Wellington Phoenix 1-3 Newcastle Jets — A-League, 14 Dec 2025
Newcastle Jets beat Wellington Phoenix 3-1 in the A-League on 14 December 2025 at Sky Stadium, Wellington. Eli Adams, Lachlan Rose, Clayton Taylor, I. Eze got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Wellington Phoenix have won 3 and Newcastle Jets 1, 1 draw.
· kickoff·Sky Stadium · Wellington·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 5'out: Eli Adams
- Half-time0-0
- 0-150'assist: A. Badolato
- 0-254'assist: K. Grozos
- 0-357'assist: D. Wilmering
- 58'
- 59'
- 1-369'assist: Fin Conchie
- 71'
- 71'
- 84'out: G. Sloane-Rodrigues
- 84'
- 84'
- Full-time1-3
Player ratings
8.0
Top rated
Wellington Phoenix
- 8.0Lukas Kelly-HealdD
- 7.5Jayden SmithD
- 7.3Ifeanyi EzeF
- 7.2Fin ConchieM
- 7.2Alex RuferM
- 7.2Kazuki NagasawaM
- 7.2Matt SheridanD
- 6.7Ramy NajjarineF
- 6.7Luke Brooke-SmithF
- 6.5Tze-xuan LokeM
- 6.3Corban PiperF
- 6.2Gabriel Sloane-RodriguesF
- 5.9Carlo ArmientoM
- 5.9Joshua OluwayemiG
Newcastle Jets
- 7.9Daniel WilmeringD
- 7.7Mark NattaD
- 7.6Eli AdamsM
- 7.5James DelianovG
- 7.3Clayton TaylorM
- 7.2Joel BertolissioD
- 7.2Max CooperD
- 7.2Lachlan RoseF
- 7.0Alexander BadolatoM
- 6.9Joe ShaughnessyD
- 6.7Ben GibsonF
- 6.6Kosta GrozosM
- 6.6Lachlan BaylissF
- 6.3Kota MizunumaM
- 6.2Will DobsonM
Line-ups
Newcastle Jets4-1-4-1
Wellington Phoenix3-4-1-2
Substitutes
Wellington PhoenixGiancarlo Italiano
Substitutes
- 5Fin Conchie59'M7.2
- 40E. McCarronG
- 29Luke Brooke-Smith58'F6.7
- 17G. Sloane-Rodrigues84'F6.2
- 12D. EdwardsD
- 46L. CandyM
- 48M. MunroM
Newcastle JetsMark Milligan
Substitutes
- 18Kota Mizunuma71'M6.3
- 5J. Shaughnessy84'D6.9
- 7Eli Adams50'5'M7.6
- 11Ben Gibson84'F6.7
- 8Lachlan Bayliss71'F6.6
- 40J. BaylisG
- 37O. CockleF
Team statistics
51%Possession49%
1.39Expected goals (xG)2.99
16Total shots20
10Shots on target9
2Shots off target8
4Blocked shots3
7Corners3
3Offsides7
12Fouls9
4Goalkeeper saves7
453Total passes441
346Accurate passes344
76%Pass accuracy78%
Wellington Phoenix
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lukas Kelly-Heald | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8.0 |
| Jayden Smith | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Ifeanyi Eze | 90 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.3 |
| Fin Conchie | 31 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7.2 |
| Alex Rufer | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Kazuki Nagasawa | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Matt Sheridan | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 6 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Ramy Najjarine | 59 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | – | 6.7 |
| Luke Brooke-Smith | 32 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 6.7 |
| Tze-xuan Loke | 58 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Corban Piper | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Gabriel Sloane-Rodrigues | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Carlo Armiento | 84 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 5.9 |
| Joshua Oluwayemi | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5.9 |
Newcastle Jets
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Wilmering | 90 | – | 1 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 7.9 |
| Mark Natta | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 4 | – | 7.7 |
| Eli Adams | 85 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7.6 |
| James Delianov | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.5 |
| Clayton Taylor | 71 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Joel Bertolissio | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 7.2 |
| Max Cooper | 84 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 7.2 |
| Lachlan Rose | 84 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7.2 |
| Alexander Badolato | 90 | – | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | – | 7.0 |
| Joe Shaughnessy | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Ben Gibson | 11 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Kosta Grozos | 90 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Lachlan Bayliss | 19 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Kota Mizunuma | 19 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Will Dobson | 71 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 6.2 |
Recent Form
Wellington PhoenixLWLLD
- L06 Dec 25AAuckland1-3
- W29 Nov 25HAdelaide United2-1
- L22 Nov 25HMacarthur0-1
- L08 Nov 25HAuckland1-2
- D02 Nov 25ACentral Coast Mariners1-1
Newcastle JetsLWLLL
- L06 Dec 25HMelbourne City0-1
- W30 Nov 25AAuckland2-1
- L23 Nov 25HPerth Glory1-2
- L09 Nov 25ABrisbane Roar0-3
- L01 Nov 25HSydney1-4
Head-to-head
- 06 Apr 25Newcastle Jets1-2Wellington Phoenix
- 28 Dec 24Wellington Phoenix2-1Newcastle Jets
- 19 Apr 24Newcastle Jets1-1Wellington Phoenix
- 27 Jan 24Newcastle Jets1-2Wellington Phoenix
- 09 Dec 23Wellington Phoenix0-3Newcastle Jets
- 04 Mar 23Wellington Phoenix2-1Newcastle Jets
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