NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION vs. NEW YORK CITY FC
GILLETTE STADIUM • Foxborough, Massachusetts
July 6, 2016 • Week 18 • MLS Game #172
7:30pm ET (MLS LIVE, CSN-NE, FOX Sports Go - NY only)
A critical match in the Eastern Conference kicks off at midweek when the New England Revolution return home to face New York City FC on Wednesday evening at Gillette Stadium. The Revolution are coming home off back-to-back losses for the first time this season, most recently a 3-2 loss at the Montreal Impact on Saturday afternoon, leaving them below the red line in the conference. NYCFC have won three games in a row and now sit atop the East standings, following their first win against cross-river rivals New York Red Bulls, 2-0 on Sunday afternoon at Yankee Stadium.
- Kei Kamara scored his first two goals since coming to the Revolution, but still saw his club lose a two-goal lead in a 3-2 defeat by the Montreal Impact 1457034034" tabindex="0">on Saturday, their second consecutive defeat.
- Jack Harrison scored his second goal in MLS and assisted on a second goal as New York City FC defeated cross-river rivals New York Red Bulls for the first time ever, a 2-0 triumph 1457034035" tabindex="0">Sunday afternoon at Yankee Stadium.
- The teams are meeting for the second time this season. NYCFC’s Thomas McNamara and New England’s Chris Tierney each scored in the first half, leaving the teams in a 1-1 draw 1457034036" tabindex="0">March 26 at Yankee Stadium.
- The teams met three times a season ago in NYCFC’s first year in MLS, and the Revolution won two, once at each ground. New England claimed a 1-0 victory 1457034037" tabindex="0">July 18 at Gillette Stadium, then took a 3-1 victory on Decision Day at Yankee Stadium. New York City FC won the first ever meeting between the teams, a 2-0 win March 15 at Yankee Stadium, the club’s first-ever victory in Major League Soccer.
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REFEREE: David Gantar. AR1 (bench): Eric Boria; AR2 (opposite): Philippe Briere; 4th: Robert Sibiga
MLS Career: 43 games; FC/gm: 25.6; Y/gm: 2.6; R: 17; pens: 9
SUSPENDED: none
WARNINGS:
SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: NE: Gershon Koffie … NYC: R.J. Allen, Federico Bravo
SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: NE: Diego Fagundez … NYC: Josh Saunders, David Villa, Ronald Matarrita
DISABLED LIST: none
INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none
HEAD-TO-HEAD
ALL-TIME (4 meetings): Revolution 2 wins, 5 goals … NYCFC 1 win, 4 goals … Ties 1
AT NEW ENGLAND (1 meeting): Revolution 1 win, 1 goal … NYCFC 0 wins, 0 goals … Ties 0
FUTURE MATCH: 9/10: New England Revolution vs. New York City FC, 7:30 p.m. ET
LAST MEETING (MLS):
3/26: NYC 1, NE 1 (McNamara 10 – Tierney 38)
