Melbourne City FC vs Perth Glory FC: 1–3
Perth Glory FC beat Melbourne City FC 3–1 in the Australian A-League Men on Sunday, 28 December 2025 at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne, Australia.
- Competition: Australian A-League Men (2025-26 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season)
- Kick-off time: Sun, 28 Dec 2025, 08:00 UTC
- Status: Full Time
- Venue: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne, Australia
- Attendance: 7,035
- Teams: Melbourne City FC (home), Perth Glory FC (away)
Goals
- 10' — Tom Lawrence (Perth Glory FC)
- 22' — Tom Lawrence (Perth Glory FC)
- 80' — Tom Lawrence (Perth Glory FC)
- 90'+3' — Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City FC)
Match statistics
| Statistic | Melbourne City FC | Perth Glory FC |
|---|---|---|
| Possession (%) | 63.5 | 36.5 |
| Shots | 16 | 12 |
| Shots on target | 4 | 8 |
| Corners | 9 | 2 |
| Fouls | 12 | 6 |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 1 |
Starting line-ups
Melbourne City FC (4-2-3-1): Patrick Beach (G), Liam Bonetig (CD-L), German Ferreyra (CD-R), Aziz Behich (LB), Nathaniel Atkinson (RB), Andreas Kuen (AM), Kai Trewin (LM), Takeshi Kanamori (RM), Max Caputo (F), Kavian Rahmani (AM-L), Andrew Nabbout (AM-R).
Perth Glory FC (4-4-2): Matthew Sutton (G), Scott Wootton (CD-L), Brian Kaltack (CD-R), Sam Sutton (LB), Charbel Shamoon (RB), William Freney (CM-L), Rhys Bozinovski (CM-R), Nicholas Pennington (LM), Trent Ostler (RM), Tom Lawrence (CF-L), Arion Sulemani (CF-R).
Recent form
Melbourne City FC: drew 0–0 away to Central Coast Mariners FC (29 Nov); won 1–0 away to Newcastle Jets (6 Dec); drew 1–1 away to FC SEOUL (10 Dec); lost 1–0 vs Melbourne Victory (20 Dec); drew 1–1 vs Macarthur FC (23 Dec).
Perth Glory FC: won 2–1 away to Newcastle Jets (23 Nov); won 2–0 away to Macarthur FC (30 Nov); won 1–0 vs Western Sydney Wanderers FC (5 Dec); lost 1–0 vs Sydney FC (13 Dec); lost 1–0 vs Adelaide United FC (20 Dec).