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Lewis Hall made Newcastle history when he made his England debut against Greece on Thursday night. The ex-Chelsea left-back came off the bench at half-time to help his side seal a 3-0 victory in their crunch Nations League clash. England's victory has seen them leapfrog the Euro 2004 winners to the top of League B Group 2. A win against Ireland on Sunday at Wembley will see Lee Carsley's men promoted back to the Nations League's top-tier. Hall was one of three players alongside Curtis Jones and Morgan Rogers that made their England debuts at the Olympic Stadium in Athens. Jones marked his debut with a goal to become the first Liverpool player in 42 years to do so. But the Reds academy graduate wasn't the only man to write his name in history, with Hall also hitting a unique feat. At 20 years and 67 days old, Hall has become the youngest Magpies player to represent England in the 21st century. But, more incredibly, he is the youngest Newcastle star to pull on the England jersey in a competitive match in 120 years. Not since club legend Jock Rutherford in 1904 has there been a younger player to feature for the Three Lions. Rutherford, who won three league titles at St James' Park between 1905-1909, 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 in Tyneside from Chelsea was turned into a permanent move in a deal rising to £35million. He has featured in each of the club's Premier League fixtures so far - starting the last six games under Eddie Howe. And the player revealed following his debut that he was still in shock at playing for his country as he replaced injured Villa defender Ezro Konsa. Speaking of his introduction, he said: "We were warming up like you do at half-time as subs. "Obviously, I’ve seen what happened to Ezri in the first half and he just said for all the defenders to keep warm and stuff. “I’ll be honest, I wasn’t really expecting to come on just because of the position that Ezri plays. “I think it was [performance coach] Chris Jones who told me and I couldn’t quite believe him at first. “Luckily, I had another ten minutes as well then to get myself ready and prepared to come on. “It’s amazing. I don’t think it’s fully sunk in yet, really. “I’m sure I’ll lie down tonight and realise what’s happened. It’s an amazing feeling for me and really happy to get the win as well. ” Hall added: "I did feel a bit nervous before coming on. “But I think when you’re out there and you sort of get your first pass away and you’re in the game, you just treat it as any other game, really. “There’s so many talented players around me that I knew anytime I get the ball that there’s always going to be options. “There’s so much quality in the team, so it’s amazing to play with them players as well. ” Hall will now be looking to make his first England start when Ireland travel to London this weekend. And Hall could then be in store for a reunion with incoming England boss Thomas Tuchel in 2025, with the German handing the player his Chelsea debut in an FA Cup tie against Chesterfield in January 2022. This service is provided on talk SPORT Ltd's Terms of Use in accordance with our Privacy Policy.