Callum O'Hare

O'Hare operates between the lines, receiving on the half turn and immediately looking to attack a defence before it can reorganise. His close control lets him escape tight areas that would stop most midfielders, and once he has space he is a genuine goal threat rather than a purely creative passenger. Sheffield United's play-off final win carried his fingerprints all over it, since he scored crucial goals when the pressure was at its highest.

A serious knee injury interrupted his rise at exactly the point his career seemed to be taking off, and the recovery required real patience before he trusted his body again. The tension now is whether he can string together a full campaign of that quality rather than fitness concerns punctuating the year. When O'Hare is right, Sheffield United look a different team, which is precisely why his fitness matters so much to how they play.