NEW YORK RED BULLS vs. COLUMBUS CREW Live Stream Online: 2014 MLS Standings, Live Coverage From Harrison, Projected Lineups and TACTICAL PREVIEW

Two clubs in the Eastern Conference of MLS will do battle today in a league match between the New York Red Bulls and Columbus Crew. The first-division clash scheduled for 7 p.m. ET will be held at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey and can be live streamed here.

Both teams enter today's match riding a decent run of form, but lack the comprehensiveness to escape 90 minutes of inspired football with three points instead of one. For the New York Red Bulls, the ineptitude is on the defensive side. "I think there's no doubt as a team we've got good character, but we don't need to be getting ourselves into those positions [of conceding goals]," striker Bradley Wright-Phillips said (via MLS's official website). "It's starting to feel like we're doing it weekly. We've got to realize how important three points are and when we get our noses in front we've got to stay there. We've got to learn that because it gets a bit frustrating."

For the Columbus Crew, it's been an inability to finish.

"I think if you ask the group as a whole, it's a little bit frustrating," said midfielder Ethan Finlay. "I think we had a lot of chances and they didn't quite go our way. If we put some of those early ones away, maybe we can win that game, but I think it's [Colorado] a tough place to play and we'll be happy with the point."

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Tactical Preview

Player to Watch: Returning from the World Cup a national hero, Waylon Francis will look to provide Columbus a much-needed spark down the channel this evening.

New York Red Bulls' Projected Lineup (4-1-3-2): Robles; Duvall, Miazga, Olave, Oyongo; Sekagya; Sam, Cahill, Alexander; Henry, Wright-Phillips

Columbus Crew's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Clark; Francis, Gonzalez, Parkhurst, Williams; Trapp, Tchani; Anor, Higuain, Jimenez; Arrieta

Standings

EASTERN CONFERENCE
  Rnk   Team MP W D L GF GA +/- Pts  
  1   DC United 18 9 4 5 26 19 7 31  
  2   Sporting Kansas City 17 7 5 5 23 15 8 26  
  3   New England Revolution 16 7 2 7 23 23 0 23  
  4   Toronto FC 14 6 3 5 19 18 1 21  
  5   New York Red Bulls 17 4 8 5 26 26 0 20  
  6   Columbus Crew 17 4 8 5 19 19 0 20  
  7   Philadelphia Union 18 4 6 8 26 30 -4 18  
  8   Houston Dynamo 18 5 3 10 18 34 -16 18  
  9   Chicago Fire 16 2 10 4 24 27 -3 16  
  10   Impact Montreal 16 3 5 8 16 27 -11 14  
WESTERN CONFERENCE
  Rnk   Team MP W D L GF GA +/- Pts  
  1   Seattle Sounders 17 11 2 4 33 24 9 35  
  2   Real Salt Lake 17 7 7 3 27 23 4 28  
  3   FC Dallas 19 7 5 7 30 29 1 26  
  4   Colorado Rapids 17 7 5 5 24 19 5 26  
  5   Vancouver Whitecaps 16 6 7 3 26 22 4 25  
  6   Portland Timbers 18 4 9 5 30 30 0 21  
  7   LA Galaxy 14 5 6 3 19 13 6 21  
  8   Chivas USA 17 5 5 7 17 26 -9 20  
  9   San Jose Earthquakes 15 4 4 7 15 16 -1 16

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