Two clubs looking to make a charge back up the Eastern Conference table meet when the New England Revolution play host to Toronto FC on Wednesday night at Gillette Stadium (TSN, 7 p.m. ET). The Revolution saw their losing streak reach four games last Friday, in a 2-1 loss at the New York Red Bulls. Toronto FC haven't won in six games, but drew for a second consecutive match last time out, a 2-2 tie at the LA Galaxy.
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TORONTO FC
Toronto FC reached a draw for a second consecutive match, this time in dramatic fashion in a 2-2 tie with the LA Galaxy on Saturday evening at The Home Depot Center. TFC has 14 points from 15 games on the season, sitting in a tie for sixth place in the Eastern Conference.
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• The Galaxy opened the scoring after just two minutes. Freed all alone in the TFC half, Miguel Lopez slipped a pass to the right side of the box, where an unmarked Chris Birchall raced in fire it home off TFC goalkeeper Stefan Frei.
• But Toronto FC pulled even in the 68th minute. Danleigh Borman placed a perfect cross to the front of the goal from the left and Alan Gordon smashed a header past Josh Saunders.
• As the game turned into stoppage time, from a scramble in the area, a blocked shot deflected up into the air and Juan Pablo Angel stepped into a full-blooded drive from the heart of the box that got through the bodies in the box and into the goal.
• Yet TFC wasn't done. A long ball into the box was headed by Galaxy defender A.J. DeLaGarza -- but fell right to Gordon, and he hit a first-time volley into the upper right corner of the goal to salvage a point for the Canadians.
• TFC head coach Aron Winter made three changes to the team that played to a scoreless draw with Sporting Kansas City at BMO Field. Doneil Henry came into the back four for Nana Attakora, and Jacob Peterson and Nick Soolsma replaced Javier Martina and Joao Plata.
• TORONTO FC (4-1-2-3): Stefan Frei - Richard Eckersley, Ty Harden, Doneil Henry, Danleigh Borman - Nathan Sturgis - Jacob Peterson (Alan Gordon 44), Tony Tchani (Joao Plata 34) - Nick Soolsma (Javier Martina 93+), Maicon Santos, Mikael Yourassowsky.
NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION
The New England Revolution lost their fourth consecutive match, falling 2-1 to the New York Red Bulls on Friday evening at Red Bull Arena. The Revolution have 13 points from 14 matches, in eighth place in the Eastern Conference.
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• The Revolution had a glorious chance to open the scoring in the 33rd minute when defender Stephen Keel got tangled with Lekic in the penalty area. But goalkeeper Greg Sutton saved Shalrie Joseph's attempt from the spot at full stretch.
• It proved costly for the visitors, as just four minutes later, Ryan Cochrane mistakenly knocked the ball into his own net in trying to clear Thierry Henry's centering pass from the right.
• New York scored the eventual winner in the 50th minute. Henry controlled a pass on the left flank and drove into the penalty area before cutting the ball back and firing a shot past Revs goalkeeper Matt Reis.
• The Revs pulled a goal back four minutes later when Chris Tierney served a quality cross from the left that fell perfectly onto the foot of Zak Boggs, who one-timed a shot past a diving Sutton.
• Revolution head coach Steve Nicol made one change to the team that lost 1-0 to FC Dallas at Pizza Hut Park. Pat Phelan came into the midfield for Stephen McCarthy.
• NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION (4-2-3-1): Matt Reis - Kevin Alston, A.J. Soares, Ryan Cochrane, Didier Domi - Ousmane Dabo (Stephen McCarthy 20), Pat Phelan (Kenny Mansally 56) - Zak Boggs (Sainey Nyassi 85), Shalrie Joseph, Chris Tierney - Rajko Lekic
REFEREE: Ricardo Salazar. SAR (bench): Claudio Badea; JAR (opposite): Peter Manikowski; 4th: Jose Carlos Rivero
Salazar MLS career: 132 games; Fouls called/game: 26.9; Yellow cards/game: 3.5; Red cards: 40; Penalties: 50
INJURY REPORT: NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION — OUT: MF Benny Feilhaber (R ankle sprain); MF Marko Perovic (L knee sprain) ... TORONTO FC — OUT: MF Elbekay Bouchiba (R knee surgery recovery); DF Adrian Cann (R knee sprain); DF Nana Attakora (R quadriceps strain); QUESTIONABLE: FW Alan Gordon (adductor strain); MF Gianluca Zavarise (adductor strain); MF Jacob Peterson (L hamstring strain); MF Matt Stinson (R calf strain); MF Alen Stevanovic (adductor tightness); Tony Tchani (leg contusion)
INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: TOR: Julian De Guzman (Canada); Dicoy Williams (Jamaica)
SUSPENDED: none
WARNINGS:
SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: NE: Stephen McCarthy
SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: NE: Shalrie Joseph ... TOR: Richard Eckersley, Dan Gargan, Javier Martina, Tony Tchani
HEAD-TO-HEAD
ALL-TIME (9 meetings): Revolution 4 wins, 18 goals ... Toronto FC 2 wins, 10 goals ... Ties 3
AT NEW ENGLAND (5 meetings): Revolution 4 wins, 14 goals ... Toronto FC 0 wins, 3 goals ... Ties 1
RETURN MATCH: 10/22: Toronto FC vs. New England Revolution, 12:30 p.m. ET (TSN)
LAST YEAR (MLS)
April 10: New England 4-1 Toronto (Schilawski 47, 51, 58; Nyassi 66 — De Rosario 28)
May 22: Toronto 1-0 New England (Barrett 53)
• The Revolution have never lost to Toronto FC at Gillette Stadium. In five meetings all-time, the Revs have won four, including a 4-1 win last year, with one draw.
• Toronto FC has won the last games at BMO Field vs. New England, after the first two meetings there finished in draws.
• Coaches record: Steve Nicol v TOR: P9 W4 L2 D3 ... Aron Winter vs. NE: first game
