Chris Wood says he has to simply "bide his time" at Newcastle United with Callum Wilson in red hot form and the arrival of £63million Alexander Isak beefing up competition at St James' Park.
Wood is likely to get a chance to impress in this evening's League Cup clash at home to Crystal Palace with a place in round four up for grabs. After a night of drama on Tuesday Premier League Brentford were dumped out on penalties by Gillingham while Bristol City were beaten by League One minnows Lincoln City.
It leaves scope for a tie against lower league opponents in the next stage for Newcastle but they have to get past Palace first. For Wood it his platform to show Eddie Howe what he can do from the start.
