Find out how YOUR club is dealing with the new Premier League squad regulations on squad sizes and home-grown talent!

Kelvin Tan

Before, teams were allowed to have any number of players on their books and play them, as long as they were registered, and obtained during valid transfer windows.

With the advent of the new rules, all 20 teams have to keep to a maximum squad list of 25 players, eight of which must be home grown.

The rules in a nutshell:

At the close of each transfer window teams have to announce a squad list of 25 players.

Eight of the 25 players have to be "home-grown", which means they must have been registered with the FA or Welsh FA of three seasons (or 36 months) before their 21st birthday. The term "home-grown" does not reference nationality, just how many years spent in England before turning 21.

In addition to the 25 registered players, teams are allowed an unlimited number of players under the age of 21.

Clubs are only allowed changes in their squad list during transfer windows, with provisions set aside of extenuating circumstances.

These new regulations affect only Premier League matches. They do not apply to UEFA Champions League, Carling Cup or the FA Cup.

Our editorial team at espnstar present you a team-by-team look to see how the new rulings affect each club, and what strategies each manager will use to deal with the new regulations.

Arsenal

Arsene Wenger can complain all he wants about the new rules in public, but in private the Frenchman must be all smiles, as the youth-centric system he had put in place at Arsenal years ago put his club in good stead for the new season.

Arsenal's first-team squad has 26 players, with 6 foreigners, 13 are home grown, and seven U-21s.

Stalwarts like Denilson, Gael Clichy, Nicklas Bendtner, Cesc Fabregas and Alex Song all count as homegrown players, as well as the likes of Jack Wilshere, Aaron Ramsey and Kieran Gibbs, as these players had been brought into the club for over three years before they turned 21.

In addition, with Theo Walcott and Aaron Ramsey still under 21, neither would count into the the club's squad of 25.

Aston Villa

Whoever takes over the hotseat at Villa Park from ex-manager Martin O'Neill will have no complaints about the new rules- with a squad of 32 that constitutes 14 foreign players, 18 home-grown players and 9 U-21's, there is still plenty room for new arrivals, though whether there is money for new signings is another question altogether, given the nature of O'Neill's departure from Villa Park.

Birmingham City

With a 27 man first team squad comprising of 11 foreign players and 16 home-grown, Birmingham manager Alex McLeish will have no worries about the new regulations.

In fact, he has been quite active in the transfer market, picking up astute buys like goalkeeper Ben Foster from Manchester United for his defence, and Nicola Zigic to bolster his forward line.

Blackburn Rovers

Rovers manager Sam Allardyce has certainly got his work cut out before the summer ends.

With the addition of loan signing Mame Biram Diouf from Manchester United, he has a total of 32 players on his squad, with 7 under the home-grown regulations, which means he will certainly have to leave out some foreign players in his registered 25 by the end of the transfer window or ship them out.

He will also have to take a look at his youth and reserve squads to promote an Englishman to make the minimum number of home-grown talents.

Allardyce will certainly heave a sigh of relief that up-and-coming defensive star Phil Jones, at 18 years of age, will not be forcing him to make any hard decisions about a squad place anytime soon.

Blackpool

With a small squad of 25 that comprises of 11 foreigners and 14 home-grown players, manager Ian Holloway will have no problems whatsoever with the new regulations.

Bolton Wanderers

Trotters boss Owen Coyle should have no trouble with the new regulations.

His 12 home-grown players in his 31-man squad are all certain first-teamers when fit, with the likes of Gary Cahill, Kevin Davis and Fabrice Muamba forming the spine of his side.

He will have to decide what to do with any under-performing foreigners on his list though, given he is only allowed a full squad of 25.

Chelsea

Carlo Ancelotti's headache stems from the number of aging players in his squad.

As it stands he has eight home-grown players in his squad of 32, but with only Ashley Cole, John Obi Mikel, John Terry and Frank Lampard considered as crucial players out of the eight, there is tight competition to get into the list of 25 for his foreign legion, especially with new addition Ramires adding to the mix.

It has been rumoured that Paulo Ferrara could be left out entirely and be only used in the FA and Carling Cup competitions, and he has solved his problems partially by letting Deco move back to Brazil, and Ricardo Carvalho join Jose Mourinho at Real Madrid.

The Italian manager will certainly be relieved that, at the very least, young stars like Fabio Borini, Gael Kakuta and Jeffrey Bruma are still under 21 and will not be counted into his squad of 25.

Everton

Toffee boss David Moyes has stated that he is happy with the squad at his disposal, and with 11 home-grown players and 19 foreign, it looks like Everton should have just the right mix to fit for the new regulations.

However, Moyes must certainly be hopping mad that midfielder Dan Gosling was allowed to move to Newcastle on a free transfer as a result of an administrative error- the 20-year-old would not have counted in his squad of 25 and would have been an asset for this campaign.

Fulham

Having just taken over the hotseat at Craven Cottage, Mark Hughes will be looking at his reserve squad for talent to promote, given that he has only 7 players in his first team squad of 25 that come under the home-grown regulations.

Liverpool

New boss Roy Hodgson should have an interesting conundrum on his hands before the start of the season- his squad of 42 is one of the largest in the Premiership, and although he has 13 home grown talents to pick from, with the exception of the likes of Glen Johnson, Joe Cole, Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher, the rest of his English contingent have not had much experience of football at the highest level.

With 29 foreigners remaining on the books at Merseyside, Hodgson has already decided that there is no room for young foreign talent this season, with players like Daniel Pacheco, who was the top scorer at this years U-19 World Cup for Spain, going on loan to get experience elsewhere.

Manchester City

Amongst all the Premier League managers, Roberto Mancini must the one cursing the new regulations the most.

He has already hinted that Craig Bellamy, Michael Johnson or Nigel De Jong may not be on his list of 25, and there are question marks on Emmanuel Adebayor and Roque Santa Cruz if the Citizens do finally sign Mario Balotelli from Inter Milan, given that it is certain that David Silva will certainly start at Eastlands whenever fit.

His bloated squad does have a fair number of quality English nationals, and with 12 counting into the home-grown regulations that aspect will be the least of his worries this season. It will be interesting to see which players are culled and which are kept by the Italian at summer's end.

Manchester United

Sir Alex Ferguson has clearly been planning well in preparation for the new regulations. Even with a large squad of 38, he will have no with a contingent of 18 players that quality under the home grown regulations.

In addition, emerging talents like Tom Cleverley do not even count into his 25, given he is under 21 this season. 

Ferguson will certainly be looking forward to the latter part of the season when his rivals falter from suspensions and injuries, given the resources he has at his disposal for this campaign.

Newcastle United

The Toon have returned to the Premier League looking different from the one they had left two seasons ago, but Chris Hughton's squad will have absolutely no problems with the new regulations- out of 29 first team players, an astounding 19 come under the home-grown category.

Even the club's two latest recruits, Dan Gosling and Sol Campbell, fall under the quota, so it means there is more room for Chris Hughton to continue adding to his squad.

Stoke City

With 17 out of his 29-man squad falling under the home-grown category, Potters manager Tony Pulis will have no problems with the new regulations.

Sunderland

Steve Bruce will be looking at which Englishmen to leave out in his squad rather than include, with 19 of his 31 falling under the home-grown category.

He has most recently taken Manchester United's Danny Welbeck on loan, a wise choice given the 19-year-old will not count into his squad of 25 but should be good enough to play for his side often this season.

Tottenham Hotspur

Half of the 30-man first team squad at Tottenham is English, so the home-grown category will not be much of an issue for manager Harry Redknapp.

However, he does have somewhat a headache on his hands when it comes to Jonathan Woodgate. The 25-player limitation means that he has to decide if he wants to include the talented but injury-prone defender, who is still currently in America recovering from knee injuries, or to either sell or simply leave him out from his squad.

Redknapp will also enjoy the services of the exciting Danny Rose, who will not fall into the 25-member squad list, as he is still 20 this season.

West Bromwich Albion

Baggies boss Roberto Di Matteo will not have any issue with the new regulations, given 16 out of his 31-man squad fall under the home-grown category.

West Ham

There will be some juggling involved at Upton Park for ex-Portsmouth manager Avram Grant, but that should be a welcome problem for him given his travails of last season.

He has a squad of 33 with 14 players in the home-grown category, and will probably have to look at what he can do about members of his foreign legion that will not make his 25-squad list.

Unique compared to the other clubs in the Premiership, Grant's first team's spinal players are all English, with Robert Green in goal, Matthew Upson in defence, Scott Parker in the middle of the park, and Carlton Cole leading the attack.

Wigan Athletic

In an effort to keep the wage bill down, club chairman Dave Whelan and manager Roberto Martinez have kept a very spartan first team for a club at this level, with only 21 first team players.

However, Martinez faces a challenge with only four players falling under the home-grown category, and will probably look to his reserves and youth squad to fill in the remaining four slots to meet the category.

Whether or not these players get any serious time of the pitch, on the other hand, is another question.

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Last but not least, Wolves. Mick McCarthy has assembled a surprising first team squad of 39, but with 19 Englishmen, the home-grown regulations will not be an issue for him.

He may have to send some of his English players that have failed to meet his standards away though, with few of his home-grown players falling under the under-21 category.