Daily Mail Sport runs the rule over the youngsters who have staked the greatest claim to earn Premier League minutes and who they would have to leapfrog to claim these opportunities.
As the Premier League season curtain-raiser on August 21 draws closer, there is an onus to reflect on pre-season performances with several youngsters staking their claim for first team minutes.
JOE FARRELL: Daily Mail Sport have run the rule over the new Premier League bosses - who include some familiar faces - on the touchline and predict how well we expect them to fare.
West Ham fans braced themselves for the worst following relegation from the Premier League in May. And yet, instead of desperation and despair, there has been a sense of unity.