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The first Sydney derby in the history of the A-League explodes at Parramatta Stadium tonight when the Western Sydney Wanderers host Sydney FC. We’ll have live scores from 7.45pm AEDT.
In front of over 35,000 last weekend, Sydney FC could not have asked for any more from the home debut of Alessandro Del Piero.
Unfortunately, many of his teammates let him down and the Sky Blues suffered a 3-2 loss at the hands of Newcastle in what was a listless display for most of the match.
Western Sydney come into this one having fared slightly better than their crosstown rival. The signs were largely positive in a goalless draw against the Mariners in their opener, and they could have felt slightly unlucky walking away from Hindmarsh Stadium last weekend.
The problem for the Wanderers seems to be in the final third. The black, white and red need more out of their strikers and Labinot Haliti is one who must improve after having been wasteful in front of goal in the first two matches.
Sydney FC’s main problem has been a midfield who have been unable to control possession, and by extension, the game. With new signing Jason Culina still unavailable, the current underperforming midfield will need to be better.
It is only three rounds in but this is critical for Sydney FC. Another loss here would ramp up pressure on Ian Crook and doubts would begin to surround their entire campaign.
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