England manager Gareth Southgate says the number of English starters is "a big concern"The number of English players starting Premier League games has reached record lows over the past two weekends. Only 53 players - less than a quarter of all starters beginning games for top-flight clubs in Premier League game week 14 - were eligible to represent England, down from 55 last weekend. Bournemouth were the Premier League club to name the most English players in their starting side, with seven. But Chelsea and Newcastle did not name a single English player in their XIs. Of the 53 English players who did start in the Premier League almost half, 26, have already been capped by England.

Source: BBC December 03, 2018 17:48 UTC