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3 years ago

Isuzu UTE A-League Round 17 Match Preview

Head coach Ufuk Talay believes the Wellington Phoenix are a top four team and he wants his side to show it against Western United on Friday night. The Phoenix have slipped to sixth on the ladder after their first back-to-back...

3 years ago

Liberty A-League Round 14 Match Preview

The Wellington Phoenix are refreshed and ready to continue where they left off in the Liberty A-League. The Phoenix had a bye last weekend after a frantic January in which they played five times on top of having half a...

3 years ago

Isuzu UTE A-League Round 16 Match Preview

Wellington Phoenix coach Ufuk Talay believes his players need to learn to handle pressure if they are to push further up the Isuzu UTE A-League ladder. The Phoenix have dropped 17 competition points from winning positions this season, seven more...

3 years ago

Isuzu UTE A-League Round 15 Match Preview

Wellington Phoenix head coach Ufuk Talay is reading little into Melbourne Victory’s position on the Isuzu UTE A-League ladder ahead of Friday night’s match at AAMI Park. Victory sit five points adrift at the bottom of an otherwise congested table,...

4 years ago

Liberty A-League Round 12 Match Preview

The Wellington Phoenix are determined to build on their first win of the 2022-23 Liberty A-League. The Phoenix broke through for their first points of the season in emphatic fashion last Sunday, outclassing Canberra United 5-0 at Sky Stadium. This...

4 years ago

Isuzu UTE A-League Round 14 Match Preview

Wellington Phoenix head coach Ufuk Talay has faith in his squad’s depth to cover for Clayton Lewis’ absence. The All Whites midfielder will be side-lined for the foreseeable future after scans confirmed he fractured his left patella in the first...

4 years ago

Liberty A-League Round 11 Match Preview

The Wellington Phoenix want to show Canberra United what they’re capable of in Sunday’s 11th round Liberty A-League match at Sky Stadium. Canberra beat the Phoenix 3-0 at McKellar Park in round four, a complete reversal of the first meeting...

4 years ago

Isuzu UTE A-League Round 13 Match Preview

A pivotal match for the Wellington Phoenix at the midway point of the 2022-23 Isuzu UTE A-League season. The Phoenix are playing host to the Central Coast Mariners, who have won their past three matches to surge to outright second...

4 years ago

Liberty A-League Round 10 Match Preview

The Wellington Phoenix women have experienced the A-League’s longest road trip for the first time. Natalie Lawrence’s squad have travelled to Perth, via Melbourne, for Sunday night’s 10th round Liberty A-League match against the Glory at Macedonia Park. The women...

4 years ago

Isuzu UTE A-League Round 12 Match Preview

The Wellington Phoenix are chasing another breakthrough result in the Isuzu UTE A-League this weekend. Last week’s extraordinary 1-0 win over Sydney FC was the Phoenix’s first victory over the Sky Blues since Ufuk Talay took over as head coach...