Australian A-League Men

Melbourne City FC

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Melbourne City FC beat Western Sydney Wanderers
Western Sydney Wanderers5-6-12 0 – 3 Melbourne City FC7-8-7
FT · Sat, Apr 4

Match Details

Melbourne Rectangular Stadium (Melbourne) · 4,458 fans · ESPN+

Commentary

  • 88'Nathaniel Atkinson (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 88'
  • 85'Angus Thurgate (Western Sydney Wanderers) Yellow Card at 85'
  • 83'Emin Durakovic (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 83'
  • 80'Alou Kuol (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 80'
  • 75'Anthony Pantazopoulos (Western Sydney Wanderers) Yellow Card at 75'
  • 73'Harrison Shillington (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 73'
  • 67'Marcus Younis (Melbourne City FC) Red Card at 67'
  • 66'Awan Lual (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 66'
  • 66'Kavian Rahmani (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 66'
  • 66'Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 66'
  • 62'Jai Rose (Western Sydney Wanderers) Yellow Card at 62'
  • 49'Elbasan Rashani (Melbourne City FC) Goal at 49'

Line Score

12T
WSW 00 0
MCY 21 3

Match Leaders

Western Sydney Wanderers
Melbourne City FC

League Table · 2026-27 Australian A-League Men
TeamGPWDLGDPtsForm
1 Adelaide Utd 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Auckland 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Brisbane 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 CC Mariners 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Macarthur 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Melbourne City 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Melbourne V 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Newcastle Jets 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Perth Glory 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Sydney FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Wellington 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Western Sydney 0 0 0 0 0 0

Key Events

88'Nathaniel Atkinson (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 88'
85'Angus Thurgate (Western Sydney Wanderers) Yellow Card at 85'
83'Emin Durakovic (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 83'
80'Alou Kuol (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 80'
75'Anthony Pantazopoulos (Western Sydney Wanderers) Yellow Card at 75'
73'Harrison Shillington (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 73'
67'Marcus Younis (Melbourne City FC) Red Card at 67'
66'Awan Lual (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 66'
66'Kavian Rahmani (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 66'
66'Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 66'
62'Jai Rose (Western Sydney Wanderers) Yellow Card at 62'
49'Elbasan Rashani (Melbourne City FC) Goal at 49'
45'Zane Schreiber (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 45'
43'Andreas Kuen (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 43'
33'Marcus Younis (Melbourne City FC) Goal at 33'
23'Andreas Kuen (Melbourne City FC) Goal at 23'
13'Marcus Younis (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 13'

Team Stats

Western Sydney WanderersMelbourne City FC
General
51.9 Possession % 48.1
17 Shots 15
4 On Target 8
0 Offsides 0
3 Corners 8
6 Fouls 12
Passing & Defense
0 Passes Completed 0
0 Crosses Won 0
0 Tackles Won 0
0 Interceptions 0
0 Clearances 0
Discipline
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
5 Saves 3

Recent Form

Melbourne City FC L D L W D
Western Sydney Wanderers L W L D L

Starting Lineups

Western Sydney Wanderers4-4-1-1
20 Thomas
14 Cancar 25 Brillante 22 Pantazopoulos 3 Gersbach
21 Hammond 8 Ugarkovic 32 Thurgate 5 Scicluna
38 Rose
23 Kraev
11 Rashani 49' 17 Caputo 28 Younis 33'A2
14 Arzani 8 Teague 30 Kuen 23'
16 Behich 26 Souprayen 22 Ferreyra 13 Atkinson
40 Nieuwenhuizen
Melbourne City FC4-3-3
Full lineups and substitutes

Melbourne City FC

  1. JN #40 James NieuwenhuizenG
  2. SS #26 Samuel SouprayenCD-L
  3. GF #22 German FerreyraCD-R
  4. AB #16 Aziz BehichLB
  5. NA #13 Nathaniel AtkinsonRB
  6. RT #8 Ryan TeagueCM
  7. #14 Daniel ArzaniLM
  8. AK #30 Andreas KuenRM23'
  9. MC #17 Max CaputoF
  10. ER #11 Elbasan RashaniLF49'
  11. MY #28 Marcus YounisRF33'
Substitutes · 5 used

Western Sydney Wanderers

  1. LT #20 Lawrence ThomasG
  2. AP #22 Anthony PantazopoulosCD-L
  3. JB #25 Josh BrillanteCD-R
  4. AG #3 Alex GersbachLB
  5. PC #14 Philip CancarRB
  6. DS #5 Dylan SciclunaCM-L
  7. SU #8 Steven UgarkovicCM-R
  8. JR #38 Jai RoseLM
  9. AH #21 Aydan HammondRM
  10. BK #23 Bozhidar KraevF
  11. AT #32 Angus ThurgateRCF
Substitutes · 2 used

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