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Western Conference leaders Utah carry a four-game win streak into their road game against DC on Sunday, but it’s far from a first-choice Warriors lineup that will be taking the field. Old Glory have dropped three in a row and are now chasing a playoff spot, with this fixture suddenly a must-win game.
| CURRENT STANDINGS |
4-6-0 (L3) East 5th
8-2-0 (W4) West 1st
| STARTING LINEUP CHANGES |
|
IN | OUT |
| 2 | Facundo Gattas | Martín Vaca |
| 12 | Nick Grigg | Tommaso Boni |
| 13 | John Powers | Steff Hughes |
| 15 | Damien Hoyland | Owen Sheehy |
|
IN | OUT |
| 1 | Emerson Prior | Aki Seiuli |
| 2 | Tuvere Vugakoto | Liam Coltman |
| 3 | Remsy Lemisio | Tonga Kofe |
| 5 | Saia Uhila | Frank Lochore |
| 6 | Ronnie McElligott | Tamarau McGahan |
| 8 | Lance Williams | Dylan Nel |
| 9 | Logan Crowley | Zion Going |
| 11 | Nolan Tuamoheloa | Nic Benn |
| 12 | Tomasi Tonga | D’Angelo Leuila |
| 14 | Tielu Sagala | Sione Mahe |
| 15 | Zion Going | Jordan Trainor |
| CAPPED INTERNATIONALS |
(10) – Iscaro, Fa’anana-Schultz, Daniel, McVeigh, Boni (USA), Harley, Hoyland (Scotland), Gattas, Dotti (Uruguay), Martinez (Canada)
(4) – Vugakoto (Fiji), Jensen, Uhila, MacLellan (USA)
| CLUB DEBUTS |
(0) – none
(2) – McElligott, Sagala*
* – MLR debut
| NOTABLE ABSENTEES |
– Jason Robertson (FH), Steff Hughes (CE), Axel Müller (WI)
– Liam Coltman (HO), Gavin Thornbury (LO), D’Angelo Leuila (FH/CE)
| PREDICTION |
Simon Cross has named his best available lineup, welcoming back star fullback Damien Hoyland this week. Old Glory can’t afford to miss out at home, particularly against a largely second-string Utah outfit. Greg Cooper made wholesale changes to his lineup after the mid-week clash with San Diego and the makeshift selection has a tough task ahead of them against an experienced and motivated host. DC are slight favorites at home.
| LINEUPS |
OLD GLORY DC
1 Jack Iscaro, 2 Facundo Gattas, 3 Joe Rees, 4 Rob Harley (capt.), 5 Tevita Naqali, 6 Jamason Fa’anana-Schultz, 7 Cory Daniel, 8 Lautaro Bavaro, 9 Connor Buckley, 10 Jason Emery, 11 John Rizzo, 12 Nick Grigg, 13 John Powers, 14 Perry Humphreys, 15 Damien Hoyland
Replacements: 16 KoiKoi Nelligan, 17 Cali Martinez, 18 Sam Davies, 19 Ignacio Dotti, 20 Collin Grosse, 21 Ethan McVeigh, 22 Owen Sheehy, 23 Tommaso Boni
UTAH WARRIORS
1 Emerson Prior, 2 Tuvere Vugakoto, 3 Remsy Lemisio, 4 Matt Jensen, 5 Saia Uhila, 6 Ronnie McElligott, 7 Kalisi Moli, 8 Lance Williams, 9 Logan Crowley, 10 Joel Hodgson (capt.), 11 Nolan Tuamoheloa, 12 Tomasi Tonga, 13 Cole Semu, 14 Tielu Sagala, 15 Zion Going
Replacements: 16 Tyler Wong, 17 Fred Apulu, 18 Angus MacLellan, 19 Frank Lochore, 20 Reid Davis, 21 Jeremiah Noaese, 22 Phil Bradford, 23 Sam Reimer
| MATCH INFO |
Date: Sunday, May 4
Venue: Maryland SoccerPlex, Germantown
Kickoff: 14:00 local (11:00 Pacific, 12:00 Mountain)
Weather Forecast: cloudy with showers, 68°F (20°C), S 10-16mph (16-25km/h)
Broadcasts: ESPN+, KJZZ, Monumental Sports, Sky Sports NZ, The Rugby Network
| OFFICIALS |
Referee: Peter Pender (Canada)
Assistants: Eanna O’Dowd (Ireland) & Dave Edwards (USA)
TMO: Amanda Cox (USA)
| HISTORY |
HEAD-TO-HEAD (4) – DC 2, Utah 2
2024-04-26 – Utah Warriors 31, Old Glory DC 24 (Zions Bank Stadium)
2023-04-22 – Old Glory DC 36, Utah Warriors 22 (Segra Field)
2022-04-15 – Old Glory DC 22, Utah Warriors 21 (Segra Field)
2021-05-08 – Utah Warriors 34, Old Glory DC 33 (Zions Bank Stadium)
