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

The 20-year-old barely featured for Newcastle last season - making only 18 appearances and failing to enjoy a sustained run of games until the final few weeks of the campaign. The Slough-born defender joined from Chelsea on loan in the summer of 2023 in a move that was always set to become permanent.

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