Newcastle United player ratings vs Bournemouth – Will Osula impresses, Anthony Elanga shocking

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Credit: Imago Sat 18 April 2026 17:19, UK Newcastle United were beaten 2-1 by Bournemouth at St James’ Park on Saturday to compound Eddie Howe’s misery as doubts linger around his future in charge.Newcastle struggled to get a foothold on the ball in the early stages, and they were behind shortly after the half-hour mark as Marcus Tavernier tapped home a low cross from Rayan.Djordje Petrovic kept the Cherries ahead before the interval as he produced a fine save to stop Alex Scott’s clearance ending up in his own net.Will Osula then grabbed an equaliser in the 68th minute as VAR overruled an initial offside call due to Evanilson inadvertently playing the Magpies striker through on goal.Bournemouth did go on to win it in the 85th minute as Adrien Truffert scored his first Premier League goal, and Football Insider have rated how each Newcastle player performed during the clash. ⚽ Newcastle Matchday ⚽ Team news, line-ups, expert previews and tactical analysis for every Newcastle United fixture. VISIT THE NEWCASTLE MATCH HUB MORE FOOTBALL INSIDER STORIES Will Osula – Man of the matchOsula was a shining light on a dismal afternoon for the majority of Howe’s players.The burly Dane was a handful for the Cherries’ centre-backs throughout, so even though not everything he did came off, he should be applauded for his efforts.Minutes99′Goals1Chances created1Touches in opposition box6Fouls won1Recoveries2Osula’s stats vs BournemouthThe one moment of real quality from a Magpies star came as he set himself and fired past Petrovic to level in the second half.He has been trusted by Howe ahead of Nick Woltemade and Yoane Wissa in recent weeks, and his decision looks to be paying off despite Newcastle’s struggles as a team.Anthony Elanga was completely ineffective on the right flankElanga has consistently let himself down this season after arriving to real fanfare last summer following a strong season at Nottingham Forest.The Swedish international continued his poor league form with another shoddy showing against Bournemouth, as he failed to create a chance of take a shot on target.He was shut out throughout the game by the impressive Truffert, with Howe seeing fit to haul him off just after the hour mark.Sources have told Football Insider that Howe has a 50/50 chance of being sacked before the end of the season, and it does seem as if Elanga is content to see his manager leave with performances like the one he put in on Saturday.Newcastle ratings in 2-1 loss to BournemouthAaron Ramsdale – 5Tino Livramento – 5Malick Thiaw – 5Sven Botman – 7Lewis Hall – 4Lewis Miley – 5Sandro Tonali – 7Jacob Ramsey – 5Anthony Elanga – 3Will Osula – 8Harvey Barnes – 5SubstitutesKieran Trippier (on for Hall 46′) – 6Bruno Guimaraes (on for Ramsey 62′) – 6Jacob Murphy (on for Elanga 62′) – 5Dan Burn (on for Livramento 74′) – 6Nick Woltemade (on for Tonali 86′) – N/A