Our magnificent seven at Euro 2016

Four West Brom representatives, one Wolves player, one Villa player, and one ex-Hednesford Town defender born in Wolverhampton all make the short hop over the English Channel.

It's a bumper crop, thanks to UEFA's decision to extend the tournament to 24 teams and the home nations' superb qualifying campaign.

But which of them have the best chance of playing, and who will be going hoping for minutes, rather than expecting them?

Dave Edwards (Wolves and Wales)

The 30-year-old battled back from a broken foot he picked up in January in order to make Chris Coleman's squad of 23, but he will probably be restricted to substitute appearances in France.

Even though fellow midfielder Joe Ledley is expected to miss the opening game against Slovakia as he recovers from a fractured leg, Leicester City's Andy King is favourite to replace him.

Edwards has 31 caps for Wales but he's behind Arsenal's Aaron Ramsey and Liverpool's Joe Allen in the pecking order, so playing time could be limited.

Ciaran Clark (Villa and Republic of Ireland)

Although he played both legs of Ireland's play-off victory over Bosnia & Herzegovina, Martin O'Neill is expected to pick a more experienced pairing of John O'Shea and Richard Keogh at the back.

Clark, who has 16 caps for the Republic at the age of 26, will be first in line if either of those two pick up injuries.

He can also fit in at left-back should O'Neill decide to push Robbie Brady further up the pitch, although Burnley's Stephen Ward is a more traditional full-back.

Ashley Williams (Ex-Hednesford Town and Wales)

Captain of both club and country, the Swansea City centre-back born in Wolverhampton has gone from picking up £80 a week playing for Hednesford to a nailed-on cert for the Euros.

All the focus will be on Gareth Bale but Williams, who qualifies through his grandfather, is just as important.

Wales kept seven clean sheets during their 10 qualifiers, and the 31-year-old is the conductor at the heart of that stingy defence.

James Chester (West Brom and Wales)

He's played just one game all season for the Baggies in his preferred position of centre-back.

Now Chester, who qualifies through his mother, has emerged as the favourite to partner Ashley Williams over James Collins.

He said: "Me and Ash have got a good relationship," he said. "We understand each other on the pitch and we get on really well off it."

The 27-year-old has picked up 10 caps since declaring for Wales in 2014, but he proved at Hull City that he's a classy centre-half when he's played there.

Gareth McAuley (West Brom and Northern Ireland)

At 36-years-old, McAuley has picked up 60 caps over the course of an 11-year career for his country.

Boss Michael O'Neill has recently switched from 4-3-3 to a 3-5-2 formation but, whichever one he favours in France, McAuley will be starting.

The only question is whether his legs can handle the quick turnaround between games after playing 39 times for Albion during the season.

Jonny Evans (West Brom and Northern Ireland)

The former Manchester United defender is nearing 50 caps, and like his Baggies team-mate, he's guaranteed to start in France.

Evans has embraced Northern Ireland's underdog status in a daunting group with Germany, Poland and Ukraine, but he's not there to just make up the numbers.

He said: "It would be great to get through to the knockout stages, that's the ultimate aim. We're going there looking to cause a few upsets."

James McClean (West Brom and Republic of Ireland)

The only one of our players who has been to a major tournament before, McClean came off the bench for 14 minutes in Ireland's humiliating 4-0 defeat to Spain in Euro 2012.

Older, but maybe not wiser, the fiery winger has been used primarily as a substitute by boss Martin O'Neill.

He should get minutes in France, but they will be at the end of the game when O'Neill wants him to hurt tired legs.