Newcastle fans rip into ‘absolutely shocking’ Will Osula as his full stats emerge from Qarabag display
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(Credit: Imago) Newcastle fans rip into ‘absolutely shocking’ Will Osula as his full stats emerge from Qarabag display Wed 25 February 2026 9:52, UK Newcastle fans are not happy with Will Osula after he failed to impress while being handed a rare start against Qarabag in the Champions League.Newcastle headed into Tuesday’s Champions League playoff second leg with a commanding 6-1 lead after thrashing Qarabag in Baku last week.Eddie Howe went strong at St James’ Park, despite their almost certain progression, and his side ran out 3-2 winners on the night to comfortably progress to the last 16.The Magpies were 2-0 up inside six minutes through Sandro Tonali and Joelinton, while Sven Botman extended their lead in the second half between two Qarabag strikes.Howe put his faith in young striker Osula from the off on Tyneside, but he struggled to produce anything of note and left their supporters disappointed.Read more: Nick Woltemade dazzles in ‘wonderful’ moment as Newcastle United send Qarabag packingWill Osula barely touched the ball vs Qarabag despite Newcastle’s dominanceOsula was handed his maiden UCL start and just his fourth of the season across all competitions, with Nick Woltemade assuming a central midfield role once more. That was as bad as we’ve seen up there all season and that’s saying something.
That was as bad as we’ve seen up there all season and that’s saying something. Puts more effort into TikTok. #nufc— Highland Geordie (@NUFC_Oscar86_) February 24, 2026 View Tweet Rather play Neave up top that Osula he’s absolutely shocking value drops every time he plays #NUFC— JT Mad Dog (@JTMadD0g) February 24, 2026 View Tweet Will Osula is a Championship player at best.
If we get £20m+ for him….wow. #NUFC— Cornell/Aragorn/Athelstan/Prick (@GetAHurrCutMan_) February 24, 2026 View Tweet While another fan added: “Osula should be nowhere near that team. Looks lost.— Rob (@Thegeordiefaith) February 24, 2026 View Tweet And one supporter said: “Please take Osula off and never play him again, he’s one of the worst players I’ve ever seen pull on the shirt.”Please take Osula off and never play him again, he’s one of the worst players I’ve ever seen pull on the shirt— Sam (@NUFC7890) February 24, 2026 View Tweet We’ve made some very poor signings and transfer business been poor but our worst bit of business by a million miles is not snapping Frankfurt’s hand off when they come in for osula 🤯🤯🤯— craig heward (@TheBruise) February 24, 2026 View Tweet sneak Osula on plane back to Azerbaijan.