NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION vs LA GALAXY
GILLETTE STADIUM, Foxborough, Mass.
May 31, 2015 (WEEK 13, MLS Game #133)
7 pm ET (Fox Sports 1, Fox Deportes, Fox Sports Go TSN)
The rematch of MLS Cup 2014 highlights the week when the New England Revolution play host to the LA Galaxy at Gillette Stadium on Sunday evening before a FOX Sports 1 audience. After last year’s championship match won by the Galaxy, both have risen back to the top of their respective conferences. The Revolution are two points out of first in the East following their 1-1 home draw with D.C. United last weekend, while the Galaxy are three points away from the top spot in the West after a second consecutive 1-0 win, defeating Real Salt Lake at home at midweek.
- It’s a rematch of last year’s MLS Cup final, won 2-1 in extra time by the Galaxy at StubHub Center, their third victory in three MLS championship meetings between the clubs (also winning in 2002 and 2005).
- The Galaxy rolled to a 5-1 win in the lone regular season meeting between the teams last year, July 16 at StubHub Center. The year before, the Revolution took a 5-0 win in the lone meeting between the teams, June 2 at Gillette Stadium.
- Alan Gordon scored his fourth goal of the season – his second in stoppage time, and his third after coming on as a substitute – in the Galaxy’s 1-0 win against the Houston Dynamo. Gordon has scored 20 goals as a substitute among his 48 career league goals, the second-most in MLS history. It was the seventh goal Gordon has scored in his career in second-half stoppage time.
- Charlie Davies scored his fifth goal of the season – all coming over the last seven matches – as the Revolution rebounded from their first loss in nine games with a 1-1 draw against D.C. United on Saturday evening at Gillette Stadium.
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REFEREE: Alan Kelly. AR1 (bench): Adam Wienckowski; AR2 (opposite): Gianni Facchini; 4th: Mathieu Bourdeau MLS Career: 21 games; FC/gm: 26.1; Y/gm: 3.2; R: 8; pens: 5
SUSPENDED: NE: Chris Tierney (through May 31); Lee Nguyen (through May 31)
WARNINGS:
SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: LA: Alan Gordon, Juninho
SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: NE: Juan Agudelo, Jermaine Jones … LA: Baggio Husidic, Mika Vayrynen
DISABLED LIST: NE: Darrius Barnes … LA: Brian Perk (season-ending injury)
INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: LA: Bradford Jamieson IV (U.S. U-20)
HEAD-TO-HEAD
ALL-TIME (38 meetings): Revolution 15 wins (1 shootout), 56 goals … Galaxy 17 wins (2 shootout), 60 goals … Ties 6
AT NEW ENGLAND (18 meetings): Revolution 10 wins (1 shootout), 34 goals … Galaxy 6 wins (2 shootout), 25 goals … Ties 2
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