2019 MLS Regular Season - Week 8
D.C. United vs. New York City FC
Audi Field — Washington
April 21 - 4:00 PM ET
TV: ESPN
STREAMING: MLS LIVE on DAZN in Canada
Two teams on opposite ends of the Eastern Conference standings meet at Audi Field on Sunday afternoon, as D.C. United hosts New York City FC.
The Black and Red went 1-0-1 in a busy Week 7, following a 0-0 home draw against the Montreal Impact with a 3-2 victory at the Colorado Rapids. NYCFC helped open Allianz Field and, thanks to an Ismael Tajouri-Shradi brace, left with a share of the spoils from a 3-3 draw with Minnesota United. Their first win of the season remained out of grasp.
The clubs have met just once at Audi Field, with D.C. winning 3-1 and clinching a berth in the Audi 2019 MLS Cup Playoffs. In the first meeting this season, they played to a 0-0 draw at Yankee Stadium as goalkeepers Sean Johnson and Bill Hamid put forth spectacular efforts.
D.C. United
- Injury Report:
- OUT: Oniel Fisher (D) - knee surgery
- OUT: Chris Odoi-Atsem (D) - Hodgkin's Lymphoma
- OUT: Antonio Bustamante (M) - knee injury
- OUT: Joseph Mora (M) - broken jaw
- OUT: Chris McCann (D) - hamstring injury
- QUESTIONABLE: Leonardo Jara (D) - shoulder injury
- Suspended: None
- Suspended after next caution: None
- International duty: None
New York City FC
- Injury Report:
- QUESTIONABLE: Valentin Castellanos (F) - concussion
- Suspended: None
- Suspended after next caution: None
- International duty: None
Series Matchup at D.C. United
- D.C. United: 4 wins, 10 goals
- NYCFC: 1 win, 6 goals
- 0 draws
Officials
- Referee: Allen Chapman
- Assistant Referees: Jeremy Hanson, Nick Uranga
- 4th Official: Marcos DeOliveira
- VAR: Daniel Radford
