MLS Previews (May 20)
Saturday, May 20, 4 pm ET/3 pm CT/1 pm PT
HOUSTON (4-2-1, 13 pts) vs. CHICAGO (1-1-4, 7 pts)
TV: ESPN2.
Key Players Out: Houston — MF Aaron Lanes (R fifth metatarsal fracture), FW Brian Ching (National Team — USA); Chicago — DF Jim Curtin (R foot fracture).
Referee: Hilario Grajeda.
Saturday, May 20, 7:30 pm ET/4:30 pm PT
NEW YORK (0-1-5, 5 pts) vs. CHIVAS USA (1-3-1, 4 pts)
TV: FSN-NY, FSN-PT.
Direct Kick: TBA.
Key Players Out: New York — DF Taylor Graham (hernia surgery recovery); Chivas USA — MF Ramon Ramfrez (L knee sprain), MF Mike Munoz (R ankle tendonitis), DF Orlando Perez (concussion), DF Esteban Arias (concussion), DF Claudio Suarez (National Team — Mexico), MF John O?Brien (National Team — USA).
Referee: Abbey Okulaja.
Saturday, May 20, 7:30 pm ET/6:30 pm CT/4:30 pm PT
COLUMBUS (3-3-1, 10 pts) vs. D.C. UNITED (4-1-2, 14 pts)
TV: CSN-DC.
Direct Kick: TBA.
Key Players Out: Columbus — GK Jonny Walker (lower back), DF Jed Zayner (L knee ACL), GK Bill Gaudette (R broken hand), MF Danny Szetela (L foot fracture), DF Frankie Hejduk (R knee ACL), DF Marcos Gonzalez (L hamstring strain); D.C. United — DF David Stokes (R quad strain), MF Santino Quaranta (R hamstring strain), DF Brandon Prideaux (MCL sprain), MF Ben Olsen (National Team — USA).
Referee: Richard Heron.
Saturday, May 20, 8:30 pm ET/7:30 pm CT/5:30 pm PT
FC DALLAS (4-1-3, 15 pts) vs. NEW ENGLAND (3-2-1, 10 pts)
TV: HDNet, WB-56.
Direct Kick: TBA.
Key Players Out: FC Dallas — FW Abe Thompson (L toe stress fracture); New England — DF Marshall Leonard (L Achilles tendon repair), MF Clint Dempsey (National Team — USA), DF Avery John (National Team — Trin. & Tobago).
Referee: Mauricio Navarro.
Saturday, May 20, 9:00 pm ET/8:00 pm CT/7:00 pm MT/6:00 pm PT
REAL SALT LAKE (1-5-1, 4 pts) vs. KANSAS CITY (4-2-1, 13 pts)
TV: No TV.
Direct Kick: TBA.
Key Players Out: Real Salt Lake DF Paul Broome (L ankle internal derangement); MF Seth Trembly (L knee ACL tear), DF Eddie Pope (National Team — USA), DF Douglas Sequeira (National Team — Costa Rica); Kansas City — FW Josh Wolff (National Team — USA), DF Jimmy Conrad (National Team — USA), FW Eddie Johnson (National Team — USA).
Referee: Baldomero Toledo.
Saturday, May 20, 10:30 pm ET/8:30 pm MT/7:30 pm PT
LOS ANGELES (2-5-1, 7 pts) vs. KANSAS CITY (4-2-1, 13 pts)
TV: FSN-W.
Direct Kick: TBA.
Key Players Out: Los Angeles FW Landon Donovan (National Team — USA), DF Chris Albright (National Team — USA), FW Cornell Glen (National Team — Trin. & Tobago); Colorado — GK Matt Jordan (lower back), MF Pablo Mastroeni (National Team — USA).
Referee: Michael Kennedy.