 He scored his first goal of the season on 26 September, netting the final goal in a 5–2 home win over Sunderland.He went on to make 37 appearances over the course of the season, scoring 2 goals.On 26 December 2018, Ward suffered a cruciate knee ligament injury during a 0–3 away loss to Queens Park Rangers, which ruled him out of playing for up to a year.