Gareth Ainsworth has extended the loan of Southampton defender Jason McCarthy until Sunday 3rd January.

The 20-year-old has impressed in the Wanderers backline since joining on an initial one-month deal in October, forming an excellent partnership with Aaron Pierre which has kept clean sheets in each of the last two outings.

Ainsworth said: “Jason had only played three minutes of professional football before he came here but he’s slotted in extremely well and proved himself to be a very talented defender, as well as a popular and likeable member of the squad.

“He’s shown that he can adapt to the physical side of League 2 football as well as play the ball out from the back and I’m delighted that he’ll remain an important part of our squad for another eight weeks.”