Melbourne City and Wellington Phoenix will battle it out in the FFA Cup Quarter Finals at Casey Fields on Wednesday night (7:30pm AEDT kick-off).
Wednesday’s Quarter Final will be City Men's first competitive match in the South East since moving to the area earlier this year.
The defending Isuzu UTE A-League Men’s Champions qualified for the last eight with a pair of wins over NPL Victoria opposition.
City defeated South Melbourne 3-0 in the Round of 32 thanks to goals from Connor Metcalfe and Scott Galloway, before a Matthew Leckie strike saw them prevail 1-0 over Hume City in the Round of 16.
HIGHLIGHTS: Hume City 0-1 Melbourne City
City sit fifth after five rounds of A-League action and come into Wednesday’s match off the back of a 2-2 draw in a pulsating Melbourne Derby on Saturday night.
However, the home side will be without star marksman Jamie Maclaren who was sent off in the closing stages of Saturday's derby.
Wellington sit further back in tenth position on the league table with just one win to their name after five matches.
The Phoenix will arrive into Wednesday's clash after suffering a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Sydney FC on Sunday evening.
Wellington booked a spot in the FFA Cup Quarter Finals for the first time in their history with wins over Western United and Avondale FC.
A Ben Waine header proved decisive as the Phoenix defeated United 1-0 in the Round of 32, before a brace from Jaushua Sotirio and goals to Waine and Luka Prso sealed a relatively comfortable 4-1 Round of 16 win over a 10-man Avondale.
HIGHLIGHTS: Avondale FC 1-4 Wellington Phoenix
City and Wellington have previously met once in FFA Cup action with City running out 5-1 winners thanks to goals from Aaron Mooy, Harry Novillo, Bruno Fornaroli, Robert Koren and Wade Dekker in the Round of 16 in 2015.
Australian viewers can catch all the action from Tuesday’s match live & free on 10 Play while for viewers from New Zealand, the match will be available to live stream via our official YouTube channel.
FFA Cup 2021 Quarter Final
Melbourne City v Wellington Phoenix
Date: Wednesday, 22 December
Venue: Casey Fields, Cranbourne East, VIC
Time: 7:30pm AEDT, 9:30pm NZDT
Broadcast: Live & free on 10 Play
Tickets: Details to come
