Australian A-League Men

Western Sydney Wanderers

Ugh, no.
Western Sydney Wanderers lost to Wellington Phoenix FC
Western Sydney Wanderers5-6-14 1 – 2 Wellington Phoenix FC9-6-10
FT · Sat, Apr 18

Match Details

Orangetheory Stadium (Christchurch) · 11,066 fans · ESPN+

Commentary

  • 90'Lukas Kelly-Heald (Wellington Phoenix FC) Yellow Card at 90'
  • 83'Luke Brooke-Smith (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 83'
  • 78'Hiroshi Ibusuki (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 78'
  • 62'Sander Kartum (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 62'
  • 62'Matthew Sheridan (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 62'
  • 59'Atiya Waraga (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 59'
  • 56'Kazuki Nagasawa (Wellington Phoenix FC) Goal at 56'
  • 41'Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers) Goal at 41'
  • 38'Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix FC) Yellow Card at 38'
  • 16'Ifeanyi Eze (Wellington Phoenix FC) Goal at 16'

Line Score

12T
WSW 10 1
WEL 11 2

Match Leaders

Western Sydney Wanderers
Wellington Phoenix 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

90'Lukas Kelly-Heald (Wellington Phoenix FC) Yellow Card at 90'
83'Luke Brooke-Smith (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 83'
78'Hiroshi Ibusuki (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 78'
62'Sander Kartum (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 62'
62'Matthew Sheridan (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 62'
59'Atiya Waraga (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 59'
56'Kazuki Nagasawa (Wellington Phoenix FC) Goal at 56'
41'Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers) Goal at 41'
38'Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix FC) Yellow Card at 38'
16'Ifeanyi Eze (Wellington Phoenix FC) Goal at 16'

Team Stats

Western Sydney WanderersWellington Phoenix FC
General
55.5 Possession % 44.5
10 Shots 18
7 On Target 6
0 Offsides 0
4 Corners 10
9 Fouls 14
Passing & Defense
0 Passes Completed 0
0 Crosses Won 0
0 Tackles Won 0
0 Interceptions 0
0 Clearances 0
Discipline
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
4 Saves 6

Recent Form

Wellington Phoenix FC D W W W L
Western Sydney Wanderers L D L L L

Starting Lineups

Wellington Phoenix FC4-4-2
1 Oluwayemi
6 Payne A2 28 Tuiloma 15 Hughes 18 Kelly-Heald
20 Najjarine 14 Rufer 8 Retre 25 Nagasawa 56'
7 Eze 16' 3 Piper
26 Borrello 41'
7 Fraser 23 Kraev 38 Rose
32 Thurgate A 8 Ugarkovic
3 Gersbach 22 Pantazopoulos 24 Barrie 5 Scicluna
30 Holmes
Western Sydney Wanderers4-2-3-1
Full lineups and substitutes

Wellington Phoenix FC

  1. JO #1 Josh OluwayemiG
  2. IH #15 Isaac HughesCD-L
  3. #28 Bill TuilomaCD-R
  4. LK #18 Lukas Kelly-HealdLB
  5. TP #6 Tim PayneRB
  6. PR #8 Paulo RetreCM-L
  7. AR #14 Alex RuferCM-R
  8. KN #25 Kazuki NagasawaLM56'
  9. RN #20 Ramy NajjarineRM
  10. CP #3 Corban PiperCF-L
  11. IE #7 Ifeanyi EzeCF-R16'
Substitutes · 3 used

Western Sydney Wanderers

  1. JH #30 Jordan HolmesG
  2. AP #22 Anthony PantazopoulosCD-L
  3. NB #24 Nathan BarrieCD-R
  4. AG #3 Alex GersbachLB
  5. DS #5 Dylan SciclunaRB
  6. BK #23 Bozhidar KraevAM
  7. AT #32 Angus ThurgateLM
  8. SU #8 Steven UgarkovicRM
  9. BB #26 Brandon BorrelloF41'
  10. RF #7 Ryan FraserAM-L
  11. JR #38 Jai RoseAM-R
Substitutes · 2 used

Roster

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· The Guardian
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· The Guardian
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· The Guardian
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