He lives and breathes everything to do with Newcastle. Sean has become such a pivotal player for us, and what I love about him is that he’s Newcastle through and through. Sean is doing really, really well now after a slightly difficult time for him. 'I think the comparison between Sean and Lewis is a very good one.

I thought he took his goal really well, and hopefully that’s the first of many for him. But he gets in the box continually, and he’s a decent enough finisher. I don’t necessarily think it’s his most obvious asset – I think his technical delivery and decision-making on the ball, for somebody so young, is of an incredibly high level. The teenager follows on from the breakthrough of Elliot Anderson and Longstaff.Īnd Howe thinks the youngster can learn lessons from his older teammates, who have walked the same path from academy to first-team. Miley is possibly the best of a growing crop of Geordie midfielders at the club. 'We tried to manage his minutes today and give him a little rest, but it didn't turn out that way.' 'But today was his moment, put in by Bruno's brilliant run and did he have the composure in front of the Gallowgate to score a massive goal in our season, and he did and I'm delighted for him. With Lewie, I go back to the two most memorable moments, for me, at the start of his Newcastle career: one was the assist against Chelsea, where he's had the composure to find Alex and a really big goal for us at the time and then the assist in the Champions League for Joelinton in midweek, where again he's made another incredible decision. 'He just carries on doing the right thing most of the time, and that's the hallmark of a great player in my eyes.

'In a difficult moment, he's not beating himself up, he's not frustrated, he's just very calm and in a positive moment like scoring the goal today, he doesn't let that go to his head and negatively affect his performance. 'He's emotionless – and I mean that as the biggest compliment I can,' said Howe about his rising star.

Goals from Miley, his first for the club, Miguel Almiron and Dan Burn ensured Newcastle put the 10-man Cottagers to the sword, who had lost Raul Jimenez sent off for a reckless challenge on Sean Longstaff in the first half.Īnd Howe believes Miley has the all the hallmarks of a black and white great. Newcastle United's Lewis Miley (R) celebrates with fellow midfielder Bruno Guimaraes (L) after scoring the opening goal of the English Premier League football match between Newcastle United and Fulham at St James' Park in Newcastle-upon-Tyne on December 16, 2023.

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