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Sydney will be looking to build on Sunday's shock win over the record-breaking Brisbane Roar, when they host the Glory at Campbelltown Stadium on Wednesday night, in the A-League's first midweek fixture for season 2011-2012. The sky blues made the football fraternity stand up and take notice with their impressive 2-0 win on a cold, windy afternoon in kogarah, as they ended the Roar's 36-match unbeaten run thanks to first-half goals to youngster Dimitri Petratos and Socceroos stalwart Brett Emerton....

The all-conquering Brisbane Roar roll into Kogarah on Sunday afternoon, as they look to extend their 36-match unbeaten run when they take on Sydney FC at Win Jubilee Oval. The match was moved from the Sydney Football Stadium over a month ago due to a clash with two concerts being held at the venue over the weekend and it will be the first time that the sky blues have played a home A-League encounter away from either the SFS or Parramatta Stadium. Sydney will be relishing the chance to test themselves...

Both the Heart and Wellington will be keen to secure all three competition points on offer when they clash at AAMI Park on Sunday afternoon, as the two sides seek to move into the A-League's top-six. Locked on nine points with Adelaide, the Heart and the Phoenix - seventh and eighth place respectively - sit just two points behind third place Melbourne Victory in what is shaping as the tightest A-League season in the competition's seven year history. The three previous clashes between these two...

Newcastle will be out to register their first win since Round 5, when they host third place Melbourne Victory at Ausgrid Stadium on Saturday night. Since their 2-0 disposal of Perth a month ago, the Jets have been humbled by both Melbourne Heart and the all-conquering Brisbane Roar, prior to last weekend's scrappy 0-0 stale mate away to Adelaide, which leaves them a point behind the Victory in sixth place. Former English Premier League striker Michael Bridges is likely to make his return for Newcastle...

The Mariners travel to Adelaide looking to make it three consecutive wins for the first time in over a year, as the reds play host to last season's runners-up at Hindmarsh Stadium on Friday night. Five competition points separates the two clubs on the A-league ladder through eight rounds of the 2011-2012 season, but those five points mean the difference between second (Central Coast) and second last (Adelaide), such is the current closeness of the league. The last head-to-head meeting saw the...

The Victory will be eager to release the pressure valve on rookie coach Mehmet Durakovic, as the A-League's pre-season title favourites seek just their second win of the season - and their first at home - when they take on bottom place Gold Coast at AAMI Park on Sunday afternoon. Recent speculation surrounding Durakovic's authority threatens to derail Melbourne's 2011-2012 campaign and nothing less than all three points in this one will appease the Victory faithful. It is the first meeting between...

Wellington will be seeking just their second win of the 2011-2012 A-league campaign, when they host third place Sydney at Westpac Stadium on Sunday afternoon. The Phoenix have picked up a poultry two competition points from their previous five matches, with their only win of the season to date coming at home against Newcastle back in Round 2. After turning out an impressive 30 minutes off the bench in last weekend's 1-1 draw with Adelaide, star import Paul Ifill is set to make his first start...

Brisbane will create Australian sporting history on Saturday night if they can avoid defeat against Perth at Suncorp Stadium, as the home side look to extend their awe-inspiring unbeaten run to 36 matches and set a new record for the longest unbeaten run for any side in any top-level sporting competition in this country. Following their most recent scalp - a 2-1 away win over Newcastle last Sunday afternoon - the defending champions have already opened up an ominous gap atop the 2011-2012 A-League...

Melbourne Heart will be seeking their first ever win over the Mariners when they travel to Gosford for Saturday afternoon's clash at Bluetongue Stadium, in what will be the fourth meeting between the two clubs. The Heart took just one point from their three fixtures against Central Coast in their first A-League campaign last season, but will be confident of claiming all three points on offer this weekend, following back-to-back wins over Newcastle (3-0 at home) and Gold Coast (2-1 away). Left-back...