10 facts about Chelsea teen starlet Solanke

Dominic Solanke could be handed a baptism of fire on Monday morning (AEST) with the Chelsea teenager in line for a first Premier League appearance in the top of the table London derby against Arsenal.

Chelsea may throw Dominic Solanke in at the deep end (Getty Images) Source: Getty Images

Here, Press Association Sport's Simon Peach picks out 10 facts about the highly-rated 17-year-old attacker.

1) Solanke has been with Chelsea from under-8's and scored a hatful of goals throughout the age groups

2) The Reading-born forward has represented England at Under-16, Under-17 and Under-18 levels

3) Solanke was a key part of the England side which won the Under-17 European championship in Malta last norhern summer, finishing joint top of the scoring charts with four goals

4) The morning after scoring in the final against Netherlands, the forward had to take a GCSE exam in English Literature

5) Solanke signed a first-year professional contract with Chelsea in September 2014

6) He made his Chelsea debut as a second-half substitute in the 6-0 defeat of Maribor in the UEFA Champions League in October, becoming the club's youngest player to participate in the competition

7) Solanke's achievements were recognised when he was named England Youth Player of the Year for 2014 - an award he collected in March, before training with Roy Hodgson's England side

8) The forward scored the winner in Chelsea's FA Youth Cup final triumph last season and earlier this week netted in the first leg of this year's final against Manchester City

9) Solanke was the top scorer in the inaugural UEFA Youth League, netting 12 times in nine matches - including the final, which Chelsea won 3-2 against Shakhtar Donetsk

10) The Chelsea forward was named by UEFA as one of its stars of 2014