Western Sydney Wanderers

New Chelsea boss Xabi Alonso admits his team has a lot to do ahead of the upcoming Premier League season.

Chelsea began their preseason campaign with a 6-4 victory over Western Sydney Wanderers in Xabi Alonso's first game since taking charge as manager.

Chelsea get their preseason campaign underway after travelling to take on the Western Sydney Wanderers.

Sydney FC will need to ramp up their hunt for a striker after Spaniard Víctor Campuzano suffered a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament that could rule him out for the A-League Men season.

Mathew Leckie has shrugged off his World Cup injury heartbreak to extend his career at Melbourne City, while WSW has sealed Nicolas Milanovic's return.

Joey Lynch and Adam Sheldon run the rule over every eliminated A-League side; deciding which clubs made the grade, who needs to better, and what team is failing.

Ufuk Talay will become the first manager to coach both of Sydney's A-League Men clubs after he ended months of speculation and agreed to terms with Western Sydney Wanderers.

A masterclass from Juan Mata highlighted the A-League weekend, while a keeper howler spelt the end of Giancarlo Italiano's time at the Nix.

Newcastle's stunning A-League success may have left Football Australia in a bind, while Sydney FC's visa spots continue to be wasted. That and more in this week's A-League Stocks.

Signing a Socceroos star gunning for a place at the World Cup? That's sound business from Macarthur, according to Joey Lynch. So how did all the A-League clubs fare in January?