Player ratings recap: 8/10 forgotten man reborn as Matthias Jaissle earns winning Newcastle United start

Yoane Wissa bagged a brace off the bench to get Matthias Jaissle off to a flying start as Newcastle United manager.

Filip Ugrinic fired Valencia into an early lead with a curling effort from outside the area. Moments later, Anthony Elanga wrongfully had a goal disallowed before his night was cruelly ended due to a Jose Gaya horror challenge.

The resulting red card allowed the Magpies to take control - with Jaissle proactively making four changes at the break. Wissa and Bazoumana Toure, in particular, proved to be inspired substitutions.

The Toon No.9 scored shortly after the restart and looked lively throughout before combining with Toure late on to seal the victory. Here are a recap of The Gazette’s player ratings.

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Lukas Hornicek - 6

A few shaky moments in the first half. Very little he could have done about the opener. Made a few decent stops and will only grow with confidence.

Leo Shahar - 6

Did the basics well. Hooked at half-time. Probably needs a loan move but Newcastle are short of full-back options.

Malick Thiaw - 7

Given the armband and was rarely tested. Making him skipper on a permanent basis could be a solid shout.

Sven Botman - 7

A good block to deny Valencia doubling their advantage. The Dutchman almost headed into his own net from a mix-up with Hornicek moments later. An improvement from the Bristol City horror show.

Miodrag Pivas - 5

A natural centre-back, the youngster was shoehorned into the team at full-back. It would be harsh to criticise Pivas too severely but he did not look up to this level.

Aladji Bamba - 5

Did ok in his first Toon start. Was caught wanting positionally on occasion. Again, the 20-year-old is still finding his feet at senior level. Another who was hooked at half-time.

Jacob Ramsey - 6

The more composed of the two starting midfielders. That said, his wayward pass to Barnes led to the opener. Came close with a drilled shot but Newcastle need to see more from him.

Nick Woltemade - 4

Had no impact on the first half. Looked better against 10 men and carried the ball well without ever being truly threatening. This was only his first taste of pre-season.

Anthony Elanga - 7

An extremely cruel night for the Swede. Elanga was once again Newcastle’s brightest spark - and had a goal wrongfully disallowed - before being on the wrong end of a horror tackle from Jose Gaya. Word is that he will be ok.

Harvey Barnes - 5

Outmuscled for the opener. A clever pass to Osula was the highlight of his night. Subbed at half-time.

Will Osula - 4

Skewed a decent chance wide early on. Rolled around and wanted an unlikely penalty. That aside, Osula had nothing much to offer up front.

Subs:

Jacob Murphy - 5

A one-trick pony. Hug the touchline, look up and cross. Put a decent ball in for Wissa but continues to look predictable.

Sean Steur - 7

A class act again. His composure in midfield gave Newcastle control in the second half.

Bazoumana Toure - 7

Pace to burn and his raw speed allowed him to create the winner. Needs to get on the weights, but Newcastle fans will like the glimpses that they saw from the young wideman.

Mason Miley - 6

Like Shahar, he did not put a foot wrong at right-back.

Yoane Wissa - 8

A real bright spark after coming on. Clearly followed Jaissle’s pressing instructions and took his opening goal well. Added a tap-in winner late on in true No.9 fashion. Very sharp - and promising.

Joelinton - 6

Good to see the bulldozing Brazilian back.

Joe Willock - 6

Energetic from the bench. His future remains very much in the air.

Dylan Charlton - 6

Valuable minutes for the youngster.

Henry Johnson - 6

A first taste of senior action. He did well.

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