The Seattle Sounders won’t have much time to get over the Leagues Cup hangover they are likely suffering from. Today’s match against Sporting KC is arguably the biggest of the regular season, as a Sounders win would catapult them back into first place in the Western Conference while a loss would leave them four points back.

This is the second meeting between the two teams this year, with Sporting KC scoring a 3-1 win at Lumen Field on July 25. A short-handed Sounders side was undone by several regrettable errors in that one.

The Sounders had come into that game 9-1-5, but have gone just 4-4-1 in the regular season since then and effectively fallen out of the Supporters’ Shield race. Still, the battle for the top seed in the Western Conference remains very much open.

• Although the Sounders hold a narrow 9-8-4 series advantage during regular-season play, Sporting KC has had the better of things recently. Since 2015, Sporting KC are 7-2-3 against the Sounders, including 4-0-2 at Children’s Mercy Park. The Sounders’ last win at Sporting KC was on May 8, 2013.
• This will be the Sounders’ fifth match in 15 days and the third of four straight road games.
• Daniel Salloi has been enjoying a MVP-caliber season with 13 goals and 6 assists so far.
• The Sounders have lost consecutive games for the second time this year. They’ve not lost three straight since 2019.

Seattle

QUESTIONABLE: Nico Benezet (L hip flexor strain)

OUT: Jordy Delem (R ACL tear); Nicolas Lodeiro (R knee surgery); Jordan Morris (L ACL tear)

KC

QUESTIONABLE: Remi Walter (Knee); Alan Pulido (Knee)

OUT: Jaylin Lindsey (Hamstring): Felipe Hernandez (Personal Reasons)

SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: KC: Graham Zusi, Roger Espinoza, Daniel Salloi … SEA: Joao Paulo

Referee: Joe Dickerson; Assistants: Adam Wienckowski, Matthew Nelson; Fourth Official: Silviu Petrescu; VAR: Daniel Radfordk; Assistant VAR: Mike Kampmeinert

Match date/kickoff time: Sunday, 4:25 PM PT

Venue: Children’s Mercy Park, Kansas City, KS

Online Streaming: Fubo TV (affiliate link)

National English TV: FS1 (Strong, Holden)

Local Radio: 1090 KJR-AM Seattle (Costigan, Keller)

Local Spanish Radio: El Rey 1360 AM (Rodriguez, Maqueda, Tapia)

National Spanish TV: Fox Deportes

International TV:

Balkans: Arena Sport
Czeck Republic & Slovakia: Nova Sport
Georgia: Silk Sport
Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Spain: DAZN
Israel: Charlton
Latin America (ex. Brazil): ESPN Latin America
Middle East & North Africa: Abu Dhabi Sports
Netherlands: ESPN Netherlands
Poland: Polsat Portugal: SportTV
Sub-Saharan Africa: ESPN Africa
Sweden: C-More
UK & Ireland: Free Sports

Highlights will be posted as the match progresses.

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