There were over 28,000 fans in attendance at Western Sydney Stadium on October 26, 2019 when the Sky Blues faced the Wanderers. In the return to the venue this weekend, not a seat in the stands will be occupied as a result of the coronavirus outbreak.

A state of affairs, that Wilkinson confessed, would result in a unique neighbourly encounter in what is usually a cacophonous cauldron of noise and colour.

Elsewhere in ASEAN, A-League leaders Sydney FC drew with Perth Glory, Malaysian champions Johor Darul Ta'zim were held at home and Persib Bandung maintained their lead at the top of Indonesia's Liga 1.

There was also plenty of action in Cambodia and Singapore while in East Asia there were FA Cup quarter-finals in Hong Kong and a pair of huge scores in Guam, so join the-AFC.com as we review the latest rounds of fixtures from the two regions.

With 34 international goals in the last 32 months, and a string of individual awards at club level thanks to her exploits with Australia’s Perth Glory and the US-based Chicago Red Stars, Kerr is already established as one of the world’s top strikers, but 2020 looms as an opportunity to break new ground.

Melbourne City FC earned the right to host the match after a convincing 5-1 win over the Western Sydney Wanderers FC in Sunday’s W-League 2020 Semi-final. 

Sydney FC advanced to the Grand Final following their 1-0 win over Melbourne Victory in a thrilling match on Saturday.

For the first edition, we look at six different clubs from across the breadth of the Asian Football Confederation and explore the meaning behind their unique team nicknames.

The pacey winger, who recently inked a deal with FA Women’s Super League outfit Everton, put the Matildas’ presence in April’s Tokyo 2020 draw beyond any doubt when she poked home a simple tap-in to make 2-0 on the night, and 7-0 on aggregate, in the 27th minute.

One of the few players in the Australian squad to have been absent from their travelling party for the Rio 2016 Games, Raso is now set to fulfill a long-held ambition by appearing at the Olympics.