Russell Martin hails ‘excellent’ Tyler Dibling after Southampton held by Ipswich - Sam Morsy netted stoppage-time leveller for Tractor Boys.

Ipswich skipper Sam Morsy’s injury-time equaliser denied Southampton’s latest academy gem Tyler Dibling top billing here. Dibling, in only his second Premier League start, opened the scoring after five minutes with a smart finish after being teed up by Adam Lallana’s defence-splitting pass.

Dibling was involved in a normal time draw and penalties win over Everton, as his side progressed to the next phase. Post-game, Martin told reporters: “I want to be cautious of it because in this country we have a habit of building people up so early and then enjoying the fact that they don't quite reach their potential.

SAINTS boss Russell Martin was delighted for Tyler Dibling following his first Premier League goal. The 18 year old was set through by Adam Lallana - who made his Southampton debut when Dibling was six months old - before he crashed past Arijanet Muric.

Southampton manager Russell Martin, speaking to Premier League Productions, said: "We have to win the game today. Their only threats were coming from set pieces. "We had chances to kill off the game in the second half and when you leave it at 1-0 it was a problem.