- Sporting KC defeated Chivas USA 4-0 on Friday night to snap a four-game losing streak for the visitors.
- With the win, Sporting KC (13-10-6, 45 pts.) remains in second place in the Eastern Conference and moves within two points of first place D.C. United (14-9-5, 47 pts.).
- Dom Dwyer opened the scoring for Sporting KC in the 40th minute on Friday.
- The goal was Dwyer's 19th this season, breaking Kansas City's all-time record for goals scored in a single-season. The record was previously set by Preki in 1996 (18).
- Dwyer is second in MLS for goals scored this season, behind only New York's Bradley Wright-Phillips (21).
- Dwyer has scored nine goals on the road in 2014, most in MLS.
- Dwyer's game-winning goal was assisted by Graham Zusi. The winger has seven assists in 2014 and 38 in his regular season career.
- Zusi's 16 career game-winning assists are tied for second on the team's all-time chart with Chris Klein.
- Benny Feilhaber scored the second goal for Sporting KC on Friday in first-half stoppage time (47+).
- Graham Zusi gave Sporting KC the 3-0 lead in the 52nd minute of the match. Zusi's goal was assisted by Igor Juliao.
- With a goal each on Friday, Dwyer and Zusi both have 21 goals during MLS regular season play in their careers which is tied for ninth on the team's all-time goal scoring chart.
- Claudio Bieler made it 4-0 for Sporting KC in the 87th minute.
- Sporting KC's 4-0 win is the largest margin of victory since April 19 when they beat Montreal by the same scoreline at Sporting Park.
- The victory is Sporting KC's second straight 4-0 win over Chivas USA after winning by the same scoreline on May 5, 2013 at Sporting Park.
- Lawrence Olum received a yellow card in the 67th minute of Friday's match. Olum will miss Sporting KC's next League match against the New England Revolution at Sporting Park on September 26 while serving a one-game suspension for caution accumulation.
- Chivas USA has the most home losses and fewest home wins in 2014 (3-9-2 overall at StubHub Center).
- Chivas USA ranks last in goals scored (23) and goals scored per home game (0.77).
- Chivas USA has allowed 29 goals at home in 2014, most in MLS.
- Antonio Dovale led all players with 49 successful passes on Friday.
- Benny Feilhaber led all players in chances created with three on Friday.
- Igor Juliao led all players with 11 duels won and three tackles won on Friday.
- Seth Sinovic led all players with seven interceptions, tying a season high among Sporting KC players (Igor Juliao, May 31).
- Sporting KC scored four goals from four different players for the first time since September 22, 2010 in a 4-3 win over the Houston Dynamo.
- Matt Besler and Chivas USA's Bobby Burling led all players in clearances (9) on Friday.
- Sporting KC has the most away wins in MLS with eight (8-7-0) in 2014.
- The victory snapped a three-game losing streak on the road for Sporting KC.
- Sporting KC ranks first among MLS teams in average possession (56.5) in 2014.
- Gruenebaum's five career wins are 8th most by a KC goalkeeper on the team's all-time chart, tied with Christ Snitko.
- Gruenebaum started the ninth game of his KC career on Friday, breaking a tie with Pat Harrington and David Winner for ninth most by a KC goalkeeper.
- Gruenebaum recorded his first shutout on Friday since June 15, 2013.
- Dwyer's 97 shots in 2014 are tied with Preki (1999) for third most in a season by a KC player.
- Zusi broke a tie with Matt McKeon on Friday and now holds sole possession of 10th place on the team's all-time shots on goal chart (75).
- With the goal on Friday, Dwyer now has six game-winning goals in 2014, which ties the team's single-season record shared by Miklos Molnar (2000) and Eddie Jonson (2007).
- Paulo Nagamura received the good behavior incentive since he played and was not carded on Friday. His caution accumulation total will be reduced to three.
- Graham Zusi's two corner kicks on Friday move him to 503 corners in his regular season career, tied with Robert Warzycha for ninth most in MLS history.
- Sporting KC returns home for two straight home games in the CONCACAF Champions League versus Saprissa (September 18) and Esteli (September 23).
