Timeline
- 45' Arthur De Lima for Alexander Jesse Bolton
- 55' Rafael Durán assist Matthew Sheridan
- 57' Corban Piper assist Kazuki Nagasawa
- 59' Ali Auglah Yellow Card
- 61' Jesse Mantell for Haine Eames
- 62' Shumba Mutokoyi for Bailey Brandtman
- 62' Luke Becvinovski for Ty Mckibbin
- 70' Riley Bidois for Rafael Durán
- 72' Max Hamish Naylor for Ali Auglah
- 84' Nathan Walker for Bryce Duke
- 84' Luke James Mitchell for Corban Piper
- 90'+2' Shumba Mutokoyi Yellow Card
Match stats
42.4%
Possession
57.6%
14
Shots
6
5
On target
2
10
Fouls
9
0
Yellow cards
2
0
Red cards
0
2
Offsides
5
1
Saves
3
264
Accurate passes
368
Lineups
Wellington Phoenix
4-4-2
13
Gray
23
McGarry
18
Kelly-Heald
28
Tuiloma
27
Sheridan
25
Nagasawa
14
Rufer
8
Anderson
7
Duke
9
Durán
99
Piper
Central Coast Mariners
4-1-4-1
30
Redmayne
5
Mauragis
12
Mccann
3
Herrington
51
Mckibbin
8
Donnell
39
Bolton
6
Eames
37
Brandtman
72
Auglah
9
Lavale
Wellington Phoenix
4-4-2
- 13 Henry Gray G
- 18 Lukas Kelly-Heald CD-L
- 28 Bill Tuiloma CD-R
- 23 James McGarry LB
- 27 Matthew Sheridan RB
- 14 Alex Rufer CM-L
- 8 Max Anderson CM-R
- 25 Kazuki Nagasawa LM
- 7 Bryce Duke ▼ RM
- 9 Rafael Durán ▼ CF-L
- 99 Corban Piper ▼ CF-R
Came on
- 11 Riley Bidois ▲ SUB
- 35 Luke James Mitchell ▲ SUB
- 17 Nathan Walker ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (4)
- 5 Walter Scott SUB
- 24 Xuan Loke SUB
- 34 Dylan Richard Gardiner SUB
- 30 Alby Kelly-Heald SUB
Central Coast Mariners
4-1-4-1
- 30 Andrew Redmayne G
- 12 Noah Mccann CD-L
- 3 Diesel Herrington CD-R
- 8 Chris Donnell DM
- 5 Lucas Mauragis LB
- 51 Ty Mckibbin ▼ RB
- 6 Haine Eames ▼ CM-L
- 37 Bailey Brandtman ▼ CM-R
- 39 Alexander Jesse Bolton ▼ LM
- 72 Ali Auglah ▼ RM
- 9 Oliver Lavale F
Came on
- 43 Luke Becvinovski ▲ SUB
- 41 Shumba Mutokoyi ▲ SUB
- 22 Arthur De Lima ▲ SUB
- 42 Max Hamish Naylor ▲ SUB
- 45 Jesse Mantell ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (2)
- 46 Callum Mccaskey SUB
- 50 Jai Ajanovic SUB
Commentary
- Match ends, Wellington Phoenix 2, Central Coast Mariners 0.
- 90'+4' Second Half ends, Wellington Phoenix 2, Central Coast Mariners 0.
- 90'+4' Attempt missed. Nathan Walker (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Kazuki Nagasawa following a fast break.
- 90'+4' Attempt blocked. Luke Becvinovski (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Donnell with a cross.
- 90'+3' Corner, Central Coast Mariners. Conceded by James McGarry.
- 90'+2' Shumba Mutokoyi (Central Coast Mariners) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2' Foul by Shumba Mutokoyi (Central Coast Mariners).
- 90'+2' Kazuki Nagasawa (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1' Jesse Mantell (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1' Foul by Max Anderson (Wellington Phoenix).
- 90' Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 87' Attempt blocked. Luke Becvinovski (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Recent form
Wellington Phoenix
W
W
L
W
L
- L at Melbourne City 2-0 A-League Men
- W Western Sydney Wanderers 2-1 A-League Men
- L at Macarthur 4-0 A-League Men
- W Melbourne Victory 2-1 A-League Men
- W Central Coast Mariners 2-0 A-League Men
Central Coast Mariners
L
D
L
L
L
- L at Vanuatu United 1-0 Club Friendly
- L at Western Sydney Wanderers 5-1 Club Friendly
- L APIA Leichhardt Tigers 4-2 Club Friendly
- D Newcastle Jets 2-2 A-League Men
- L at Wellington Phoenix 2-0 A-League Men
Head to head
WEL leads series 2-1-2
- 21 Dec 2025 Wellington Phoenix 3–1 Central Coast Mariners 2025-26 Australian A-League Men
- 2 Nov 2025 Central Coast Mariners 1–1 Wellington Phoenix 2025-26 Australian A-League Men
- 25 Jan 2025 Wellington Phoenix 0–0 Central Coast Mariners 2024-25 Australian A-League Men
- 10 Nov 2024 Central Coast Mariners 0–3 Wellington Phoenix 2024-25 Australian A-League Men
- 6 Apr 2024 Central Coast Mariners 2–1 Wellington Phoenix 2023-24 Australian A-League Men
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