Sven praises West Ham

Sven-Goran Eriksson today joined the acclaim for West Ham and suggested that their elevation to the Premiership might produce another crop of young players for England,

The England coach said: "I'm sorry for Preston, but very happy for West Ham. They have produced a lot of top-class players. Had West Ham kept all their best players when they were in the Premier League they might have played in the Champions League. It is a big, famous club."

Eriksson will monitor the progress of Anton Ferdinand, Nigel Reo-Coker and Mark Noble, who all played in the play-off win.