- Sporting KC and D.C. United tied 0-0 on Friday night at RFK Stadium.
- D.C. United remains in first place of the Eastern Conference (15-9-7) with 52 points and became the first team in the East to clinch a spot in the 2014 MLS Cup Playoffs.
- Sporting KC moves into sole possession of second place in the East (13-11-7) with 46 points, breaking a tie with the New England Revolution (45 points). The Revolution host Columbus Crew on Saturday at Gillette Stadium.
- Sporting KC is 20-20-11 against D.C. United all-time.
- D.C. United was without Perry Kitchen, who was serving his mandatory one-game suspension on Friday for yellow card accumulation.
- With the start, Matt Besler moved into sole possession of 7th place on Sporting KC's all-time chart with 143 regular season starts.
- With the start, Andy Gruenebaum became the ninth goalkeeper in club history to start 10 regular season matches. Eight of his 10 starts this season have come on the road.
- Friday's draw marks Sporting KC's second straight road clean sheet.
- Andy Gruenebaum's seven saves were the most by a Sporting KC goalkeeper this season and the most in a match since Jimmy Nielsen saved seven on June 22, 2011. He tied his career-high with seven saves on Friday.
- Lawrence Olum led all players with 44 successful passes and nine duels won on Friday.
- Matt Besler led all players with six aerial duels and nine interceptions on Friday.
- Besler's nine interceptions were most in a single game by a Sporting KC player this season.
- Sporting KC made four changes to Friday's starting lineup. Eric Kronberg was replaced in goal by Andy Gruenebaum, who is 5-3-2 as a starter in 2014.
- Holding midfielder Lawrence Olum returned to the lineup after serving a one-game suspension for caution accumulation.
- D.C. United earned victories in the first two matches against Sporting KC this year, a 1-0 win on May 31 at RFK Stadium and a 3-0 result on August 23 at Sporting Park.
- D.C. United has an MLS-best nine shutouts at home and is 10-2-4 at RFK in 2014.
- D.C. United goalkeeper Bill Hamid leads MLS with 10 shutouts.
- Friday snapped Dom Dwyer's goal scoring streak. The Englishman had scored in five straight appearances in all competition, tying the club record set by Preki in 1996.
- Friday marked Sporting KC's first draw on the road in 2014.
- D.C. United hasn't lost at home since June 28, a 1-0 defeat against Seattle. D.C. United is unbeaten in eight games at RFK in all competitions.
- D.C. United's turnaround season in 2014 comes after finishing last year with just three wins and 16 points.
- D.C. United has allowed only 11 goals at home this season, fewest in MLS.
- Seth Sinovic was shown a yellow card in the 30th minute of Friday's match and will miss Sporting KC's next match as he serves his mandatory one-game suspension.
- The match was nationally televised on the NBCSN. Sporting KC is 1-4-2 when televised on NBCSN in 2014.
- Sporting KC returns to Sporting Park to host the Chicago Fire on October 10.
