Newcastle star Lewis Hall achieves stunning first in 120 years with England debut against Greece

Lewis Hall made Newcastle history when he made his England debut against Greece on Thursday night.

the ex-Chelsea The left-back came off the bench at half-time to help his team seal a 3-0 victory in their decisive Nations League clash.

EnglandThe victory has allowed them to surpass the winners of Euro 2004 and place themselves at the top of Group 2 of League B.

A victory against Ireland on Sunday at Wembley will allow us to see Lee CarsleyThe men were promoted back to the top flight of the Nations League.

Hall He was one of three players together Curtis Jones and Morgan Rogers who made his debut for England at the Olympic Stadium in Athens.

Jones marked his debut with the aim of becoming Liverpool's first player. in 42 years to do it.

But the Reds academy graduate was not the only man to write his name in history, and Hall also achieved a unique feat.

At 20 years and 67 days, Hall has become the youngest Magpies player to represent England in the 21st century.

But, what is more incredible, he is the youngest. Newcastle star to wear the England shirt in a competitive match in 120 years.

Since club legend Jock Rutherford in 1904, there has not been a younger player for the Three Lions.

Rutherford, who won three league titles at St James' Park between 1905 and 1909, was 19 years and 180 days old when he played against Wales in a Home Nations match.

Hall has enjoyed a positive start to the 2024/25 season after his initial loan spell on Tyneside from Chelsea turned into a permanent move in a deal worth £35m.

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He has appeared in each of the club's Premier League games so far, starting the last six games under Eddie Howe.

And the player revealed after his debut that he was still in shock at playing for his country when he replaced injured Villa defender Ezro Konsa.

Speaking about his introduction, he said: “We were warming up like you do at half-time as a substitute.

“Obviously, I've seen what happened to Ezri in the first half and he just told all the defenders to stay warm and stuff.

“I'll be honest, I didn't really expect to get in just because of the position Ezri plays.

“I think it was (performance coach) Chris Jones who told me and I couldn't believe it at first.

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“Fortunately, I also had another ten minutes to prepare and prepare to enter.

“It's amazing. I really don't think it's fully sunk in yet.

“I'm sure I'll go to bed tonight and realize what happened. It is an incredible feeling for me and I am also very happy to get the victory.”

Hall added: “I felt a little nervous going in.

“But I think when you're out there and you get your first pass and you're in the game, you really treat it like any other game.

“There are so many talented players around me that I knew that every time I received the ball there would always be options.

“There's a lot of quality in the team, so it's amazing to play with those players too.”

Hall will now look to make his first England start when Ireland travel to London this weekend.

And Hall could then be set to meet the incoming England manager. Thomas Tuchel in 2025, and the German gave the player his Chelsea debut in an FA Cup tie against Chesterfield in January 2022.