Perth Glory vs Western Sydney Wanderers, 2025-26 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men

Perth Glory

30': Sebastian Despotovski
40': Trent Ostler

FT
1 - 0

Western Sydney Wanderers

About

Perth Glory are hosting Western Sydney Wanderers at HBF Park, Perth, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Commentary

17': William Freney (Perth Glory) Yellow Card at 17'
30': Sebastian Despotovski (Perth Glory) Goal at 30'
32': Trent Ostler (Perth Glory) Yellow Card at 32'
40': Trent Ostler (Perth Glory) Red Card at 40'
45': Joshua Risdon (Perth Glory) Substitution at 45'
45': Dylan Scicluna (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 45'
57': Steven Ugarkovic (Western Sydney Wanderers) Yellow Card at 57'
59': Aydan Hammond (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 59'
63': Nicholas Pennington (Perth Glory) Substitution at 63'
68': Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 68'
71': Aydan Hammond (Western Sydney Wanderers) Yellow Card at 71'
77': Adam Taggart (Perth Glory) Yellow Card at 77'
81': Mohamed Al-Taay (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 81'
81': Ruon Tongyik (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 81'
90': Riley Foxe (Perth Glory) Substitution at 90'

Statistics

WSW		PER
9	Fouls	13
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	1
0	Offsides	0
8	Corner Kicks	5
1	Saves	5
64.8	Possession	35.2
19	SHOTS	12
5	ON GOAL	2
0.3	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
6	Blocked Shots	4
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: HBF Park
Location: Perth, Australia
Attendance: 5,590

A-League Men Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Auckland FC	1	+2	3
2	Macarthur FC	1	+1	3
3	Newcastle Jets	1	0	1
4	Central Coast Mariners	1	0	1

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Perth Glory (4-4-2)

No.	Name
29	Matthew Sutton (GK)
4	Scott Wootton
45	Brian Kaltack
2	Charbel Shamoon
20	Trent Ostler
27	William Freney
18	Rhys Bozinovski
9	Jaiden Kucharski
25	Sebastian Despotovski
34	Tom Lawrence
22	Adam Taggart

Perth Glory Substitutes:

Ryan Warner, Khoa Ngo, Gabriel Popovic, Joshua Risdon, Callum Timmins, Riley Foxe, Nicholas Pennington.

Western Sydney Wanderers (4-4-2)

No.	Name
20	Lawrence Thomas (GK)
4	Alex Bonetig
22	Anthony Pantazopoulos
31	Aidan Simmons
2	Gabriel Cleur
32	Angus Thurgate
25	Josh Brillante
23	Bozhidar Kraev
8	Steven Ugarkovic
45	Alou Kuol
9	Kosta Barbarouses

Western Sydney Wanderers Substitutes:

Brandon Borrello, Aydan Hammond, Dylan Scicluna, Ruon Tongyik, Jordan Holmes, Mohamed Al-Taay, Jarrod Carluccio.

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