Max O'Leary

O'Leary spent years as the automatic choice in a Bristol City goal that changed formations and defenders around him far more often than it changed its goalkeeper. That kind of run never happens by accident, because a shot stopper who costs his side points gets dropped fast, whatever reputation he arrives with. He commands his box with the flat, unfussy authority of someone who stopped panicking at crosses years ago.

The question at a new club is whether that same steadiness survives an unfamiliar back line stood in front of him every week. Bristol City knew his habits and his voice, because they had several years to properly learn them. West Brom's defenders are starting from nothing, which means his early performances will say more about how quickly a back line learns his habits than about his own individual ability.