Middlesbrough's competition for places throughout the squad is helping to drive their push for promotion, says Championship top scorer Chuba Akpom.
Akpom's 21 league goals have been backed up by goals from Cameron Archer and Aaron Ramsey, with Marcus Forss and Matt Crooks also contributing.
The attacking threat has helped third-placed Boro to six wins in seven games after Saturday's 5-0 win over Reading.
"That's the importance of having good depth," Akpom, 27, told BBC Radio Tees.
"It's one thing having depth, but another having good depth - having good players coming in and you won't see the team unbalanced.