Wellington Phoenix squad: 4. Scott WOOTTON, 5. Steven UGARKOVIC, 6. Tim PAYNE, 7. Kosta BARBAROUSES, 8. Ben OLD, 9. Oskar ZAWADA, 10. David BALL, 11. Bozhidar KRAEV, 12. Lucas MAURAGIS, 13. Nicholas PENNINGTON, 17. Callan ELLIOT, 18. Ben WAINE, 19. Sam SUTTON, 20. Oli SAIL (gk), 21. Joshua LAWS, 23. Clayton LEWIS, 24. Oskar VAN HATTUM, 31. Yan SASSE, 40. Alex PAULSEN (gk).
Out: 3. Finn SURMAN (injured)
Unavailable: 14. Alex RUFER (injured)
Squad analysis: Finn Surman misses out again through injury for the ‘Nix, on another weekend where pre-game focus will centre around which four players feature in Ufuk Talay’s frontline.
In Round 5’s 4-1 win over Macarthur FC, Oskar Zawada, Kosta Barbarouses, Ben Old and Bozhidar Kraev started in attacking areas, with David Ball and Ben Waine coming off the bench, the latter of the two scoring his third goal of the campaign.
Fantasy tip: Kraev is finding his feet in a Phoenix shirt. He bagged his second goal of the season last weekend and said in midweek he’s happy he’s delivering on a pre-season promise to have a genuine impact in the final third for the ‘Nix this season.
Western United squad: 1. Jamie YOUNG (gk), 4. Leo LACROIX, 5. Dylan PIERIAS, 8. Lachlan WALES, 9. Dylan WENZEL-HALLS, 11. Connor PAIN, 14. James TROISI, 17. Ben GARUCCIO, 19. Joshua RISDON, 21. Sebastian PASQUALI, 23. Alessandro DIAMANTI (c) 26. Nicolas MILANOVIC, 27. Jacob TRATT, 31. Adisu BAYEW, 33. Ben COLLINS, 37. Ryan SCOTT (gk), 38. Noah BOTIC, 42. Rhys BOZINOVSKI, 88. Neil KILKENNY, 99. Aleksandar PRIJOVIC
Ins: 21. Sebastian PASQUALI, 31. Adisu BAYEW, 99. Aleksandar PRIJOVIC (promoted)
Outs: 10. Steven LUSTICA (injured)
Unavailable: 6. Tomoki IMAI (injured), 7. Tongo DOUMBIA (injured), 44. Nikolai TOPOR-STANLEY (suspended)
Squad analysis: Aleksandar Prijović is once again in the mix to make his first appearance of the season this week as head coach John Aloisi promotes the Serbian striker to his squad for Round 6. Prijović was included in the first two Western squads of the season but is yet to make a match day squad, battling a chronic toe injury.
Fantasy tip: Nicolas Milanović to continue his red-hot form. The 20-year-old has been a rare bright spark for Western early doors, scoring three goals in five appearances and just 135 minutes.