- Sporting Kansas City lost 2-0 against the New York Red Bulls on Sunday night, falling to fifth place in the Eastern Conference to conclude the 2014 MLS regular season.
- The fifth-place finish means Sporting KC will play at New York on Thursday in the Eastern Conference knockout round. The winner will advance to face D.C. United in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
- Sporting KC concludes the regular season with a 14-13-7 record and 49 points.
- Bradley Wright-Phillips scored both goals in Sunday's match. With two goals on Sunday, Wright-Phillips tied the all-time single-season MLS scoring record set by Roy Lassiter (1996) and Chris Wondolowski (2012).
- Wright-Phillips has now scored a goal in all three matches against KC this season.
- Wright-Phillips' two goals on Sunday mark the sixth multi-goal game for him this season, the most in MLS and one more than Dom Dwyer's five.
- Sporting KC is 8-2-5 in regular season finales and 10-2-3 in home finales since 2000.
- The team that scores first between New York Red Bulls and Sporting KC has not lost since June of 2007.
- Dom Dwyer finished the season in second place for MLS goals scored with 22 goals.
- Dwyer finished the season with the most left-footed goals (14) and headed goals (5).
- The New York Red Bulls finished the season with 55 goals and 54 assists. Both rank first in the Eastern Conference.
- Matt Besler returned to the starting lineup on Sunday, making his 150th MLS regular season appearance. With 150 appearances, Besler moved into sole possession of eighth place on Sporting KC's all-time chart.
- Peter Vermes is the first Sporting KC coach to guide the team to four straight winning seasons.
- Graham Zusi also returned to the lineup after missing Sporting KC's Thursday night CONCACAF Champions League match due to yellow card accumulation.
- New York forward Thierry Henry missed Sunday's match due to inflammation in both Achilles. Henry scored 10 goals and tallied 14 assists this season.
- Sporting KC was without goalkeeper Andy Gruenebaum (calf strain) and Benny Feilhaber (ankle sprain) due to injury.
- Attendance on Sunday was 19,188 -- the 53rd consecutive sellout at Sporting Park dating back to 2012.
- Sunday's match was nationally broadcasted on ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes.
- Sporting KC is 1-1-2 on ESPN/ESPN2 this season.
- Sporting KC is 19-20-12 all-time against New York (14-9-4 at home).
- With the start on Sunday, Eric Kronberg became the sixth keeper in club history to start 25 regular season games.
- Jacob Peterson led all players with four chances created.
- Kevin Ellis led all players with six interceptions.
- Aurelien Collin was tied with New York's Jamison Olave with seven aerial duels won.
- Collin and Ellis led all players with 12 duels won.
- Besler led all players with 65 successful passes.
- Sunday's match was sponsored by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City. The first 500 people to check-in at the Blue KC table on the Sprint Plaza prior to the match received a Dom Dwyer poster. The first 100 were invited to a meet and greet with Dwyer after the final whistle.
- To conclude fan appreciation week, 18 Season Ticket Members were selected at random to receive a player's game worn jersey. The STM's were presented with the jersey by the players after the game.
- Sporting KC's knockout round match against the New York Red Bulls will be broadcast on ESPN2 on Thursday, October 30. The match will kick off at 7 p.m. CT.
- Thursday marks the first time Sporting Kansas City and the New York Red Bulls have ever met in the playoffs.
