NEW YORK RED BULLS vs. NEW YORK CITY FC
RED BULL ARENA • Harrison, N.J.
July 24, 2016 • Week 20 • MLS Game #207
1 pm ET (FOX in the US, MLS LIVE in Canada)
The New York derby will be engaged by teams sitting at the head of the Eastern Conference when the New York Red Bulls play host to New York City FC for the only time this season at Red Bull Arena before a FOX network audience. The teams have split their two meetings this year, an historic win for the Red Bulls, and the first win ever for NYCFC against their cross-river rivals, both at Yankee Stadium. The Red Bulls return home off a 2-2 draw at Philadelphia Union last weekend, sitting in third place in the Eastern Conference, five points behind leaders NYCFC, who last weekend claimed a 3-1 win at the Montreal Impact.
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- The teams are meeting for the third time this season. Jack Harrison and David Villa scored when New York City FC took a 2-0 win July 3 at Yankee Stadium, the club’s first win ever against the Red Bulls. The Red Bulls had won each of the first four meetings, with a 14-2 goal differential in those contests.
- The Red Bulls defeated NYCFC 7-0 on May 21 at Yankee Stadium, the victory matching the largest margin of victory in MLS history – all of which were achieved by teams playing on the road. The seven goals scored by the Red Bulls was also the most in a single game in the club’s 21-year history, tied for the second-most goals ever scored by one team in an MLS game.
- The Red Bulls extended their undefeated run to three games, despite being hauled back into a 2-2 draw with Philadelphia Union on Sunday evening at Talen Energy Stadium. The Red Bulls have one win in their last six matches, coming off a four-game winning run.
- New York City FC made it five wins in their last six matches, Frank Lampard scoring his fifth goal in that span (and for a third game in a row) in their 3-1 win against the Montréal Impact on Sunday afternoon at Stade Saputo.
REFEREE: Mark Geiger. AR1 (bench): C.J. Morgante; AR2 (opposite): Adam Wienckowski; 4th: Jose Carlos Rivero
MLS Career: 154 games; FC/gm: 26.6; Y/gm: 3.5; R: 35; pens: 48
SUSPENDED: none
WARNINGS:
SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: NYR: Connor Lade -- NYC: R.J. Allen, Federico Bravo, David Villa
SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: NYR: Ronald Zubar, Felipe Martins -- NYC: Ronald Matarrita, Josh Saunders
DISABLED LIST: NYR: Kemar Lawrence, Gideon Baah (season-ending injury)
INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none
HEAD-TO-HEAD
ALL-TIME (5 meetings): Red Bulls 4 wins, 14 goals -- NYCFC 1 win, 4 goals -- Ties 0
AT RED BULL ARENA (2 meetings): Red Bulls 2 wins, 4 goals -- NYCFC 0 wins, 1 goal -- Ties 0
2016 (MLS)
5/21: NYC 0, NYR 7 (McCarty 3, 51; B. Wright-Phillips 42, 47+; Muyl 56; Veron 83; Baah 89)
7/3: NYC 2, NYR 0 (Harrison 8, Villa 66)
- Coaches record: Jesse Marsch vs. NYC: P5 W4 L1 T0 -- Patrick Vieira vs. NYR: P2 W1 L1 T0
LAST MEETING (MLS):
- NYCFC scored the opener after just eight minutes. Jack Harrison latched onto Andrea Pirlo's corner kick hit to the top of the penalty area, and beat two defenders with a cheeky sombrero before slipping a low strike past goalkeeper Luis Robles at the near post.
- NYCFC sealed their first win ever against their cross-river rivals in the 66th minute when Harrison led a lightning-quick counterattack, surging down the right flank before placing a perfect low cross into David Villa's path for a simple tap-in.
- The Red Bulls finished the game a man down when defender Chris Duvall was sent off after receiving a second yellow card in the 77th minute.
- NEW YORK CITY FC (4-1-2-3): Josh Saunders - Jason Hernandez, Frederic Brillant, Jefferson Mena, R.J. Allen - Andoni Iraola - Frank Lampard (Mikey Lopez 73), Andrea Pirlo (Federico Bravo 83) - Jack Harrison, David Villa, Thomas McNamara (Ronald Matarrita 62).
- NEW YORK RED BULLS (4-2-3-1): Luis Robles - Sal Zizzo, Chris Duvall (ejected 79), Aurelien Collin, Connor Lade - Felipe Martins (Gonzalo Veron 70), Dax McCarty - Alex Muyl (Lloyd Sam 61), Sacha Kljestan, Mike Grella - Bradley Wright-Phillips (Anatole Abang 79).
GET READY FOR THE BIG GAME:
- Is New York red or blue? Fans discuss the rivalry
- Luis Robles: MLS iron man
- NYCFC's historic road form
- Lampard calls rookie Harrison a "revelation"
- Marsch fumes after NYRB blow lead vs. Union
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