The 2018–19 season was West Ham Uniteds seventh consecutive campaign in the Premier League since being promoted in the 2011–12 season. It was West Ham's 23rd Premier League campaign overall and their 61st top flight appearance in their 124th year in existence.
Aside of the Premier League, West Ham United participated in the FA Cup and League Cup, entering at the third round in the FA Cup and the second round in the EFL Cup.
First team
Squad No. Name Nationality Position (s) Date of birth (age) Signed from Goalkeepers 1 Łukasz Fabiański GK Swansea City 13 Adrián GK Real Betis Defenders 2 Winston Reid CB Midtjylland 3 Aaron Cresswell LB Ipswich Town 4 Fabián Balbuena CB Corinthians 5 Pablo Zabaleta RB Manchester City 21 Angelo Ogbonna CB Juventus 23 Issa Diop CB Toulouse 24 Ryan Fredericks RB/RM Fulham 26 Arthur Masuaku LB Olympiacos 53 Ben Johnson LB/RB Academy Midfielders 10 Manuel Lanzini AM Al Jazira11Robert SnodgrassRM Hull City 14 Pedro Obiang CM/DM Sampdoria 15 Carlos Sánchez DM Fiorentina 16 Mark Noble (captain) CM Academy18Samir NasriAM/LWFree Agent19Jack WilshereCM/AM Arsenal 41 Declan Rice DM Academy 45 Grady Diangana CM/AM Academy Forwards7Marko ArnautovićLW/RW/ST Stoke City 8Felipe AndersonRW/LW/AM Lazio 9 Andy Carroll ST Liverpool 17 Javier Hernández ST Bayer Leverkusen20Andriy YarmolenkoRW/LW Borussia Dortmund 27Lucas PérezST/RW Arsenal 30Michail AntonioRW/LW/RWB Nottingham Forest 32Xande SilvaST Vitória Guimarães
Competitions Friendlies The club arranged an 11-day pre-season trip to Switzerland, where they played Challenge League side Winterthur. They followed this with a number of other friendlies against English clubs, before travelling to Austria for two games, including the season's Betway Cup fixture, against Mainz 05. In November 2018, the club arranged a friendly against Brentford to coincide with that month's international break.
Premier League
League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Matches On 14 June 2018, the Premier League fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.
FA Cup
The third round draw was made live on the BBC by Ruud Gullit and Paul Ince from Stamford Bridge on 3 December 2018. The fourth round draw was made live on the BBC by Robbie Keane and Carl Ikeme from Molineux on 7 January 2019.
EFL Cup
West Ham United entered the competition in the second round and were drawn away to AFC Wimbledon. It was the first competitive meeting between the clubs since AFC Wimbledon were formed in 2002. The third round draw was made on 30 August 2018 by David Seaman and Joleon Lescott. West Ham were drawn at home against Macclesfield Town, only the third senior meeting between the two teams. The 8–0 win was West Ham's biggest victory for 35 years. The fourth round draw was made live on Quest by Rachel Yankey and Rachel Riley on 29 September. West Ham lost the subsequent fourth round tie 1–3 at home against rivals Tottenham Hotspur.
Transfers Transfers in Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref. 1 July 2018 CB Issa Diop Toulouse £22,000,000 1 July 2018 GK Łukasz Fabiański Swansea City £7,000,000 1 July 2018 RB Ryan Fredericks Fulham Free 1 July 2018 CM Sebastian Nebyla Spartak Trnava Undisclosed 9 July 2018 CM Jack Wilshere Arsenal Free 11 July 2018 RW Andriy Yarmolenko Borussia Dortmund £17,500,000 14 July 2018 CB Fabián Balbuena Corinthians Undisclosed 15 July 2018 RW Felipe Anderson Lazio £36,000,000 2 August 2018 SS Xande Silva Vitória Guimarães £2,000,000 9 August 2018 CF Lucas Pérez Arsenal £4,000,000 9 August 2018 DM Carlos Sánchez Fiorentina Undisclosed 31 December 2018 LW Samir Nasri Free agent Free transfer 30 January 2019 RW Mesaque Djú Benfica Free transfer
Transfers out Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref. 1 July 2018 CB James Collins Free agent Released 1 July 2018 LB Patrice Evra Free agent Released 1 July 2018 MF Korrey Henry Yeovil Town Free transfer 1 July 2018 LB Rosaire Longelo Newcastle United Free transfer 1 July 2018 GK Rihards Matrevics Barnet Free transfer 4 July 2018 CB Ben Wells Queens Park Rangers Free transfer 10 July 2018 CB Reece Burke Hull City £1,500,000 1 August 2018 DM Cheikhou Kouyaté Crystal Palace £9,500,000 9 August 2018 CM Domingos Quina Watford £1,000,000
Loans out Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref. 24 July 2018 AM Marcus Browne Oxford United End of season 25 July 2018 AM Martin Samuelsen VVV-Venlo 20 February 2019 6 August 2018 LM Sead Hakšabanović Málaga 20 January 2019 8 August 2018 CF Jordan Hugill Middlesbrough End of season 10 August 2018 RB Sam Byram Nottingham Forest End of season 13 August 2018 AM Edimilson Fernandes Fiorentina End of season 13 August 2018 CF Toni Martínez Rayo Majadahonda 18 January 2019 30 August 2018 CM Josh Cullen Charlton Athletic End of season 4 January 2019 LB Vashon Neufville Newport County End of season 11 January 2019 CM Moses Makasi Stevenage End of season 18 January 2019 CF Toni Martínez Lugo End of season 20 January 2019 LM Sead Hakšabanović IFK Norrköping May 2020 21 January 2019 AM Joe Powell Northampton Town 31 May 2019 31 January 2019 CF Oladapo Afolayan Oldham Athletic 31 May 2019 31 January 2019 CB Reece Oxford Augsburg 31 May 2019 20 February 2019 AM Martin Samuelsen FK Haugesund 30 June 2019
Statistics Appearances and goals Correct as of match played 12 May 2019
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players who left the club permanently or on loan during the season
Goalscorers Correct as of match played 12 May 2019 NamePremier LeagueFA CupLeague CupTotal1FW7Marko Arnautović1010112FW8Felipe Anderson910103FW17Javier Hernández70184MF30Michail Antonio60175FW27Lucas Pérez31266MF16Mark Noble50057MF11Robert Snodgrass20248DF21Angelo Ogbonna10239FW20Andriy Yarmolenko2002DF23Issa Diop1012DF24Ryan Fredericks1012MF41Declan Rice2002MF45Grady Diangana002214FW9Andy Carroll0101DF4Fabián Balbuena1001MF10Manuel Lanzini1001Own goals1001Totals5241268
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