Sydney beat Western Sydney Wanderers 4-1 on Saturday, 31 January 2026 in A-League. The match was refereed by Adam Kersey. It was played at Allianz Stadium.
First half: Western Sydney Wanderers took an early lead at 1' when R. Fraser scored, with the assist credited to B. Kraev, making the score 0-1. Sydney leveled the score at 10' when Víctor Campuzano scored, with the assist credited to Akol Akon, making the score 1-1.
Second half: T. Quintal received a yellow card for Sydney at 46'. Western Sydney Wanderers made their 1st substitution at 46', with K. Barbarouses replacing A. Hammond. Sydney took the lead at 49' when M. Tisserand scored, making the score 2-1. Sydney extended the lead at 55' when T. Quintal scored, with the assist credited to Akol Akon, making the score 3-1. Western Sydney Wanderers made their 2nd substitution at 62', with R. Fraser replacing J. Brillante. Sydney extended the lead at 68' when T. Quintal scored, with the assist credited to Akol Akon, making the score 4-1. Sydney made their 1st substitution at 70', with Akol Akon replacing J. Lolley. Western Sydney Wanderers made their 3rd substitution at 72', with B. Borello replacing H. Ibusuki. Western Sydney Wanderers made their 4th substitution at 74', with A. Pantazopoulos replacing S. Ugarković. Western Sydney Wanderers made their 5th substitution at 74', with B. Kraev replacing J. Carluccio. Western Sydney Wanderers made their 6th substitution at 74', with A. Pantazopoulos replacing S. Ugarković. Western Sydney Wanderers made their 7th substitution at 74', with B. Kraev replacing J. Carluccio. B. Garuccio received a yellow card for Sydney at 74'. Sydney made their 2nd substitution at 79', with Víctor Campuzano replacing P. Wood. Sydney made their 3rd substitution at 84', with M. Tisserand replacing A. Popovic. Sydney made their 4th substitution at 84', with B. Garuccio replacing J. King. Sydney made their 5th substitution at 84', with T. Quintal replacing W. Kamijo. Sydney made their 6th substitution at 84', with T. Quintal replacing W. Kamijo. Sydney made their 7th substitution at 84', with M. Tisserand replacing A. Popovic. P. Wood received a yellow card for Sydney at 90+2'. Harrison Devenish-Meares received a yellow card for Sydney at 90+2'. J. King received a yellow card for Sydney at 90+4'. A. Hammond received a yellow card for Western Sydney Wanderers at 90+4'.
Sydney used 7 substitutions while Western Sydney Wanderers used 7 substitutions. Sydney got 5 yellow cards, while Western Sydney Wanderers got 1 yellow card.
How the match was won
- Sydney outshot their opponent (17-8).
- Possession was balanced (50%-50%).
- Sydney had the sharper finishing (8-5 shots on target).
