Western United will enter its Isuzu UTE A-League Men Round 21 clash against Melbourne Victory with an unchanged 20-man extended squad.
The Green and Black will be eager to avenge a heart-breaking defeat against Victory last time out, with John Aloisi sticking with the group of players that has secured two wins in a row.
Youngsters Jordan Lauton and Jake Najdovski will hope to force their way into the matchday squad having also featured in the provisional list last week.
The 3-1 win against Western Sydney Wanderers last time out saw a back four of Josh Risdon, James Donachie, Tomoki Imai and Ben Garuccio play together for the first time in the Isuzu UTE A-League.
That back four helped the Green and Black secure the three points and will be aiming for a repeat performance on Thursday night.
Khoder Kaddour made his professional debut in United’s last game against Melbourne Victory and is in the extended squad again with the hope of further opportunities.
Nikita Rukavytsya will be eager to be amongst the goals again after netting in last week’s win over Western Sydney Wanderers, while Daniel Penha will be out to continue his electric form.
Aloisi remains without a number of key first-team personnel, including Tom Heward-Belle, Noah Botic and Rhys Bozinovski.
Full Western United extended squad
Western United squad: 4. James DONACHIE, 6. Tomoki IMAI, 8. Lachie WALES, 9. Michael RUHS, 10. Steven LUSTICA, 11. Daniel PENHA, 13. Nikita RUKAVYTSYA, 17. Ben GARUCCIO, 19. Josh RISDON, 21. Sebastian PASQUALI, 22. Kane VIDMAR, 32. Angus THURGATE, 33. Matt SUTTON (gk), 37. Luke VICKERY, 39. Matthew GRIMALDI, 43. Khoder KADDOUR, 44. Jordan LAUTON, 49. Jake NAJDOVSKI, 70. Michael VONJA (gk), 77. Riku DANZAKI
Ins: 44. Jordan LAUTON, 49. Jake NAJDOVSKI
Outs: Nil
Unavailable: 1. Tom HEWARD-BELLE (injured), 7. Ramy NAJJARINE (injured), 27. Jacob TRATT (injured), 38. Noah BOTIC (injured), 41. Oliver LAVALE (injured), 42. Rhys BOZINOVSKI (injured)
Match Details
Isuzu UTE A-League Men Round 21
Western United vs Melbourne Victory
Thursday, 14 March
Kick-off: 7:00pm AEDT
AAMI Park, Melbourne
Broadcast: The match will be broadcast live on Paramount+
