Skipper Ola Toivonen returns from suspension to further strengthen an in-form Melbourne Victory attack for Sunday’s trip to Gosford to take on the Central Coast Mariners.
Toivonen was absent from his side’s 4-0 thrashing of Newcastle Jets on Sunday but is set to come straight back into the starting side as Marco Kurz’s troops chase a third straight win and a spot in the Hyundai A-League top six.
The Mariners, who haven’t beaten Victory since 2013, also have some key players returning in the shape of Serbian playmaker Milan Duric and Kiwi international Michael McGlinchey.
Elsewhere, Milos Ninkovic’s return for Sydney FC offsets the absence of Luke Brattan from suspension for the Sky Blues clash against Newcastle Jets, who have included Panamanian international Abdiel Arroyo in their squad.
And Western Sydney Wanderers’ tough trip to Wellington has been made less daunting with midfielder Pirmin Schwegler included in their squad, while new recruit Brandon Wilson could make his club debut for the Phoenix.
Read on for all of the important team news for every match this weekend.
HOW TO WATCH: All the action in Round 14
Newcastle Jets v Sydney FC
Newcastle Jets squad: 1.Glen MOSS (gk), 2.Bobby BURNS, 3.Jason HOFFMAN, 5.Ben KANTAROVSKI, 6.Steven UGARKOVIC, 9.Abdiel ARROYO, 10.Dimi PETRATOS, 11.Nick FITZGERALD, 14.Kaine SHEPPARD, 16.Matt MILLAR, 18.Johnny KOUTROUMBIS, 19.Kosta PETRATOS, 20.Lewis ITALIANO (gk), 22.Lachlan JACKSON, 23.Matt RIDENTON, 25.Jack SIMMONS, 28.Pat LANGLOIS, 31.Maki PETRATOS, 32.Angus THURGATE, 44.Nikolai TOPOR-STANLEY **2-4 to be omitted**
Ins: 9.Abdiel ARROYO (return from injury), 19.Kosta PETRATOS (promoted), 25.Jack SIMMONS (promoted), 31.Maki PETRATOS (promoted)
Outs: Nil
Unavailable: 4.Nigel BOOGAARD (adductor – 2-4 weeks), 8.Wes HOOLAHAN (ankle – 6 weeks)
Sydney FC squad: 1.Andrew REDMAYNE (gk), 2.Patrick FLOTTMANN, 4.Alex WILKINSON (c), 5.Alex BAUMJOHANN, 6.Ryan McGOWAN, 7.Michael ZULLO, 8.Paulo RETRE, 9.Adam LE FONDRE, 10.Milos NINKOVIC, 11.Kosta BARBAROUSES, 16.Joel KING, 17.Anthony CACERES, 21.Harry VAN DER SAAG, 24.Marco TILIO, 25.Ryan TEAGUE, 27.Jordi SWIBEL, 28.Calem NIEUWENHOF, 30.Adam PAVLESIC (gk). **0-2 to be omitted**
Ins: 10.Milos NINKOVIC (return from rest week)
Outs: 26.Luke BRATTAN (1 match – suspension)
Unavailable: 3.Ben WARLAND (ACL), 12.Trent BUHAGIAR (international duty), 13.Brandon O’NEILL (knee), 18.Luke IVANOVIC (quad), 19.Chris ZUVELA (knee), 20.Tom HEWARD-BELLE (knee), 23.Rhyan GRANT (1 match – suspension)
Friday, 10 January 2020
McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle
Kick-Off: 7:30pm (Local) (7:30pm (AEDT))
Referee: Stephen Lucas
Assistant Referee 1: Ryan Gallagher
Assistant Referee 2: James Cleal
Fourth Official: Stephen Laurie
VAR: Kris Griffiths-Jones
TV Broadcast: Live coverage on FOX SPORTS 505 from 7:00pm (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). ABC Newcastle and Grandstand Digital
Join the conversation on Twitter using the hash-tag #NEWvSYD
To purchase tickets visit www.a-league.com.au/tickets
PREVIEW: Newcastle Jets v Sydney FC
https://players.brightcove.net/5519514571001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6099702393001
Wellington Phoenix v Western Sydney Wanderers
Wellington Phoenix squad: 1.Stefan MARINOVIC (gk), 2.Liam McGING, 3.Luke DEVERE, 4.Te Atawhai HUDSON-WIHONGI, 5.Matti STEINMANN, 6.Tim PAYNE, 8.Cameron DEVLIN, 10.Ulises DAVILA, 11.Jaushua SOTIRIO, 12. Brandon WILSON, 13.Liberato CACACE, 17.Callan Elliot, 20.Oliver SAIL (gk), 21.Callum MCCOWATT, 23.Walter SCOTT, 27.Steven TAYLOR (c), 31.Ben WAINE, 32.Sam SUTTON, 88. Gary HOOPER **2-4 to be omitted**
Ins: 12. Brandan Wilson (new signing), 23.Walter SCOTT (promoted)
Outs: 9. David Ball (Hip Flexor)
Unavailable: 7. Reno Piscopo (International Duty), 14.Alex RUFER (knee), 16.Louis FENTON (shoulder – season)
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, 14.Alex MEIER, 19.Pirmin SCHWEGLER, 21.Tarek ELRICH, 22.Nicholas SULLIVAN, 23.Kosta GROZOS, 27.Kwame YEBOAH, 31.Noah PAGDEN, 33.Tate RUSSELL, 34.Patrick ZIEGLER, 35.Mohamed ADAM, 40.Nicholas SUMAN (GK), 59.Dean PELEKANOS, 62.Ali AUGLAH **2-4 to be omitted**
Ins: 8.Jordan O’DOHERTY (promoted), 19.Pirmin SCHWEGLER (returns from suspension), 62.Ali AUGLAH (promoted)
Outs: 53.Mohamed AL-TAAY (not selected)
Unavailable: 10.Radoslaw MAJEWSKI (knee), 11.Bruce KAMAU (injury), 20.Vedran JANJETOVIC (shoulder), 29.Daniel WILMERING (knee)
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Saturday, 11 January 2020
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Kick-Off: 4:45pm (Local) (2:45pm (AEDT))
Referee: Adam Kersey
Assistant Referee 1: Mark Rule
Assistant Referee 2: Sarah Jones
Fourth Official: Kate Jacewicz
VAR: Nick Waldron
TV Broadcast: Live coverage on FOX SPORTS 505 from 2:30pm (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 #WELvWSW
To purchase tickets visit www.a-league.com.au/tickets
PREVIEW: Wellington Phoenix v Western Sydney Wanderers
https://players.brightcove.net/5519514571001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6113876612001
Brisbane Roar v Melbourne City
Brisbane Roar FC squad: 1.Max CROCOMBE (gk), 2.Scott NEVILLE, 4.Daniel BOWLES, 5.Tom ALDRED (c), 6.Macaulay GILLESPHEY, 8.Jacob PEPPER, 9.Roy O’DONOVAN, 10.Bradden INMAN, 13.Stefan MAUK, 14.George MELLS, 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, 28.Izaack POWELL, 30.Mirza MURATOVIC **2-4 to be omitted**
Ins: 14.George MELLS (promoted), 15.Aaron REARDON (promoted), 25.Rahmat AKBARI (promoted)
Outs: Nil
Unavailable: 12.Aiden O’NEILL (international duty), 24.Connor O’TOOLE (international duty), 29.Jordan COURTNEY-PERKINS (knee – TBC)
Melbourne City FC squad: 2.Scott GALLOWAY, 3.Scott JAMIESON (c), 6.Josh BRILLANTE, 7.Rostyn GRIFFITHS, 8.Javier CABRERA, 9.Jamie MACLAREN, 10.Florin BERENGUER 11.Craig NOONE, 13.Nathaniel ATKINSON, 19.Lachlan WALES, 20.Adrian LUNA, 22.Curtis GOOD, 23.Dean BOUZANIS (gk), 30.Moudi NAJJAR, 36.Kerrin STOKES, 38.Yaya DUKULY 35.Raphael BORGES RODRIGUES, 40.Richard WINDBICHLER, 46.Joe GAUCI (gk), 49.Stefan COLAKOVSKI **2-3 to be omitted**
Ins: 35.Raphael BORGES RODRIGUES (promoted), 36.Kerrin STOKES (promoted), 38.Yaya DUKULY (promoted)
Outs: 4.Harrison DELBRIDGE (suspended)
Unavailable: 1.Tom GLOVER (gk) (international duty),17.Denis GENREAU (international duty), 21.Ramy NAJJARINE (international duty), 34.Connor METCALFE (international duty)
Saturday, 11 January 2020
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Kick-Off: 4:00pm (Local) (5:00pm (AEDT))
Referee: Daniel Elder
Assistant Referee 1: Nathan MacDonald
Assistant Referee 2: David Walsh
Fourth Official: Tim Danaskos
VAR: Craig Zetter
TV Broadcast: Live coverage on FOX SPORTS 505 from 4:45pm (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
Radio Broadcast: myfootballnation.com (Super Radio Network, SEN+ & SEN2)
Join the conversation on Twitter using the hash-tag #BRIvMCY
To purchase tickets visit www.a-league.com.au/tickets
PREVIEW: Brisbane Roar v Melbourne City
https://players.brightcove.net/5519514571001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6105054485001
Perth Glory v Adelaide United
Perth Glory squad: 1.Tando VELAPHI (gk), 2.Alex GRANT, 3.Jacob TRATT, 4.Gregory WUTHRICH, 5.Ivan FRANJIC, 7.Joel CHIANESE, 8.James MEREDITH, 9.Bruno FORNAROLI, 12.Kim SOO-BEOM, 14.Chris HAROLD, 16.Tomislav MRCELA, 17.Diego CASTRO (c), 19.Chris IKONOMIDIS, 20.Jake BRIMMER, 27.JUANDE, 28.Gabriel POPOVIC, 29.Kristian POPOVIC, 33.Liam REDDY (gk), 88.Neil KILKENNY **2-3 to be omitted**
Ins: 14.Chris HAROLD (promoted), 29.Kristian POPOVIC (returns from injury)
Outs: Nil
Unavailable: 6.Dino DJULBIC (ankle – indefinite), 13.Osama MALIK (hamstring – 1 week), 18.Nicholas D’AGOSTINO (international duty)
Adelaide United squad: 2.Michael MARRONE, 4.Ryan STRAIN, 5.Michaël MARIA, 6.Vince LIA, 7.Ryan KITTO, 8.Riley McGREE, 11.Kristian OPSETH, 14.George BLACKWOOD, 16.Nathan KONSTANDOPOULOS, 17.Nikola MILEUSNIĆ, 18.Lachlan BROOK, 20.Paul IZZO (gk), 22.Michael JAKOBSEN (c), 23.Jordan ELSEY, 26.Ben HALLORAN, 27.Louis D’ARRIGO, 30.Isaac RICHARDS (gk), 40.Dakota OCHSENHAM (gk) **0-2 to be omitted**
Ins: 30.Isaac RICHARDS (promoted)
Outs: 10.James TROISI (hamstring)
Unavailable: 1.Daniel MARGUŠ (international duty), 24.Pacifique NIYONGABIRE (adductor), 29.Kusini YENGI (knee), 35.Al Hassan TOURE (international duty), 36.Noah SMITH (foot)
Saturday, 11 January 2020
HBF Park, Perth
Kick-Off: 4:30pm (Local) (7:30pm (AEDT))
Referee: Alex King
Assistant Referee 1: Josh Mannella
Assistant Referee 2: Matt Southern
Fourth Official: Adam Fielding
VAR: Craig Zetter
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: ABC Perth, ABC Western Australia, Grandstand Digital and online
Join the conversation on Twitter using the hash-tag #PERvADL
To purchase tickets visit www.a-league.com.au/tickets
PREVIEW: Perth Glory v Adelaide United
Central Coast Mariners v Melbourne Victory
Central Coast Mariners squad: 1.Mark BIRIGHITTI (gk), 2.Ian Zygmunt GORDON, 3.Jack CLISBY, 4.Eunsun KIM, 6.Giancarlo GALLIFUOCO, 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.Samuel SILVERA, 18.Gianni STENSNESS, 19.Matthew SIMON, 26.Joshua NISBET, 27.Lewis MILLER, 29.Jair BRITTO, 30.Dylan RUIZ-DIAZ **2-4 to be omitted**
Ins: 7. Milan ÐURIĆ (Return from Injury), 8. Michael MCGLINCHEY (Promoted), 30. Dylan RUIZ-DIAZ (Promoted)
Outs: Nil
Unavailable: Nil
Melbourne Victory squad: 2.Storm ROUX, 3.Corey BROWN, 4.James DONACHIE, 6.Leigh BROXHAM, 7.Kenny ATHIU, 8.Jakob POULSEN, 9.Andrew NABBOUT, 10.Robbie KRUSE, 11.Ola TOIVONEN, 16.Josh HOPE, 17.Elvis KAMSOBA, 18.Migjen BASHA, 19.Ben CARRIGAN, 20.Lawrence THOMAS (gk), 21.Adama TRAORE, 22.Kristijan DOBRAS, 24.Anthony LESIOTIS, 25.Brandon LAUTON, 26.Jay BARNETT, 50.Brendan WHITE (gk) **2-4 to be omitted**
Ins: 11.Ola TOIVONEN (return from suspension), 19.Ben CARRIGAN (promoted), 25.Brandon LAUTON (promoted)
Outs: 5.Tim HOOGLAND (injured)
Unavailable: 1.Matt ACTON (shoulder), 14.Thomas DENG (international duty)
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Sunday, 12 January 2020
Central Coast Stadium, Gosford
Kick-Off: 6:00pm (Local) (6:00pm (AEDT))
Referee: Kurt Ams
Assistant Referee 1: Scott Edeling
Assistant Referee 2: Matthew McOrist
Fourth Official: Ben Abraham
VAR: Kris Griffiths-Jones
TV Broadcast: Live coverage on FOX SPORTS 505 from 6:00pm (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 (Coast FM).
Join the conversation on Twitter using the hash-tag #CCMvMVC
To purchase tickets visit www.a-league.com.au/tickets
PREVIEW: Central Coast Mariners v Melbourne Victory
Bye: Western United FC
