- The New England Revolution defeated Sporting KC 3-1 on Wednesday at Gillette Stadium.
- The defeat marked the first time Sporting KC dropped a match this season when scoring first.
- Sporting KC is now 11-1-5 when scoring first in 2014.
- Sporting KC remains in second place in the Eastern Conference.
- Sporting KC moves to 12-9-6 (42 pts.) and the New England Revolution improves to 11-12-3 (36 pts.).
- Soony Saad opened the scoring on Wednesday. The goal was Saad's third in 2014 and eighth of his MLS regular season career.
- Saad also scored twice in the 2014 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and now has five goals in all competition this season.
- Sporting KC goalkeeper Andy Gruenebaum returned to the starting lineup on Wednesday after missing the club's last three MLS matches while recovering from a shoulder injury.
- Matt Besler and Lawrence Olum were Sporting KC's centerback pairing on Wednesday. The last time this duo started in central defense together was on May 4.
- Claudio Bieler made his first MLS start since May 18. Bieler won Sporting KC's Golden Boot last season with 10 League goals.
- United States Men's National Team midfielder Jermaine Jones made his first MLS start for New England on Wednesday.
- Sporting KC was without Dom Dwyer and Benny Feilhaber as both players served their mandatory one-game suspensions for caution accumulation.
- New England was without Scott Caldwell due to caution accumulation.
- Former Sporting KC forward Teal Bunbury opened the scoring for New England on Wednesday.
- Bunbury's goal was his fourth this season. Bunbury has now scored against Sporting KC in both meetings this season.
- Bunbury played 94 games for Sporting KC from 2010-13 with 21 goals and seven assists including postseason.
- Lee Nguyen scored the game-winning goal for New England in the 48th minute and added an insurance tally in the 94th minute. He has goals in three straight matches for New England.
- The New England Revolution are undefeated in their last four matches and have secured victories in their last three outings.
- In 2014, the Revs have conceded the fewest goals at home in MLS (11) tied with D.C. United, Seattle Sounders and LA Galaxy.
- Sporting KC has conceded the second fewest goals on the road (16) behind only the San Jose Earthquakes.
- Sporting KC is 8-5-6 all-time at Gillette Stadium in the regular season.
- These two teams meet one final time during the 2014 MLS regular season. The match is on September 26 at Sporting Park and will be broadcast on NBCSN.
- Jorge Claros led all players on Wednesday with 43 successful passes.
- C.J. Sapong led all players on Wednesday with 10 duels won and six aerial duels won.
- Seth Sinovic and Lawrence Olum led all players on Wednesday with five interceptions.
- Graham Zusi led all players on Wednesday with six tackles.
- Sporting KC has a quick turnaround with a match against the New York Red Bulls on Saturday at Red Bull Arena.
