Josh Tymon

Tymon learned his trade in the academies at Hull City and Stoke City, where loan spells away taught him to defend under real pressure rather than in a controlled development environment. At Swansea he has settled into the sort of reliable, low fuss left back every promotion chasing side needs. He defends his own box properly before thinking about anything further forward. When he overlaps, it tends to come at a considered moment rather than as an automatic reflex.

Swansea's decision to bring in loan cover from a major academy at left back says plenty about how competitive that position has become. A younger, more technical option now pushes Tymon for his place, which could either sharpen him further or squeeze his minutes altogether. Watch which of the two full backs the manager consistently picks, because that choice says plenty about how the pecking order really sits.