Newcastle Jets vs Western Sydney Wanderers, 2025-26 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men

Newcastle Jets

47': Eli Adams
77': Mark Natta

FT
2 - 1

Western Sydney Wanderers

20': Bozhidar Kraev

About

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

Match Timeline

20': Bozhidar Kraev (Western Sydney Wanderers) Goal at 20'
47': Eli Adams (Newcastle Jets) Goal at 47'
53': Philip Cancar (Western Sydney Wanderers) Yellow Card at 53'
68': Xavier Bertoncello (Newcastle Jets) Substitution at 68'
69': Jarrod Carluccio (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 69'
76': Dylan Scicluna (Western Sydney Wanderers) Yellow Card at 76'
77': Mark Natta (Newcastle Jets) Goal at 77'
78': Kosta Barbarouses (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 78'
79': Aydan Hammond (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 79'
79': Josh Brillante (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 79'
84': Hiroshi Ibusuki (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 84'
84': Kota Mizunuma (Newcastle Jets) Substitution at 84'
84': Ben Gibson (Newcastle Jets) Substitution at 84'
89': Thomas Aquilina (Newcastle Jets) Substitution at 89'
89': Kosta Grozos (Newcastle Jets) Substitution at 89'

Statistics

WSW		NEW
11	Fouls	8
2	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
8	Corner Kicks	2
6	Saves	3
45.5	Possession	54.5
19	SHOTS	20
4	ON GOAL	8
0.2	On Target %	0.4
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
8	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: 10,995

A-League Men Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Newcastle Jets	21	+12	40
2	Auckland FC	21	+15	39
3	Sydney FC	20	+8	33
4	Melbourne Victory	21	+7	32

Full Table

Line-Ups

Newcastle Jets (4-1-4-1)

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

Newcastle Jets Substitutes:

Ben Gibson, Kota Mizunuma, Kosta Grozos, Alex Nassiep, Lucas Scicluna, Thomas Aquilina, Xavier Bertoncello.

Western Sydney Wanderers (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
20	Lawrence Thomas (GK)
18	Jacob Farrell
22	Anthony Pantazopoulos
5	Dylan Scicluna
3	Alex Gersbach
14	Philip Cancar
32	Angus Thurgate
8	Steven Ugarkovic
7	Ryan Fraser
23	Bozhidar Kraev
26	Brandon Borrello

Western Sydney Wanderers Substitutes:

Hiroshi Ibusuki, Jarrod Carluccio, Jordan Holmes, Josh Brillante, Kosta Barbarouses, Aydan Hammond, Jai Rose.

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