Newcastle Jets 2-0 Western United — A-League, 30 Dec 2023
Newcastle Jets beat Western United 2-0 in the A-League on 30 December 2023 at McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle. T. Buhagiar scored. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Newcastle Jets have won 1 and Western United 2, 2 draws.
· kickoff·McDonald Jones Stadium · Newcastle·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1-09'assist: D. Ingham
- 2-022'assist: K. Grozos
- 40'
- 45'Foul
- 45+1'Time wasting
- Half-time2-0
- 58'
- 58'
- 59'out: B. O'Neill
- 59'
- 64'out: M. Ruhs
- 78'out: C. O'Toole
- 79'
- 85'
- 90+2'
- Full-time2-0
Player ratings
8.5
Top rated
Newcastle Jets
- 8.3Trent BuhagiarF
- 7.9Phillip ČančarD
- 7.9Ryan ScottG
- 7.7Dane InghamD
- 7.3Clayton TaylorM
- 7.3Lucas MauragisD
- 7.3Thomas Kevin AquilinaM
- 7.2Kosta GrozosM
- 7.2Mark NattaD
- 6.7Archie GoodwinF
- 6.6Brandon O'NeillM
- 6.3Callum TimminsM
- 6.2Daniel WilmeringD
- 5.3Apostolos StamatelopoulosF
Western United
- 8.5Tom Heward-BelleG
- 7.9Daniel PenhaF
- 7.5Jacob TrattD
- 7.5Ben GaruccioD
- 7.2Noah BoticF
- 7.2Kane VidmarD
- 7.0Rhys BozinovskiM
- 6.9Connor O'TooleD
- 6.9Lachlan WalesM
- 6.9Matthew GrimaldiM
- 6.9Angus ThurgateM
- 6.7Tomoki ImaiD
- 6.7Michael RuhsF
- 6.3Steven LusticaM
- 6.2Riku DanzakiM
Line-ups
Western United4-4-2
Newcastle Jets4-4-2
Substitutes
Newcastle JetsR. Stanton
Substitutes
- 25C. JenkinsonD
- 6B. O'Neill59'M6.6
- 23D. Wilmering85'D6.2
- 20M. WeierG
- 18D. StynesM
- 26Archie Goodwin59'F6.7
- 29Justin VidicF
Western UnitedJ. Aloisi
Substitutes
- 33M. SuttonG
- 24C. O'Toole78'D6.9
- 9M. Ruhs64'F6.7
- 42R. Bozinovski79'M7.0
- 49J. NajdovskiF
- 35M. BisettoM
- 39M. Grimaldi79'40'M6.9
Team statistics
31%Possession69%
17Total shots14
9Shots on target4
4Shots off target5
4Blocked shots5
7Corners9
1Offsides4
9Fouls6
3Yellow cards1
1Red cards0
4Goalkeeper saves7
271Total passes609
180Accurate passes528
66%Pass accuracy87%
Newcastle Jets
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Buhagiar | 59 | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 1 | 8.3 |
| Phillip Čančar | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7.9 |
| Ryan Scott | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.9 |
| Dane Ingham | 90 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7.7 |
| Clayton Taylor | 85 | – | – | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7.3 |
| Lucas Mauragis | 90 | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7.3 |
| Thomas Kevin Aquilina | 90 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 5 | – | 7.3 |
| Kosta Grozos | 90 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Mark Natta | 90 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Archie Goodwin | 31 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Brandon O'Neill | 31 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Callum Timmins | 59 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Daniel Wilmering | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Apostolos Stamatelopoulos | 58 | – | – | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | 5.3 |
Western United
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Heward-Belle | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8.5 |
| Daniel Penha | 90 | – | – | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7.9 |
| Jacob Tratt | 90 | – | – | 2 | 2 | 3 | – | 7.5 |
| Ben Garuccio | 90 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7.5 |
| Noah Botic | 90 | – | – | 2 | – | 2 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Kane Vidmar | 78 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Rhys Bozinovski | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 7.0 |
| Connor O'Toole | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Lachlan Wales | 90 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Matthew Grimaldi | 39 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Angus Thurgate | 90 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Tomoki Imai | 90 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Michael Ruhs | 26 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Steven Lustica | 64 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| Riku Danzaki | 40 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 6.2 |
Recent Form
Newcastle JetsLDWLL
- L22 Dec 23AAdelaide United1-3
- D16 Dec 23HPerth Glory2-2
- W09 Dec 23AWellington Phoenix3-0
- L03 Dec 23HMelbourne City0-2
- L25 Nov 23ACentral Coast Mariners1-3
Western UnitedLWLLL
- L23 Dec 23ASydney2-4
- W15 Dec 23HBrisbane Roar2-1
- L08 Dec 23ACentral Coast Mariners0-4
- L02 Dec 23HWellington Phoenix0-1
- L26 Nov 23HAdelaide United1-3
Head-to-head
- 11 Nov 23Western United0-1Newcastle Jets
- 25 Feb 23Newcastle Jets1-3Western United
- 15 Jan 23Western United1-1Newcastle Jets
- 04 May 22Newcastle Jets1-1Western United
- 05 Mar 22Western United2-1Newcastle Jets
- 26 Apr 21Western United2-0Newcastle Jets
Most recent meetings