Western Sydney vs Wellington 2022-23 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
- 9': Brandon Borrello
- 31': Calem Nieuwenhof
- 65': Aidan Simmons
- 87': Kusini Yengi
FT
4 - 0
4 - 0
Introduction
Western Sydney Wanderers are hosting Wellington Phoenix FC
at CommBank Stadium, Sydney, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.
Match Commentary
- 9': Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers 1, Wellington Phoenix 0. Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Milos Ninkovic.
- 31': Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers 2, Wellington Phoenix 0. Calem Nieuwenhof (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Brandon Borrello.
- 52': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Kosta Barbarouses replaces Bozhidar Kraev.
- 61': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Yeni N'Gbakoto replaces Amor Layouni because of an injury.
- 65': Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers 3, Wellington Phoenix 0. Aidan Simmons (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Romain Amalfitano with a through ball.
- 69': Tim Payne (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Lucas Mauragis replaces Clayton Lewis.
- 72': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Alex Rufer replaces Sam Sutton.
- 72': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Joshua Laws replaces Tim Payne.
- 77': Callan Elliot (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Nicholas Pennington replaces Steven Ugarkovic.
- 79': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Kusini Yengi replaces Milos Ninkovic.
- 79': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Nicolas Milanovic replaces Romain Amalfitano.
- 86': Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers 4, Wellington Phoenix 0. Kusini Yengi (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolas Milanovic with a through ball.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Western Sydney Wanderers 4, Wellington Phoenix 0.
Game Information
Competition: Australian A-League Men
Venue: CommBank Stadium
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 10,766
Venue: CommBank Stadium
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 10,766
Australian A-League Men Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +22 | Auckland FC | 26 | 53 | 3 |
| +16 | Melbourne City FC | 26 | 48 | 6 |
| +18 | Western United | 26 | 47 | 7 |
| +18 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 26 | 46 | 6 |
Statistics
 WEL |
WSW |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 5 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 2 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 8 | Saves | 3 |
| 46.8 | Possession | 53.2 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 19 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 12 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 500 | Accurate Passes | 590 |
| 557 | Passes | 657 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 24 | Crosses | 3 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 34 | Long Balls | 50 |
| 18 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 17 |
| 24 | Tackles | 28 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 7 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 7 | Clearances | 17 |
Western Sydney Wanderers (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 20 | Lawrence Thomas (GK) |
| 6 | Marcelo |
| 5 | Tomislav Mrcela |
| 3 | Adama Traoré |
| 31 | Aidan Simmons |
| 4 | Morgan Schneiderlin |
| 28 | Calem Nieuwenhof |
| 17 | Romain Amalfitano |
| 11 | Amor Layouni |
| 10 | Milos Ninkovic |
| 26 | Brandon Borrello |
Wellington Phoenix FC (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 20 | Oliver Sail (GK) |
| 6 | Tim Payne  |
| 4 | Scott Wootton |
| 19 | Sam Sutton |
| 17 | Callan Elliot |
| 5 | Steven Ugarkovic |
| 23 | Clayton Lewis |
| 11 | Bozhidar Kraev |
| 31 | Yan |
| 10 | David Ball |
| 9 | Oskar Zawada |
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