Melbourne Victory and Newcastle Jets need a win to remain in the top-four picture in Sunday's 4.00pm (AEDT) kick off at AAMI Park.
Reigning Premiers Victory returned to the winners circle with a hard-fought 2-1 win over Perth Glory in Round 7 to move within two points of fourth-placed Brisbane Roar.
With Brisbane in action against Melbourne City and fifth-placed Canberra United taking on Sydney FC, Jeff Hopkins' Victory side may sense there is a chance to crack into the top four with three points against Newcastle.
Newcastle will certainly need to improve on their last outings, a 2-0 loss to Sydney and 2-1 defeat to Brisbane in which the Jets conceded 34 shots in both games, in order to avoid their fifth loss of the campaign.
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Sunday, 5 January 2020
Kick-off: 4pm AEDT
Venue: AAMI Park
Broadcast: ABC TV, FOX Sports
Stream: MyFootball Live App, Kayo Sports, ABC iView
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Round 8: Victory v Jets
