Carlos Vicente

Vicente is at his most dangerous with the ball at his feet and grass in front of him, using pace and strength to get past a full back rather than trying to dribble around one. That directness was shaped in Spain's lower divisions, where matches are scrappier and a winger wins his yards the hard way before anyone notices him. He needed a strong spell at Racing Ferrol before Deportivo Alavés paid to take him into La Liga.

The question at Birmingham is whether that directness translates against Championship full backs, who are often quicker and better organised than the ones he faced in Spain's lower tiers. English defenders tend to sit deeper and show a winger inside rather than backing off, which can take away the space Vicente relies on. He set up a goal on his debut, suggesting the adjustment might not take him long.