Prince Oniangué | SM Caen | Undisclosed[37] |
| 27 July 2018 | Carl Ikeme | Retired[38] | |
| 28 July 2018 | Barry Douglas | Leeds United | £1,000,000[39] |
| 1 October 2018 | Andrew Sealey-Harris | Farnborough | Free transfer |
| 1 January 2019 | Benik Afobe | Stoke City | Undisclosed [40] [a] |
| 29 January 2019 | Danny Batth | Stoke City | Undisclosed [42] [b] |
| 30 January 2019 | Ben Stevenson | Colchester United | Undisclosed[44] |
| 31 January 2019 | Dominic Iorfa | Sheffield Wednesday | Undisclosed[45] |
Loans out
| Date from | Player | To | Date until |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 May 2018 |  Christián Herc | FC DAC 1904 | End of season[46] |
| 7 June 2018 |  Aaron Collins | Colchester United | End of season[47] |
| 12 June 2018 | Benik Afobe | Stoke City | 1 January 2019[a] [40] |
| 16 June 2018 | Harry Burgoyne | Plymouth Argyle | 7 December 2018[48][49] |
| 22 June 2018 | Sherwin Seedorf | Bradford City | 20 January 2019[50] |
| 11 July 2018 | Roderick Miranda |  Olympiacos | End of season[51] |
| 23 July 2018 | Rafa Mir | Las Palmas | End of season[52] |
| 31 July 2018 | Ben Goodliffe | Dagenham & Redbridge | 1 January 2019[53] |
| 1 August 2018 | Aaron Hayden | Stourbridge | End of season[54][55] |
| 22 August 2018 | Sylvain Deslandes | FC Jumilla | End of season[56] |
| 22 August 2018 | Will Randall | FC Jumilla | January 2019[56] |
| 22 August 2018 | Ming-yang Yang | FC Jumilla | End of season[56] |
| 22 August 2018 | Ryan Leak | FC Jumilla | End of season[56] |
| 22 August 2018 | Aaron Simpson | FC Jumilla | January 2019[56] |
| 22 August 2018 | Boubacar Hanne | FC Jumilla | End of season[56] |
| 22 August 2018 | Donovan Wilson | FC Jumilla | January 2019[56] |
| 28 August 2018 | Jordan Graham | Ipswich Town | 2 January 2019[57][58] |
| 28 August 2018 | Jack Ruddy | FC Jumilla | End of season[56] |
| 30 August 2018 | Ben Stevenson | FC Jumilla | 30 January 2019[56] |
| 31 August 2018 | Bright Enobakhare | Kilmarnock | 1 January 2019[59] |
| 31 August 2018 |  Phil Ofosu-Ayeh | Hansa Rostock | January 2019[60][61] |
| 31 August 2018 | Danny Batth | Middlesbrough | 29 January 2019[62][63] |
| 31 August 2018 | Connor Ronan | Walsall | January 2019[64] |
| 31 August 2018 | Connor Johnson | Walsall | End of season[64] |
| 31 August 2018 | Joe Mason | Portsmouth | January 2019[65] |
| 31 August 2018 |  Michał Żyro | Pogoń Szczecin | End of season[66] |
| 31 August 2018 | Paul Gladon | Sint-Truiden | January 2019[67] |
| 31 August 2018 | Dan McKenna | Telford United | January 2019[68] |
| 1 January 2019 | David Wang | Sporting CP | End of season[28] |
| 2 January 2019 | Jordan Graham | Oxford United | End of season[58] |
| 7 January 2019 | Kortney Hause | Aston Villa | End of season[69] |
| 8 January 2019 | Bright Enobakhare | Coventry City | End of season[70] |
| 11 January 2019 | Ethan Ebanks-Landell | Rochdale | End of season[71] |
| 20 January 2019 | Sherwin Seedorf | FC Jumilla | End of season[72] |
| 21 January 2019 | Harry Burgoyne | Falkirk | End of season[49] |
| 22 January 2019 | Benny Ashley-Seal | FC Famalicão | End of season[73] |
| 31 January 2019 | Léo Bonatini | Nottingham Forest | End of season[74] |
| 31 January 2019 | Phil Ofosu-Ayeh | Würzburger Kickers | End of season[61] |
| 31 January 2019 | Connor Ronan | FC DAC 1904 | End of season[61] |
| 31 January 2019 | Jack Ruddy | S.S. Reyes | End of season[61] |
| 31 January 2019 | Donovan Wilson | Exeter City | End of season[75] |
- Benik Afobe's move was to become permanent in January 2019
Loan returns
| Date | Player | From |
|---|---|---|
| 30 April 2018 | Jack Ruddy | Ayr United |
| 31 May 2018 | Daniel Armstrong | Dunfermline |
| 31 May 2018 | Aaron Collins | Newport County |
| 31 May 2018 | Sylvain Deslandes | Portsmouth |
| 31 May 2018 | Ethan Ebanks-Landell | Milton Keynes Dons |
| 31 May 2018 | Dominic Iorfa | Ipswich Town |
| 31 May 2018 | Connor Johnson | Telford United |
| 31 May 2018 | Ben Marshall | Millwall |
| 31 May 2018 | Daniel McKenna | Bray Wanderers |
| 31 May 2018 | Duckens Nazon | Oldham Athletic |
| 31 May 2018 | Prince Oniangué | Angers |
| 31 May 2018 | Connor Ronan | Portsmouth |
| 31 May 2018 | Andrew Sealey-Harris | Farnborough |
| 31 May 2018 | Aaron Simpson | Kilmarnock |
| 31 May 2018 | Ben Stevenson | Colchester United |
| 31 May 2018 | Donovan Wilson | Port Vale |
| 31 May 2018 | Michał Żyro | Charlton Athletic |
| 30 June 2018 | Paul Gladon | Heracles Almelo |
| 13 July 2018 | Joe Mason |  Colorado Rapids |
Released
As of 30 January 2019.[76][77]
| Date | Player | Subsequent club | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2018 | Jordan Allan | Cowdenbeath | Released |
| 30 June 2018 | Daniel Armstrong | Raith Rovers | Released |
| 30 June 2018 | Harry Beasley | Elon Phoenix | Released |
| 30 June 2018 | Tom Bexton | Whitley Bay | Released |
| 30 June 2018 | Anthony Breslin | Longford Town[78] | Released |
| 30 June 2018 |  Rory Brown | Institute | Released |
| 30 June 2018 |  Nicolae Cârnaț |  Dunărea Călărași | Released |
| 30 June 2018 | Brad Carr | Eccleshall | Released |
| 30 June 2018 | Kieran Feeney | Barnsley | Released |
| 30 June 2018 | Ross Finnie | Georgia State Panthers | Released |
| 30 June 2018 | Jonathan Flatt | Scunthorpe United[79] | Released |
| 30 June 2018 | Joshua Hesson | Sunderland | Released |
| 30 June 2018 | Conor Levingston | Bohemians | Released |
| 30 June 2018 | Dominic Moan | Sunderland RCA | Released |
| 30 June 2018 | Hakeem Odoffin | Northampton Town[80] | Released |
| 30 June 2018 | Adam Osbourne | Worcester City[81] | Released |
| 30 June 2018 | Ryan Rainey | Bonagee United[82] | Released |
| 30 June 2018 | Akeal Rehman | Motherwell | Released |
| 30 June 2018 | Tomás Reymão | Belenenses SAD | Released |
| 30 June 2018 | Joel Whittingham | Port Talbot Town[83] | Released |
| 30 June 2018 | José Xavier | Braga | Released |
| 11 January 2019 | Paul Gladon | Groningen[84] | Released |
| 15 January 2019 | Will Randall | Newport County[85] | Released |
| 15 January 2019 | Daniel McKenna | Shelbourne | Released |
| 30 January 2019 | Aaron Collins | Forest Green Rovers | Released[86] |
| 31 January 2019 | Joe Mason | Milton Keynes Dons | Released[61] |