Swansea City, Newport County and Wales stars among 50 best players outside Premier League but no Cardiff City player gets in

Swansea City hit-man Joel Piroe has been listed among the English Football League's top 50 players for the 2021-22 season.

Piroe comes in as the 32nd best talent in the three divisions below the Premier League in a poll conducted by Four Four Two. He is the only Swansea player to be included on the list, although no Cardiff City players make the cut.

Gifted former Bluebirds star Harry Wilson is near the very top of the poll, however, with fellow Wales talent Brennan Johnson also making the top five after his exploits for Nottingham Forest this year. Two ex-Swans Morgan Gibbs-White (Sheffield Unitdd) and Viktor Gyokeres (Coventry City) are 13th and 17th respectively.

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While Piroe is the sole player from Swansea or Cardiff to get in, a number of Wales stars do make the cut, while there is also a place for Newport County's front-runner Dominic Telford. He is ranked at number 28.

Dutchman Piroe has been nothing short of a revelation since joining Swansea from PSV Eindhoven last summer, scoring 18 times to date in his debut campaign in South Wales. His record makes him the Championship's fifth top scorer for the season. You can read about his latest strike against Millwall here.

Wilson is rated as the third best player outside the Premier League in the domestic game after thriving for Fulham, joining the Cottagers from Liverpool during the summer.

He is one of a number of Wales stars to feature, with Johnson fourth after shining so brightly for Forest. Stoke's Joe Allen takes the 50th and final spot, while Jonny Williams - currently with Swindon Town in League Two - is 44th.

Wales newcomer Sorba Thomas