Two clubs in the Eastern Conference of MLS will do battle today in a league match between the New York Red Bulls and D.C. United. The first-division clash scheduled for 4 p.m. ET will be held at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on Univision Deportes.
What They’re Saying
New York Red Bulls head coach Mike Petke (via MLS’s official website): “Peguy [Luyindula], when he's on, is able to control the ball, is able to do things with the ball that not many people can. Spreading the ball out, holding the ball for us when weíre giving it away too much. I thought he did well [against Sporting Kansas City on Thursday]. I thought he stepped in to a difficult situation where we weren't having success going through the middle. With him jumping into the middle spot, I think there were times that he did well, held the ball up, linked up well with Thierry [Henry] and Bradley [Wright-Phillips]."
D.C. United head coach Ben Olsen: “I'm happy we battled back to get a draw on the road [in the season finale]. I think you set yourself up to succeed in the playoffs and that goal woke us up a little bit. Once the goal hit, we started to bring the full hunger that's necessary to win games in this league. In the second half, we played some good stuff and were a little bit unlucky not to get that win. It gave us the right momentum to start the playoffs."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: New York’s Bradley Wright-Phillips finished 2014 with a league-best 27 goals. The Englishman added two more in Thursday’s knockout-round victory over Sporting Kansas City and will look to maintain his scoring form at home this afternoon.
New York Red Bulls’ Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Robles; Miller, Olave, Sekagya, Eckersley; McCarty, Alexander; Henry, Luyindula, Sam; Wright-Phillips
D.C. United’s Projected Lineup (4-4-2): Hamid; Korb, Birnbaum, Boswell, Franklin; Pontius, Arnaud, Kitchen, DeLeon; Espindola, Johnson
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via WhoScored).
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