Newcastle Jets vs Macarthur FC, 2025-26 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men

Newcastle Jets

54': Lachlan Bayliss

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1 - 0

Macarthur FC

About

Newcastle Jets are hosting Macarthur FC at McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Commentary

43': Max Burgess (Newcastle Jets) Yellow Card at 43'
53': Anthony Cáceres (Macarthur FC) Yellow Card at 53'
54': Lachlan Bayliss (Newcastle Jets) Goal at 54'
55': Christopher Ikonomidis (Macarthur FC) Substitution at 55'
55': Mitchell Duke (Macarthur FC) Substitution at 55'
65': Eli Adams (Newcastle Jets) Yellow Card at 65'
66': Ben Gibson (Newcastle Jets) Substitution at 66'
67': Rafael Durán (Macarthur FC) Substitution at 67'
67': Luke Brattan (Macarthur FC) Substitution at 67'
78': Lucas Scicluna (Newcastle Jets) Substitution at 78'
78': Xavier Bertoncello (Newcastle Jets) Substitution at 78'
90'+1': Kota Mizunuma (Newcastle Jets) Substitution at 91'

Statistics

MAC		NEW
14	Fouls	17
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
8	Corner Kicks	4
6	Saves	3
53.1	Possession	46.9
25	SHOTS	13
3	ON GOAL	7
0.1	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
8	Blocked Shots	5
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: McDonald Jones Stadium
Location: Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Attendance: 14,032

A-League Men Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Auckland FC	1	+2	3
2	Wellington Phoenix FC	1	+1	3
3	Macarthur FC	1	+1	3
4	Newcastle Jets	1	0	1

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Newcastle Jets (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
1	James Delianov (GK)
33	Mark Natta
5	Joe Shaughnessy
14	Max Burgess
23	Daniel Wilmering
22	Joel Bertolissio
8	Lachlan Bayliss
28	Will Dobson
13	Clayton Taylor
7	Eli Adams
9	Lachlan Rose

Newcastle Jets Substitutes:

Alex Nunes, Kosta Grozos, Kota Mizunuma, Xavier Bertoncello, Alex Nassiep, Ben Gibson, Lucas Scicluna.

Macarthur FC (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Alex Robinson (GK)
6	Tomislav Uskok
3	Damien Da Silva
22	Liam Rose
18	Walter Scott
25	Callum Talbot
10	Anthony Cáceres
24	Dean Bosnjak
7	Sime Grzan
8	Luke Vickery
28	Harrison Sawyer

Macarthur FC Substitutes:

Christopher Ikonomidis, Luke Brattan, Will Mckay, Kristian Popovic, Mitchell Duke, Filip Kurto, Rafael Durán.

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