Australian A-League Men

FT Thursday, December 24, 2015
Newcastle Jets DDLLD 0
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Western Sydney Wanderers FC WWWWD 2
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Parramatta Stadium · 10,141 att.

Match Report

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Western Sydney five points clear after win against Newcastle Jets

Western Sydney Wanderers stormed five points clear at the top of the A-League after a 2-0 win over Newcastle Jets on Christmas Eve.

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
13
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
3
7
Corner Kicks
13
3
Saves
2
46
Possession
54
9
SHOTS
22
2
ON GOAL
5
0.2
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
296
Accurate Passes
349
373
Passes
425
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
6
Accurate Crosses
7
19
Crosses
31
0.3
Cross %
0.2
53
Long Balls
50
28
Accurate Long Balls
31
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
2
Blocked Shots
9
15
Effective Tackles
12
19
Tackles
14
0.8
Tackle %
0.9
0
Interceptions
0
21
Effective Clearances
8
25
Clearances
13

Head to Head

WSW leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

WSW · 4-2-3-1

  1. 20Andrew RedmayneG
  2. 4Nikolai Topor-StanleyCD-L
  3. 17Alberto AguilarCD-R
  4. 3Scott JamiesonLB
  5. 12Scott NevilleRB
  6. 6Mitch NicholsAM
  7. 21Jacob PepperLM
  8. 8Dimas DelgadoRM
  9. 9Federico PiovaccariF
  10. 19Mark BridgeAM-L
  11. 7Romeo CastelenAM-R

NEW · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Mark BirighittiG
  2. 4Nigel BoogaardCD-L
  3. 2Daniel MullenCD-R
  4. 24Nick CowburnLB
  5. 6Cameron WatsonRB
  6. 28Ryan KittoAM
  7. 8Mateo PoljakLM
  8. 5Benjamin KantarovskiRM
  9. 9Milos TrifunovicF
  10. 7Enver AlivodicAM-L
  11. 23David CarneyAM-R

Timeline

  1. 9' Nick Cowburn (Newcastle Jets) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 45'+2' Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1, Newcastle Jets 0. Alberto Aguilar (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Scott Jamieson with a cross following a set piece situation.
  3. 45' Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Lachlan Jackson replaces Nick Cowburn.
  4. 56' Nikolai Topor-Stanley (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 64' Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Dario Vidosic replaces Mitch Nichols.
  6. 70' Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2, Newcastle Jets 0. Mark Bridge (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  7. 71' Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Braedyn Crowley replaces Ryan Kitto.
  8. 76' Scott Jamieson (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 80' Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Golgol Mebrahtu replaces Mark Bridge.
  10. 84' David Carney (Newcastle Jets) is shown the yellow card.
  11. 87' Dario Vidosic (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 89' Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Brendon Santalab replaces Romeo Castelen.

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