Only three points will do as the battling Phoenix attempt to keep their season alive against an in-form Western United team in Tarneit.

Olivia Fergusson scored a long-range goal and Carolina Vilao saved a penalty but it wasn’t enough to beat an in-form Adelaide United.

All you need to know about the round 17 match between the Phoenix and the third-place Adelaide United.

It was a scoreless first half before Melbourne struck ten minutes after oranges to keep them firmly in second place behind Auckland FC.

City snared all three points from a largely uneventful A-League Men’s encounter in Wellington.