Who has played the most consecutive games with an academy graduate in their squad?

Manchester City v Manchester United - Premier League
Rashford and Lingard are regulars for Manchester United

Premier League sides get a lot of flak - some justified, some not so much - for ignoring their youth products. We try to get who deserves it, and who doesn't as we drill down the data to find out which of the 20 first division teams in England has played the most number of consecutive games with at least one academy graduate in their matchday squad.

This is the criteria for identifying an Academy graduate - a) played in the academy, b) joined the club prior to 18th birthday.

#20. (T) Manchester City - 0

Players in/closest to making the squad: Tosin Adarabiyo (defender), Cameron Humphreys-Grant (defender), Phil Foden (midfielder), Brahim Diaz (midfielder)

#20. (T) Burnley - 0

Players in/closest to making the squad: No one, really!

#20. (T) Bournemouth - 0

Players in/closest to making the squad: Jack Simpson (defender), Matt Butcher (midfielder), Jordan Holmes (goalkeeper)

#20. (T) Stoke City - 0

Players in/closest to making the squad: Julien Ngoy (forward), Oliver "Ollie" Shenton (midfielder), Tom Edwards (defender), Thibaud Verlinden (midfielder)

#20. (T) Swansea City - 0

Players in/closest to making the squad: No one, really!

#20. (T) Watford - 0

Players in/closest to making the squad: Adrian Mariappa (defender); Brandon Mason (defender), Carl Stewart (midfielder), Dion Pereira (midfielder), Andrew Eleftheriou (defender)

#14. Huddersfield Town - 4

Players in/closest to making the squad: Philip Billing (midfielder), Ryan Schofield (goalkeeper)

#13. West Ham United - 13

Players in/closest to making the squad: Mark Noble (midfielder), Declan Rice (midfielder), Domingos Quina (midfielder), Marcus Browne (midfielder), Alex Pike (defender)

#12. West Bromwich Albion - 17

Players in/closest to making the squad: Sam Field (midfielder), Alex Palmer (goalkeeper)

#11. Liverpool - 20

Players in/closest to making the squad: Trent Alexander-Arnold (defender), Ben Woodburn (midfielder), Cameron Brannagan (midfielder), Harry Wilson (midfielder), Jon Flanagan (midfielder), Kamil Grabara (goalkeeper), Ovie Ejaria (midfielder)

#10. Crystal Palace - 23

Players in/closest to making the squad: Wilfried Zaha (forward), Jason Lokilo (midfielder), Sullay Kaikai (midfielder)

#9. Brighton & Hove Albion - 38

Players in/closest to making the squad: Lewis Dunk (midfielder), Solomon "Solly" March (midfielder), James Tilley (midfielder), Jayson Molumby (midfielder), Aaron Connolly (forward)

#8. Chelsea - 169

Players in/closest to making the squad: Andreas Christensen (defender), Jake Clarke-Salter (defender), Charly Musonda (midfielder), Kyle Scott (midfielder)

#7. Tottenham Hotspur - 206

A.F.C. Bournemouth v Tottenham Hotspur - Premier League
Now, this is how you promote youth^

Players in/closest to making the squad: Harry Kane (forward), Danny Rose (defender), Kyle Walker-Peters (defender), Harry Winks (midfielder), Marcus Edwards (midfielder), Alfie Whiteman (goalkeeper), Shayon Harrison (forward), Tashan Oakley-Booth (midfielder)

#6. Southampton - 246

Players in/closest to making the squad: Matt Target (defender), James Ward-Prowse (midfielder), Josh Sims (midfielder), Sam McQueen (midfielder), Jake Hesketh (midfielder)

#5. Leicester City - 260

Players in/closest to making the squad: Andy King (midfielder), Ben Chilwell (defender), Josh Knight (defender)

#4. Newcastle United - 442

Players in/closest to making the squad: Rolando Aarons (midfielder), Paul Dummett (defender), Freddie Woodman (goalkeeper), Daniel Barlaser (midfielder), Jamie Sterry (defender), Callum Roberts (forward)

#3. Arsenal - 854

Players in/closest to making the squad: Hector Bellerin (defender), Francis Coquelin (midfielder), Jack Wilshere (midfielder), Alex Iwobi (midfielder), Joseph Willock (midfielder), Ainsley Maintland-Niles (midfielder), Riess Nelson (defender), Chuba Akpom (forward), Gedion Zelalem (midfielder)

#2. Everton - 996

Players in/closest to making the squad: Wayne Rooney (forward), Ross Barkley (midfielder), Ben Davies (midfielder), Jonjoe Kenny (defender), Mateusz Hewelt (goalkeeper), Gethin Jones (defender)

#1. Manchester United - 3871

Players in/closest to making the squad: Paul Pogba (midfielder), Jesse Lingard (midfielder), Marcus Rashford (forward), Axel Tuanzebe (defender), Angel Gomes (midfielder), Scott McTominay (midfielder), Demetri Mitchell (defender), Joel Perreira (goalkeeper), James Wilson (forward), Joe Riley (defender), Kieran O'Hara (goalkeeper)

Fun fact: The last time Manchester United played a team which featured in none of their graduates was against Sheffield Wednesday on the 23rd of October... 1937.

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Edited by Anirudh Menon
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