To many, Conor Gallagher included in the England World Cup squad was a surprise, but the underlying numbers and what he can bring to England's team suggest it should be no surprise at all.
The 22-year-old has featured 17 times for Chelsea this season which included securing Graham Potter his first victory as Chelsea boss with a stunning stoppage-time strike against Crystal Palace, the club where Gallagher spent the 2021/22 season on loan.
Potter's reluctance to not make wholesale changes between games has seen Gallagher make just a handful of starts since his arrival, with one of those few starts seeing Gallagher as an early substitution after he was feeling unwell.
