Two teams in the Eastern Conference of MLS will do battle today in a match between the New York City FC and Toronto FC. The first-division clash scheduled for 3 p.m. ET will be held at Yankee Stadium in New York City and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on ESPN.
What They're Saying
New York City FC head coach Jason Kreis (via MLS): "Sometimes you just need to have guys work extremely hard for each other, and that's what the guys did [against Montreal]. I'm really pleased with the effort, and hopefully we'll be able to move forward."
Toronto FC head coach Greg Vanney: "[This] week we have to tighten up as a unit, we have to be better collectively and get better performances out of that collective action. We made too many errors and got punished for it. But going into [this] week, it's a new game. A different game. We'll go in to try to take all three points."
The In-Form Player
Sebastian Giovinco was unable to have in impact in the first match between these two clubs due to New York's thuggish tactics. In 16 appearances thus far, the 28-year-old has eight goals and seven assists.
Projected Lineups
New York City FC (4-1-4-1): Saunders; Brovsky, Facey, Wingert, Allen; McNamara, Grabavoy, Jacobson, Ballouchy; Villa, Mullins
Toronto FC (4-3-1-2): Konopka; Morrow, Hagglund, Zavaleta, Creavalle; Delgado, Warner, Jackson; Lovitz; Moore, Giovinco
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via WhoScored).
Standings
| Rnk | Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seattle Sounders | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 32 | |||
| 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 32 | |||
| 3 | FC Dallas | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 32 | |||
| 4 | LA Galaxy | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 23 | 8 | 31 | |||
| 5 | Portland Timbers | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 23 | -1 | 31 | |||
| 6 | Sporting Kansas City | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 27 | |||
| 7 | San Jose Earthquakes | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 25 | |||
| 8 | Houston Dynamo | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 24 | |||
| 9 | Real Salt Lake | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 26 | -7 | 23 | |||
| 10 | Colorado Rapids | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 19 | -2 | 21 |
| Rnk | Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DC United | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 35 | |||
| 2 | New York Red Bulls | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 26 | |||
| 3 | Orlando City SC | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 24 | -1 | 24 | |||
| 4 | Columbus Crew | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 29 | -2 | 24 | |||
| 5 | New England Revolution | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 33 | -7 | 24 | |||
| 6 | Toronto FC | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 23 | -1 | 23 | |||
| 7 | Philadelphia Union | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 32 | -7 | 22 | |||
| 8 | Impact Montreal | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 25 | -2 | 21 | |||
| 9 | New York City FC | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 23 | -3 | 20 | |||
| 10 | Chicago Fire | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 24 | -5 | 18 |
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