England players have accounted for less than a third of playing time in the Premier League so far this season.
The numbers speak for themselves – and back up England manager Gareth Southgate’s concerns over the lack of opportunities for homegrown players.
The numbers also show that Chelsea and Arsenal trail when it comes to first-team chances for English players.
Burnley and Bournemouth top the list, while Tottenham are the highest-placed London club.
Club by club
Burnley 2,690 minutes out of 3,960, 67.9 per cent
Bournemouth 2,106 min, 53.2 per cent
Everton 1,983 min, 50.1 per cent
Southampton 1,811 min, 45.7 per cent
Cardiff 1,803 min, 45.5 per cent
Leicester 1,599 min, 40.4 per cent
Watford 1,348 min, 34 per cent
Tottenham 1,306 min, 33 per cent
Brighton 1,246 min, 31.5 per cent
Liverpool 1,209 min, 30.5 per cent
West Ham 1,089 min, 27.5 per cent
Crystal Palace 1,047 min, 26.4 per cent
Manchester United 1,021 min, 25.8 per cent
Fulham 896 min, 22.6 per cent
Manchester City 810 min, 20.5 per cent
Wolves 746 min, 18.8 per cent
Newcastle 573 min, 14.5 per cent
Huddersfield 542 min, 13.7 per cent
Chelsea 172 min, 4.3 per cent
Arsenal 56 min, 1.4 per cent
Ever-present players
Southgate can at least draw comfort from 23 English players playing every minute of the season so far – but NONE of them play for London clubs.
Steve Cook, Bournemouth
Dan Gosling, Bournemouth
Dale Stephens, Brighton
Jack Cork, Burnley
Joe Hart, Burnley
Aaron Lennon, Burnley
Ben Mee, Burnley
James Tarkowski, Burnley
Ashley Westwood, Burnley
Joe Bennett, Cardiff
Sean Morrison, Cardiff
Joe Ralls, Cardiff
Jordan Pickford, Everton
Ben Chilwell, Leicester
Harry Maguire, Leicester
Joe Gomez, Liverpool
Luke Shaw, Manchester United
Ryan Bertrand, Southampton
Alex McCarthy, Southampton
Nathan Redmond, Southampton
Ben Foster, Watford
Ryan Bennett, Wolves
Conor Coady, Wolves