Wellington Phoenix

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Live: Wellington Phoenix vs Sydney FC - A-League Men (Stuff.co.nz)

Follow live coverage as the Phoenix host Sydney FC in their A-League Men's clash at Eden Park in Auckland.

Phoenix outlast Sydney FC to keep A-League playoffs in sight (RNZ)

The Wellington Phoenix capitalised on the home advantage to beat Sydney FC 1-nil in their A League clash at Eden Park.

The Phoenix play Adelaide on Friday night, with the team flying out of Wellington on Wednesday. Above the Phoenix on the standings, but also on 31 points are Central Coast Mariners and Western Sydney Wanderers in third and fourth respectively. The Wellington Phoenix capitalised on the home advantage to beat Sydney FC 1-nil in their A-League clash at Eden Park.

Wellington Phoenix midfielder Ben Old admits it's been a turbulent ... (NZCity)

The 20-year-old went under the knife at the end of last year before returning in February. Old will suit up for this afternoon's A-League matchup with ...

Wellington Phoenix bank vital win over Sydney FC at Eden Park to ... (New Zealand Herald)

The Wellington Phoenix are a step closer to the A-League finals, with a vital 1-0 win over Sydney FC on Sunday afternoon. Polish striker Oskar Zawada has been ...

But the Phoenix rode their luck, as they failed to pressure the cross and close down the man in possession, while the visitors enjoyed plenty of time in the final third but couldn’t find the decisive touch or pass. It was another example of the Polish striker’s aerial prowess, as he hung in the air brilliantly, before powering his header back across the keeper, for his 12th goal of a memorable personal campaign. Sydney FC 0

Football: Wellington Phoenix edge closer to A-League playoffs with ... (Newshub)

Oskar Zawada's first-half goal has propelled Wellington Phoenix to a valuable 1-0 win over A-League rivals Sydney FC, maintaining an unbeaten record at ...

Zawada strike edges Wellington closer to ALM finals (FTBL Australia)

The Phoenix have beaten Sydney FC 1-0 in Auckland with Oskar Zawada not only playing but scoring the goal despite the imminent birth of his child in ...

"He wanted to be (in Auckland) and he's hoping that (she) has the baby early this week so he can be available for the Adelaide game," Talay said. The win keeps Wellington fifth on the table and on track to play finals, with Talay hopeful Zawada's lucky streak with timing can continue. Zawada's importance to the team is hard to understate - this was his 12th goal of the campaign and his ninth in 10 games. "I thank his wife Patrycja for holding on for another day," Talay said after the win. At the last minute, he opted to travel to Auckland for the Eden Park match, and proved the difference between the two finals-chasing sides. Zawada has been on baby-watch all week, with his wife - model Patrycja Wozniak - due to give birth to their first child this weekend and the striker insistent he would be by her side.

Wellington Phoenix doing 'due diligence' in case coach Ufuk Talay ... (Stuff.co.nz)

The off-contract coach is giving coy, playful answers when asked about his future and club officials have started to assess potential replacements.

“Obviously Chiefy came in alongside me and I believe in Chiefy and the work that he does for the team and for myself,” Talay said on Friday. It will only be Talay’s 98th on the sideline, however, as he was absent on two occasions last season while isolating with Covid-19 – a turn of events that gave Italiano the chance to step in. On Saturday morning, as the Phoenix had their final training before facing Sydney, Talay said he had been asked about his future “a lot of times” as he mingled with fans and media the previous afternoon – “too many times, possibly”. That's where it's at.” He also failed to elaborate when asked what Morrison could do to entice him to stay, instead falling back on a familiar line, that “players come and go and coaches come and go and the club will always be here”. The winningest coach in Phoenix history is off contract at the end of their current campaign and while Talay is in talks with chairman Rob Morrison about a contract extension and had coffee with him as recently as Tuesday, he said it was “an ongoing discussion”.