Miley played 45 minutes in Newcastle Under-21s’ 3-2 Premier League 2 victory over Chelsea at Whitley Park on Monday night. It was the 18-year-old midfielder’s third successive Under-21s appearance after nine months without a significant first-team appearance.
Miley has just one Carabao Cup stoppage time substitute outing, also against Chelsea, to his name at first-team level so far this season and is itching to get back into first-team action.
The pre-planned 45 minutes against Chelsea Under-21s was due to Miley’s return to the matchday squad against Brentford in the Carabao Cup quarter-final on Wednesday night (7:45pm kick-off). It’s been over a month since Miley was last involved in a first-team matchday squad for Newcastle.
But when asked if he expected to be involved in the match, the youngster remained tight-lipped.
“I can’t really say, I’m actually not too sure yet,” he said. “Into training tomorrow and I’ll find out then.
“I am feeling really good now, obviously. I’ve played a few games for the Under-21s now, just picking my fitness up. I’ve been out a while, so it’s going to be back out on the pitch and hopefully get some minutes to the first team soon.”
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