Wellington Phoenix 3-1 Central Coast Mariners — A-League, 21 Dec 2025
Wellington Phoenix beat Central Coast Mariners 3-1 in the A-League on 21 December 2025 at Sky Stadium, Wellington. Corban Piper, Sabit Ngor, M. James, C. Armiento got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Wellington Phoenix have won 1 and Central Coast Mariners 1, 3 draws.
· kickoff·Sky Stadium · Wellington·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 11'J. Oluwayemiout: E. McCarron
- 1-036'assist: K. Nagasawa
- 41'
- 1-145'
- Half-time1-1
- 47'VARPenalty confirmed
- 2-149'Penalty
- 3-152'assist: Corban Piper
- 58'
- 59'C. Theoharousout: Ryan Edmondson
- 75'out: Fin Conchie
- 84'
- 84'out: N. Duarte
- 84'
- 90+3'out: P. Retre
- Full-time3-1
Player ratings
8.3
Top rated
Wellington Phoenix
- 8.3Corban PiperF
- 7.7Carlo ArmientoM
- 7.2Matt SheridanM
- 7.2Kazuki NagasawaM
- 7.0Alex RuferM
- 7.0Manjrekar JamesD
- 6.9Joshua OluwayemiG
- 6.7Lukas Kelly-HealdD
- 6.6Isaac HughesD
- 6.5Fin ConchieM
- 6.5Eamonn McCarronG
- 6.3Ifeanyi EzeF
- 6.3Ramy NajjarineM
Central Coast Mariners
- 7.2Sabit NgorF
- 6.9Diesel HerringtonD
- 6.7Christian TheoharousF
- 6.7James DonachieD
- 6.6Nicholas DuarteF
- 6.6Miguel Di PizioM
- 6.3Storm RouxD
- 6.3Lucas MauragisF
- 6.3Nathan PaullD
- 6.2Andrew RedmayneG
- 6.2Bailey BrandtmanF
- 6.2Brad TappM
- 6.2Ryan EdmondsonF
- 6.2Harrison SteeleM
- 5.9Alfie McCalmontM
- 5.9Will KennedyD
Line-ups
Wellington Phoenix3-5-2
Substitutes
Wellington PhoenixGiancarlo Italiano
Substitutes
- 8P. Retre90+3'M
- 5Fin Conchie75'M6.5
- 40E. McCarron11'G6.5
- 39J. SmithD
- 29Luke Brooke-SmithF
- 12D. EdwardsD
- 37A. CassidyM
Central Coast MarinersWarren Moon
Substitutes
- 9Ryan Edmondson59'F6.2
- 14N. Duarte84'F6.6
- 24D. Herrington58'D6.9
- 10M. Di Pizio41'M6.6
- 37B. Brandtman84'F6.2
- 40D. Peraic-CullenG
- 6H. EamesM
Team statistics
44%Possession56%
2.49Expected goals (xG)1.25
9Total shots10
7Shots on target3
1Shots off target4
1Blocked shots3
4Corners5
8Fouls10
0Yellow cards1
2Goalkeeper saves4
309Total passes385
227Accurate passes309
73%Pass accuracy80%
Wellington Phoenix
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corban Piper | 90 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | 8.3 |
| Carlo Armiento | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | 3 | 1 | 7.7 |
| Matt Sheridan | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7.2 |
| Kazuki Nagasawa | 90 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7.2 |
| Alex Rufer | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 7.0 |
| Manjrekar James | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 7.0 |
| Joshua Oluwayemi | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Lukas Kelly-Heald | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 6.7 |
| Isaac Hughes | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Fin Conchie | 15 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Eamonn McCarron | 79 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Ifeanyi Eze | 75 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 3 | 6.3 |
| Ramy Najjarine | 89 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6.3 |
Central Coast Mariners
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sabit Ngor | 84 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | 7.2 |
| Diesel Herrington | 32 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Christian Theoharous | 59 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6.7 |
| James Donachie | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6.7 |
| Nicholas Duarte | 12 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 6.6 |
| Miguel Di Pizio | 49 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | 2 | 6.6 |
| Storm Roux | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Lucas Mauragis | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| Nathan Paull | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | – | 6.3 |
| Andrew Redmayne | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Bailey Brandtman | 12 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Brad Tapp | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 6.2 |
| Ryan Edmondson | 31 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Harrison Steele | 84 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Alfie McCalmont | 41 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5.9 |
| Will Kennedy | 58 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 5.9 |
Recent Form
Wellington PhoenixLLWLL
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- L06 Dec 25AAuckland1-3
- W29 Nov 25HAdelaide United2-1
- L22 Nov 25HMacarthur0-1
- L08 Nov 25HAuckland1-2
- L12 Dec 25HAuckland1-2
- L06 Dec 25HSydney1-2
- D29 Nov 25HMelbourne City0-0
- L22 Nov 25AWestern Sydney Wanderers2-3
- W07 Nov 25APerth Glory1-0
Head-to-head
- 02 Nov 25Central Coast Mariners1-1Wellington Phoenix
- 25 Jan 25Wellington Phoenix0-0Central Coast Mariners
- 10 Nov 24Central Coast Mariners0-3Wellington Phoenix
- 06 Apr 24Central Coast Mariners2-1Wellington Phoenix
- 06 Feb 24Wellington Phoenix0-0Central Coast Mariners
- 24 Feb 23Central Coast Mariners1-1Wellington Phoenix
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