It's win or go home tonight as Philadelphia Union battles the New England Revolution in the MLS is Back Knockout Round presented by Audi. Kick off is scheduled for 8:00 p.m. ET and can be viewed on ESPN and ESPN Deportes. For the MLS is Back Tournament, matchday rosters are expanded due to the new five substitution rules. Below are the starting lineup and notes.
STARTING XI
Andre Blake; Kai Wagner, Mark McKenzie, Jack Elliott, Ray Gaddis; Jose Martinez, Jamiro Monteiro, Alejandro Bedoya, Brenden Aaronson; Kacper Przybylko, Sergio Santos.
BENCH: Joe Bendik, Jakob Glesnes, Aurelien Collin, Olivier Mbaizo, Matt Real, Anthony Fontana, Matej Oravec, Cole Turner, Jack de Vries, Ilsinho, Michee Ngalina, Andrew Wooten.
NOTES
- Jim Curtin makes no changees to the group that defeated New England Revolution in the Round of 16.
- Defender Mark McKenzie and Kai Wagner look to build off their MLS Team of the Week accolades that they earned against the Revs.
- The Union are 6-6-5 all-time against Sporting KC in MLS regular season matches. This will be the third knockout match between the Union and KC, with Sporting KC defeating the Union in the 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup semifinals, 2-0, and in a penalty shootout in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final.
