Australian A-League Men

Western Sydney Wanderers

Ugh, no.
Western Sydney Wanderers lost to Adelaide United
Adelaide United10-5-7 4 – 2 Western Sydney Wanderers5-6-11
FT · Fri, Mar 20

Match Details

CommBank Stadium (Sydney) · 6,281 fans · ESPN+

Commentary

  • 90'+6'Ben Folami (Adelaide United) Substitution at 96'
  • 90'+6'Austin Ayoubi (Adelaide United) Substitution at 96'
  • 90'Joshua Smits (Adelaide United) Yellow Card at 90'
  • 89'Josh Brillante (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 89'
  • 89'Kosta Barbarouses (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 89'
  • 80'Anselmo (Adelaide United) Substitution at 80'
  • 76'Jai Rose (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 76'
  • 71'Panagiotis Kikianis (Adelaide United) Goal at 71'
  • 68'Luke Duzel (Adelaide United) Substitution at 68'
  • 63'Luka Jovanovic (Adelaide United) Goal at 63'
  • 62'Philip Cancar (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 62'
  • 55'Angus Thurgate (Western Sydney Wanderers) Goal at 55'

Line Score

12T
ADE 22 4
WSW 11 2

Match Leaders

Adelaide United
Western Sydney Wanderers

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

90'+6'Ben Folami (Adelaide United) Substitution at 96'
90'+6'Austin Ayoubi (Adelaide United) Substitution at 96'
90'Joshua Smits (Adelaide United) Yellow Card at 90'
89'Josh Brillante (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 89'
89'Kosta Barbarouses (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 89'
80'Anselmo (Adelaide United) Substitution at 80'
76'Jai Rose (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 76'
71'Panagiotis Kikianis (Adelaide United) Goal at 71'
68'Luke Duzel (Adelaide United) Substitution at 68'
63'Luka Jovanovic (Adelaide United) Goal at 63'
62'Philip Cancar (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 62'
55'Angus Thurgate (Western Sydney Wanderers) Goal at 55'
45'Aydan Hammond (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 45'
45'+1'Juan Muñiz (Adelaide United) Goal at 46'
22'Luka Jovanovic (Adelaide United) Goal at 22'
9'Alex Gersbach (Western Sydney Wanderers) Goal at 9'

Team Stats

Adelaide UnitedWestern Sydney Wanderers
General
45.5 Possession % 54.5
26 Shots 16
10 On Target 6
0 Offsides 0
6 Corners 5
9 Fouls 7
Passing & Defense
0 Passes Completed 0
0 Crosses Won 0
0 Tackles Won 0
0 Interceptions 0
0 Clearances 0
Discipline
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
4 Saves 6

Recent Form

Western Sydney Wanderers D L W L D
Adelaide United W W D D D

Starting Lineups

Adelaide United4-4-1-1
22 Smits
14 Barnett 3 Vriends 4 Kikianis 71' 7 Kitto
19 Dukuly 44 White 10 Muñiz 45'+1' 55 Alagich A
12 Yull A
9 Jovanovic 22'63'
26 Borrello
7 Fraser 32 Thurgate 55' 8 Ugarkovic 23 Kraev
5 Scicluna A
3 Gersbach 9' 18 Farrell 22 Pantazopoulos A 17 Carluccio
20 Thomas
Western Sydney Wanderers4-1-4-1
Full lineups and substitutes

Western Sydney Wanderers

  1. LT #20 Lawrence ThomasG
  2. JF #18 Jacob FarrellCD-L
  3. AP #22 Anthony PantazopoulosCD-R
  4. DS #5 Dylan SciclunaDM
  5. AG #3 Alex GersbachLB9'
  6. JC #17 Jarrod CarluccioRB
  7. AT #32 Angus ThurgateCM-L55'
  8. SU #8 Steven UgarkovicCM-R
  9. RF #7 Ryan FraserLM
  10. BK #23 Bozhidar KraevRM
  11. BB #26 Brandon BorrelloF
Substitutes · 5 used

Adelaide United

  1. JS #22 Joshua SmitsG
  2. PK #4 Panagiotis KikianisCD-L71'
  3. #3 Bart VriendsCD-R
  4. RK #7 Ryan KittoLB
  5. JB #14 Jay BarnettRB
  6. EA #55 Ethan AlagichCM-L
  7. RW #44 Ryan WhiteCM-R
  8. JY #12 Jonny YullLM
  9. YD #19 Yaya DukulyRM
  10. LJ #9 Luka JovanovicF22'63'
  11. JM #10 Juan MuñizRCF45'+1'
Substitutes · 4 used

Roster

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News

Xabi Alonso plays down Welbeck and Henderson moves after Chelsea win
· The Guardian
‘There will be a lot of transfer links, a lot of rumours’ Chelsea hit back to beat Western Sydney Wanderers 6-4 Xabi Alonso refused to confirm Chelsea are interested in signing the veterans Danny Welbeck and Jordan…
David Squires on … a managerial defection adding extra spice to the Sydney derby
· The Guardian
Our cartoonist looks at Western Sydney Wanderers going to great lengths to annoy crosstown rivals Sydney FC
All-female team of referees to make history by officiating A-League Men match
· The Guardian
Six female match officials to officiate ALM match on New Year’s Day Casey Reibelt will referee Western Sydney Wanderers v Macarthur FC Six women will oversee the New Year’s Day contest between two of Australia’s best…
‘The best left foot is back’: Juan Mata lands at Wanderers amid A-League Men fanfare
· The Guardian
Former Man Utd and Chelsea star signs for Western Sydney Euro 2012 winner becomes second big-name ALM arrival this winter The signing of Champions League winner Juan Mata by A-League Men club Western Sydney Wanderers…
Western Sydney Wanderers: why does the potential giant continue to sleep? | Joey Lynch
· The Guardian
Memories of a red and black behemoth feel increasingly distant after yet another failed A-League Men campaign Is it better to have loved and lost, than to have never loved at all? It’s a question the men of Western…

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