Injury Report is SportingKC.com’s look at the latest injury news ahead of upcoming matches and is presented by The Center for Sports Medicine at Children's Mercy.
Sporting Kansas City enters tonight’s U.S. Open Cup Round of 16 clash against the Houston Dynamo with just one name on the club’s injury report.
Midfielder Benny Feilhaber is listed as out with a lower leg/ankle injury, sustained in a reckless challenge from the LA Galaxy’s Nathan Smith in Saturday’s 2-1 victory over the Californians. Erik Palmer-Brown, who had been on the club’s injury report the last three games, is no longer listed.
As of last weekend, the Dynamo are without defender George Malki with a torn ACL and midfielder Eric Alexander, who has a MCL sprain.
Today’s match will kick off at 5:30 p.m. CT from BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston, Texas. A live stream will be available on SportingKC.com.
<strong>PLAYER</strong> |
<strong>GAMES MISSED</strong> |
<strong>DATE</strong> |
<strong>INJURY</strong> |
Diego Rubio |
15 |
March 4-June 10 |
Torn ACL |
Erik Palmer-Brown |
2<br>
4 |
March 11-March 18<br>
June 10-June 24 |
Ankle Sprain<br>
Thigh Injury |
Cameron Iwasa |
3 |
March 4-March 18 |
Hamstring Strain |
Dom Dwyer |
2 |
May 20-June 3 |
Knee Injury |
Benny Feilhaber |
2<br>
0 |
March 31-April 9<br>
June 28-present |
Thigh Strain<br>
Lower Leg/Ankle Injury |
Saad Abdul-Salaam |
1 |
March 18 |
Thigh Strain |
Soony Saad |
1 |
May 17 |
Ankle Sprain |
Kevin Ellis |
1 |
June 3-June 10 |
Quad Strain |
Latif Blessing |
1 |
June 10-June 14 |
Hip Injury |
Roger Espinoza |
0 |
June 10 |
Lower Back Injury |
