Tyrick Mitchell

Mitchell defends the left side with a discipline that comes from years inside the same system, timing his tackles so he rarely needs a rash lunge. He tracks a winger's inside run without losing sight of the overlapping full back behind him, keeping Palace compact even when the ball switches quickly. His consistency across a long campaign, rather than any single standout trait, is what makes him so hard to leave out.

The debate around Mitchell has always been whether his attacking output should catch up with his defensive reliability. He rarely produces the eye catching assists or driving runs that other full backs are known for, choosing the safer pass more often than the ambitious one. Watch whether that changes under a manager who wants more from his wing backs going forward, because it would answer a question that has followed him for years.