HEAD TO HEAD: News and notes ahead of #NYCvNY

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The New York Red Bulls finish off their four-game road swing with a trip to the Bronx to face New York City FC in the second New York Derby of the season on Sunday. 

Kickoff at Yankee Stadium is set for noon ET, with coverage on ESPN, Watch ESPN and Red Bulls Radio on TuneIn. Red Bulls Radio gets underway with Countdown to Kickoff, hosted by Matt Harmon, at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday. Harmon will call the game in English with former Red Bull and MetroStar Steve Jolley. Ernesto Motta will provide Spanish play-by-play beginning at kickoff.


NOTES

  • Frank Lampard scored for a second consecutive game as New York City FC extended their road undefeated streak to four matches, defeating the Seattle Sounders 2-0 on Saturday afternoon at CenturyLink Field.
  • Bradley Wright-Phillips scored his sixth goal over his last five games, but the Red Bulls were hauled back into a late draw at Columbus Crew SC on Saturday evening, ending in a 1-1 tie.
  • The teams are meeting for the second time this season. The Red Bulls defeated NYCFC 7-0 on May 21 at Yankee Stadium to take the first #NYDerby, the victory matching the largest margin of victory in MLS history – all of which were achieved by teams playing on the road. The seven goals scored by the Red Bulls were also the most in a single game in the club’s 21-year history, tied for the second-most goals ever scored by one team in an MLS game.
  • The teams have met four times, and the Red Bulls have won all four, twice at each ground, now with a 14-2 goal differential in the series. Wright-Phillips has owned the rivalry, scoring in each match, netting six goals in all, including two in the first game this year.


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