England U21 coach Gareth Southgate feels Southampton midfielder James Ward-Prowse is ready for a senior call.

Roy Hodgson admitted in April he was keen for the 20-year-old to make the step up after this summer's Under-21 European Championship.

"I'm due to speak with James pre-game and it is an area I will touch on," Southgate said.

"Roy's view is that Dele (Alli) is a different profile of player to James but James is still somebody that I know Roy likes a lot.

"I thought he gave a very mature performance for us and he's started to force his way back into the Southampton side.

"The seniors is a realistic long-term goal for a lot of our lads. How long that takes is a case-by-case basis but for James that can still be a realistic mid-term target for him."