Western Sydney Wanderers vs Newcastle Jets
Ref: A. FaghaniCommBank Stadium, Sydney · 30,000 cap
Match recap
Newcastle Jets beat Western Sydney Wanderers 2–1 in their A-League fixture. Lual scored for Western Sydney Wanderers; Shaughnessy and Adams replied for Newcastle Jets. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.41 for Western Sydney Wanderers versus 2.36 for Newcastle Jets. Western Sydney Wanderers sit 12th in the A-League table while Newcastle Jets are 1st.
First Half
15'
⚽
Shaughnessy
Assist: Adams
38'
⚽
Adams
Assist: Dobson
Second Half
46'
⇄
Adams
⇄
Kuol
64'
⇄
Taylor
⇄
Carluccio
64'
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Rose
72'
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Dobson
⇄
Gersbach
⇄
Barbarouses
⇄
Borello
Barrie
Yellow Card
⚽
Lual
Assist: Pantazopoulos
90'
⇄
Burgess
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Newcastle Jets | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | +16 | 48 |
| 2 |  Adelaide United | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | +10 | 43 |
| 11 |  Brisbane Roar | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | -9 | 26 |
| 12 |  Western Sydney Wanderers | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -16 | 21 |
As of 5 Jun 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Western Sydney WanderersNewcastle Jets
9Won
Statistical edge
9–4
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.41VS2.36
Attack3 · 1 won
16
Shots
16
7
Shots on target
6
13
Shots in the box
9
3
Shots outside box
7
6
Shots off goal
6
12
Corners
8
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
56%
Possession
44%
536
Total passes
428
468
Accurate passes
365
87%
Pass accuracy
85%
Discipline2 · 1 won
5
Fouls
7
1
Yellow cards
0
2
Offsides
4
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 2 won
4
Goalkeeper saves
5
3
Blocked shots
4
Western Sydney Wanderers
4-2-2-2
Newcastle Jets
4-1-4-1Western Sydney Wanderers
4-2-2-2Starting XI
- 3A. GersbachD
- 5Dylan SciclunaM
- 9K. BarbarousesM
- 17J. CarluccioD
- 19R. TongyikD
- 20L. ThomasG
- 22A. PantazopoulosD
- 25J. BrillanteM
- 26B. BorelloF
- 32A. ThurgateM
- 45A. KuolF
Substitutes
- 8S. UgarkovićM
- 11H. IbusukiF
- 24N. BarrieD
- 30J. HolmesG
- 38J. RoseM
- 39A. LualF
Newcastle Jets
4-1-4-1Starting XI
- 1J. DelianovG
- 5J. ShaughnessyD
- 7E. AdamsM
- 8L. BaylissM
- 9L. RoseF
- 13C. TaylorM
- 14M. BurgessM
- 22Joel BertolissioD
- 23D. WilmeringD
- 28W. DobsonM
- 33M. NattaD
Substitutes
- 11B. GibsonF
- 17K. GrozosM
- 18K. MizunumaM
- 20Alex NassiepG
- 41Lucas SciclunaM
- 42M. CooperD
- 43X. BertoncelloF
Western Sydney Wanderers
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dylan Scicluna | M | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3/3 |
| Anthony Pantazopoulos | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Joshua Brillante | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Lawrence Thomas(C) | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alou Kuol | F | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Kosta Barbarouses | M | 77 | 6.7 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Angus Thurgate | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1/2 |
| Brandon Borrello | F | 77 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Ruon Tongyik | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Jarrod Carluccio | D | 64 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Alex Gersbach | D | 77 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Jordan Holmes | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alaat Abdul-Rahman | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Awan Lual | F | 13 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 0/1 |
| Steven Ugarković | M | 26 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nathan Barrie | D | 13 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hiroshi Ibusuki | F | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Jai Rose | M | 13 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Newcastle Jets
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Shaughnessy | D | 90 | 8.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| James Delianov | G | 90 | 8.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eli Adams | M | 45 | 8.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Mark Natta | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Max Burgess(C) | M | 89 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Will Dobson | M | 72 | 7.2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1/4 |
| Clayton Taylor | M | 64 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4/5 |
| Daniel Wilmering | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Joel Bertolissio | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Lachlan Rose | F | 64 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lachlan Bayliss | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Alex Nassiep | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Max Cooper | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kosta Grozos | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lucas Scicluna | M | 18 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Kota Mizunuma | M | 26 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Xavier Bertoncello | F | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Ben Gibson | F | 26 | 6.0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |