Arsenal top the charts as the Premier League side with most academy graduates used... but where does every other side in the top flight rank?

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The constant demand for success in the Premier League, especially among the best sides, means the upper echelons of the top flight are often considered a bad place for young players to develop.

But that may not be the case, with second-placed Arsenal having given graduates from their academy the most appearances and most minutes in the Premier League this season.

Arsene Wenger has used Hector Bellerin, Francis Coquelin, Alex Iwobi, Kieran Gibbs and - prior to his loan move to Bournemouth - Jack Wilshere as he mounts a challenge for the title.

Arsenal have used the most academy graduates of any team in the Premier League this season

Francis Coquelin is one of a number of academy graduates that Arsene Wenger has used

And the five players have totted up 2,555 minutes between them over 39 appearances since the start of the season.

The figures, assembled by @thfcacademy, also show that their north London rivals Spurs are high achievers in terms of using academy graduates, using five players who the club developed.

Harry Kane, Danny Rose, Harry Winks, Joshua Onomah and Tom Carroll were all either trained by or signed for the club prior to the age of 18 without making a single first-team appearance elsewhere, which was the measure used.

Mauricio Pochettino has used them less frequently than Wenger has used his own academy graduates, giving them 29 appearances and 1,716 minutes this season.

Tottenham also compare favourably with the rest of the Premier League for graduates used

Danny Rose is one of the graduates that has been fielded by Mauricio Pochettino this season

Middlesbrough slot in between Arsenal and Spurs for appearances, although interestingly neither of their two academy players used - Ben Gibson and Stewart Downing -  is under the age of 21. 

Manchester United have also impressed in terms of giving academy graduates an opportunity this season. They rank fifth in the Premier League, having given Marcus Rashford, Jesse Lingard and Tim Fosu-Mensah 1,162 minutes this season.

Five Premier League sides have failed to use a single player from their academy this season - Watford, Bournemouth, Hull, Swansea and Stoke.

Liverpool, who have received praise for using young players under Jurgen Klopp, have actually been the worst team among those who have used any graduates.

Defender Ben Gibson has been regularly used by high-ranking Middlesbrough this season

Manchester United - who have used Marcus Rashford - rank fifth in the English top flight

They have given just two substitute appearances to graduates. Ben Woodburn, who scored against Leeds in the League Cup, is one of them, while Ovie Ejaria is the other player to have been given an opportunity.

The league leaders Chelsea have given more young players opportunities than in recent seasons, but they still come only 12th in the rankings for minutes played by graduates. 

Nathaniel Chalobah, Ola Aina, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and veteran John Terry are the players Antonio Conte has used.

Southampton, unsurprisingly, are joint first for the number of graduates used - five. Claude Puel has given Premier League debuts to Sam McQueen, Josh Sims, Harrison Reed since he took over the club.

Veteran defender John Terry (left) is one academy graduate used by Antonio Conte

Conte also handed a first-team debut to highly rated young midfielder Nathaniel Chalobah