Newcastle Jets 4-5 Macarthur — A-League, 26 Dec 2025
Macarthur beat Newcastle Jets 5-4 in the A-League on 26 December 2025 at McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle. B. Oliveira, Eli Adams, D. Bosnjak, Clayton Taylor got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Newcastle Jets have won 1 and Macarthur 1, 3 draws.
· kickoff·McDonald Jones Stadium · Newcastle·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 7'out: W. Scott
- 8'Foul
- 0-115'assist: L. Rose
- 1-142'
- 1-245'
- Half-time1-2
- 46'R. Nkomoout: J. Shaughnessy
- 46'
- 2-248'
- 3-250'Own Goal
- 52'Foul
- 55'
- 63'out: A. Caceres
- 63'
- 64'Foul
- 3-368'
- 69'
- 4-375'assist: Kota Mizunuma
- 79'out: Z. Helweh
- 80'
- 80'out: F. Deli
- 5-383'
- 5-490'assist: A. Caceres
- 90+1'Argument
- 90+8'Anthony CaceresTime wasting
- Full-time4-5
Player ratings
8.0
Top rated
Newcastle Jets
- 7.7Ben GibsonF
- 7.3Xavier BertoncelloF
- 7.3Clayton TaylorM
- 7.2Eli AdamsM
- 6.9Lachlan BaylissF
- 6.9Kota MizunumaM
- 6.7Kosta GrozosM
- 6.6Alexander BadolatoM
- 6.3Richard NkomoD
- 6.3Mark NattaD
- 6.2Lachlan RoseF
- 6.2Max CooperD
- 6.2Joe ShaughnessyD
- 5.9Will DobsonM
- 5.7Joel BertolissioD
- 5.0James DelianovG
Macarthur
- 8.0Luke BrattanM
- 8.0BernardoM
- 7.6Luke VickeryM
- 7.3Liam RoseM
- 7.3Frans DeliM
- 7.0Dean BosnjakF
- 7.0Walter ScottD
- 6.9Anthony CaceresM
- 6.7Zane HelwehF
- 6.6Harrison SawyerF
- 6.3Tomislav UskokD
- 6.2Rafael DuranF
- 5.7Damien Da SilvaD
- 5.6Filip KurtoG
- 5.3Callum TalbotD
Line-ups
Macarthur4-4-1-1
Newcastle Jets4-1-4-1
Substitutes
Newcastle JetsMark Milligan
Substitutes
- 18Kota Mizunuma55'M6.9
- 5J. Shaughnessy46'D6.2
- 11Ben Gibson83'80'F7.7
- 41L. SciclunaM
- 8Lachlan Bayliss46'F6.9
- 40J. BaylisG
- 43X. Bertoncello75'69'F7.3
MacarthurMile Sterjovski
Substitutes
- 18W. Scott7'D7.0
- 14K. PopovicM
- 10A. Caceres63'M6.9
- 28H. Sawyer68'63'F6.6
- 1Alexander RobinsonG
- 23F. Deli80'M7.3
- 29Z. Helweh79'F6.7
Team statistics
63%Possession37%
1.79Expected goals (xG)3.02
17Total shots13
8Shots on target5
4Shots off target6
5Blocked shots2
4Corners5
1Offsides7
14Fouls9
1Yellow cards4
1Goalkeeper saves3
503Total passes286
425Accurate passes207
84%Pass accuracy72%
Newcastle Jets
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Gibson | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.7 |
| Xavier Bertoncello | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Clayton Taylor | 90 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Eli Adams | 69 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | – | 2 | 7.2 |
| Lachlan Bayliss | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Kota Mizunuma | 35 | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Kosta Grozos | 45 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Alexander Badolato | 90 | – | 0 | – | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6.6 |
| Richard Nkomo | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Mark Natta | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| Lachlan Rose | 79 | – | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Max Cooper | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.2 |
| Joe Shaughnessy | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Will Dobson | 55 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | – | 2 | 5.9 |
| Joel Bertolissio | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 4 | – | 5.7 |
| James Delianov | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5.0 |
Macarthur
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Brattan | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 6 | 1 | 8.0 |
| Bernardo | 63 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | 8.0 |
| Luke Vickery | 90 | 1 | 0 | 4 | – | 2 | 1 | 7.6 |
| Liam Rose | 80 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Frans Deli | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Dean Bosnjak | 79 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – | 1 | 2 | 7.0 |
| Walter Scott | 83 | – | 0 | – | – | 6 | – | 7.0 |
| Anthony Caceres | 27 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Zane Helweh | 11 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Harrison Sawyer | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Tomislav Uskok | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 6.3 |
| Rafael Duran | 63 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6.2 |
| Damien Da Silva | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 5.7 |
| Filip Kurto | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5.6 |
| Callum Talbot | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 5.3 |
Recent Form
Newcastle JetsWWLWL
- W20 Dec 25HSydney2-0
- W14 Dec 25AWellington Phoenix3-1
- L06 Dec 25HMelbourne City0-1
- W30 Nov 25AAuckland2-1
- L23 Nov 25HPerth Glory1-2
MacarthurDWDLW
- D23 Dec 25AMelbourne City1-1
- W19 Dec 25HBrisbane Roar2-1
- D05 Dec 25HMelbourne Victory0-0
- L30 Nov 25HPerth Glory0-2
- W22 Nov 25AWellington Phoenix1-0
Head-to-head
- 28 Mar 25Macarthur3-3Newcastle Jets
- 12 Jan 25Newcastle Jets1-3Macarthur
- 25 Oct 24Macarthur1-2Newcastle Jets
- 25 Feb 24Newcastle Jets2-2Macarthur
- 05 Jan 24Macarthur1-1Newcastle Jets
- 14 Apr 23Newcastle Jets2-1Macarthur
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