Adelaide United boss Carl Veart has announced his extended squad for the Reds’ crucial clash against Wellington Phoenix at Coopers Stadium on Friday night.
The two sides met just a fortnight ago with the ‘Nix prevailing 2-1 after a last-gasp penalty.
Adelaide will be determined to avenge that result and get back on track after three games without a win.
Yaya Dukuly, Yared Abetew and Jonny Yull have all been promoted, while Mohamed Toure is absent serving a one-match suspension.
James Delianov and Noah Smith are close to returning to the A-League squad with the pair playing in last weekend’s National Premier League game against Campbelltown City to regain match sharpness.
Delianov played the full 90 minutes and Smith played 45 minutes.
Javi López’s recovery remains on track and is close to returning to full training in approximately one week following his knee injury.
Michael Jakobsen is still unavailable but will return to full training next week after sustaining a hamstring problem.
Adelaide United squad: 2.Michael MARRONE, 3.George TIMOTHEOU, 4.Ryan STRAIN, 6.Louis D’ARRIGO, 7.Ryan KITTO, 8.Stefan MAUK (c), 9.Tomi JURIC, 11.Craig GOODWIN, 18.Joe CALETTI, 19.Yaya DUKULY, 23.Jordan ELSEY, 26.Ben HALLORAN, 27.Josh CAVALLO, 28. JUANDE, 29.Kusini YENGI, 33.Dakota OCHSENHAM (gk), 34.Yared ABETEW, 35.Al Hassan TOURE, 37.Jonny YULL, 46.Joe GAUCI (gk)
**2-4 to be omitted**
Ins: 19.Yaya DUKULY (promoted), 34.Yared ABETEW (promoted), 37.Jonny YULL (promoted)
Outs: 17.Mohamed TOURE (suspended)
Unavailable:16.Nathan KONSTANDOPOULOS (knee), 21.Javi LÓPEZ (knee), 22.Michael JAKOBSEN (hamstring)
Match details:
Friday, 7 May vs Wellington Phoenix
A-League 2020/21 – Matchweek 20
Kick-off 7.05pm ACST
Gates open 6.05pm ACST
Venue: Coopers Stadium
Broadcast: Fox Sports
Stream: Kayo Sports, MyFootball Live App
