Western United will take on Melbourne City in another edition of the classic derby fixture, with John Aloisi naming his 20-man extended squad for the clash.
Luke Vickery and Jordan Lauton will be looking to state their respective cases for the matchday squad after returning the extended list.
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After returning to the bench last weekend, Kane Vidmar is in contention to feature again as James Donachie remains sidelined.
Ben Garuccio and Ramy Najjarine are unavailable for this fixture but are both nearing returns from their respective issues.
Young stars have been the story of United’s opening two matches in the 2024/25 season with Dylan Leonard and Charbel Shamoon shining at the back.
Those two are named in the extended squad again and will be looking to feature once more with Tomoki Imai set to lead the team as captain for the third game running.
Hiroshi Ibusuki scored his first Western United goal last week and will be out to find the net again. The Japanese frontman scored against City in pre-season and will be eager to repeat that feat.
Aloisi has seen some fantastic production from the bench across the opening two games with a number of players competing for starting places.
Abel Walatee, Noah Botic and Rhys Bozinovski have all shown their quality as substitutes and will be hoping to put themselves in contention to start on Monday night.
Full Western United A-League Men Extended Squad
Western United squad: 1. Tom HEWARD-BELLE (gk), 5. Oliver LAVALE, 6. Tomoki IMAI, 9. Hiroshi IBUSUKI, 10. Matthew GRIMALDI, 13. Tate RUSSELL, 14. Jake NAJDOVSKI, 19. Noah BOTIC, 20. Abel WALATEE, 21. Sebastian PASQUALI, 22. Kane VIDMAR, 23. Rhys BOZINOVSKI, 29. Charbel SHAMOON, 30. Dylan LEONARD, 32. Angus THURGATE, 33. Matthew SUTTON (gk), 34. James YORK, 44. Jordan LAUTON, 37. Luke VICKERY, 77. Riku DANZAKI
Ins: 37. Luke VICKERY, 44. Jordan LAUTON
Outs: Nil
Unavailable: 4. James DONACHIE (injured), 7. Ramy NAJJARINE (injured), 17. Ben GARUCCIO (injured), 43. Khoder KADDOUR (injured)
