- Sporting KC defeated Toronto FC 4-1 at Sporting Park on Saturday and extended their lead atop the Eastern Conference to five points.
- Sporting KC has 42 points with a 12-6-6 record.
- Saturday marked the second time Sporting KC has scored four goals in a game this season. The first was against Montreal on April 19.
- Saturday also marked the first time Toronto FC has allowed four goals in a game this season.
- With the win, Sporting KC remains undefeated against Toronto FC at Sporting Park.
- Sporting KC is 5-0-1 all-time against Toronto FC at Sporting Park with a combined +11 goal difference (17 goals for and six goals against).
- Sporting KC is 12-4-5 against Toronto FC all-time and 8-1-2 at home.
- Benny Feilhaber drew a penalty kick in the 17th minute of the match.
- Sporting Kansas City striker Dom Dwyer converted the penalty kick to open the scoring.
- In the 32nd minute, Dwyer drew Sporting KC's second penalty of the match.
- Dwyer converted the second penalty kick in the 33rd minute.
- With two goals on Saturday, Dwyer surpassed Eddie Johnson (2007) for second most goals scored in a single season in club history with 16.
- Dwyer is now two goals behind the club record set by Preki in 1996.
- Dwyer has five braces in 2014, most among all MLS players. His five multi-goal games ties him for third most in team history.
- All five of Dwyer's braces came against Canadian opponents. Ten of Dwyer's 16 goals this season are against Canadian opponents.
- With two penalty kicks on Saturday, Dwyer has converted six career penalty kicks and surpassed Kei Kamara for second most by a KC player all-time.
- Sporting Kansas City has played seven straight home games without a clean sheet, dating back to May 4th - the longest such streak since Sporting Park opened in 2011.
- At 21 years and 131 days, Jon Kempin becomes the youngest ever goalkeeper to start an MLS match for Sporting KC.
- With Kempin's start, Sporting KC has used a different starting lineup in all 24 MLS matches this year.
- Sal Zizzo made his first start since June 27, joining Soony Saad and Dom Dwyer in the attack.
- Lawrence Olum returned to the holding midfield position on Saturday. Olum is 10-1-1 as a starter this year.
- During the 2014 season, 30 players have featured for Sporting KC and 29 have started. Both rank first in MLS.
- Toronto FC was without leading scorer Jermain Defoe (groin) and captain Steven Caldwell (quad).
- Sporting KC's .690 all-time winning percentage against Toronto FC (12-4-5) is their highest against any MLS club.
- Peter Vermes' .808 winning percentage versus Toronto FC (9-1-3) is his best against any MLS club and second highest of any active coach versus Toronto (minimum of two games).
- Gilberto scored Toronto's lone goal of the match in first half stoppage time, marking his third straight match scoring a goal. The goal was assisted by Dominic Oduro and Collen Warner.
- Soony Saad gave Sporting KC a 3-1 lead in the 64th minute. The strike was unassisted.
- C.J. Sapong added a fourth in the 77th minute. Graham Zusi and Soony Saad each added an assist.
- Sapong now has two goals in 2014 and 20 in his MLS career.
- The goal moves Sapong into a tie for ninth on KC's all-time chart for career goals during the regular season.
- Sporting KC is 19-0-2 all-time when Sapong scores including postseason.
- The assist is Zusi's fifth of the season and 36th of his career, which moves him past Davy Arnaud and into third place for the club all-time.
- Saad now has six assists in his MLS career.
- Saturday marks the first time Saad has earned a goal and an assist in an MLS regular season game.
- Sporting KC (0.96) is the only team in the League to have a goals against average under 1.00.
- Sporting KC now leads the League with a +13 goal differential.
- Aurelien Collin led all players with seven aerial duels won on Saturday.
- Lawrence Olum led all players with five tackles won on Saturday.
- Dwyer leads the League with left footed goals in 2014 with 11.
- Graham Zusi led all players in successful corners/crosses with five on Saturday.
- Attendance on Saturday was 20,730, marking the 48th consecutive MLS sellout at Sporting Park.
