Australian A-League Men

Newcastle Jets vs Wellington Phoenix FC, 2025-26 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men
  • 1': Lachlan Bayliss
  • 56': Clayton Taylor
  • 70': Eli Adams
  • 89': Xavier Bertoncello
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  • 86': Sander Kartum

About

Newcastle Jets are hosting Wellington Phoenix FC at McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Timeline

  • 1': Lachlan Bayliss (Newcastle Jets) Goal at 1'
  • 56': Clayton Taylor (Newcastle Jets) Goal at 56'
  • 70': Eli Adams (Newcastle Jets) Goal at 70'
  • 71': Xavier Bertoncello (Newcastle Jets) Substitution at 71'
  • 71': Luke Brooke-Smith (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 71'
  • 71': Nikola Mileusnic (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 71'
  • 71': Paulo Retre (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 71'
  • 71': Kota Mizunuma (Newcastle Jets) Substitution at 71'
  • 72': Bill Tuiloma (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 72'
  • 80': Lucas Scicluna (Newcastle Jets) Substitution at 80'
  • 80': Ben Gibson (Newcastle Jets) Substitution at 80'
  • 82': Sander Kartum (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 82'
  • 86': Sander Kartum (Wellington Phoenix FC) Goal at 86'
  • 89': Xavier Bertoncello (Newcastle Jets) Goal at 89'
  • 90'+1': Alex Nunes (Newcastle Jets) Substitution at 91'

Statistics

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4 Fouls 4
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
4 Corner Kicks 6
4 Saves 5
49.7 Possession 50.3
17 SHOTS 24
7 ON GOAL 8
0.4 On Target % 0.3
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
6 Blocked Shots 4
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: McDonald Jones Stadium
Location: Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Attendance: 8,207

A-League Men Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Newcastle Jets 26 +16 48
2 Adelaide United 26 +10 43
3 Auckland FC 26 +13 42
4 Melbourne Victory 26 +11 40
Full Table

Line-Ups

NEW Newcastle Jets (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 James Delianov (GK)
33 Mark Natta
5 Joe Shaughnessy
23 Daniel Wilmering
22 Joel Bertolissio
14 Max Burgess
8 Lachlan Bayliss
28 Will Dobson
9 Lachlan Rose
13 Clayton Taylor
7 Eli Adams

WEL Wellington Phoenix FC (4-4-2)

No. Name
40 Eamonn Mccarron (GK)
15 Isaac Hughes
4 Manjrekar James
27 Matthew Sheridan
6 Tim Payne
14 Alex Rufer
25 Kazuki Nagasawa
11 Carlo Armiento
20 Ramy Najjarine
3 Corban Piper
7 Ifeanyi Eze

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