"It's amazing. I don't think it's fully sunk in yet, really." The former Chelsea defender could make his first England start in Sunday's Wembley encounter with Republic of Ireland. It is the final match before interim coach Lee Carsley hands over to new boss Thomas Tuchel - the man who gave the full-back his professional debut with the Blues.

The unusual nature of Hall's development may have been challenging, but it has also been the making of him as a left-back.

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Newcastle manager Eddie Howe has stressed the importance of patience in the development of young players, following left-back Lewis Hall's first call-up to the senior England squad on Thursday.

Lewis Hall’s first England call-up is “a great achievement for someone so young” but there is still “a lot more to come” from the Newcastle United left-back, insists Eddie Howe. The 20-year-old has represented his nation from under-15s through to the under-21s,

Newcastle left-back Lewis Hall and Southampton centre-half Taylor Harwood-Bellis were given first England call-ups in interim boss Lee Carsley’s final squad. Carsley will return to his role as Under-21s manager after forthcoming Nations League games with Greece and the Republic of Ireland,

When Lewis Hall was either kept back after training for extra work with Newcastle's coaches or taken away for analysis sessions, it caused the teenager to doubt himself.

Why Lewis Hall can see stars aligning for him to meet England’s biggest need - Injured left-backs and out of position right-backs leave the Newcastle defender primed to stake his claim