We get to know the Blues midfielder with our A-Z feature

A: Away - What is your favourite away ground you've played at?
Probably Stamford Bridge. I played there with Southampton Under-21s.

B: Banter - Who has the best banter in the squad?
The person who makes me laugh the most in this squad is Lenny (Ryan Leonard).

C: Club - What team do you support?
Newcastle. My Dad and some of my family are from there so I was sort of forced in to it a little bit.

D: Dining - What would be your last three course meal?
Sweet chilli prawns to start, my Mum’s homemade lasagne for my main course, and then probably a decent cheesecake for dessert.

E: Evenings - Do you prefer a quiet night in or a night out with the lads?
It depends who the night in is with, but probably a night out to be honest.

F: Foreign - What is your favourite holiday destination?
Cancun in Mexico. I went there for a lads holiday a couple of years ago.

G: Game - What has been your favourite football game you've ever played in?
Probably at Southampton when we won the Under-21s Cup against Blackburn Rovers last season.

H: Hobbies - What do you like to get up to away from football?
I like to play a bit of golf, and a bit of Playstation with Call of Duty and FIFA 16.

I: Idol - Who was your favourite footballer growing up?
When I was young it was Alan Shearer, but in recent years it’s been Mesut Ozil.

J: Jobs - Have you worked as anything other than a footballer?
I was a Paper Boy for a bit.

K: Kid - What were you like as a young boy?
 I was quite quiet, not very out there and just generally shy.

L: Loath - What annoys you the most?
Bad drivers

M: Music - What sort of music are you into, and what's your favourite ever tune?
I like a bit of everything apart from rock really. My favourite tune is Beautiful People by Chris Brown.

N: Nickname - What's the best nickname you've ever come across in your football career?
There was a guy named ‘Tribby’ because he reminded people of the character, Joey Tribbiani in Friends. He was such a dirty, disgusting man though they changed his name to ‘Grubby’.

O: Optimism - What would you like to achieve in your career/life?
I want to play Premier League football, represent my country and then after that I want to get a degree in Psychology.

P: Pets - Do you have any pets?
Not at the moment, but I used to have a pet lizard.

Q: Quality - who is the best player you've played with?
There’s two players I’ve played with – Luke Shaw who I came through the Saints academy with and Adam Lallana as well.

R: Rapid - Who's the quickest player you've played with or against?
A player called Alberto Seidi who I played with at Southampton.

S: Strange - What's the weirdest thing you've ever seen?
Some of the videos that go round the changing room here.

T: TV - What do you like to watch?
I love to watch cartoon films. Kung Fu Panda is probably one of my favourites.

U: Unknown - Tell us something about you that people wouldn't know?
I wanted to work in a zoo when I was younger.

V: Video game - do you own a games console?
Yes, I have a PS4.

W: World - Where would most like to visit in your life?
Bora Bora on my honeymoon or something.

X: Xylophone - Do you play any musical instruments?
I’ve dabbled a bit here and there. I’ve played the bass guitar, the trombone for a little bit when I was in School and I want to learn the piano.

Y: Yikes - What is your biggest fear?
Heights.

Z: Zodiac - What is your star sign?
Aquarius