Sydney FC whiz kid Terry Antonis is set to make his return for Saturday's crunch A-League home clash with Wellington but veteran Karol Kisel is likely to miss his second consecutive match with injury.
Antonis, 18, has been sidelined with a hamstring injury for a month, and coach Vitezslav Lavicka said he would see how the midfielder pulled up from the final two sessions this week before making a call.
"Terry trained earlier this week and we'll see because we have a full session today and tomorrow and we'll make a final decision after that ... he's more of a chance than Karol,'' Lavicka said.
Kisel, who has a calf strain, returned to full training on Thursday but was rated a 50-50 chance by Lavicka of playing against the fourth-placed Phoenix.
Sixth-placed Sydney will be seeking revenge against Wellington who have beaten them twice this season with both games played in New Zealand.