The New York Red Bulls are back in action on Saturday evening, taking on Austin FC and the Texas heat.
Head Coach Sandro Schwarz will deploy Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting and Emil Forsberg in their attacking roles. Forsberg will wear the captain’s armband.
Cameron Harper and Wiki Carmona push the attack.
Harper scored the game-winning goal in New York’s last victory against Atlanta United FC. The midfielder has recorded five goal contributions in his last six MLS appearances. Harper ranked tied for seventh in MLS with six goal involvements during the month of May.
Carlos Coronel starts in goal.
New York have posted an eight-match regular season unbeaten streak against Western Conference opponents.
Daniel Edelman and Peter Stroud lock down the central midfield.
The Red Bulls have won their last three MLS regular season matches and will look to extend that to four for the first time since 2021.
Kyle Duncan, Noah Eile, Alexander Hack and Raheem Edwards get the nod on the backline.
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Schwarz will have Felipe Carballo, Ronald Donkor, Dennis Gjengaar, Julian Hall, Lewis Morgan, Sean Nealis, Tim Parker and Mohammed Sofo available off the bench.
Morgan returns to the matchday lineup for the first time since the first match of the season.
A.J. Marcucci serves as the backup goalkeeper.
Serge Ngoma, Dylan Nealis, Omar Valencia, Roald Mitchell and Marcelo Morales all miss the match due to injuries. Wiktor Bogacz is away on international duty.
Kickoff is set for 8:30 p.m. ET with coverage on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV in English and Spanish, and New York Red Bulls Radio presented by Sports Illustrated in English via the New York Red Bulls app and NewYorkRedBulls.com.
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