Wellington Phoenix FC vs Newcastle Jets, 2025-26 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men

Wellington Phoenix FC

69': Ifeanyi Eze

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Newcastle Jets

50': Eli Adams
54': Lachlan Rose
57': Clayton Taylor

About

Wellington Phoenix FC are hosting Newcastle Jets at Sky Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Commentary

5': Eli Adams (Newcastle Jets) Substitution at 5'
50': Eli Adams (Newcastle Jets) Goal at 50'
54': Lachlan Rose (Newcastle Jets) Goal at 54'
57': Clayton Taylor (Newcastle Jets) Goal at 57'
58': Luke Brooke-Smith (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 58'
59': Fin Conchie (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 59'
69': Ifeanyi Eze (Wellington Phoenix FC) Goal at 69'
71': Kota Mizunuma (Newcastle Jets) Substitution at 71'
71': Lachlan Bayliss (Newcastle Jets) Substitution at 71'
84': Gabriel Sloane-Rodrigues (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 84'
84': Joe Shaughnessy (Newcastle Jets) Substitution at 84'
84': Ben Gibson (Newcastle Jets) Substitution at 84'

Statistics

NEW		WEL
9	Fouls	12
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
3	Corner Kicks	7
7	Saves	4
48.9	Possession	51.1
20	SHOTS	16
9	ON GOAL	10
0.5	On Target %	0.6
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
3	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: Sky Stadium
Location: Wellington, New Zealand
Attendance: 3,030

A-League Men Standings

#	TEAM	GP	PTS
1	Sydney FC	1	1
2	Western Sydney Wanderers	1	1
3	Adelaide United	0	0
4	Auckland FC	0	0

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Wellington Phoenix FC (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Josh Oluwayemi (GK)
18	Lukas Kelly-Heald
39	Jayden Smith
27	Matthew Sheridan
25	Kazuki Nagasawa
14	Alex Rufer
20	Ramy Najjarine
11	Carlo Armiento
24	Xuan Loke
3	Corban Piper
7	Ifeanyi Eze

Wellington Phoenix FC Substitutes:

Luke Brooke-Smith, Mac Munro, Lachlan Candy, Dan Edwards, Gabriel Sloane-Rodrigues, Eamonn Mccarron, Fin Conchie.

Newcastle Jets (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
1	James Delianov (GK)
33	Mark Natta
42	Max Cooper
17	Kosta Grozos
23	Daniel Wilmering
22	Joel Bertolissio
14	Max Burgess
19	Alexander Badolato
13	Clayton Taylor
28	Will Dobson
9	Lachlan Rose

Newcastle Jets Substitutes:

Eli Adams, Kota Mizunuma, Ben Gibson, Oliver Cockle, Joe Shaughnessy, Jordan Baylis, Lachlan Bayliss.

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