Eddie Howe ought to give the 18-year-old Newcastle prospect some serious thought.

Newcastle United are down to the bare bones at the minute and the players that are fit are running on empty, so Eddie Howe must now turn to his academy players if he wants to impact late on in games.

There’s been a run of games where the squad have now looked absolutely exhausted towards the end of the match and it is costing them crucial points. It begs the question why isn’t Howe turning to some of his younger players like Ben Parkinson who may not have the Premier League experience, but he’s got a hunger to win and has shown a lot of potential in the youth ranks.

Howe can’t ignore the young players any longer We’ve already seen with Lewis Miley how looking to your academy for added depth can be very beneficial to the team and the player.

The 17-year-old slotted into Newcastle’s midfield perfectly against Bournemouth an hasn’t really looked back since with many supporters suggesting that he should be a mainstay in the team now.

Miley’s performances should be a good example to Howe as to how other players like Parkinson could be of use to him at this difficult time, but the Newcastle boss doesn’t seem too keen on the idea.

Against Chelsea, for example, the first port of call was a 34-year-old Matt Ritchie when Anthony Gordon took a knock, and on the other wing, despite Miguel Almiron looking tired all game, the Paraguayan was made to complete the full 90 minutes.