Premier League Squad Study - The Big Six

Our interactive Big Six Premier League Squad Study has been commissioned to take an in-depth look at how the squads of the Premier League’s big six (Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur) have evolved since the Premier League was founded in 1992.

Our study can reveal that for the first time since the Premier League was established, the league’s big six have had more players from Central Europe representing them than players from the British Isles.

In fact, since the start of the Premier League, the total number of British footballers used in a season by the big six has dropped by 65%, from 162 to 59. In contrast, the total number of Central European footballers used in a season by the big six has risen by 2233%, from 3 to 70.