The Premier League has seen its fair share of footballing families, with sons following their fathers into the top flight.
That list grew on Monday 4 May when Jesse Derry, son of former Crystal Palace and Queen's Park Rangers midfielder Shaun, made his senior debut for Chelsea against Nottingham Forest in the Premier League.
Jesse was named in the starting XI for the first time in a Premier League match after several first-team appearances in cup competitions this season. He follows his dad Shaun, who made 53 appearances in the competition, with 47 of those coming for QPR between 2011 and 2013.
Derry's debut made it at least 33 players who have followed in their father’s footsteps by playing in the competition.
The additions this season before Derry have been Manchester United's Jack Fletcher and his twin brother Tyler, the sons of former Man Utd midfielder Darren Fletcher.
They followed West Ham United's Freddie Potts, whose father, Steve, and brother, Dan, also represented the Hammers, and Leeds United's Gabriel Gudmundsson, son of ex-Blackburn Rovers forward Niklas Gudmundsson.
Father and sons to play in the PL
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Who are the most notable?
Erling Haaland emulated his father Alf-Inge Haaland when he joined Man City, and he made an immediate impact by winning a historic Treble in an incredible 2022/23 debut season, following that achievement with a second successive Premier League title and Golden Boot award in 2023/24.
Alf-Inge made 181 appearances for Nottingham Forest, Leeds and Man City between 1994 and 2004.
Two stars of the inaugural 1992/93 Premier League season, Peter Schmeichel and Ian Wright, have seen their sons enjoy great success in the competition.
Kasper Schmeichel lifted the Premier League trophy with Leicester in 2015/16 and made 284 appearances in the competition, only 26 fewer than his father Peter, who was a five-time title-winner with Man Utd.
Wright, who scored 113 Premier League goals in 213 matches, has two sons who have played in the top flight - Shaun Wright-Phillips and Bradley Wright-Phillips.
Shaun came through Man City's academy and made his Premier League debut for the club, before enjoying spells at Chelsea and QPR. Bradley also represented City, 32 times.
Of all the Premier League players' sons who have featured in the competition, Shaun Wright-Phillips has made the most appearances, with 316, followed by the 304 of Jack Cork.
Paul Ince and Steve Bruce were in the same Man Utd side with Peter Schmeichel that won the title in 1992/93. Their sons Tom Ince and Alex Bruce also played together, for Hull City in 2014/15, and have both made 48 Premier League appearances.
More to follow this season?
After Derry, the list could grow further in 2025/26, with a number of players hoping to follow in their fathers' footsteps.
Harry Gray, just 16, is one to watch after making his first-team debut for Leeds in the Championship last season and earning a Premier League 2 Player of the Month nomination for August.
He comes from a strong footballing family, his older brother Archie Gray debuted last season for Tottenham Hotspur, following their father Andy, who made 51 Premier League appearances for Leeds, Forest and Sunderland.
The family’s legacy extends further back, with Archie and Harry’s great uncle Eddie having managed Leeds in the Premier League, and their grandfather Frank a European Cup winner.
Brothers Reigan and Jaden Heskey, sons of former England striker Emile Heskey, made their senior debuts for Manchester City in a 2–0 EFL Cup win over Huddersfield Town.
Emile made 516 Premier League appearances, the seventh-most in the competition's history, during a career that included spells at Leicester City, Liverpool, Birmingham City, Wigan Athletic and Aston Villa, as well as earning 62 caps for England.
Over 13 years since his final Premier League appearance, his sons are now making their own mark and may soon become the latest family to feature across generations in the League.
Alongside the Heskey brothers, the Gray family could soon add another chapter to the list of father-and-son duos in the Premier League.