Sydney FC have received a huge boost with a key player returning this weekend while Newcastle Jets will look to adjust to life without injured marquee Ronald Vargas.
Here’s all the team news ahead of Hyundai A-League Round 4.
Friday, 27 October 2017
Sydney FC v Perth Glory
Allianz Stadium, Sydney
Kick-Off: 7:50 PM (Local) (7:50 PM AEDT)
Referee: Shaun Evans
Assistant Referee 1: Owen Goldrick
Assistant Referee 2: Greg Taylor
Fourth Official: Adrian Arndt
Video Assistant Referee: Strebre Delovski
SYDNEY FC
Ins: 11.Adrian MIERZEJEWSKI (return from injury), 20.Alex CISAK (gk) (promoted)
Outs: Nil
Unavailable: 21.Charles LOKOLINGOY (hamstring – 1 week), 23.Rhyan GRANT (knee – indefinite)
PERTH GLORY
Ins: 2.Alex GRANT (promoted), 6.Mitch NICHOLS (returns from suspension)
Outs: Nil
Unavailable: 25.Daniel STYNES (hamstring 6-8 weeks), 7.Joel CHIANESE (collar bone – 6-8 weeks), 3.Marc WARREN (ankle 8-10 weeks)
Sydney FC squad: 1.Andrew REDMAYNE (gk), 4.Alex WILKINSON, 5.Jordy BUIJS, 6.Josh BRILLANTE, 7.Michael ZULLO, 8.Paulo RETRE, 9.BOBÔ, 10.Milos NINKOVIC, 11.Adrian MIERZEJEWSKI, 13.Brandon O’NEILL, 14.Alex BROSQUE (c), 16.Anthony KALIK, 17.David CARNEY, 18.Matt SIMON, 20.Alex CISAK (gk), 22.Seb RYALL, 26.Luke WILKSHIRE, 30.Tom HEWARD-BELLE (gk)
**two to be omitted**
Perth Glory Squad: 2.Alex GRANT, 4.Shane LOWRY, 5.Jacob POSCOLIERO, 6.Mitch NICHOLS, 8.Xavi TORRES, 9.Andy KEOGH (c), 13 Nick FEELY (gk), 14.Chris HAROLD, 15.Brandon WILSON, 16.Joseph MILLS, 17.Diego CASTRO, 18. Andreu GUERAO 19.Joe KNOWLES, 20.Jake BRIMMER, 22.Adam TAGGART, 23.Scott NEVILLE, 29.Jeremy WALKER, 33.Liam REDDY (gk)
**two to be omitted**
Saturday, 28 October 2017
Wellington Phoenix v Brisbane Roar FC
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Kick-Off: 7:35 PM (Local) (5:35 PM AEDT)
Referee: Jarred Gillett
Assistant Referee 1: Simon Lount
Assistant Referee 2: Mark Rule
Fourth Official: Matthew Conger
Video Assistant Referee: Nick Waldron
WELLINGTON PHOENIX
Ins: 7.Gui FINKLER (returns from injury), 22.Andrew DURANTE (returns from injury), 24.Logan ROGERSON (promoted)
Outs: 13.Marco ROSSI (Groin – 2 weeks)
Unavailable: Nil
BRISBANE ROAR
Ins: 2.Dane INGHAM (promoted), 24.Connor O’TOOLE (promoted), 25.Rahmat AKBARI (promoted)
Outs: 5.Corey BROWN (hamstring – 4-6 weeks)
Unavailable: 4.Daniel BOWLES (knee – TBC), 7.Thomas KRISTENSEN (hamstring – 2 weeks), 20.Shannon BRADY (broken foot – TBC)
Wellington Phoenix squad: 1.Lewis ITALIANO (gk), 2.Daniel MULLEN, 3.Scott GALLOWAY, 4.Goran PARACKI, 7.Gui FINKLER, 8.Dario VIDOSIC, 9.Andrija KALUDJEROVIC, 10.Michael McGLINCHEY, 11.Hamish WATSON, 12.Adam PARKHOUSE, 14.Alex RUFER, 17.Ali ABBAS, 19.Thomas DOYLE, 21.Roy KRISHNA, 22.Andrew DURANTE, 23.Matthew RIDENTON, 24.Logan ROGERSON, 30.Keegan SMITH (gk)
**two to be omitted**
Brisbane Roar FC squad: 1.Michael THEO (gk), 2.Dane INGHAM, 3.Luke DEVERE, 6.Avram PAPADOPOULOS, 9.Massimo MACCARONE, 10.Brett HOLMAN, 13.Jade NORTH, 14.Fahid BEN KHALFALLAH, 16.Mitchell OXBORROW, 17.Matt MCKAY (c), 18.Joe CALETTI, 19.Jack HINGERT, 21.Jamie YOUNG (gk), 22.Eric BAUTHEAC, 24.Connor O’TOOLE, 25.Rahmat AKBARI, 26.Nick D’AGOSTINO, 33.Petros SKAPETIS
**two to be omitted**
Saturday, 28 October 2017
Adelaide United v Melbourne City FC
Coopers Stadium, Adelaide
Kick-Off: 7:20 PM (Local) (7:50 PM AEDT)
Referee: Kurt Ams
Assistant Referee 1: Matthew Cream
Assistant Referee 2: Paul Cetrangolo
Fourth Official: Shaun Evans
Video Assistant Referee: Craig Zetter
ADELAIDE UNITED
Ins: 4.Ben WARLAND (promoted), 9.Baba DIAWARA (promoted), 18.Lachlan BROOK (promoted), 24.Jordan O’DOHERTY (promoted), 25.Apostolos STAMATELOPOULOS (promoted)
Outs: 6.Vince LIA (knee – 2-3 weeks), 11.Johan ABSALONSEN (thigh – TBC), 22.Ersan GÜLÜM (lung – 3-5 weeks)
Unavailable: 5.Taylor REGAN (ankle – 6-8 weeks), 21.Tarek ELRICH (knee – long term)
MELBOURNE CITY
Ins: 8.Neil KILKENNY (promoted), 21.Ruon TONGYIK (promoted)
Outs: Nil
Unavailable: 23.Bruno FORNAROLI (ankle)
Adelaide United squad: 1.Daniel MARGUSH (gk), 2.Michael MARRONE, 4.Ben WARLAND, 7.Ryan KITTO, 8.ISAÍAS (c), 9.Baba DIAWARA, 10.Karim MATMOUR, 12.Mark OCHIENG, 14.George BLACKWOOD, 16.Nathan KONSTANDOPOULOS, 17.Nikola MILEUSNIC, 18.Lachlan BROOK, 19.Ben GARUCCIO, 20.Paul IZZO (gk), 23.Jordan ELSEY, 24.Jordan O’DOHERTY, 25.Apostolos STAMATELOPOULOS, 37.Daniel ADLUNG
**two to be omitted**
Melbourne City FC Squad: 1.Dean BOUZANIS (gk), 2.Manny MUSCAT, 3.Scott JAMIESON, 5.Bart SCHENKEVELD, 6.Osama MALIK, 7.Nick FITZGERALD, 8.Neil KILKENNY, 9.Marcelo CARRUSCA, 11.Bruce KAMAU, 13.Stefan MAUK, 17.Tim CAHILL, 18.Eugene GALEKOVIC (gk), 21.Ruon TONGYIK, 22.Michael JAKOBSEN (c), 25.Iacopo LA ROCCA, 26.Luke BRATTAN, 27.Marcin BUDZINSKI, 44.Ross McCORMACK
**two to be omitted**
Sunday, 29 October 2017
Newcastle Jets v Western Sydney Wanderers FC
McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle
Kick-Off: 5:00 PM (Local) (5:00 PM AEDT)
Referee: Chris Beath
Assistant Referee 1: Ryan Gallagher
Assistant Referee 2: James Cleal
Fourth Official: Stephen Lucas
Video Assistant Referee: Peter Green
NEWCASTLE JETS
Ins: 12. Mario SHABOW (promoted), Johnny KOUTROUMBIS (promoted), 22. Lachlan JACKSON (promoted)
Outs: 8. Ronald VARGAS (ankle – indefinite)
Unavailable: Nil
WESTERN SYDNEY WANDERERS
Ins: 3.Jack CLISBY (promoted), 16. Jaushua SOTIRIO (promoted)
Outs: Nil
Unavailable: 1.Jerrad TYSON (shoulder), 7.Steven LUSTICA (leg), 21.Marc TOKICH (international duty)
Newcastle Jets Squad: 1.Jack DUNCAN (gk), 3.Jason HOFFMAN, 4.Nigel BOOGAARD (c), 5.Ben KANTAROVSKI, 6.Steven UGARKOVIC, 7.Dimitri PETRATOS, 9.Roy O’DONOVAN, 10.Wayne BROWN, 12.Mario SHABOW, 13.Ivan VUJICA, 15.Andrew NABBOUT, 16.Nick COWBURN, 17.Daniel GEORGIEVSKI, 18. Johnny KOUTROUMBIS, 20.Glen MOSS (gk), 22.Lachlan JACKSON, 24.Joe CHAMPNESS, 44.Nikolai TOPOR-STANLEY **two to be omitted**
Western Sydney Wanderers FC squad: 3.Jack CLISBY, 4.Josh RISDON, 5.Brendan HAMILL, 6.Jacob MELLING, 8.Roly BONEVACIA, 9.Oriol RIERA, 10.Àlvaro CEJUDO, 11.Brendon SANTALAB, 14.Jumpei KUSUKAMI, 15.Kearyn BACCUS, 16. Jaushua SOTIRIO, 18.Robert CORNTHWAITE (c), 19.Mark BRIDGE, 20.Vedran JANJETOVIC (gk), 22.Jonathan ASPROPOTAMITIS, 24.Raúl LLORENTE, 25.Chris HERD, 30.John HALL **two to be omitted**
Sunday, 29 October 2017
Central Coast Mariners v Melbourne Victory
Central Coast Stadium, Gosford
Kick-Off: 7:00 PM (Local) (7:00 PM)
Referee: Adam Fielding
Assistant Referee 1: James Tesoriero
Assistant Referee 2: Andrej Giev
Fourth Official: Ben Abraham
Video Assistant Referee: Strebre Delovski
CENTRAL COAST MARINERS
Ins: 7.Andrew HOOLE (return from suspension), 14.Adam BERRY (promoted)
Outs: Nil
Unavailable: 21.Kye ROWLES (knee – 1 week)
MELBOURNE VICTORY
Ins: 19.Pierce WARING (promoted), 31.Christian THEOHAROUS (promoted)
Outs: Nil
Unavailable: 17.James DONACHIE (quad)
Central Coast Mariners: 1.Ben KENNEDY (gk), 2.Storm ROUX, 3.Josh ROSE, 4.Jake McGING, 5.Antony GOLEC, 6.Tom HIARIEJ, 7.Andrew HOOLE, 9.ASDRUBAL, 10.Daniel De SILVA, 11.Connor PAIN, 12.Trent BUHAGIAR, 13.Kwabena APPIAH, 14.Adam BERRY, 15.Alan BARO (c), 16. Liam ROSE, 17.Josh BINGHAM, 18.Tom GLOVER (gk), 23.Wout BRAMA
**two to be omitted**
Melbourne Victory squad: 1.Matt ACTON (gk), 2.Jason GERIA, 4.Rhys WILLIAMS, 5.Mark MILLIGAN, 6.Leigh BROXHAM, 8.Besart BERISHA, 9.Kosta BARBAROUSES, 10.James TROISI, 11.Mitch AUSTIN, 14.Thomas DENG, 18.Matias SANCHEZ, 19.Pierce WARING, 20.Lawrence THOMAS (gk), 21.Carl VALERI (c), 22.Stefan NIGRO, 23.Jai INGHAM, 31.Christian THEOHAROUS, 41.Leroy GEORGE
**two to be omitted**