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Perth Glory vs Western Sydney Wanderers: A-League live scores

18th November, 2012
Teams

Perth Glory

1.Danny Vukovic
3.Bas van den Brink
4.Billy Mehmet
5.Steve Pantelidis
6.Nick Ward
8.Dean Heffernan
9.Shane Smeltz
10.Liam Miller
11.Adrian Zahra
13.Travis Dodd
14.Steven McGarry
15.Brandon O’Neill
17.Chris Harold
18.Jesse Makarounas
19.Josh Risdon
21.Scott Jamieson
22.Ndumba Makeche
23.Michael Thwaite
30 Lewis Italiano

Four to be omitted

Western Sydney Wanderers

1. Ante Covic
2. Shannon Cole
3. Adam D’apuzzo
4. Nikolai Topor-Stanley
5. Michael Beauchamp
6. Jerome Polenz
7. Labinot Haliti
9. Dino Kresinger
10. Aaron Mooy
11. Tarek Elrich
12. Tahj Minniecon
13. Joey Gibbs
14. Kwabena Appiah-Kubi
17. Youssouf Hersi
18. Iacopo La Rocca
19. Mark Bridge
20. Jerrad Tyson
21. Shinji Ono
23. Jason Trifiro

Four to be omitted

Kick-Off: 5.00pm AEDT
Venue: nib Stadium
Referee: Kris Griffith-Jones
Betting: $1.57 Perth, $3.75 Draw, $6.50 Western Sydney
TV: Fox Sports 1 (LIVE)
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Perth Glory will be looking to maintain their 100 percent home record when they host Western Sydney Wanderers this afternoon. We’ll have live scores from nib Stadium from 5.00pm AEDT.

Perth Glory came into round seven of the A-League sitting well-placed in fourth position, and a win here could take them as high as second.

In a dogged contest last Sunday they left Hindmarsh Stadium with a 1-1 draw after Billy Mehmet put the Glory in front, only for Dario Vidosic to equalise and ensure the points would be shared.

With Shane Smeltz returning to the fold the Glory are beginning to hit their straps and that signals trouble not only for today’s opponents, but for the entire competition.

Western Sydney were perhaps unlucky to go down 2-1 at home to Newcastle last weekend after they relinquished a 1-0 lead to lose 2-1, despite storming home in the final 15 minutes.

Like they have in all of their six matches, the Wanderers gave red and black fans plenty to be pleased about in what was another confident display.

Today represents a far harder test for the league’s new boys. Nobody enjoys travelling to Perth at the best of times but nib Stadium has become a fortress of late, and expected temperatures of around 30 degrees certainly won’t make the job any easier.

The onus will be on the more experienced heads to stand up and be counted this afternoon. Under coach Ian Ferguson the Glory have become the most physical side in the A-League and if Western Sydney allow themselves to be bullied, they’ll almost certainly make the long flight home wearing the effects of a loss.

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