Australian A-League Men

Western Sydney Wanderers vs Wellington Phoenix FC, 2025-26 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men
Western Sydney Wanderers
  • 17': Ryan Fraser
  • 43': Philip Cancar
FT
2 - 2
Wellington Phoenix FC
  • 68': Bill Tuiloma
  • 71': Ifeanyi Eze

About

Western Sydney Wanderers are hosting Wellington Phoenix FC at CommBank Stadium, Sydney, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Commentary

  • 17': Ryan Fraser (Western Sydney Wanderers) Goal at 17'
  • 43': Philip Cancar (Western Sydney Wanderers) Goal at 43'
  • 45': Manjrekar James (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 45'
  • 45': Ramy Najjarine (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 45'
  • 47': Steven Ugarkovic (Western Sydney Wanderers) Yellow Card at 47'
  • 55': Corban Piper (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 55'
  • 68': Bill Tuiloma (Wellington Phoenix FC) Goal at 68'
  • 70': Bozhidar Kraev (Western Sydney Wanderers) Yellow Card at 70'
  • 71': Ifeanyi Eze (Wellington Phoenix FC) Goal at 71'
  • 74': Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 74'
  • 74': Jarrod Carluccio (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 74'
  • 79': Aydan Hammond (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 79'
  • 84': Josh Brillante (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 84'
  • 84': Hiroshi Ibusuki (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 84'
  • 88': Nikola Mileusnic (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 88'
  • 88': Ifeanyi Eze (Wellington Phoenix FC) Yellow Card at 88'
  • 90'+10': Jacob Farrell (Western Sydney Wanderers) Yellow Card at 100'

Statistics

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9 Fouls 16
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
2 Corner Kicks 3
3 Saves 6
45.9 Possession 54.1
10 SHOTS 13
8 ON GOAL 5
0.8 On Target % 0.4
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
1 Blocked Shots 3
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: CommBank Stadium
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 4,461

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

WSW Western Sydney Wanderers (4-4-2)

No. Name
20 Lawrence Thomas (GK)
18 Jacob Farrell Yellow Card
22 Anthony Pantazopoulos
3 Alex Gersbach
14 Philip Cancar
32 Angus Thurgate
5 Dylan Scicluna
7 Ryan Fraser
8 Steven Ugarkovic Yellow Card
9 Kosta Barbarouses
23 Bozhidar Kraev Yellow Card
Western Sydney Wanderers Substitutes:
Ruon Tongyik, Aydan Hammond, Brandon Borrello, Hiroshi Ibusuki, Jarrod Carluccio, Jordan Holmes, Josh Brillante.

WEL Wellington Phoenix FC (4-4-2)

No. Name
30 Alby Kelly-Heald (GK)
28 Bill Tuiloma
27 Matthew Sheridan
15 Isaac Hughes
6 Tim Payne
25 Kazuki Nagasawa
14 Alex Rufer
11 Carlo Armiento
9 Sarpreet Singh
16 Sander Kartum
7 Ifeanyi Eze
Wellington Phoenix FC Substitutes:
Paulo Retre, Eamonn Mccarron, Corban Piper, Ramy Najjarine, Lukas Kelly-Heald, Nikola Mileusnic, Manjrekar James.

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