Lewis Miley of Newcastle United celebrates scoring his team's second goal with teammate Bruno Guimaraes

Newcastle United midfielder Lewis Miley took his chance to stake his claim for a midfield place in the Magpies' starting XI for Sunday's Wear-Tyne derby against Sunderland .

That is the verdict of former United defender Jonathan Woodgate, who believes the teenager would have 'absolutely adored' scoring for his boyhood club in the Champions League on Wednesday evening.

Miley came off the bench on the hour mark to replace Joelinton in Newcastle's 2-2 draw against Bayer Leverkusen and he headed Eddie Howe's side into a 2-1 lead at the BayArena before celebrating in front of a rapturous away end.

The 19-year-old made sure he was first to connect to Anthony Gordon's hanging cross from

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