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Youstin Salas of the Phoenix during the A-League - Wellington Phoenix FC v Melbourne Victory FC at Sky Stadium, Wellington. Photo: Masanori Udagawa / Photosport

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After giving up up first spot on the A-League ladder to Central Coast last weekend, the Phoenix have to keep the pressure on with a win here tonight against the third-placed Melbourne Victory.

The 'Nix welcome back skipper Alex Rufer and Tim Payne has been cleared to play after picking up a hamstring injury in the loss to the Mariners.

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Full squad lists:

Wellington Phoenix: Finn Surman, Scott Wootton, Fin Conchie, Tim Payne, Kosta Barbarouses, Ben Old, David Ball, Bozhidar Kraev, Mo Al-Taay, Alex Rufer (c), Nicholas Pennington, Youstin Salas, Lukas Kelly-Heald, Sam Sutton, Luke Supyk, Oskar van Hattum, Jack Duncan, Alex Paulsen, Matt Sheridan, Gabriel Sloane-Rodrigues.

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Melbourne Victory: Jason Geria, Adama Traore, Damien Da Silva, Leigh Broxham, Chris Ikonomidis, Zinedine Machach, Bruno Fornaroli, Ben Folami, Connor Chapman, Stefan Nigro, Fabian Monge, Daniel Arzani, Paul Izzo, Roderick Miranda (c), Jake Brimmer, Salim Khelifi, Roly Bonevacia, Ahmad Taleb, Kasey Boss.

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