Patrick Vieira has made two changes to the team which drew 2-2 with New England Revolution last time out.
Miguel Camargo and Alex Ring are both in the XI in place of Rodney Wallace and Mikey Lopez.
The rest of the lineup remains the same from midweek, with David Villa flanked by Jack Harrison and with Tommy McNamara and Maxi Moralez making up the midfield three alongside Ring.
At the back, Ben Sweat keeps his place ahead of Ronald Matarrita who is fit enough for a place on the bench following his six-week injury layoff.
Ethan White starts at the right of the back four with Alexander Callens and Maxime Chanot in the center ahead of Sean Johnson in goal.
On the bench, Eirik Johansen is joined by Frederic Brillant, RJ Allen, Matarrita, Mikey Lopez, Jonathan Lewis and Sean Okoli.
THE XI: Johnson, White, Chanot, Callens, Sweat, Ring, McNamara, Moralez, Harrison, Camargo, Villa
SUBS: Johansen, Allen, Brillant, Matarrita, Lopez, Lewis, Okoli
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Key Stats
- New York FC has won three of the last four games against Philadelphia. There has been an average of 2.8 goals scored per match in the six previous meetings between the two clubs.
- The Union have scored one-or-fewer goals in five of their six away games this season (1W-3l-2D).
- Alexander Ring has a league-high 39 tackles this season. Only six other MLS players have won 30+ tackles.
- The Union have scored seven headed goals this season, tied with Toronto for the most in MLS.
- Philadelphia keeper Andre Blake has kept three clean sheets since the start of May. No other goalkeeper in MLS has more than two over that time.
- David Villa of NYCFC has attempted 20 shots from outside the box (inc. blocks, tied for the fifth- most in MLS.
- Philadelphia’s Chris Pontius (8) and New York’s Maxi Morález (6) finished first and tied for second, respectively, in assists in the month of May.
