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Newcastle Jets vs Wellington Phoenix

FA Cup
Newcastle Jets
0-2-1
0-3
Final
Wellington
3-0-0
McDonald Jones Stadium

Match pulse

NEWAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTWEL
79%Possession21%
13Shots8
5On target4
8Corners2
1Saves4
8Fouls11
76'Alex RuferWEL
Team1H2HT
NEW000
WEL123

Who won: Wellington 3-0

Wellington Phoenix beat Newcastle Jets 3-0 on Saturday, October 31, 2026 at McDonald Jones Stadium. Goals for Wellington: Corban Piper (14'), Riley Bidois (87') and Nathan Walker (90'+3').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 18.3Henry GrayG
  2. 28.1Kazuki NagasawaLM
  3. 37.3Corban PiperCF-R
  4. 46.9James McGarryLB
  5. 56.8Matthew SheridanRB
  6. 66.7Lukas Kelly-HealdCD-L
  7. 76.7Bill TuilomaCD-R
  8. 86.6Nathan WalkerSUB
  9. 96.5Riley BidoisSUB
  10. 106.4Rafael DuránCF-L
  11. 116.3Nikolaos VergosF
  12. 126.3Max AndersonCM-R

Team stats

NEWWEL
8Fouls11
0Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
0Offsides1
8Corner Kicks2
1Saves4
78.8Possession21.2
13SHOTS8
5ON GOAL4
0.4On Target %0.5
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
607Accurate Passes106
709Passes188
0.9Pass Completion %0.6
5Accurate Crosses3
19Crosses8
0.3Cross %0.4
34Long Balls59
11Accurate Long Balls14
0.3Long Balls %0.2
7Blocked Shots2
9Effective Tackles11
15Tackles21
0.6Tackle %0.5
9Interceptions22
16Effective Clearances33
16Clearances33

Player of the game

Henry Gray

WEL · 4 saves, clean sheet

8.3

Deserved to win

52%
NEW · 1.44 xG
28%
Draw
21%
WEL · 0.82 xG

Newcastle Jets deserved better: 52% on chances, lost 0-3

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Newcastle Jets 0, Wellington Phoenix 3.
  2. Second Half ends, Newcastle Jets 0, Wellington Phoenix 3.
  3. GOAL90'+3'

    Goal! Right footed shot

    N. Walker · ast K. Nagasawa

    Goal! Newcastle Jets 0, Wellington Phoenix 3. Nathan Walker (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kazuki Nagasawa following a fast break.

    NEW 0 - 3 WEL
  4. 90'+1'

    Free kick won

    Joe Shaughnessy (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  5. 90'+1'

    Foul

    Foul by Riley Bidois (Wellington Phoenix).

  6. 90'

    Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.

  7. 89'

    Header saved

    Attempt saved. Nikos Vergos (Newcastle Jets) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Henry Gray (Wellington Phoenix). Assisted by Xavier Bertoncello with a cross.

    N. Vergos

  8. GOAL87'

    Goal! Left footed shot

    R. Bidois · ast K. Nagasawa

    Goal! Newcastle Jets 0, Wellington Phoenix 2. Riley Bidois (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Kazuki Nagasawa with a through ball following a fast break.

    NEW 0 - 2 WEL
  9. 86'WEL

    Free kick won

    Alex Badolato (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  10. 86'

    Foul

    Foul by Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix).

  11. 85'
    Sub

    Subbed on for C. Piper

    Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Riley Bidois replaces Corban Piper.

    R. Bidois

  12. 85'
    Sub

    Subbed on for B. Duke

    Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Luke Mitchell replaces Bryce Duke.

    L. Mitchell

  13. 83'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Joe Lolley (Newcastle Jets) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

  14. 82'NEW

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Bryce Duke.

  15. 77'

    Handball

    Handball by Joe Shaughnessy (Newcastle Jets).

  16. 76'

    Yellow card

    Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    A. Rufer

  17. 76'

    Free kick won

    Alex Grant (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  18. 75'

    Free kick won

    Alex Grant (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  19. 75'

    Foul

    Foul by Max Anderson (Wellington Phoenix).

  20. 74'

    Free kick won

    Max Burgess (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  21. 74'

    Foul

    Foul by Corban Piper (Wellington Phoenix).

  22. 73'NEW

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Henry Gray.

  23. 73'

    Shot on target

    Attempt saved. Xavier Bertoncello (Newcastle Jets) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Henry Gray (Wellington Phoenix). Assisted by Nikos Vergos.

  24. 67'

    Foul

    Foul by Nathan Walker (Wellington Phoenix).

  25. 66'

    Header blocked

    Attempt blocked. Joe Shaughnessy (Newcastle Jets) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Lolley with a cross.

    J. Shaughnessy

Leaders

NEWWEL
Total Shots
Nikolaos Vergos
3
Corban Piper
2
Accurate Passes
Alex Grant
105
Alex Rufer
18
Defensive Interventions
Joe Shaughnessy
16
Lukas Kelly-Heald
16
Saves
James Delianov
1
Henry Gray
4

Season seriesWEL leads series 3-2