Sports Medicine Report is SportingKC.com’s look at the latest health update around the team ahead of upcoming matches and is presented by Children’s Mercy Kansas City.
All details listed are from the teams' official player availability reports submitted approximately three days prior to the match.
Sporting Kansas City will look to extend the club’s four-match unbeaten streak as the team gets set to take on reigning MLS Cup and Supporters’ Shield champions Los Angeles FC at Children’s Mercy Park.
Sporting has four players questionable for the match, as center backs Andreu Fontas and Dany Rosero remain on the list while captain Johnny Russell and right back Kayden Pierre are upgraded from out to questionable.
#SKCvLAFC Sports Medicine Report
Sporting Kansas City
Questionable
- Defender Andreu Fontas (hamstring injury)
- Defender Kayden Pierre (hamstring injury)
- Defender Dany Rosero (hamstring injury)
- Forward Johnny Russell (hamstring injury)
Out
- Goalkeeper Tim Melia (quad injury)
- Defender Kortne Ford (Achilles surgery)
- Defender Logan Ndenbe (hamstring injury)
- Defender Graham Zusi (hamstring injury)
- Forward Willy Agada (tibia stress fracture)
Los Angeles FC
Questionable
- None
Out
- Goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau (leg)
- Defender Sergi Palencia (lower extremity)
In addition, several players will be miss the match while on international duty. Sporting are without winger Marinos Tzionis (Cyprus) while LAFC are without forward Denis Bouanga (Gabon) and midfielder Jose Cifuentes (Ecuador). LAFC’s Mahala Opoku is also out as he serves a one-game suspension after being shown a straight red card in Wednesday’s loss to Houston.
Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. CT (7:39 p.m. CT actual kick) and will be available to stream in English and Spanish on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV. Sports Radio 810 WHB (English) and La Grande 1340 AM (Spanish) will carry the game locally on the radio. Tickets are available via SeatGeek.com.
