Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe is delighted with his young midfield pair Sean Longstaff and Joe Willock.

However, he's reluctant to talk up their England chances.

Ahead of tomorrow's trip to West Ham, Howe insisted: "I wouldn't necessarily push Gareth [Southgate] in that way because I wouldn't want that done to me if I'm Gareth. Just speaking about both players, I think they've been very consistent this season and that's probably been their hallmark.

"Physically and athletically they're very strong players. Tactically, they've been very good for me. They play in key positions in the team so need to have a high understanding of the game. Off the ball they've been really good.

"I can't speak highly enough of both. Joe has started to score goals which I think is very much in his game. If you look at the amount of times we cross the ball, he's in the box. One of those occasions, thankfully the ball went to him on Sunday and he scored a massive goal for us."