New York Red Bulls Homegrown midfielder Daniel Edelman will captain the team for the first time as the RBNY take on Atlanta United FC at Red Bull Arena on Saturday night.
The Warren, NJ native is starting his 57th regular season match for the Red Bulls.
Edelman is joined in the defensive midfield with Felipe Carballo, while Dennis Gjengaar, Lewis Morgan and Cameron Harper lead the attack with Dante Vanzeir.
The last time New York faced off against Atlanta United FC at Red Bull Arena, Edelman scored his second career MLS goal and the game-winning goal in a 4-0 win. Edelman’s two career MLS goals have both been scored at Red Bull Arena.
Carlos Coronel starts in goal for New York.
New York have never been defeated by Atlanta United FC at Red Bull Arena across all competitions with a 5-0-2 mark.
Dylan Nealis, Noah Eile, Andrés Reyes and John Tolkin get the nod along the backline.
Head Coach Sandro Schwarz will have Cory Burke, Ronald Donkor, Julian Hall, Elias Manoel, Ryan Meara, Serge Ngoma, Aidan O'Connor, Mohammed Sofo and Peter Stroud available off the bench.
Emil Forsberg, Sean Nealis, Wiki Carmona, Roald Mitchell and Kyle Duncan are out.
Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. ET with coverage on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV in English, Spanish, and New York Red Bulls Radio in English via the New York Red Bulls app and NewYorkRedBulls.com.
Red Bulls Radio
Listen to every match, live, on New York Red Bulls Radio! Veteran soccer play-by-play voice Matt Harmon will handle the broadcasts alongside former MetroStars and Red Bulls standout Steve Jolley providing color commentary.
Coverage on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV begins at 7:30 p.m. ET. Callum Williams will have the primary play-by-play responsibilities and will be alongside Calen Carr on the English side; Adrian Garcia Marquez will have the play-by-play responsibilities and will be alongside Francisco Pinto on the Spanish side. New York Red Bulls Radio begins at 7 p.m. ET with Countdown to Kickoff, presented by Toyota, hosted by Matt Harmon and Steve Jolley.
