{"id":324970,"date":"2025-04-04T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/?p=324970"},"modified":"2025-04-04T15:03:22","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T02:03:22","slug":"isuzu-ute-a-league-round-25-match-preview-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/news\/isuzu-ute-a-league-round-25-match-preview-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Isuzu UTE A-League Round 25 Match Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Wellington Phoenix are welcoming back their captain and three other regulars for Sunday\u2019s match against the Newcastle Jets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alex Rufer is available again after serving a one match suspension, while centre backs Scott Wootton and Isaac Hughes and experienced midfielder Paulo Retre have shaken off the injuries which forced them to miss last Saturday\u2019s 2-2 home draw with Western Sydney Wanderers.<br><br>Phoenix head coach Giancarlo Italiano is yet to confirm how much the fit-again trio will be involved against Newcastle.<br><br>\u201cI want to see how they pull up from training today,\u201d Italiano told media on Friday.<br><br>\u201cAs much as I want them back into the team I don\u2019t want to rush them and run a risk of them missing out on the last couple of games of the season.<br><br>\u201cPaulo is tracking along nicely. Scotty and Hughesy are ahead of schedule which is good, especially Hughesy. Hughesy\u2019s had a really good rehab stint.<br><br>\u201cI\u2019ll be looking for those guys to have heavy involvement, but again we\u2019ll see how they pull up from training today.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pre-Match Press Conference | Giancarlo &#039;Chief&#039; Italiano (Newcastle Jets vs Wellington Phoenix)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/10nv8RJMGuk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Italiano will be unable to call on Francisco \u2018Chico\u2019 Geraldes, with <a href=\"https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/news\/geraldes-suffers-season-ending-knee-injury\/\">the Portuguese midfielder ruled out of the remainder of the season with a knee injury<\/a>.<br><br>\u201cChico out and some central defenders back might give us a bit of a different dynamic but the intention will still be to build on what we\u2019ve done over the last month.<br><br>\u201cThe shape might change but the intention will be the same.\u201d<br><br>Rufer, Kosta Barbarouses and Tim Payne have brought a new energy to Phoenix training after helping the All Whites qualify for the FIFA World Cup 2026.<br><br>\u201cAll of the boys have been buzzing about the fact they\u2019re potentially going to the World Cup.<br><br>\u201cIt\u2019s great motivation for them next year and for the remainder of this season to build a case.<br><br>\u201cInstead of having an available 30 to 40 players you watch there will be like 60\/70 players come out of woodwork all wanting to fight for the last 26 places.<br><br>\u201cI\u2019d expect Rufer, Kosta and Payney to be fully motivated and fully focused for the next season and a half to try and get on that plane.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"324972\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/news\/isuzu-ute-a-league-round-25-match-preview-3\/a-league-men-rd-10-wellington-phoenix-v-newcastle-jets-10\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2191632510.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"5400,3600\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Getty Images&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - DECEMBER 28: Alex Rufer, Tim Payne and barleave the field after warming up during the round 10 A-League Men match between the Wellington Phoenix and Newcastle Jets at Sky Stadium, on December 28, 2024, in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins\\\/Getty Images)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1735404178&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;2024 Getty Images&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A-League Men Rd 10 - Wellington Phoenix v Newcastle Jets&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"A-League Men Rd 10 &#8211; Wellington Phoenix v Newcastle Jets\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND &#8211; DECEMBER 28: Alex Rufer, Tim Payne and barleave the field after warming up during the round 10 A-League Men match between the Wellington Phoenix and Newcastle Jets at Sky Stadium, on December 28, 2024, in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins\/Getty Images)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2191632510.jpg?w=300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2191632510.jpg?w=1200\" height=\"800\" width=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2191632510.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-324972\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2191632510.jpg 5400w, https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2191632510.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2191632510.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2191632510.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2191632510.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2191632510.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND &#8211; DECEMBER 28: Alex Rufer, Tim Payne and barleave the field after warming up during the round 10 A-League Men match between the Wellington Phoenix and Newcastle Jets at Sky Stadium, on December 28, 2024, in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Newcastle Jets announced during the week that men\u2019s head coach Rob Stanton will leave the club at the end of the season.<br><br>\u201cI think it\u2019s madness to be fair because he took a very limited resourced club from last year and built it this year,\u201d Italiano said.<br><br>\u201cYou can see the way they play in a really good, positive manner.<br><br>\u201cHe\u2019s developed a lot of those young boys and to be fair they probably needed another year or two years with him.\u201d<br><br>Although he questions the decision, Giancarlo Italiano doesn\u2019t think the coaching news will have an impact on the Jets players<br><br>\u201cI think there was a rumour of it a couple of weeks ago so if it\u2019s affected the group it would have affected them a couple of weeks ago.<br><br>\u201cIt\u2019s business as normal.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"324973\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/news\/isuzu-ute-a-league-round-25-match-preview-3\/a-league-men-rd-10-wellington-phoenix-v-newcastle-jets-11\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2191627231.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"5400,3600\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Getty Images&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - DECEMBER 28: Paulo Retre of the Phoenix celebrates with Alex Rufer and Corban Piper after scoring a goal during the round 10 A-League Men match between the Wellington Phoenix and Newcastle Jets at Sky Stadium, on December 28, 2024, in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins\\\/Getty Images)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1735409770&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;2024 Getty Images&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A-League Men Rd 10 - Wellington Phoenix v Newcastle Jets&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"A-League Men Rd 10 &#8211; Wellington Phoenix v Newcastle Jets\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND &#8211; DECEMBER 28: Paulo Retre of the Phoenix celebrates with Alex Rufer and Corban Piper after scoring a goal during the round 10 A-League Men match between the Wellington Phoenix and Newcastle Jets at Sky Stadium, on December 28, 2024, in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins\/Getty Images)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2191627231.jpg?w=300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2191627231.jpg?w=1200\" height=\"800\" width=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2191627231.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-324973\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2191627231.jpg 5400w, https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2191627231.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2191627231.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2191627231.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2191627231.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2191627231.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND &#8211; DECEMBER 28: Paulo Retre of the Phoenix celebrates with Alex Rufer and Corban Piper after scoring a goal during the round 10 A-League Men match between the Wellington Phoenix and Newcastle Jets at Sky Stadium, on December 28, 2024, in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Nix beat Newcastle 2-1 at Sky Stadium late last year courtesy of goals from Barbarouses and Retre.<br><br>The Jets have only been beaten three times since and went on a seven-game unbeaten before losing to Western United last month.<br><br>\u201cI thought they were dangerous the last time we played them but we were also going through a form slump at that time.<br><br>\u201cIt was a bit of a cagey match. We low-blocked them with the intention of trying to break them down with more counter-attacking\/transitional moments, which I think worked for a large part.<br><br>\u201cBut they were very dangerous. They picked us apart more than other teams did, especially through the middle.<br><br>\u201cThey\u2019re the same sort of team, they just have a bit of confidence now.<br><br>\u201cThey\u2019ve stuck to their playing style, they\u2019ve stuck with those young players and they had one or two good games where they built that belief and now it\u2019s just momentum getting them through.<br><br>\u201cThey\u2019ll be a tough team to play.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"324974\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/news\/isuzu-ute-a-league-round-25-match-preview-3\/a-league-men-rd-10-wellington-phoenix-v-newcastle-jets-12\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2191627715.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"5400,3600\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Getty Images&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - DECEMBER 28: Coach Robert Stanton of the Jets looks on during the round 10 A-League Men match between the Wellington Phoenix and Newcastle Jets at Sky Stadium, on December 28, 2024, in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins\\\/Getty Images)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1735409183&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;2024 Getty Images&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A-League Men Rd 10 - Wellington Phoenix v Newcastle Jets&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"A-League Men Rd 10 &#8211; Wellington Phoenix v Newcastle Jets\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND &#8211; DECEMBER 28: Coach Robert Stanton of the Jets looks on during the round 10 A-League Men match between the Wellington Phoenix and Newcastle Jets at Sky Stadium, on December 28, 2024, in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins\/Getty Images)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2191627715.jpg?w=300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2191627715.jpg?w=1200\" height=\"800\" width=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2191627715.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-324974\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2191627715.jpg 5400w, https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2191627715.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2191627715.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2191627715.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2191627715.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2191627715.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND &#8211; DECEMBER 28: Coach Robert Stanton of the Jets looks on during the round 10 A-League Men match between the Wellington Phoenix and Newcastle Jets at Sky Stadium, on December 28, 2024, in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Newcastle need to win on Sunday to remain in finals contention, but the Phoenix aren\u2019t driven to be spoilers.<br><br>\u201cEvery game\u2019s the same whether we\u2019re going for the six or not playing for the six. All our boys are motivated to play.<br><br>\u201cWe\u2019re not there to ruin anyone\u2019s party but at the same time we want them to earn any points they take off us.<br><br>\u201cI think we\u2019re good enough to get the three points so it\u2019ll be a good game.\u201d<br><br>The round 25 Isuzu UTE A-League match between the Wellington Phoenix and Newcastle Jets is scheduled to kick-off at McDonald Jones Stadium at 7pm (5pm AEST) Sunday and will be broadcast LIVE on Sky Sport 7 in New Zealand and on Paramount+ in Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"match-card-embed-root\" class=\"match-card-embed block-match-card-embed block_d54f939e62fe65e0106b3c243c1078a9\" data-competition=\"xwnjb1az11zffwty3m6vn8y6\" data-club=\"6j4xzc2g1eeafo6v1f38d4x22\" data-match=\"btxjomcyfzyecdci3auuu6238\" data-position=\"10\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Most recent meeting:<\/strong> 28 December 2024 \u2013 Wellington Phoenix 2 Newcastle Jets 1<br><br><strong>All-time A-League head-to-head:<\/strong> Phoenix 26W, Jets 17W &amp; 7D.<strong><br><br>Wellington Phoenix squad <\/strong><em>(two to be omitted)<\/em><strong>: <\/strong>1. Josh OLUWAYEMI (gk),3. Corban PIPER, 4. Scott WOOTTON, 5. Fin ROA CONCHIE, 6. Tim PAYNE, 7. Kosta BARBAROUSES, 8. Paulo RETRE, 9. Hideki ISHIGE, 14. Alex RUFER (c), 15. Isaac HUGHES, 17. Gabriel SLOANE-RODRIGUES, 18. Lukas KELLY-HEALD, 19. Sam SUTTON, 23. Luke SUPYK, 25. Kazuki NAGASAWA, 27. Matt SHERIDAN, 29. Luke BROOKE-SMITH, 35. Dublin BOON (gk), 41. Nathan WALKER, 46. Lachlan CANDY.<br><strong>Unavailable:<\/strong> 11. Stefan COLAKOVSKI (injured), 12. Chico GERALDES (injured), 30. Alby KELLY-HEALD (gk) (injured).<br><br><strong>Newcastle Jets squad <\/strong><em>(two to be omitted)<\/em><strong>:<\/strong> 1. Ryan SCOTT (gk), 4. Phillip \u010cAN\u010cAR, 6. Matthew SCARCELLA, 7. Eli ADAMS, 9. Lachlan ROSE, 10. WELLISSOL, 13. Clayton TAYLOR, 14. Dane INGHAM, 15. Aleksandar \u0160U\u0160NJAR, 17. Kosta GROZOS (c), 18. Kota MIZUNUMA, 19. Callum TIMMINS, 20. Charles M\u2019MOMBWA, 21. Noah JAMES (gk), 22. Ben GIBSON, 23. Daniel WILMERING, 28. Will DOBSON, 33. Mark NATTA, 37. Lachlan BAYLISS, 39. Thomas AQUILINA.<br><strong>Unavailable:\u00a0<\/strong>25. Oscar FRYER, 11. 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