The proportion of British Premier League players from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds has doubled since the league began in 1992.
Exclusive research carried out by talkSPORT reveals that on the opening weekend of the first Premier League season there were 218 British players across all starting line-ups, 36 of whom were from BAME backgrounds; a proportion of 16.5%.
As the 2017-18 season began the proportion was 33%.
The founder and Chair of anti-racism organisation Kick It Out, Lord Ouseley said: “These statistics do not surprise me and I expect the proportion to go on increasing in the Premier League.