Western Sydney vs Wellington Phoenix, 2025-26 Australian A-League Women, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Women

Western Sydney

FT
0 - 3

Wellington Phoenix

7': Emma Main
48': Sabitra Bhandari
52': Emma Main

About

Western Sydney are hosting Wellington Phoenix at Western Sydney Wanderers Academy, Sydney, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Women.

Match Commentary

7': Emma Main (Wellington Phoenix) Goal at 7'
33': Brooke Nunn (Wellington Phoenix) Yellow Card at 33'
45': Manaia Elliott (Wellington Phoenix) Substitution at 45'
48': Sabitra Bhandari (Wellington Phoenix) Goal at 48'
52': Emma Main (Wellington Phoenix) Goal at 52'
53': Emma Pijnenburg (Wellington Phoenix) Substitution at 53'
59': Holly Caspers (Western Sydney ) Substitution at 59'
62': Lucia Leon (Wellington Phoenix) Substitution at 62'
68': Yuan Cong (Western Sydney ) Substitution at 68'
68': Talia Younis (Western Sydney ) Substitution at 68'
78': Zoe Benson (Wellington Phoenix) Substitution at 78'
78': Daisy Brazendale (Wellington Phoenix) Substitution at 78'
79': Lucia Leon (Wellington Phoenix) Yellow Card at 79'
82': Milly Bennett (Western Sydney ) Substitution at 82'

Statistics

WEL		WSW
11	Fouls	13
2	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
4	Corner Kicks	2
0	Saves	2
47.6	Possession	52.4
10	SHOTS	10
5	ON GOAL	0
0.5	On Target %	0.0
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
3	Blocked Shots	6
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Women

Venue: Western Sydney Wanderers Academy
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 1,622

Line-Ups

Western Sydney (4-4-2)

No.	Name
20	Sham Khamis (GK)
7	Amy Harrison
22	Alana Cerne
14	Ella Buchanan
11	Danika Matos
3	Wang Ying
6	Amy Chessari
37	Ena Harada
66	Chloe Berryhill
9	So-Eun Kim
17	Allyssa Ng-Saad

Western Sydney Substitutes:

Yuan Cong, Brianna Edwards, Milly Bennett, Talia Younis, Poppie Hooks, Holly Caspers.

Wellington Phoenix (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Victoria Esson (GK)
4	Mackenzie Barry
16	Marisa van der Meer
5	Ellie Walker
7	Grace Jale
2	C.J. Bott
24	Pia Vlok
21	Lara Will
23	Brooke Nunn
20	Emma Main
9	Sabitra Bhandari

Wellington Phoenix Substitutes:

Lucia Leon, Daisy Brazendale, Manaia Elliott, Emma Pijnenburg, Aimee Feinberg-Danieli, Zoe Benson.

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