Poortvliet's side have won their last two games 2-0

Southampton head coach Jan Poortvliet has said he feels his young side are starting to learn from their mistakes.

Saints got their first home league win of the season on Tuesday with a 2-0 victory over Norwich City at St Mary's.

Poortvliet told BBC Radio Solent: "At the beginning of the season it was more the way we played football, now they go out and they fight."

Saints have started the season with one of the the youngest squads in the club's history.

The average age of the starting eleven against Norwich was just 22, with eight Saints players 20 years of age or under.

The Dutchman added: "It's been a big learning curve in a couple of weeks and it's great."

Southampton have moved up to 16th place in the Championship table and travel to Coventry City on Saturday (kick-off 1720 BST).