Newcastle United survived a late scare to progress through to the Fifth Round of the FA Youth Cup, defeating Colchester United 3-2 at St. James' Park.
The Magpies youngsters treated the 1,279 spectators, including head coach Eddie Howe, to a professional display against a U's side that had brushed away Arsenal in the previous round.
The result tees up a Fifth Round clash with Blackpool and there were a number of standout figures on the night.
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Peter Ramage's side were hit with injuries and forced into a number of changes, but the young Magpies were not rocked by those.
An Ellis Sullivan own goal gave the hosts the lead before the impressive duo, Callum McNally's and Michael Ndiweni's wrapped up the scoring for the Magpies.
The pair were both deserving of their goals with McNally solid at right-back throughout the evening, before an unfortunate injury to the full back saw him withdrawn from the field of play.
Ndiweni was a particular bright spark for the Magpies. The young striker netted a brace in the previous round against West Ham and capped off a fine performance against Colchester with a low drive into the bottom corner.
The youngster is making a big impression and looks like one for the future. The Throckley born striker showed a great ability to hold the ball up in tight spaces, and great movement and trickery against two imposing centre-halves.
It's clear to see why the 18-year-old is already a member of Newcastle's U23's side, scoring from the bench in the final game of the Papa John's Trophy clash with Mansfield Town.
Another youngster making a name for himself, is young Magpies goalkeeper Max Thompson.
The shot stopper signed his first professional contract last month and showed on a number of occasions why he's part of the England youth set-up.
Thompson showed great ability to command his area against a big physical Colchester side that looked to take advantage of their aerial prowess. The balls into the area didn't phase the young Magpies keeper who looks a real talent.
Jamie Miley is another.
The 18-year-old took the captains armband last night and dictated the play for Ramage's side in midfield.
The central midfielder wasn't afraid to pick the ball up under pressure and showed great footwork to get himself out of tight places.
His passing was a real joy to behold and his midfield grit was one of the reasons why Newcastle had so much success in the middle of the park.
Kyle Crossley was also a thorn in the U's side throughout the evening, but his display was missing that final ball or product that could have capped off an impressive evening.
His driving runs forward gave the young Magpies an outlet throughout the 90 minutes and also looks like one to keep a close eye on.
It's always difficult to predict the potential of youngsters, but one thing the new Magpies owners must do, is take close care of the youngsters coming through the ranks and improve the pathway into the first team.
Manchester City have shown how successful investment into the academy can be, with Phil Foden and more recently Cole Palmer breaking into Pep Guardiola's first team.
There's a long way to go until Newcastle are able to boast players of that ilk, but with the right investment into the academy there's no reason the Magpies can win their first FA Youth Cup since 1985.
There's been plenty of talents come through the ranks since then, but the search for the next Paul Gascoigne and Alan Shearer goes on.
