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Premier League teams ranked for England nationals

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Which Premier League team uses English players most, and who relies heavily on foreign talent?

This weekend's triple-header Super Sunday will feature one club which has used the most English players this term - and one which has used the fewest.

Watford kick off against Stoke live on Sky Sports 1 HD from 11.30am on Sunday - but Englishmen have played just 9.35 per cent of the total number of minutes played by Watford players this season.

Hornets captain Troy Deeney has played 1,067 minutes but fellow Englishman Ben Watson has played just 42 minutes.

Bournemouth face Arsenal in the second Super Sunday clash from 2pm and are by far the most English team in the league, with 70.41 per cent of their minutes played by 13 different Englishmen.

Southampton host Everton from 4.15pm and both teams fare well for playing English talent, with the Saints totalling 4,169 minutes (35.09 per cent) compared to the Toffees' 4,135 minutes (34.81 per cent).

Percentage of 2016/17 mins played by Englishmen

League leaders Chelsea only total 1,508 minutes played by Englishmen (12.69 per cent), with Man City on 1,879 (15.82 per cent) and Arsenal on 1,956 (16.49 per cent).

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However, Liverpool have proved that an English contingent can deliver success, fielding seven England nationals for 4,198 minutes (35.34 per cent).

Rankings for English players used

Club Nationalities used English players used English mins English %
Bournemouth 10 13 8,348 70.41%
Crystal Palace 11 11 6,316 53.16%
Burnley 9 12 6,307 53.09%
Hull 8 10 5,512 46.83%
Middlesbrough 10 8 5,227 44.00%
Liverpool 11 7 4,198 35.34%
Southampton 12 9 4,169 35.09%
Everton 12 8 4,135 34.81%
Tottenham 10 9 4,067 34.23%
Sunderland 18 6 3,975 33.55%
Leicester 13 5 3,698 31.13%
Man Utd 11 8 3,211 27.08%
Swansea 11 7 3,135 26.39%
West Brom 10 8 3,113 26.20%
West Ham 15 6 2,792 23.53%
Stoke 14 4 2,164 18.22%
Arsenal 10 8 1,956 16.49%
Man City 11 3 1,879 15.82%
Chelsea 7 5 1,508 12.69%
Watford 19 2 1,109 9.35%

Watch Watford v Stoke from 11.30am, Arsenal v Bournemouth from 2pm and Southampton v Everton from 4.15pm live on Sky Sports 1 HD on Super Sunday.  Or watch all three games for just £6.99 with a day pass from NOW TV - no contract.

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