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England interim manager Lee Carsley has named a 26-man squad for the upcoming Nations League games against Greece and Republic of Ireland.

Newcastle left-back Lewis Hall and Southampton centre-back Taylor Harwood-Bellis have received their first call-ups to the senior side, with Saints' Aaron Ramsdale one of three goalkeepers selected.

The only other uncapped player in the squad is Liverpool midfielder Curtis Jones, while there is no place for Aston Villa's Morgan Rogers.

These will be Carsley's final two matches in charge before Thomas Tuchel becomes Gareth Southgate's full-time successor from 1 January.

Goalkeepers: Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace), Jordan Pickford (Everton), Aaron Ramsdale (Southampton).

Defenders: Marc Guehi (Crystal Palace), Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa), Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Levi Colwill (Chelsea), Rico Lewis (Manchester City), Kyle Walker (Manchester City), Lewis Hall (Newcastle), Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton).

Midfielders: Conor Gallagher (Atletico Madrid), Declan Rice (Arsenal), Cole Palmer (Chelsea), Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest), Angel Gomes (Lille), Phil Foden (Manchester City), Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), Curtis Jones (Liverpool).

Forwards: Jack Grealish (Manchester City), Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United), Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), Noni Madueke (Chelsea), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), Dominic Solanke (Tottenham).

After a poor set of results to start the season, Southampton now have a Premier League win to their name and are gearing up for a key game against Wolves on Saturday.

Much has been written about Russell Martin, his tactics and whether the Saints can adapt to top-flight football.

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The latest episode of BBC Radio Solent's Saints and Sinners podcast has landed.

Tom Deacon and Adam Blackmore enjoy the Saints' first Premier League victory of the season, and are joined by Ryan Leister from The Wolves Report podcast to preview Saturday's match at Molineux.

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Ray Hunt
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At last. The moment we all needed.

We needed some luck, but we got there somehow. Finally a win in the Premier League that ends the 19-month wait.

It follows a busy, but successful week for Saints after progression in the Carabao Cup to the quarter-finals on Tuesday night with a narrow, nail-biting victory over struggling Championship side Stoke City.

Confidence was indeed built from the buoyant, but ultimately unsuccessful trip to Manchester City where Russell Martin quoted: "Today has given me even more belief. But we have a massive two weeks ahead, starting on Tuesday."

With Tuesday's opponents Stoke taken care of (just) the attentions switched to Everton. The one that really mattered. Once again, we made things difficult and nervy in true Saints style. Can you blame us after all the negativity and late concessions?

With three points finally in the bag, the pressure has eased on Martin, albeit, it is a minor respite. Focus will now turn to another crunch game at the bottom of the league. Wolves host Saints next - the team that replaced us at the foot of the table and who still search for that elusive first win of the campaign.

It is going to be another long week full of tension as we wait, but we should enjoy this win and be proud. Could this be a turning point? A win at Wolves would spark more belief, but it is important to remember it is only one win. This was a lucky escape. On the flip side, luck has been against us with those marginal decisions.

Losing at Molineux would see us return to the bottom and pile the pressure back on, with the prospect of Liverpool visiting after the next international break.

It is a valuable win. A building block. In the words of Kyle Walker-Peters - "be calm and trust the process".

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We asked for your thoughts after Saturday's Premier League game between Southampton and Everton.

Here are some of your comments:

Southampton fans:

Vincent: What a relief. Everton helped us out by being pretty poor for large parts of the game and when they improved we got the luck we needed thanks to the crossbar and VAR. Still lots to improve on but it feels like we have positive momentum.

Daz: Let's not get ahead of ourselves here, it's only our first win in 10 games in the Premier League and to be honest it was a lucky win at that - we were lucky to hold on to the 1-0. We are still in a relegation spot, so is this the start of something good? Who knows, but I certainly won't be holding my breath. A lucky escape for Russell Martin this time around.

Connor: Not a perfect performance, we needed a lot of luck to get us over the line. Nonetheless, I welcome the feeling of a long awaited win and I just hope the confidence gained can kick start our season. Three more points next weekend please!

Mark: Don't get me wrong, I am very happy we finally won a game but in my opinion we could and should have lost. We can't defend. Playing out from the back will kill us. Martin has no clue about tactics or substitutions. We will be relegated.

Everton fans:

Nigel: This all hangs on Dyche. He hasn't got it in him to try anything different. He could have tried Calvert-Lewin and Beto together. He could stop playing his favourites (McNeil). He could start our best player, Branthwaite. But he's just stubborn, or hasn't the coaching ability. I'm grateful for his service in keeping us up, but it's time to go!

Peter: Every week we stick with Calvert-Lewin, every week he fails to engage in the team strategy, then we bring on Beto who looks 100% behind the team plan. Beto wants first team football, Calvert-Lewin won't sign a new contract. Am I missing something?

Ed: Dyche has to go, plain and simple. Southampton have beaten us twice. Embarrassing. Our unbeaten run has flattered us and I honestly think anyone could get a better tune out of these players than the current management. Focusing on key decisions is a distraction from the underlying mess. The whole club needs flushing out from top to bottom.

Jim: Very sloppy performance, couldn't keep hold of the ball and no decisive cutting edge in attack. Took off our influential attacker in the second half which is a bit baffling. Everton left the back door open for their winner. Head scratching time.