The Hyundai A-League regular season comes to an end with Round 27 this week, with the action getting underway in the ANZAC Day clash between Brisbane Roar and Adelaide United at Suncorp Stadium.
For Roar the match brings a case of ‘out with the old, in with the new’.
There will be emotional goodbyes to fan favourites Matt McKay and Henrique, who are both parting company with the club after this game, while there will also be a warm welcome for new club coach Robbie Fowler.
The popular Brazilian forward is set to miss out with a groin injury, but McKay will be joined in the matchday squad by returning trio Luke Devere, Jacob Pepper and Eric Bautheac.
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Adelaide United travel to Queensland still very much in the hunt for a fourth-place finish and the home Elimination Final that comes with it.
They will be pleased to welcome back young forward Apostolos Stamatelopoulos from suspension after he scored twice and was subsequently red-carded in Round 24’s 3-1 win over Wellington Phoenix.
Check out all the squad news for both clubs ahead of Thursday afternoon’s clash at Suncorp Stadium.
Squad news
Brisbane Roar FC squad: 1.Brendan WHITE (gk), 3.Luke DEVERE, 8.Jacob PEPPER, 11.Eric BAUTHEAC, 12.Ruon TONGYIK, 14.Alex LOPEZ, 16.Charles LOKOLI-NGOY, 17.Matt MCKAY (c), 18.Joe CALETTI, 21.Jamie YOUNG (gk), 22.Tobias MIKKELSEN, 23.Dylan WENZEL-HALLS, 26.Nicholas D’AGOSTINO, 32.Zachary DUNCAN, 34.Aaron REARDON, 36.Daniel LECK, 38.Izaack POWELL, 92.Eli BABALJ **two to be omitted**
Ins: 3.Luke DEVERE (returns from injury), 8.Jacob PEPPER (returns from suspension), 11.Eric BAUTHEAC (returns from suspension)
Outs: 35.Jay BARNETT (omitted)
Unavailable: 2.Dane INGHAM (foot), 4.Daniel BOWLES (knee), 7.Thomas KRISTENSEN (calf), 10.Brett HOLMAN (knee), 13.Stefan MAUK (groin), 19.Jack HINGERT (knee), 24.Connor O’TOOLE (broken leg), 33.HENRIQUE (groin)
Adelaide United squad: 1.Daniel MARGUŠ (gk), 2.Michael MARRONE, 3.Scott GALLOWAY, 6.Vince LIA, 7.Ryan KITTO, 8.Isaías SÁNCHEZ (c), 9.Baba DIAWARA, 11.Craig GOODWIN, 14.George BLACKWOOD, 16.Nathan KONSTANDOPOULOS, 17.Nikola MILEUSNIĆ, 20.Paul IZZO (gk), 22.Michael JAKOBSEN, 23.Jordan ELSEY, 26.Ben HALLORAN, 31.Mirko BOLAND, 32.Carlo ARMIENTO, 33.Apostolos STAMATELOPOULOS **two to be omitted**
Ins: 9.Baba DIAWARA (returns from injury), 16.Nathan KONSTANDOPOULOS (promoted), 32.Carlo ARMIENTO (promoted), 33.Apostolos STAMATELOPOULOS (returns from suspension)
Outs: 19.Jordy THOMASSEN (not selected), 24.Pacifique NIYONGABIRE (not selected)
Unavailable: 4.Ryan STRAIN (hamstring), 10.Ken ILSØ (suspended)
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Thursday, 25 April 2019
Brisbane Roar FC v Adelaide United FC
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Kick-Off: 2:00PM Local (2:00PM, AEST)
Referee: Shaun Evans
Assistant Referee 1: Nathan MacDonald
Assistant Referee 2: Andrew Lindsay
Fourth Official: Alex King
VAR: Kris Griffiths-Jones
TV Broadcast: Live coverage on FOX SPORTS 505 from 1.00pm (AEST), Sky Sport 1 (New Zealand) and MyFootball Live App, Live Fast and Data Free for Telstra mobile customers
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