A-League Men Scores & Fixtures
Saturday 23rd December
A-League Men Table
On Saturday 23rd December
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| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | Wellington Phoenix | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 20 |
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| 2 | Melbourne Victory | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 17 |
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| 3 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 15 |
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| 4 | Macarthur | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 15 |
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| 5 | Brisbane Roar | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 14 |
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| 6 | Adelaide United | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 13 |
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| 7 | Melbourne City | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 12 |
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| 8 | Central Coast Mariners | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 11 |
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| 9 | Newcastle Jets | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 19 | -4 | 9 |
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| 10 | Sydney | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -6 | 9 |
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| 11 | Perth Glory | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 8 |
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| 12 | Western United | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 | -14 | 6 |
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Key
- Position 1 - 2 : Final Series
- Position 3 - 6 : Final Series Play-offs
Team Lineups
home team, Sydney
Manager: Ufuk Talay
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Pitch Formation
1, Redmayne, Goalkeeper
23, Grant, Defender
15, Gabriel Lacerda, Defender
6, Rodwell, Defender
16, King, Defender
8, Girdwood-Reich, Defensive Midfielder
26, Brattan, Defensive Midfielder
11, Mak, Attacking Midfielder
17, Cáceres, Attacking Midfielder
10, Lolley, Attacking Midfielder
9, Fábio Gomes, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 1, A. Redmayne
- Number 16, J. King
- Number 6, J. Rodwell , substituted for C. Hollman at 67 minutes
- Number 15, Gabriel Lacerda
- Number 23, R. Grant
- Number 26, L. Brattan , Captain
- Number 8, J. Girdwood-Reich , Yellow Card at 3 minutes
- Number 10, J. Lolley , substituted for P. Wood at 93 minutes
- Number 17, A. Cáceres , substituted for M. Burgess at 73 minutes
- Number 11, R. Mak , substituted for N. Amanatidis at 73 minutes
- Number 9, Fábio Gomes , substituted for M. Glasson at 93 minutes
Substitutes
home team, Sydney
- Number 28, N. Amanatidis , Yellow Card at 90 minutes plus 5
- Number 22, M. Burgess
- Number 4, J. Courtney-Perkins
- Number 19, M. Glasson
- Number 12, C. Hollman
- Number 20, A. Pavlesic
- Number 13, P. Wood
away team, Western United
Manager: Hayden Foxe
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Pitch Formation
1, Heward-Belle, Goalkeeper
19, Risdon, Defender
6, Imai, Defender
27, Tratt, Defender
17, Garuccio, Defender
21, Pasquali, Defensive Midfielder
32, Thurgate, Defensive Midfielder
8, Wales, Attacking Midfielder
11, Daniel Penha, Attacking Midfielder
77, Danzaki, Attacking Midfielder
38, Botic, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 1, T. Heward-Belle
- Number 17, B. Garuccio
- Number 27, J. Tratt
- Number 6, T. Imai
- Number 19, J. Risdon , Captain, Yellow Card at 16 minutes
- Number 32, A. Thurgate
- Number 21, S. Pasquali , substituted for R. Bozinovski at 58 minutes
- Number 77, R. Danzaki , substituted for M. Ruhs at 69 minutes
- Number 11, Daniel Penha
- Number 8, L. Wales , substituted for M. Grimaldi at 80 minutes
- Number 38, N. Botić
away team, Western United
- Number 42, R. Bozinovski
- Number 39, M. Grimaldi
- Number 24, C. O'Toole
- Number 10, S. Luštica
- Number 9, M. Ruhs
- Number 33, M. Sutton
- Number 22, K. Vidmar
home team, Sydney
Manager: Ufuk Talay
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Pitch Formation
1, Redmayne, Goalkeeper
23, Grant, Defender
15, Gabriel Lacerda, Defender
6, Rodwell, Defender
16, King, Defender
8, Girdwood-Reich, Defensive Midfielder
26, Brattan, Defensive Midfielder
11, Mak, Attacking Midfielder
17, Cáceres, Attacking Midfielder
10, Lolley, Attacking Midfielder
9, Fábio Gomes, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 1, A. Redmayne
- Number 16, J. King
- Number 6, J. Rodwell , substituted for C. Hollman at 67 minutes
- Number 15, Gabriel Lacerda
- Number 23, R. Grant
- Number 26, L. Brattan , Captain
- Number 8, J. Girdwood-Reich , Yellow Card at 3 minutes
- Number 10, J. Lolley , substituted for P. Wood at 93 minutes
- Number 17, A. Cáceres , substituted for M. Burgess at 73 minutes
- Number 11, R. Mak , substituted for N. Amanatidis at 73 minutes
- Number 9, Fábio Gomes , substituted for M. Glasson at 93 minutes
Substitutes
- Number 28, N. Amanatidis , Yellow Card at 90 minutes plus 5
- Number 22, M. Burgess
- Number 4, J. Courtney-Perkins
- Number 19, M. Glasson
- Number 12, C. Hollman
- Number 20, A. Pavlesic
- Number 13, P. Wood
away team, Western United
Manager: Hayden Foxe
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Pitch Formation
1, Heward-Belle, Goalkeeper
19, Risdon, Defender
6, Imai, Defender
27, Tratt, Defender
17, Garuccio, Defender
21, Pasquali, Defensive Midfielder
32, Thurgate, Defensive Midfielder
8, Wales, Attacking Midfielder
11, Daniel Penha, Attacking Midfielder
77, Danzaki, Attacking Midfielder
38, Botic, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 1, T. Heward-Belle
- Number 17, B. Garuccio
- Number 27, J. Tratt
- Number 6, T. Imai
- Number 19, J. Risdon , Captain, Yellow Card at 16 minutes
- Number 32, A. Thurgate
- Number 21, S. Pasquali , substituted for R. Bozinovski at 58 minutes
- Number 77, R. Danzaki , substituted for M. Ruhs at 69 minutes
- Number 11, Daniel Penha
- Number 8, L. Wales , substituted for M. Grimaldi at 80 minutes
- Number 38, N. Botić
Substitutes
- Number 42, R. Bozinovski
- Number 39, M. Grimaldi
- Number 24, C. O'Toole
- Number 10, S. Luštica
- Number 9, M. Ruhs
- Number 33, M. Sutton
- Number 22, K. Vidmar
- Referee:
- Jonathan Barreiro
- Video Assistant Referee:
- Shaun Evans
- Assistant Referee 1:
- Ryan Gallagher
- Assistant Referee 2:
- Lance Greenshields
- Fourth Official:
- Tim Danaskos
- Assistant VAR Official:
- Lara Lee
Match Officials
Match Stats
Key, Sydney v Western UtdOverall Possession
Shots
Sydney 29Western United 14Shots on target
Sydney 11Western United 6Shots off target
Sydney 11Western United 7Blocked shots
Sydney 7Western United 1Goalkeeper saves
Sydney 4Western United 6Fouls
Sydney 13Western United 13Corners
Sydney 8Western United 5Season so far
A-League Men
Key, Sydney v Western Utd
League position, Sydney 7th, Western United 9thTotal points, Sydney 6, Western United 5
Form guide
All competitions
Sydney lose
v Melbourne Victory
3
0
A-League Men
Western United won
v Brisbane Roar
2
1
A-League Men
Sydney lose
v Macarthur
0
2
A-League Men
Western United lose
v Central Coast Mariners
4
0
A-League Men
Sydney won
v Perth Glory
3
2
A-League Men
Western United lose
v Wellington Phoenix
0
1
A-League Men
Sydney lose
v Western Sydney Wanderers
0
1
A-League Men
Western United lose
v Adelaide United
1
3
A-League Men
Sydney won
v Adelaide United
1
5
A-League Men
Western United lose
v Newcastle Jets
0
1
A-League Men
Previous meetings
All competitions
Sydney and Western UnitedSydney Won 6Western United Won 3Draw 2
Played
11
Previous scores
All competitions
Australia Cup
Sydney 3 , Western United 0 on the 17th of September 2023
Sydney
Western United
17th of September 2023
A-League Men
Sydney 3 , Western United 3 on the 1st of April 2023
Sydney
Western United
1st of April 2023
Western United 1 , Sydney 0 on the 21st of January 2023
Western United
Sydney
21st of January 2023