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Melbourne City vs Western Sydney Wanderers 2-1
- Matheus Rossetto4'
- A. Nabbout62'
- N. Milanovic45'
- Kick-off
- Sat, 7 Nov 2026 · 08:40 (UTC)
- Venue
- AAMI Park, Melbourne
- Referee
- Alireza Faghani, Australia
Match timeline
- 90+4’Yellow card
Melbourne CityJ. Cascante - 90+1’VAR check
Western Sydney WanderersN. MilanovicGoal Disallowed - offside - 86’Yellow cardMelbourne CityM. Leckie
- 83’SubstitutionWestern Sydney WanderersA. Hammond ONM. Di Pizio OFF
- 83’SubstitutionWestern Sydney WanderersH. Ibusuki ONL. Gillion OFF
- 73’SubstitutionWestern Sydney WanderersA. Waraga OND. Scicluna OFF
- 73’SubstitutionMelbourne CityQ. MacNicol ONA. Nabbout OFF
- 73’SubstitutionMelbourne CityL. Bonetig ONM. Memeti OFF
Show 9 earlier events
- 73’SubstitutionMelbourne CityT. Kanamori ONE. Marcondes OFF
- 67’SubstitutionMelbourne CityB. Kutleshi ONK. Rahmani OFF
- 65’Red cardMelbourne CityA. Mabil
- 62’Goal!Melbourne CityA. NabboutAssist: J. Cascante2 – 1
- 56’SubstitutionMelbourne CityM. Leckie ONMatheus Rossetto OFF
- 50’Yellow cardMelbourne CityA. Behich
- 49’Yellow cardWestern Sydney WanderersM. Di Pizio
- 45’Goal!Western Sydney WanderersN. MilanovicAssist: D. Scicluna1 – 1
- 4’Goal!Melbourne CityMatheus Rossetto1 – 0
- 1’Kick-off
Key stats
Melbourne CityWestern Sydney Wanderers- 32%Possession68%
- 9Shots27
- 4Shots on Target10
- 3Corners12
- 69%Pass Accuracy86%
- 17Fouls5
- 0Offsides1
- 8Saves2
- 274Passes589
- 2Yellow Cards1
- 1Red Cards0
Lineups
Confirmed selections
Melbourne City4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Substitutions
- 56’↑7 Mathew Leckie↓5 Matheus Rossetto
- 67’↑14 Besian Kutleshi↓24 Kavian Rahmani
- 73’↑19 Quinn MacNicol↓15 Andrew Nabbout
- 73’↑4 Liam Bonetig↓23 Medin Memeti
- 73’↑77 Takeshi Kanamori↓10 Emiliano Marcondes
Unused substitutes 50 Jonty Benfield, 39 Roland Ballah
Western Sydney Wanderers4 - 2 - 3 - 1
- 20Thomas
- 36Madanha
- 33Ferreyra
- 24Barrie
- 17Carluccio
- 8Scicluna
- 32Thurgate
- 14Milanović
- 10Pizio
- 21Gillion
- 26Borrello
Substitutions
- 73’↑11 Atiya Waraga↓8 Dylan Scicluna
- 83’↑7 Aydan Hammond↓10 Miguel Di Pizio
- 83’↑9 Hiroshi Ibusuki↓21 Liam Gillion
Unused substitutes 23 Jordan Holmes, 35 Marcus Savic, 6 Steven Ugarković, 27 Jai Rose
Match facts
- Competition
- A-League Men
- Round
- Matchday 4
- Date
- Sat, 7 Nov 2026
- Kick-off
- 08:40 (UTC)
- Venue
- AAMI Park, Melbourne
- Referee
- Alireza Faghani, Australia
League table
A-League Men
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Wellington Phoenix | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +6 | 10 |
| 2 |  Sydney | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 7 |
| 3 |  Melbourne City | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 |  Perth Glory | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +3 | 6 |
| 5 |  Western Sydney Wanderers | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +2 | 5 |
Player ratings
- 1
James Nieuwenhuizen7.9 - 2
Andrew Nabbout7.9 - 3
Aziz Behich7.3 - 4
Julio Cascante7.2 - 5
Matheus Rossetto7.2 - 6
Kavian Rahmani7.2 - 7
Mathew Leckie7.0 - 8
Takeshi Kanamori7.0 - 9
Harrison Delbridge6.7 - 10
Besian Kutleshi6.6 - 11
Liam Bonetig6.6 - 12
Nathaniel Atkinson6.5 - 13
Quinn MacNicol6.5 - 14
Medin Memeti6.3 - 15
Emiliano Marcondes6.3 - 16
Awer Mabil6.2
- 1
Liam Gillion8.3 - 2
Dylan Scicluna7.5 - 3
Nicolas Milanović7.3 - 4
Nathan Barrie7.2 - 5
Angus Thurgate7.2 - 6
Germán Ferreyra7.0 - 7
Jarrod Carluccio6.5 - 8
Hiroshi Ibusuki6.5 - 9
Lawrence Thomas6.3 - 10
Miguel Di Pizio6.3 - 11
Brandon Borrello6.3 - 12
Atiya Waraga6.3 - 13
Aydan Hammond6.2 - 14
Panashe Madanha5.9
Match ratings from API-Football, out of 10.
MVP of the match
Liam Gillion
Western Sydney Wanderers
- 0
- Goals
- 0
- Assists
Rated 8.3, the best on the pitch in 83 minutes.
Team form comparison
Last 5 matches, all competitions
Melbourne City- W-D-L
- 1-1-1
- Scored / match
- 1.3
- Conceded / match
- 1.7
Western Sydney Wanderers- W-D-L
- 1-2-0
- Scored / match
- 1.7
- Conceded / match
- 0.7
Fan predictions
How the fans called it
- Melbourne CityResult0%
- Western Sydney Wanderers0%
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What happened
Match report
Melbourne City beat Western Sydney Wanderers 2-1 at AAMI Park after Matheus Rossetto put them ahead in the 4th minute and A. Nabbout restored the lead on 62 minutes. Melbourne City had to see it out with 10 men after A. Mabil was sent off in the 65th minute.
Rossetto opened the scoring from the start of the match, before N. Milanovic levelled for Western Sydney Wanderers on 45 minutes from D. Scicluna's assist. It was 1-1 at half-time.
A. Nabbout made it 2-1 from J. Cascante's assist on 62 minutes, and Melbourne City lost M. Leckie to a yellow card later on after a three-change window at 73 minutes, when Nabbout was among those withdrawn. Western Sydney Wanderers made two changes on 83 minutes, but their late pressure was blunted when N. Milanovic's goal in the 90+1st minute was ruled out for offside by VAR.
Western Sydney Wanderers had 68% of the ball and 589 passes to Melbourne City's 274, with 86% pass accuracy to 69%, but they still lost. They also had more shots, 27 to 9, more shots on target, 10 to 4, and more corners, 12 to 3. Melbourne City made 8 saves and committed 17 fouls, while Western Sydney Wanderers had 5 fouls, 1 offside and 2 saves.
M. Di Pizio was booked in the 49th minute, A. Behich in the 50th, M. Leckie in the 86th minute and J. Cascante in the 90+4th minute. A. Mabil was sent off in the 65th minute.
Match record
- Competition
- A-League Men
- Round
- Matchday 4
- Kick-off
- Venue
- AAMI Park, Melbourne
- Referee
- Alireza Faghani
- Match ID
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17 events
- 4’Goal!Melbourne CityMatheus Rossetto1 – 0
- 45’Goal!Western Sydney WanderersN. MilanovicAssist: D. Scicluna1 – 1
- 49’Yellow cardWestern Sydney WanderersM. Di Pizio
- 50’Yellow cardMelbourne CityA. Behich
- 56’SubstitutionMelbourne CityM. Leckie ONMatheus Rossetto OFF
- 62’Goal!Melbourne CityA. NabboutAssist: J. Cascante2 – 1
- 65’Red cardMelbourne CityA. Mabil
- 67’SubstitutionMelbourne CityB. Kutleshi ONK. Rahmani OFF
- 73’SubstitutionWestern Sydney WanderersA. Waraga OND. Scicluna OFF
- 73’SubstitutionMelbourne CityQ. MacNicol ONA. Nabbout OFF
- 73’SubstitutionMelbourne CityL. Bonetig ONM. Memeti OFF
- 73’SubstitutionMelbourne CityT. Kanamori ONE. Marcondes OFF
- 83’SubstitutionWestern Sydney WanderersA. Hammond ONM. Di Pizio OFF
- 83’SubstitutionWestern Sydney WanderersH. Ibusuki ONL. Gillion OFF
- 86’Yellow cardMelbourne CityM. Leckie
- 90+1’VAR checkWestern Sydney WanderersN. MilanovicGoal Disallowed - offside
- 90+4’Yellow cardMelbourne CityJ. Cascante