young star Lewis Miley could be set to miss the rest of the season after suffering a back injury. Miley, 17, has been called up by the for their latest round of fixtures with Poland and Czechia. The Newcastle star had played against Poland, but he had to pull out of their clash with Czechia hours before kick-off to undergo scans. , Miley could now miss the rest of the season, with the coaching staff weary about aggravating the back injury at his age. Newcastle coaches had already been worried about his workload this season. The Daily Star is now on
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