Newcastle Jets beat Western Sydney Wanderers 2-1 on Saturday, 07 March 2026 in A-League. The match was refereed by Adam Kersey. It was played at McDonald Jones Stadium.
First half: Western Sydney Wanderers took the lead at 20' when B. Kraev scored, with the assist credited to R. Fraser, making the score 0-1.
Second half: Newcastle Jets leveled the score at 47' when E. Adams scored, with the assist credited to C. Taylor, making the score 1-1. P. Cancar received a yellow card for Western Sydney Wanderers at 53'. Newcastle Jets made their 1st substitution at 68', with W. Dobson replacing X. Bertoncello. Western Sydney Wanderers made their 1st substitution at 69', with P. Cancar replacing J. Carluccio. Newcastle Jets made their 2nd substitution at 69', with W. Dobson replacing X. Bertoncello. Dylan Scicluna received a yellow card for Western Sydney Wanderers at 76'. Newcastle Jets took the lead at 77' when M. Natta scored, making the score 2-1. Western Sydney Wanderers made their 2nd substitution at 78', with B. Borello replacing K. Barbarouses. Western Sydney Wanderers made their 3rd substitution at 79', with B. Kraev replacing A. Hammond. Western Sydney Wanderers made their 4th substitution at 79', with A. Pantazopoulos replacing J. Brillante. Western Sydney Wanderers made their 5th substitution at 79', with B. Kraev replacing A. Hammond. Western Sydney Wanderers made their 6th substitution at 79', with A. Pantazopoulos replacing J. Brillante. Western Sydney Wanderers made their 7th substitution at 79', with B. Borello replacing K. Barbarouses. Newcastle Jets made their 3rd substitution at 84', with C. Taylor replacing K. Mizunuma. Newcastle Jets made their 4th substitution at 84', with L. Rose replacing B. Gibson. Western Sydney Wanderers made their 8th substitution at 84', with S. UgarkoviΔ replacing H. Ibusuki. Newcastle Jets made their 5th substitution at 85', with L. Rose replacing B. Gibson. Newcastle Jets made their 6th substitution at 89', with M. Burgess replacing K. Grozos. Newcastle Jets made their 7th substitution at 89', with L. Bayliss replacing T. Aquilina. Newcastle Jets made their 8th substitution at 89', with M. Burgess replacing K. Grozos. Newcastle Jets made their 9th substitution at 89', with L. Bayliss replacing T. Aquilina.
Newcastle Jets used 9 substitutions while Western Sydney Wanderers used 8 substitutions. Western Sydney Wanderers got 2 yellow cards.
How the match was won
- Shots were tight (20-19).
- Newcastle Jets controlled possession (55%).
- Newcastle Jets had the sharper finishing (8-4 shots on target).
