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Adelaide will be seeking their first win over the Mariners since September 2009, when they travel to Bluetongue Stadium to take on the competition front runners on late Saturday afternoon. The reds have lost the last three head-to-head encounters between the two sides, including an embarrassing 4-0 loss at home in early December - their only meeting to date this season - which came just a fortnight before the sacking of former manager Rini Coolen. Since John Kosmina took over the reigns a month...

Newcastle will be desperate to take maximum competition points from their clash with Wellington at Ausgrid Stadium on Friday night, as the Jets seek to move back into the A-League's top-six. Following last weekend's 1-1 away draw against league leaders and local rivals Central Coast, Gary Van Egmond's side currently sit in second to last place on the ladder with 18 points, however they are just three points behind fifth place Perth Glory, such is the log-jam of the mid-table sides. Right-back...

The Heart will be chasing their first ever victory over Central Coast, when they host the league-leading Mariners at AAMI Park on Wednesday night to bring Round 15 of the 2011-2012 A-League season to a close. Graham Arnold's men have won three of the four meetings between the two sides to date - including their somewhat fortuitous 3-1 triumph at Bluetongue Stadium back in Round 8 - with last season's 1-1 draw in Melbourne the only joy the Heart have had against Central Coast in their short history. With...

Sydney will be seeking their sixth straight win over the Glory, when the two sides clash in their belated Round 9 fixture - which was postponed over a month ago due to the closure of Perth Airport as a result of a freak storm in the lead-up to the match - at Campbelltown Stadium on Wednesday evening. The sky blues - currently in a three-way tie for sixth place on the A-League table with 19 points - will be battling to overcome the shell-shock they suffered at Suncorp Stadium on Saturday night,...

Sunday evening's clash between Gold Coast and Wellington at Skilled Park will witness a world footballing first, with charismatic United coach Miron Bleiberg to be miked-up throughout the 90 minutes for Fox Sports' live TV coverage of the match. Whilst the stunt should ensure eager interest from domestic football fans in terms of boosted audience ratings for the A-League, the poorly-supported home side are again likely to struggle to break the 2,000 crowd barrier, with speculation over the club's...

Brisbane will be seeking revenge when they host Sydney at Suncorp Stadium on Saturday evening, in the first clash between the two sides since the sky blues stunned the Roar 2-0 back in Round 9 - ending their much-celebrated record 36-match unbeaten run in the process. The defending champions inconceivably went on to lose their next four straight games, before steadying the ship somewhat by picking up a win and two draws from their three most recent encounters. Sorely missed, star playmaker Thomas...

The high-flying Mariners will be seeking to extend their unbeaten streak to 13 matches, when they host local rivals Newcastle in Saturday's F3 derby at Gosford's Bluetongue Stadium. Graham Arnold's men have now opened up an eight-point gap atop the A-League ladder, following last week's midweek triumph over Melbourne Victory before Sunday's defeat of Sydney, which saw them skip clear of reigning champions Brisbane (second) and Melbourne Heart (third), who both failed to register a win over the...

Newly appointed Melbourne head coach Jim Magilton will be hoping his side can get off to the perfect start in the club's new era under the Northern Irishman, when the Victory host fierce rivals Adelaide at AAMI Park on Friday night. Magilton - who has had spells as manager at English clubs Ipswich Town and Quuens Park Rangers - was announced as the replacement for discarded rookie coach Mehmet Durakovic last Sunday, and takes over the reigns from stand-in Kevin Muscat, who over-saw Melbourne's...