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Loan Watch: Young stopper Thompson handed senior debut
A look at how Newcastle United's loan players got on in their midweek Carabao Cup fixtures, as a teenage stopper was handed a senior debut...
Max Thompson
The 19-year-old goalkeeper, who joined League One side Northampton Town on a half-season loan deal earlier this month, was handed his professional debut by Cobblers boss Jon Brady as they faced Championship side Swansea City in the Carabao Cup first round.
It wasn't to be a victorious debut for the youngster, though, as a Swans side featuring fellow United loanee Harrison Ashby netted three times through Joel Piroe's brace and Josh Ginnelly's stunning strike to ease through to round two.
Thompson will now work towards a league debut, with Northampton due to travel to Kell Watts' Wigan Athletic on Saturday afternoon for a third tier clash.
Full back Ashby made his debut for the Swans in their 1-1 Championship draw with Birmingham City last weekend, and started again against Northampton Town on Tuesday, playing the first hour of their convincing 3-0 win at right wing-back before being replaced by Josh Key.
Michael Duff's men will now travel to West Bromwich Albion in the Championship on Saturday.
Kell Watts
After a brief outing in their 2-1 win at Derby on Saturday, centre back Watts's first start of his second loan stint at Wigan Athletic - where he won the League One title in 2022 - saw him play the full 90 minutes as the Latics were held to a goalless draw by EFL newcomers Wrexham.
The Welsh side then prevailed in the shoot-out, winning 4-2 at the Racecourse Ground, with Watts not among the takers for the visitors, who host Max Thompson's Northampton in League One this weekend.
Matty Bondswell
Left back Bondswell made his Newport County bow in their League Two defeat to Accrington on Saturday but had a better time of it on Tuesday as, after being introduced for the final quarter of an hour with the score at 1-1, he provided an assist for Will Evans' goal straight after his introduction as the Exiles went on to record a shock 3-1 win over League One's Charlton Athletic.
Bondswell and Newport will now face Doncaster Rovers at home in the fourth tier on Saturday.