Newcastle Jets vs Western Sydney Wanderers FC · A-League
Newcastle Jets
13-1-6
2 – 1
FT
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Western Sydney Wanderers FC
5-5-10
McDonald Jones Stadium · Newcastle, New South Wales · Australia
Western Sydney Wanderers FC led by one and still lost 2-1 to Newcastle Jets at McDonald Jones Stadium (crowd 10,995). Western Sydney went ahead through Bozhidar Kraev at the 20-minute mark and Eli Adams brought Newcastle Jets level after 47 minutes; Mark Natta scored the winner at the 77-minute mark. Newcastle Jets had more of the shots, 20 to 19, and 55% of the ball. From 20 shots, Newcastle Jets found the target 8 times.
Overview
- Kicks off
- Event
- A-League Australia
- Campaign
- 2025-26 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
- Ground
- McDonald Jones Stadium · Newcastle, New South Wales · Australia
- Crowd
- 10,995
- Referee
- Adam Kersey
- Newcastle Jets form
- LLLDD
- Western Sydney form
- LLLDD
On TV
Channels named for United States. The feed names none elsewhere.
- USESPN+Streaming · National
Each half
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle Jets | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Western Sydney | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Side by side
8Fouls11
0Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
0Offsides0
2Corner Kicks8
3Saves6
54.5%Possession45.5%
20Shots19
8On Goal4
40%On Target %20%
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
0Accurate Passes0
0Passes0
0%Pass Completion %0%
0Accurate Crosses0
0Crosses0
0%Cross %0%
0Long Balls0
0Accurate Long Balls0
0%Long Balls %0%
4Blocked Shots8
0Effective Tackles0
0Tackles0
0%Tackle %0%
0Interceptions0
0Effective Clearances0
0Clearances0
Timeline
Full time · 2-1
🔁Kosta Grozosreplacing Max Burgess
89'
🔁Thomas Aquilinareplacing Lachlan Bayliss
89'
🔁Ben Gibsonreplacing Lachlan Rose
84'
🔁Kota Mizunumareplacing Clayton Taylor
84'
84'
🔁Hiroshi Ibusukireplacing Steven Ugarkovic
79'
🔁Josh Brillantereplacing Anthony Pantazopoulos
79'
🔁Aydan Hammondreplacing Bozhidar Kraev
78'
🔁Kosta Barbarousesreplacing Brandon Borrello
⚽Mark Natta
77'2 - 1
76'
🟨Dylan Scicluna
69'
🔁Jarrod Carluccioreplacing Philip Cancar
🔁Xavier Bertoncelloreplacing Will Dobson
68'
53'
🟨Philip Cancar
⚽Eli Adams
47'1 - 1
Half-time · 0-1
20'0 - 1
⚽Bozhidar Kraev
Kick-off
Teams
Newcastle Jets4-1-4-1
9↓Rose
8↓Bayliss
13↓Taylor
7⚽Adams
28↓Dobson
14↓Burgess
23Wilmering
33⚽Natta
22Bertolissio
5Shaughnessy
1Delianov
Bench
- 11Ben Gibsonon for Lachlan Rose, 84'
- 18Kota Mizunumaon for Clayton Taylor, 84'
- 17Kosta Grozoson for Max Burgess, 89'
- 20Alex Nassiep
- 41Lucas Scicluna
- 39Thomas Aquilinaon for Lachlan Bayliss, 89'
- 43Xavier Bertoncelloon for Will Dobson, 68'
Western Sydney Wanderers FC4-1-4-1
26↓Borrello
32Thurgate
7Fraser
23⚽↓Kraev
8↓Ugarkovic
5🟨Scicluna
3Gersbach
18Farrell
14🟨↓Cancar
22↓Pantazopoulos
20Thomas
Bench
- 11Hiroshi Ibusukion for Steven Ugarkovic, 84'
- 17Jarrod Carluccioon for Philip Cancar, 69'
- 30Jordan Holmes
- 25Josh Brillanteon for Anthony Pantazopoulos, 79'
- 9Kosta Barbarouseson for Brandon Borrello, 78'
- 21Aydan Hammondon for Bozhidar Kraev, 79'
- 38Jai Rose
Standings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Wellington Phoenix | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 6 |
| 2 |  Western Sydney Wanderers FC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 4 |
| 3 |  Macarthur FC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 |
| 4 |  Sydney FC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 |
| 5 |  Brisbane Roar FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
| 6 |  Auckland FC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| 7 |  Newcastle Jets | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 |  Melbourne Victory | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 9 |  Melbourne City FC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 |
| 10 |  Central Coast Mariners FC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 |
| 11 |  Adelaide United FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 12 |  Perth Glory FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
Meetings
2Newcastle Jets wins
1Level
2Western Sydney wins
Last times they met
FT
Newcastle Jets
2–1
Western Sydney · 2025-26 Australian A-League Men
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Western Sydney
1–2
Newcastle Jets · 2025-26 Australian A-League Men
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Newcastle Jets
0–1
Western Sydney · 2024-25 Australian A-League Men
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Western Sydney
4–1
Newcastle Jets · 2024-25 Australian A-League Men
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Western Sydney
3–3
Newcastle Jets · 2023-24 Australian A-League Men
Form
Last games: Newcastle Jets
W4-1W3-2W3-1W1-0D0-0
Last games: Western Sydney
L4-1D1-1D2-2L3-2W4-0
