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 returns home today to face off against the Portland Timbers in an afternoon contest at Children’s Mercy Park. The match marks just Sporting’s sixth home match of their opening 15 games, and the start of a stretch where the team will have six of eight at home.
Sporting lists several players questionable, although Manager Peter Vermes told media on Friday that all four players are in training and should be available for selection.
#SKCvPOR Sports Medicine Report
Sporting Kansas City
Questionable
- Defender Logan Ndenbe (ankle injury)
- Defender Dany Rosero (adductor injury)
- Forward Alan Pulido (quad injury)
- Forward Khiry Shelton (adductor injury)
Out
- Goalkeeper Tim Melia (quad injury)
- Defender Kortne Ford (Achilles surgery)
- Defender Kayden Pierre (hamstring injury)
- Forward Willy Agada (tibia stress fracture)
Portland Timbers
Questionable
- None
Out
- Defender Pablo Bonilla (right hamstring)
- Midfielder David Ayala (left knee)
- Midfielder Eryk Williamson (right knee)
- Forward Felipe Mora (left knee)
In addition, Portland defender Dario Zuparic will miss the match as he serves a one-game suspension for yellow card accumulation.
Kickoff is set for 2 p.m. CT (2:25 p.m. CT actual kick) and will be nationally televised on FOX and FOX Deportes, while the match will also be available to stream for free 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.
