Coming off an important 1-0 win over the Houston Dynamo at Red Bull Arena last Saturday, the Red Bulls continue its three-game homestand and push for the playoffs when the club welcomes U.S. National Team star Michael Bradley and Toronto FC on Saturday night at 7:00 PM (TV: Univision Deportes, MLS Direct Kick, MLSSoccer.com; MSG - at 10:30 PM).
Tickets are on sale now by calling 1.877.727.6223 or logging onto tickets.newyorkredbulls.com. Please see next note for updated broadcast information.
The Red Bulls are currently alone in fourth place in the Eastern Conference with a 11-9-11 record and 44 points while Toronto sits just outside the playoff picture in sixth place with a 11-12-7 record and 40 points. New York and Toronto have met twice already this season. The Reds earned a 2-0 win at BMO Field on May 17 before the teams played to a 2-2 draw at Red Bull Arena on June 27. Toronto FC plays on Wednesday against the Houston Dynamo at home before facing New York.
Red Bulls forward Bradley Wright-Phillips still leads the MLS Golden Boot race with 24 goals and is just three shy of the single season record with three games left.
BROADCAST UPDATE: RED BULLS-TFC TO BE AVAILABLE LIVE ON UNIVISION DEPORTES
The New York Red Bulls announced their match this Saturday against Toronto FC at 7:00 PM at Red Bull Arena will broadcast nationally live on Univision Deportes. MSG Networks will also carry the game as originally scheduled, but will air the match in its entirety starting at 10:30 PM. As an alternative, MLSSoccer.com will carry MSG Networks' broadcast of the match live for free as the MLS Stream of the Week. The game will also be available live on MLS Direct Kick.
HENRY LIFTS RED BULLS OVER HOUSTON WITH 10th GOAL OF SEASON
Thierry Henry scored his 10th goal of the season, and third game-winning goal, against Houston last Saturday in a 1-0 win at Red Bull Arena. With the win, the Red Bulls remained unbeaten at home in its last nine games at Red Bull Arena (7-0-2).
Henry has scored two goals and added two assists over his last five matches and with his game-winning goal against Houston, the Red Bulls improved to 21-0-7 over the clubs last 28 games in which Henry has scored.
VISITING TEAMS COMING TO RED BULL ARENA: GOOD LUCK
The New York Red Bulls welcome Toronto FC to Red Bull Arena in the second game of a three-game homestand on Saturday. The Red Bulls are unbeaten in the club's last nine regular-season matches at Red Bull Arena (7-0-2), including a current stretch of six consecutive wins.
#DARE2BWP: WRIGHT-PHILLIPS THREE FROM THE RECORD, LEADS GOLDEN BOOT RACE
Despite not finding the back of the net against the Houston Dynamo last Saturday, Bradley Wright-Phillips remained atop of the MLS Golden Boot Race with three weeks remaining in the 2014 MLS regular season.
It was the first time Wright-Phillips went two straight games without scoring since April.
MLS GOLDEN BOOT RACE
- Bradley Wright-Phillips (New York Red Bulls) 24
- Dom Dwyer (Sporting Kansas City) 20
- Robbie Keane (LA Galaxy) 19
- Obafemi Martins (Seattle Sounders FC) 17
- Gyasi Zardes (LA Galaxy) 16
Wright-Phillips' third hat trick of the season on September 20 against Seattle Sounders FC moved him to within three goals of the single-season all-time MLS scoring record set by Roy Lassiter and Chris Wondolowski. Wright-Phillips has three games remaining to catch Lassiter and Wondolowski.
MLS SINGLE-SEASON SCORING RECORDS
- Roy Lassiter 27 (1996)
- Chris Wondolowski 27 (2012)
- Mamadou Diallo 26 (2000)
- Stern John 26 (1998)
- Carlos Ruiz 24 (2002)
- Bradley Wright-Phillips 24 (2014)
- Raul Diaz Arce 23 (1996)
- Taylor Twellman 23 (2002)
- Camilo Sanvezzo 22 (2013)
- Mike Magee 21 (2013)
- Eduardo Hurtado 21 (1996)
- Landon Donovan 20 (2008)
- Marco Di Vaio 20 (2013)
- Luciano Emilio 20 (2007)
ROBLES RECORDS 5th SHUTOUT OF SEASON, SECOND IN THE LEAGUE IN SAVES
Luis Robles recorded his 5th shutout of the season last Saturday against the Houston Dynamo and remained in second place in the league in saves behind San Jose's Jon Busch.
SAVES LEADERS
- Jon Busch (SJ) 120
- Luis Robles (NY) 104
- Bill Hamid (D.C.) 102
- Donovan Ricketts (POR) 101
- Steve Clark (CLB) 98
COLOMBIA AND ECUADOR TO FEATURE IN THREE-MATCH SERIES AT RBA
Red Bull Arena will host four national teams, headlined by Colombia and Ecuador, in three matches with a game on October 10 and a doubleheader on October 14. Colombia will open up the series on October 10 at 8:00 PM when it faces El Salvador. Four days later on October 14, Ecuador will open up the doubleheader against El Salvador at 7:00 PM before Colombia faces Canada. Tickets are on sale by calling 1.877.727.6223 or by logging onto tickets.newyorkredbulls.com.
