SOUTHAMPTON'S international stars are due back at Staplewood following the conclusion of October's international break.

Five senior Saints players represented their nations this month, with a further two loaned-out players pulling on the shirt.

England youth international Taylor Harwood-Bellis did not have far to travel with the Young Lions' first game of the window, a 2-1 win over Ukraine at Bournemouth's Vitality Stadium.

The 22 year old was training at Eastleigh's Silverlake Stadium before they thrashed Azerbaijan 7-0 at Ashton Gate. Harwood-Bellis was an unused sub.

Tyler Dibling withdrew from England's under-19s squad with injury cited as the reason but fellow starlet Sam Amo-Ameyaw did join up with the team.

The teenager came off the bench in a 4-1 win over the Netherlands and started their 2-1 defeat against Portugal.

Defender Jan Bednarek had a tough break with Poland. The 28 year old scored an own goal in a 3-1 defeat against Portugal.

He turned the ball past Lukasz Skorupski when attempting to cut out a past destined for Diogo Jota at the back post.

Bednarek kept his spot in the starting lineup for their next game - a 3-3 draw against 10-man Croatia.

Summer signing Mateus Fernandes enjoyed a better spell with Portugal's under-21s. He provided an assist in their 3-1 win over Faroe Islands.

He then sat out their 2-1 win against Andorra - potentially in a bid to manage his minutes ahead of Southampton's game against Leicester.

Full-back Yukinari Sugawara went away with Japan but did not come off the bench in either of their games against Saudi Arabia or Australia.

This is the second straight time Sugawara has gone away with his country without entering the field - Freiburg's Ritsu Doan sits ahead of him in the pecking order.

Shea Charles is flourishing in the 2024/24 seasonShea Charles is flourishing in the 2024/24 season (Image: Liam McBurney/PA) Loaned-out midfielder Shea Charles continued his magnificent season as he helped Northern Ireland go unbeaten this month, sending them top of their Nations League group.

They drew 0-0 in Belarus before thumping Bulgaria on home soil. Charles registered an assist in that huge win, setting up Isaac Price for his hat-trick goal.

Academy graduate Dom Ballard played for England's under-20s, despite injury fears, and helped them beat Italy and Czech Republic.