John Aloisi has named his first Isuzu UTE A-League Men extended squad in nearly a month as Western United prepares to return to action against Perth Glory.
The 27-day break between matches has allowed midfielder Tongo Doumbia to return to fitness, with the Malian in contention for the first time since suffering a hamstring injury in Round 2.
Aloisi will also be able to welcome back Nikolai Topor-Stanley upon the completion of his suspension, the ban having been reduced from three games to two upon appeal.
Aleksandar Prijovic is available again after making a scoring return to the side in the last match against Wellington Phoenix, and match-winner Alessandro Diamanti will also be in contention as he continues his return from injury this season.
After signing a new contract at the Club this week, Rhys Bozinovski is in the squad and will be aiming for back-to-back league starts for the first time in his career.
Midfielder Steven Lustica is the only remaining injury absentee for the Green and Black as he continues his recovery from a hamstring issue sustained in the Round 5 loss to Adelaide United.
Western United squad
Western United squad: 1. Jamie YOUNG (gk), 4. Leo LACROIX, 5. Dylan PIERIAS, 7. Tongo DOUMBIA, 8. Lachlan WALES, 9. Dylan WENZEL-HALLS, 11. Connor PAIN, 14. James TROISI, 17. Ben GARUCCIO, 19. Joshua RISDON, 23. Alessandro DIAMANTI (c) 26. Nicolas MILANOVIC, 27. Jacob TRATT, 33. Ben COLLINS, 37. Ryan SCOTT (gk), 38. Noah BOTIC, 42. Rhys BOZINOVSKI, 44. Nikolai TOPOR-STANLEY, 88. Neil KILKENNY, 99. Aleksandar PRIJOVIC
Ins: 7. Tongo DOUMBIA (return from injury), 38. Noah BOTIC, 44. Nikolai TOPOR-STANLEY (return from suspension)
Outs: 21. Sebastian PASQUALI
Unavailable: 10. Steven LUSTICA (injured)
Match Details
Isuzu UTE A-League Men Round 7
Perth Glory vs Western United
Saturday, 10 December
Kick-off: 10:30pm AEDT (7:30pm local time)
Macedonia Park, Perth
Broadcast: The match will be broadcast live on Paramount+
