Western Sydney Wanderers host Brisbane Roar in the first Hyundai A-League match of 2020.
The Wanderers will be looking for consecutive victories after snapping their seven-match winless run last time out with a 3-2 win over Adelaide United.
Visitors Brisbane salvaged a 1-1 draw with Newcastle Jets to move off the foot of the ladder and are aiming to post their first three points since a 2-0 win over Central Coast Mariners on November 30.
Read on for all the team news for this New Year’s Day clash.
Western Sydney Wanderers FC v Brisbane Roar FC
Wednesday, 1 January 2020
Bankwest Stadium, Parramatta
Kick-Off: 7:30pm (Local) (7:30pm (AEDT))
Referee: Alex King
Assistant Referee 1: Andrej Giev
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Powers
Fourth Official: Kurt Ams
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 (SWR 999).
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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, 11.Bruce KAMAU, 14.Alexander MEIER, 21.Tarek ELRICH, 22.Nicholas SULLIVAN, 23.Kostandinos GROZOS, 27.Kwame YEBOAH, 31.Noah PAGDEN, 33.Tate RUSSELL, 34.Patrick ZIEGLER, 35.Mohamed ADAM, 40.Nicholas SUMAN (gk), 53.Mohamed AL-TAAY, 59.Dean PELEKANOS
**2-4 to be omitted**
Ins: 8.Jordan O’DOHERTY (return from injury), 11.Bruce KAMAU (promoted), 27.Kwame YEBOAH (promoted), 31.Noah PAGDEN (promoted), 53.Mohamed AL-TAAY (promoted), 59.Dean PELEKANOS (promoted)
Outs: 13.Tass MOURDOUKOUTAS (international duty), 17.Keanu Baccus (international duty), 19.Pirmin SCHWEGLER (suspended – 1 week)
Unavailable: 10.Radoslaw MAJEWSKI (knee), 20.Vedran JANJETOVIC (shoulder)
Brisbane Roar FC squad: 1.Max CROCOMBE (gk), 2.Scott NEVILLE, 4.Daniel BOWLES, 5.Tom ALDRED (c), 6.Macaulay GILLESPHEY, 7.Jai INGHAM, 8.Jacob PEPPER, 9.Roy O’DONOVAN, 10.Bradden INMAN, 13.Stefan MAUK, 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: 7.Jai INGHAM (promoted), 15.Aaron REARDON (promoted), 22.Jake MCGING (promoted), 25.Rahmat AKBARI (promoted)
Outs: 12.Aiden O’NEILL (international duty)
Unavailable: 24.Connor O’TOOLE (international duty), 29.Jordan COURTNEY-PERKINS (knee – TBC)
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Wednesday, 1 January 2020
Kick-off: 7.30pm AEDT
Venue: Bankwest Stadium
Broadcast: FOX Sports 505
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