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

· Australian A-League Men

Newcastle Jets

1': Lachlan Bayliss
56': Clayton Taylor
70': Eli Adams
89': Xavier Bertoncello

FT
4 - 1

Wellington Phoenix FC

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 Commentary

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': Kota Mizunuma (Newcastle Jets) Substitution at 71'
71': Nikola Mileusnic (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 71'
71': Paulo Retre (Wellington Phoenix FC) 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

WEL		NEW
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 Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Auckland FC	1	+2	3
2	Macarthur FC	1	+1	3
3	Newcastle Jets	1	0	1
4	Central Coast Mariners	1	0	1

Full Standings

Line-Ups

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

Newcastle Jets Substitutes:

Max Cooper, Ben Gibson, Alex Nunes, Lucas Scicluna, Kota Mizunuma, Xavier Bertoncello, Alex Nassiep.

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

Wellington Phoenix FC Substitutes:

Alby Kelly-Heald, Bill Tuiloma, Lukas Kelly-Heald, Nikola Mileusnic, Sander Kartum, Luke Brooke-Smith, Paulo Retre.

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