Essendon and Sydney meet in a crucial battle for finals at Marvel Stadium on Saturday night.
The Bombers need to arrest their slide after defeats to Geelong and the Bulldogs.
Sydney have no margin for error in their pursuit of post-season action.
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What time is the AFL tonight? Essendon vs Sydney start time
Saturday night's game between Essendon and Sydney will begin at 7.25pm AEST.
The game will be held at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne.
| City | Sydney | Melbourne | Brisbane | Adelaide | Perth |
| Time | 7.25pm | 7.25pm | 7.25pm | 6.55pm | 5.25pm |
How to watch or livestream Essendon vs Sydney
| Region | Sydney | Melbourne | Brisbane | Adelaide | Perth | Tasmania | Darwin |
| Channel | Fox Footy/7mate | Fox Footy/Channel 7 | Fox Footy/7mate | Fox Footy | Fox Footy/7mate | Fox Footy/Channel 7 | Fox Footy/Channel 7 |
| Broadcast time | 7.20.pm/7.00pm | 7.20.pm/7.00pm | 7.20.pm/7.00pm | 6.50pm | 5.20pm/5.00pm | 7.20.pm/7.00pm | 6.50pm/6.30pm |
Kayo Sports will stream the game live.
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Essendon vs Sydney odds
Sydney is favoured to win this game, paying $1.62 to Essendon's $2.30 per BlueBet.
Essendon vs Sydney round 20 team lists
Essendon's starting 22
Substitute: Will Snelling
| Full Back | Andrew McGrath | Brandon Zerk-Thatcher | Jake Kelly |
| Half Back | Mason Redman | Jayden Laverde | Dyson Heppell |
| Centre | Nic Martin | Archie Perkins | Sam Durham |
| Half Forward | Nik Cox | Peter Wright | Jye Caldwell |
| Full Forward | Matt Guelfi | Kyle Langford | Ben Hobbs |
| Followers | Andrew Phillips | Darcy Parish | Zach Merrett |
| Interchange | Will Snelling | Nick Bryan | Nick Hind |
| Jye Menzie | Alwyn Davey | ||
| Emergencies | Elijah Tsatas | Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti | |
| Kaine Baldwin |
INS: Jye Menzie, Alwyn Davey Jnr
OUTS: Jake Stringer (Injured),Jordan Ridley (Injured)
Sydney's starting 22
Substitute: Ryan Clarke
| Full Back | Dane Rampe | Tom McCartin | Harry Cunningham |
| Half Back | Ollie Florent | Nick Blakey | Jake Lloyd |
| Centre | Braeden Campbell | Luke Parker | Eroll Gulden |
| Half Forward | Isaac Heeney | Logan McDonald | Sam Wicks |
| Full Forward | Joel Amartey | Lance Franklin | Tom Papley |
| Followers | Hayden McLean | Chad Warner | Callum Mills |
| Interchange | Robbie Fox | Justin McInerney | James Rowbottom |
| Will Hayward | Ryan Clarke | ||
| Emergencies | Aaron Francis | Dylan Stephens | |
| Jack Buller |
INS:
OUTS:
