England boss Gareth Southgate has praised goalkeeper Jordan Pickford for his performance against the Netherlands.

The Everton stopper was selected for Friday evening's friendly, in which Pickford kept a clean sheet as Jesse Lingard gave the Three Lions a 1-0 win.

Southgate told Sky Sports News after the game that he is happy to see the Toffees goalkeeper transferring his ability to the national team.

"Yes [it was a good night for Pickford], definitely," the manager said. "He transferred what we know he can do into an important game, a game away from home, so that was good for him.

"I think [it was] not the test that we faced in November (friendlies against Germany and Brazil) in terms of the pressure on our defence and the experience of the players.

"But, nevertheless, I think that's 11 clean sheets from our 16 games and that gives us a good base to build from."

England face Italy at Wembley in their next friendly on Tuesday.