Newcastle United midfielder makes ‘really good’ return after five-month injury blow

Newcastle United Under-21’s manager Ben Dawson has hailed the impact of Jamie Miley after he returned to action following a long injury layoff. Miley, whose younger brother Lewis has impressed for Eddie Howe’s first-team this season, was injured back in October and missed 136 days of action before returning to fitness earlier this month.

Miley was included in Newcastle’s pre-season tour of the USA where they featured in the Premier League Summer Series and played for the Magpies during their win over Brighton in New Jersey. The 20-year-old made his return to action for the Under-21’s against Chelsea before playing a starring role during their win over Sunderland at the Academy of Light on Monday.

Speaking about Miley’s return to the team, Dawson was full of praise for the midfielder, telling the Gazette: “[He was] really good, really good. We’ve missed his experience and his know-how in terms of managing the game. He’s got good quality on the ball and obviously having been out so long he’s been champing at the bit to get back involved and I think you could see that with his performance today.”

Miley featured for 79 minutes on Wearside on Monday afternoon before being replaced by Darren Palmer after taking multiple knocks during the course of the game. The Under-21’s lifted themselves off the bottom of the Premier League 2 table with that win over the Black Cats and face Middlesbrough on Friday night aiming for back-to-back victories after a tough season in the league to-date.