the 26-year-old holland international midfielder played 72 minutes for the club 's under-21s and set up striker adam armstrong for the decisive goal in a 2-1 victory at aston villa on monday evening .
it was his second appearance for peter beardsley 's side since recovering from surgery to repair a collapsed lung and while he admits he is still short of match fitness , he is in contention for a seat on the bench that de jong has only made one league start this season but hopes to be involved in first-team again soon .