A-League: Western Sydney Wanderers beats Newcastle Jets 3-2

SYDNEY. Western Sydney Wanderers beat Newcastle Jets.

SYDNEY. Western Sydney Wanderers overcome Newcastle Jets.

The match was played at the Commbank Stadium stadium in Sydney on Wednesday and it started at 7:05 pm local time. The referee was Tim Danaskos with the help of Lance Greenshields and Andrej Giev. The 4th official was Stephen Lucas. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 16.6 degrees Celsius or 61.88 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 61%.​

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  Western Sydney Wanderers

  3

  

  Newcastle Jets

  2

  20 Apr 2022 Full time

Match Statistics

There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Western Sydney Wanderers was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Newcastle Jets that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Western Sydney Wanderers was more aggressive with 58 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 10 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Western Sydney Wanderers won the encounter.

Western Sydney Wanderers shot 18 times, 10 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Newcastle Jets shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Western Sydney Wanderers received 3 yellow cards (T. Russell, S. Ugarkovic and J. Rodwell). On the opposite side, Newcastle Jets received 4 yellow cards (B. Wilson, B. Mikeltadze, J. Hoffman and A. Thurgate).

After this match, Western Sydney Wanderers will have 22 points like Brisbane Roar to stay in the 10th place. On the opposite side, Newcastle Jets will stay with 25 points to stay in the 9th place.

Match Events

Next match

In the upcoming A-League match, Western Sydney Wanderers will play away with Wellington Phoenix on the 24th of April with a 13-10 head to head record in favor of Western Sydney Wanderers (5 draws).

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  Wellington Phoenix

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  Western Sydney Wanderers

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  24 Apr 2022 Full time

Newcastle Jets will host Central Coast Mariners on the 23rd of April with a 17-16 head to head in favor of Central Coast Mariners (18 draws).

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  Newcastle Jets

  2

  

  Central Coast Mariners

  4

  23 Apr 2022 Full time

Western Sydney Wanderers: Formation and Lineups

Western Sydney Wanderers started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).

The manager Marko Ante Rudan chose to play with the following team: Daniel Margush (5.7), Tate Russell (6.9), Tomislav Mrčela (7.1), Johnny Koutroumbis (6.5), Adama Traoré (6.8), Steven Ugarković (7.4), Jack Rodwell (8.6), Keanu Baccus (6.8), James Troisi (7.5), Alessandro Lopane (7.3) and Ramy Najjarine (7.0).

Substitutes

Western Sydney Wanderers made 4 changes: J. Rodwell for T. Antonis (65′), R. Najjarine for K. Ogawa (71′), A. Lopane for D. Petratos (71′) and T. Mrcela for Z. Gordon (79′).

Top player: Jack Rodwell

Probably the most impressive player in Western Sydney Wanderers was Jack Rodwell.

His rating is (8.6) with 1 goal, 21 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 12. He performed 1 cross.

Newcastle Jets: Formation and Lineups

Newcastle Jets started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

On the other side, Arthur Thomas Papastamatis played with: Jack Duncan (7.6), Dane Ingham (6.1), Jordan Elsey (6.3), Matthew Jurman (6.2), Jason Hoffman (8.3), Angus Thurgate (6.1), Brandon Wilson (6.8), Olivier Boumale (6.7), Daniel Penha (6.6), Savvas Siatravanis (6.3) and Beka Mikeltadze (6.8).

Substitutes

Newcastle Jets made 5 changes: O. Boumal for K. Grozos (25′), B. Wilson for L. Mauragis (46′), D. Ingham for R. Warland (62′), S. Siatravanis for S. Silvera (62′) and K. Grozos for A. Goodwin (87′).

Top player: Jason Hoffman

The player who no doubt impressed Newcastle Jets the most was Jason Hoffman.

His rating is (8.3) with 1 goal, 42 passes (83% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 18. He performed 2 crosses.