England coach Roy Hodgson is full of praise for the work of Southampton's youth system.

Hodgson says several of the club's academy graduates are on his radar.

"Southampton are becoming a very good club, as far as England are concerned, in terms of providing players. We like what we see there," Hodgson said.

"(Nathaniel) Clyne is always in our thoughts, Ward-Prowse and Shaw are outstanding ­individuals, you have ­(England Under-19 captain Callum) Chambers and other academy players who are very interesting.

"It's a little bit easier, if you're outside the top four or five, to give a young, ?home-grown player a chance."