Newcastle Jets approach Round 21 with Wales international Joe Ledley and Hyundai A-League Premiership winner Bernie Ibini both named amongst their ranks for the first time since signing for the club this week.
The exciting new-look Jets – who were already bolstered by the fit-again Wes Hoolahan making his Hyundai A-League debut last week – host Perth Glory on Saturday afternoon, who have recalled midfielder Juande who is in the mix for his first appearance for the club since Round 12.
- Lead image courtesy of Newcastle Jets Twitter
The weekend’s action kicks off in style with a Sydney Derby at Nestrata Jubilee Stadium; Alex Baumjohann returns from suspension for the Sky Blues but Steve Corica will be without Paulo Retre who goes out the other way to serve his own one-game suspension.
The blockbuster clashes continue into the weekend with the Original Rivalry on Saturday night; Adelaide United travel to face Melbourne Victory with fit-again midfield maestro James Troisi looking to get his first minutes since Round 16.
But the Reds will be without the in-form Ben Halloran, who has four goals in his last three Hyundai A-League games – he misses with a hamstring injury.
Read on for all of the important team news for every match this weekend.
- Featured image courtesy of Newcastle Jets Twitter
HOW TO WATCH: Every Hyundai A-League match in Round 21
Sydney FC v Western Sydney Wanderers
Friday 28, February 2020
Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, Kogarah
Kick-Off: 8:00pm (Local) (8:00pm (AEDT))
Referee: Alireza Faghani
Assistant Referee 1: Ryan Gallagher
Assistant Referee 2: Kearney Robinson
Fourth Official: Stephen Lucas
VAR: Kris Griffiths-Jones
TV Broadcast: Live coverage on FOX SPORTS 505 from 7:30pm (AEDT) and Sky Sport 7 (New Zealand), Kayo Sports (www.kayosports.com.au) and MyFootball Live App, Live Fast and Data Free for Telstra mobile customers
Radio Broadcast: myfootballnation.com (SWR999).
Join the conversation on Twitter using the hash-tag #SydneyDerby
To purchase tickets visit www.a-league.com.au/tickets
Sydney FC squad: 1.Andrew REDMAYNE (gk), 2.Patrick FLOTTMANN, 3.Ben WARLAND, 4.Alex WILKINSON (c), 5.Alex BAUMJOHANN, 6.Ryan McGOWAN, 9.Adam LE FONDRE, 10.Milos NINKOVIC, 11.Kosta BARBAROUSES, 12.Trent BUHAGIAR, 16.Joel KING, 17.Anthony CACERES, 18.Luke IVANOVIC, 20.Thomas HEWARD-BELLE (gk), 21.Harry VAN DER SAAG, 23.Rhyan GRANT, 24.Marco TILIO, 26.Luke BRATTAN, 27.Jordi SWIBEL, 28.Calem NIEUWENHOF
**2-4 to be omitted**
Ins: 5.Alex BAUMJOHANN (return from suspension), 18.Luke IVANOVIC (promoted), 28.Calem NIEUWENHOF (promoted)
Outs: 8.Paulo RETRE (suspended – 1 week)
Unavailable: 7.Michael ZULLO (calf), 19.Chris ZUVELA (knee).
Western Sydney Wanderers FC squad: 1.Daniel LOPAR (GK), 4.Dylan McGOWAN, 5.Daniel GEORGIEVSKI, 6.Matthew JURMAN, 7.Mitchell DUKE (c), 8.Jordan O’DOHERTY, 9.Nicolai MULLER, 10.Simon COX, 11.Bruce KAMAU, 13.Tass MOURDOUKOUTAS, 17.Keanu BACCUS, 19.Pirmin SCHWEGLER, 22.Nicholas SULLIVAN, 23.Kosta GROZOS, 27.Kwame YEBOAH, 33.Tate RUSSELL, 34.Patrick ZIEGLER, 35.Mohamed ADAM, 40.Nicholas SUMAN (GK), 62.Ali AUGLAH
**1-3 to be omitted**
Ins: 27.Kwame YEBOAH (promoted), 62.Ali AUGLAH (promoted)
Outs: Nil
Unavailable: 20.Vedran JANJETOVIC (shoulder), 29.Daniel WILMERING (knee), Radoslaw MAJEWSKI (knee)
MATCH PREVIEW: Sydney FC v Western Sydney Wanderers
https://players.brightcove.net/5519514571001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6135112074001
Newcastle Jets v Perth Glory
Saturday, 29 February 2020
McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle
Kick-Off: 5:00pm (Local) (5:00pm (AEDT))
Referee: Adam Fielding
Assistant Referee 1: Andrej Giev
Assistant Referee 2: Matthew McOrist
Fourth Official: Kurt Ams
VAR: Kate Jacewicz
TV Broadcast: Live coverage on FOX SPORTS 505 from 4:30pm (AEDT), ABC TV (from 5:00pm (AEDT), Sky Sport 7 (New Zealand), Kayo Sports (www.kayosports.com.au) and MyFootball Live App, Live Fast and Data Free for Telstra mobile customers
Join the conversation on Twitter using the hash-tag #NEWvPER
To purchase tickets visit www.a-league.com.au/tickets
Newcastle Jets FC Squad: 1.Glen MOSS (gk), 2.Bobby BURNS, 3.Jason HOFFMAN, 4.Nigel BOOGAARD (c), 6.Steven UGARKOVIC, 7.Roy O’DONOVAN, 8.Wes HOOLAHAN, 9.Abdiel ARROYO, 10.Dimi PETRATOS, 11.Nick FITZGERALD, 16.Matt MILLAR, 17.Joe LEDLEY, 18.Johnny KOUTROUMBIS, 19.Kosta PETRATOS, 20.Lewis ITALIANO (gk), 21.Bernie IBINI, 28.Pat LANGLOIS, 29.Connor O’TOOLE, 32.Angus THURGATE, 44.Nikolai TOPOR-STANLEY
**2-4 to be omitted**
Ins: 17.Joe LEDLEY (new signing), 21.Bernie IBINI (new signing)
Outs: Nil
Unavailable: 5.Ben KANTAROVSKI (quad – 2-4 weeks), 22.Lachlan JACKSON (knee – indefinite), 40.Noah JAMES (hand – 3 months)
Perth Glory squad: 1.Tando VELAPHI (gk), 2.Alex GRANT, 3.Jacob TRATT, 5.Ivan FRANJIC, 7.Joel CHIANESE, 8.James MEREDITH, 9.Bruno FORNAROLI, 12.Kim SOO-BEOM, 13.Osama MALIK, 16.Tomislav MRCELA, 17.Diego CASTRO (c), 18.Nicholas D’AGOSTINO, 20.Jake BRIMMER, 21.Tarek ELRICH, 22.Vince LIA, 27.JUANDE, 28.Gabriel POPOVIC, 29.Kristian POPOVIC, 33.Liam REDDY (gk), 88.Neil KILKENNY
**2-4 to be omitted**
Ins: 12.Kim SOO-BEOM (promoted) 27.JUANDE (returns from injury)
Outs: Nil
Unavailable: 6.Dino DJULBIC (ankle – indefinite), 19.Chris IKONOMIDIS (knee – season)
MATCH PREVIEW: Newcastle Jets v Perth Glory
https://players.brightcove.net/5519514571001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6117493435001
Melbourne Victory v Adelaide United
Saturday, 29 February 2020
Marvel Stadium, Docklands
Kick-Off: 7:30pm (Local) (7:30pm (AEDT))
Referee: Chris Beath
Assistant Referee 1: Ashley Beecham
Assistant Referee 2: George Lakrindis
Fourth Official: Jack Morgan
VAR: Kris Griffiths-Jones
TV Broadcast: Live coverage on FOX SPORTS 505 from 7:00pm (AEDT), Sky Sport 7 (New Zealand), Kayo Sports (www.kayosports.com.au) and MyFootball Live App, Live Fast and Data Free for Telstra mobile customers
Radio Broadcast: myfootballnation.com (SEN+, SEN2, Super Radio Network).
Join the conversation on Twitter using the hash-tag #MVCvADL
To purchase tickets visit www.a-league.com.au/tickets
Melbourne Victory squad: 4.James DONACHIE, 5.Tim HOOGLAND, 6. Leigh BROXHAM, 7.Kenny ATHIU, 8.Jakob POULSEN, 9.Andrew NABBOUT, 11.Ola TOIVONEN, 15.Giancarlo GALLIFUOCO, 16.Josh HOPE, 17.Elvis KAMSOBA, 18.Migjen BASHA, 19.Ben CARRIGAN, 20.Lawrence THOMAS (gk), 21.Adama TRAORE, 23. Marco ROJAS, 24.Anthony LESIOTIS, 25.Brandon LAUTON, 30. Matthew SUTTON, 32. So NISHIKAWA
**1-3 to be omitted**
Ins: 32. So NISHIKAWA (promoted)
Outs: Nil
Unavailable: 1.Matt ACTON (shoulder), 2.Storm ROUX (calf), 10.Robbie KRUSE (hamstring), 26.Jay BARNETT (leg)
Adelaide United squad: 2.Michael MARRONE, 5.Michaël MARIA, 7.Ryan KITTO, 8.Riley McGREE, 10.James TROISI, 11.Kristian OPSETH, 14.George BLACKWOOD 17.Nikola MILEUSNIĆ, 20.Paul IZZO (gk), 22.Michael JAKOBSEN (c), 23.Jordan ELSEY, 27.Louis D’ARRIGO, 29.Kusini YENGI, 31.Mirko BOLAND, 34.Yared ABETEW, 36.Noah SMITH, 40.Dakota OCHSENHAM (gk), 49.Mohamed TOURE
**0-2 to be omitted**
Ins: 10.James TROISI (returns from injury), 34.Yared ABETEW (promoted), 36.Noah SMITH (promoted)
Outs: 26.Ben HALLORAN (hamstring)
Unavailable: 4.Ryan STRAIN (hamstring), 6.Stefan MAUK (quad), 16.Nathan KONSTANDOPOULOS (knee), 18.Lachlan BROOK (international duty), 24.Pacifique NIYONGABIRE (adductor), 35.Al Hassan TOURE (foot)
MATCH PREVIEW: Melbourne Victory v Adelaide United
https://players.brightcove.net/5519514571001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6124277973001
Western United v Central Coast Mariners
Sunday 1 March 2020
GMHBA Stadium, Geelong
Kick-Off: 4:00pm (Local) (4:00pm (AEDT))
Referee: Ben Abraham
Assistant Referee 1: Wilson Brown
Assistant Referee 2: Andrew Meimarakis
Fourth Official: Adam Bavcar
VAR: Chris Beath
TV Broadcast: Live coverage on FOX SPORTS 505 from 3:30pm (AEDT), Sky Sport 7 (New Zealand), Kayo Sports (www.kayosports.com.au) and MyFootball Live App, Live Fast and Data Free for Telstra mobile customers
Join the conversation on Twitter using the hash-tag #WUNvCCM
To purchase tickets visit www.a-league.com.au/tickets
Western United FC squad: 1.Filip KURTO (gk), 4.Andrew DURANTE, 5.Dylan PIERIAS, 6. Tomoki IMAI, 7.Valentino YUEL, 9.Apostolos STAMATELOPOULOS, 10. Steven LUSTICA 11.Connor PAIN, 12.Dario JERTEC, 14.Max BURGESS, 17.Joshua CAVALLO, 18.Besart BERISHA, 19.Josh RISDON, 22.Tomislav USKOK, 23.Alessandro DIAMANTI (c), 24.Thiel IRADUKUNDA, 25.Luke DUZEL, 27.Jerry SKOTADIS, 28.Oskar Dillon, 30.Ryan SCOTT (gk)
**2-4 to be omitted**
Ins: 9.Apostolos STAMATELOPOULOS (promoted), 24.Thiel IRADUKUNDA (promoted), 25.Luke DUZEL (promoted)
Outs: 8.Panagiotis KONE (arm)
Unavailable: 2.Aaron CALVER (foot – 2 weeks) 13.Ivan VUJICA (osteitis ), 20.James DELIANOV (gk) (knee, season), 3.Brendan HAMILL (knee, season)
Central Coast Mariners squad: 1.Mark BIRIGHITTI (gk), 2.Ian Zygmunt GORDON, 3.Jack CLISBY, 4.Eunsun KIM, 7.Milan ÐURIĆ, 8.Michael MCGLINCHEY, 9.Jordan MURRAY, 10.Tommy OAR, 11.Daniel DeSilva, 12.Adam PEARCE (gk), 15.Kye ROWLES, 16.Dylan FOX, 17.Sam SILVERA, 18.Gianni STENSNESS, 19.Matt SIMON, 21.Ruon TONGYIK, 24.Chris HAROLD, 26.Joshua NISBET, 27.Lewis MILLER, 29.Jair BRITTO
**2-4 to be omitted**
In: 15.Kye ROWLES (Return from Injury), 16.Dylan FOX (Promoted)
Out: Nil
Unavailable: 14.Abraham MAJOK (Injured), 30.Dylan RUIZ-DIAZ (International Duty)
MATCH PREVIEW: Western United v Central Coast Mariners
https://players.brightcove.net/5519514571001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6108242117001
Melbourne City v Brisbane Roar
Sunday, 1 March 2020
AAMI Park, Melbourne
Kick-Off: 6:30pm (Local) (6:30pm (AEDT))
Referee: Shaun Evans
Assistant Referee 1: Owen Goldrick
Assistant Referee 2: Daniel Ilievski
Fourth Official: Lachlan Keevers
VAR: Kris Griffiths-Jones
TV Broadcast: Live coverage on FOX SPORTS 505 from 6:00pm (AEDT), Sky Sport 7 (New Zealand), Kayo Sports (www.kayosports.com.au) and MyFootball Live App, Live Fast and Data Free for Telstra mobile customers
Radio Broadcast: myfootballnation.com (1116SEN, SEN+, SEN2. SEN SA, SEN WA, Sport FM, 4BC).
Join the conversation on Twitter using the hash-tag #MCYvBRI
To purchase tickets visit www.a-league.com.au/tickets
Melbourne City FC squad: 1.Tom GLOVER (gk), 2.Scott GALLOWAY, 3.Scott JAMIESON (c), 4.Harrison DELBRIDGE, 6.Josh BRILLANTE, 7.Rostyn GRIFFITHS, 9.Jamie MACLAREN, 10.Florin BERENGUER 11.Craig NOONE, 13.Nathaniel ATKINSON, 14.Markel SUSAETA, 17.Denis GENREAU, 19.Lachlan WALES, 20.Adrian LUNA, 21.Ramy NAJJARINE, 22.Curtis GOOD, 23.Dean BOUZANIS (gk), 30.Moudi NAJJAR, 36.Kerrin STOKES, 34.Connor METCALFE, 49.Stefan COLAKOVSKI
**2-4 to be omitted**
Ins: 4.Harrison DELBRIDGE (returns from suspension), 36.Kerrin STOKES (promoted)
Outs: Nil
Unavailable: 5.Jack HENDRY (knee), 40.Richard WINDBICHLER (hamstring)
Brisbane Roar FC squad: 1.Max CROCOMBE (gk), 2.Scott NEVILLE, 3.Corey BROWN, 4.Daniel BOWLES, 5.Tom ALDRED (c), 6.Macaulay GILLESPHEY, 8.Jacob PEPPER, 10.Bradden INMAN, 12.Aiden O’NEILL, 15.Aaron REARDON, 19.Jack HINGERT, 20.Aaron AMADI-HOLLOWAY, 21.Jamie YOUNG (gk), 22.Jake MCGING, 23.Dylan WENZEL-HALLS, 25.Rahmat AKBARI, 26.Jay O’SHEA, 27.Kai TREWIN, 30.Mirza MURATOVIC, 77.Scott MCDONALD
**2-4 to be omitted**
Ins: 22.Jake MCGING (promoted), 27.Kai TREWIN (promoted)
Outs: Nil
Unavailable: 29.Jordan COURTNEY-PERKINS (knee – tbc)
MATCH PREVIEW: Melbourne City v Brisbane Roar
https://players.brightcove.net/5519514571001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6121644635001
BYE: Western Sydney Wanderers
