The Newcastle United teenager who Eddie Howe absolutely must unleash against Bromley

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Eddie Howe will almost certainly rotate his Newcastle United team against Bromley.

The Magpies are in FA Cup action on Sunday, as they welcome League Two Bromley to St James’ Park.

It is a different kind of game for Eddie Howe’s side, immediately after Newcastle United’s win over Arsenal in the Carabao Cup semi-final first leg. That was a real battle, as the Magpies dug in and secured a famous victory.

Now Newcastle United, on a run of seven straight wins, will have to take the game to their opponents. All the while, Eddie Howe will be mindful that he needs to rotate his squad amid this gruelling run of fixtures.

Newcastle United must start Lewis Miley on Sunday

Chris Sutton thinks Howe will make changes to his Newcastle United team, and one of those changes should come in midfield.

Lewis Miley has not started for the Magpies all season. In fact, the last time he started a senior game was a 4-1 defeat to Arsenal on February 24th.

A back problem followed by a broken metatarsal has limited the 18-year-old’s minutes, while he has not been afforded many opportunities since his return to fitness.

His longest run out at senior level was in the 4-0 win over Ipswich Town, and Miley was very impressive off the bench.

Howe is trying to be careful with Miley after his injury issues, but this FA Cup third round tie feels like the perfect opportunity to hand the teenage sensation a start.

It has been decided that Newcastle will not loan Miley out, so they need to give him first-team minutes to ensure he remains happy. And with the Magpies competing on so many fronts, the FA Cup is the ideal stage for Miley to receive a chance.

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Who Lewis Miley could replace against Bromley

For Howe to bring Miley into his starting XI, he must decide whether to deploy the youngster as a six or as an eight.

I think he should come into the team as a six, as that would allow Howe to give Sandro Tonali a rest. The Italy international has got through a serious amount of running in recent weeks, completely changing the way that Newcastle United play.

With two quick Premier League games after the FA Cup clash, Tonali could probably benefit from the chance to recharge his batteries.

As for Miley, he will be desperate to play. Hopefully he gets that chance on Sunday at St James’ Park.