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Adelaide United beat Western Sydney Wanderers to keep pressure on

Adelaide United kept up the heat on the leading two in the A-League with a 2-0 home win over 10-man Western Sydney Wanderers.

The game swung in the hosts' favour when Nikolai Topor-Stanley was sent off after only 17 minutes.

Marcelo Carrusca put Adelaide in front after 36 minutes and Fabio Ferreira added a second 10 minutes after the break to seal the win.

Victory moved Adelaide a point behind second-placed Melbourne Victory and two behind leaders Perth Glory.

Elsewhere, Wellington Phoenix came from behind to win 3-1 at Newcastle Jets thanks to three goals in six minutes.

Joel Griffiths gave the Jets at half-time lead, but strikes from Nathan Burns (73), Michael McGlinchey (74) and Roy Krishna (78) turned the match on its head.