• Only 54 players eligible for England started top-flight matches
• Southgate calls for action to be taken to stop trend
The shortage of homegrown players in the Premier League, which hit record lows this past weekend, is “incredible” and “a conundrum we have to solve” according to the England manager, Gareth Southgate.
In the 14th round of fixtures which took place this weekend only 54 players eligible to play for England started in the top flight. This was down from the previous week, which itself had been a record low.
Written by Paul MacInnes in Dublin
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/dec/03/gareth-southgate-condemns-shortage-england-players-premier-league under the title “Southgate laments ‘incredible’ lack of homegrown Premier League players”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
