VANCOUVER, BC – Vancouver Whitecaps FC are set to host New England Revolution at 4 p.m. PT (TSN1 and TSN 1040 radio). Here are some news and notes on Vancouver’s starting lineup.
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
1.David Ousted; 6.Jordan Smith, 17.Andrew Jacobson, 26.Tim Parker, 2.Jordan Harvey; 15.Matías Laba, 31.Russell Teibert; 13.Cristian Techera, 11.Nicolás Mezquida, 23.Kekuta Manneh; 19.Erik Hurtado
Substitutes
70.Paolo Tornaghi, 3.Sam Adekugbe, 7.Christian Bolaños, 14.Cole Seiler, 27.Blas Pérez, 30.Ben McKendry, 32.Marco Bustos
Injuries
9.Masato Kudo - fractured jaw suffered May 11 vs. Chicago Fire
22.Christian Dean - meniscus tear on his right knee suffered during training on May 25
Suspensions
4.Kendall Waston – June 18 and June 25
29.Octavio Rivero – June 18
77.Pedro Morales – June 18
Notes
Whitecaps FC head coach Carl Robinson makes four changes to his starting XI that played against Ottawa Fury FC last week. After watching both Canadian Championship matches against Ottawa, keeper David Ousted returns to the net and makes his 100th consecutive start in MLS.
The four defenders are unchanged, while Russell Teibert is in for Pedro Morales, Kekuta Manneh is in for Alphonso Davies, and Erik Hurtado replaces Octavio Rivero.
Looking back at Vancouver’s last MLS match, tonight’s XI has two personnel changes with Nicolás Mezquida and Erik Hurtado in for the suspended Pedro Morales and Octavio Rivero.
Tonight is the 12th all-time match that sees 2013 MLS SuperDraft picks Kekuta Manneh (4th overall) and Erik Hurtado (5th overall) start an MLS regular season game together. When the two speedsters are in the starting XI, Whitecaps FC have posted a record of 5W-3L-3D. Manneh has four goals and Hurtado has three goals in those 11 starts.
Bench
Christian Bolaños and Blas Pérez return from international duty and will be available for the first time since the May 22 match at Portland.
Homegrown midfielder Ben McKendry and 2016 MLS SuperDraft pick Cole Seiler made their first-team debuts against Ottawa in the first leg of the Canadian Championship semifinal on June 1; both are looking to make their first appearances in MLS play.
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