Dominic Calvert-Lewin

Calvert-Lewin makes his living in the air, timing his jump so well that a defender who has him covered on paper still ends up beaten to the header. He does not need to be the quickest player in the box because his movement gets him there first, drifting off a marker at the moment a cross comes in. That aerial threat forces opponents to defend crosses differently, sometimes dropping an extra body back just to cope with him.

Injuries cost him several years at his previous club, the sort of setback that can quietly finish a career without anyone admitting it happened. He has kept competing for every ball regardless, which says something about his attitude even before it says anything about his finishing. Whether his body holds up over a long, physical run of matches remains the honest question.