Newcastle player ratings: Barnes and Ramsey stand out, Osula misses chances

Newcastle created 16 goal attempts and still walked away with only one point in a 1-1 draw at Nottingham Forest. Harvey Barnes and Jacob Ramsey were the best of the lot, while William Osula's missed chances and a late equaliser from Elliot Anderson made it a frustrating night for Eddie Howe's side.

Barnes and Ramsey offered the best of Newcastle

Barnes came off the bench and scored Newcastle's only goal, which is why he gets the highest mark in the team. His 7.5 was backed up by the timing of the intervention as much as the finish itself, because Newcastle had already let a useful away performance drift into wastefulness.

Ramsey also made his mark from the bench, setting up Barnes and finishing with a 7.0 rating after 34 minutes. That kind of impact is exactly what Newcastle needed when the game opened up, and it was one of the few parts of the night that looked sharp and decisive.

Why Osula and the end product let Newcastle down

Osula is the main disappointment here. His free-kick hit the crossbar on 66 minutes, and his 6.2 rating reflects the broader problem: Newcastle had enough sights of goal, but not enough finishing to turn 16 attempts into more than one goal.

Nick Woltemade deserves a mention for creativity after returning to the starting line-up in midfield. He made two key passes, including one for Osula, but that only sharpened the sense that Newcastle were not ruthless enough in the final third.

Bruno Guimarães had three shots on target from four attempts, so the pressure was there. Nottingham Forest still had enough about them to stay in the game, and Nick Pope was forced into five saves before Elliot Anderson was slipped in by James McAtee to curl home an equaliser with two minutes to go.

The result leaves Newcastle with a clear list of what went wrong. Barnes and Ramsey did their jobs, but Osula's misses and the late lapse turned a match they should have controlled into another 1-1 draw.