YOAN WISSA PERFECT RESPONSE TO LEWIS MILEY AFTER ASKING HIS MAN OF THE MATCH AWARD TO BE GIVEN TO HIM HAS STORM THE INTERNET

Following Newcastle United’s dramatic 2-1 Carabao Cup quarter-final victory over Fulham, a post-match interaction between debutant goalscorer Yoane Wissa and match-winner Lewis Miley has “stormed the internet” after a light-hearted moment during their joint Sky Sports interview. The Magpies secured their spot in the semi-finals at St. James’ Park in a match that saw Wissa open his account for the club just 10 minutes into his full debut. However, it was the 19-year-old sensation Lewis Miley who stole the headlines, scoring a stunning 92nd-minute header while operating in a makeshift right-back role due to the club’s ongoing injury crisis.
The viral moment occurred when the Sky Sports interviewer prepared to hand over the Man of the Match trophy. Having played out of position and delivered the winning goal in stoppage time, Miley was the runaway choice for the award. In a moment of cheeky confidence that has since gone viral, the teenager jokingly gestured toward the trophy as it was being presented, suggesting that his late heroics and defensive shift meant the award belonged solely to him. Wissa, standing alongside him, delivered what fans are calling the “perfect response.”
Instead of a standard cliché, the DR Congo international burst into laughter and playfully “blocked” Miley from taking the award, telling the youngster: “You get the goal, you get the win, but I’ve been waiting six months for this debut goal—let me at least look at the trophy!” Wissa then immediately handed the award to Miley, praising the academy graduate’s “unbelievable” maturity. “To play right-back and then be in the box to head that in at the end… that’s why he’s the star,” Wissa added, turning the joke into a moment of genuine veteran leadership.
Newcastle fans have taken to social media to praise the chemistry between the new signing and the local lad. With Miley leading the team in duels won (10) and touches (91), his “honest admission” that he just “flicked it and hoped” has only added to his growing legend on Tyneside. The win keeps Newcastle’s title defense alive, with a two-legged semi-final against Manchester City now on the horizon. For the Toon Army, the bond displayed between Wissa and Miley is a sign of a squad that is “fighting for each other” despite a decimated backline.