Head coach Carl Robinson has named his extended squad for Wednesday night’s match against Wellington Phoenix at Bankwest Stadium.
The Wanderers will be desperate for three points when they meeting Wellington Phoenix on Wednesday night at Bankwest Stadium.
With Finals hopes on the line, the Red & Black need a win against Wellington to build momentum and crack the Top Six.
The Red & Black head into the match after a very frustrating Derby defeat which saw them lose the fixture for the first time since 2018.
Meanwhile, Wellington will be raring to go after a 3-0 win over Western United in their first match at home in over 433 days.
Clayton Lewis was the opening scorer, benefiting off a deflection off United defender Brendan Hamill to break the deadlock after the visiting side put on a resolute first-half showing in the face of incessant Phoenix pressure.
A ten-minute blitz in the second half sealed the points for the Phoenix. Reno Piscopo hammered his 57th-minute strike into the top corner before Tomer Hemed put a simple finish to a well-placed Louis Fenton cross six minutes later to get the home crowd rocking at Sky Stadium.
Wellington, like the Wanderers, sit outside of the Top 6 with 31 points with the match proving to be a do-or-die fixture for both clubs.
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Western Sydney Wanderers v Wellington Phoenix
Wednesday 26 May 2021, 7:05pm
Bankwest Stadium
Western Sydney Wanderers FC squad: 2.Ziggy GORDON, 4.Dylan MCGOWAN, 6.Tass MOURDOUKOUTAS, 7.Bruce KAMAU, 8.Steven UGARKOVIC, 9.Bernie IBINI, 12.Mitchell DUKE, 13.Tate RUSSELL, 14.James TROISI, 17.Keanu BACCUS, 18.Graham DORRANS, 19.Jordon MUTCH, 27.Nicolai MULLER, 29.Daniel WILMERING, 30.Daniel MARGUSH (gk), 33.Mark NATTA, 34.Patrick ZIEGLER, 39.Thomas AQUILINA, 77.Scott McDONALD, 50.Oliver KALAC (gk)
Ins: 6.Tass MOURDOUKOUTAS (promoted), 29.Daniel WILMERING (promoted)
Outs: Nil
Unavailable: 20.Vedran JANJETOVIC (long term injury)
