Inter Miami's three-game MLS winning streak was snapped at Sports Illustrated Stadium as an early Casemiro own goal and a late Emil Forsberg tap-in gave the New York Red Bulls a 2-0 win. Lionel Messi came off the bench but could not spark a comeback, with the visitors restricted to 0.81 xG from 12 shots against NYRB's 3.31 xG.
New York Red Bulls goalkeeper Ethan Horvath says the team is hitting form at the right time after a 4-1 thrashing of San Diego FC and urges momentum to be carried into Wednesday’s MLS trip to D.C. United, with New York just one point off seventh place in the Eastern Conference.
New York Red Bulls head coach Michael Bradley insists his side still have "everything to play for" in the MLS Cup Playoff race ahead of Saturday's first-ever competitive meeting with San Diego FC. Eighth in the East with seven games left, NYRB host a San Diego team sitting four points off the Western Conference wild-card spots.
St. Louis City SC closed the gap on Western Conference leaders Vancouver Whitecaps with a 3-0 win over New York Red Bulls at Sports Illustrated Stadium, extending their unbeaten run to 19 games in all competitions and 17 in MLS.
Michael Bradley believes his New York Red Bulls side is showing the hallmarks of a genuine team after back-to-back 1-0 wins, but a first-ever meeting with St. Louis City SC — riding a 16-game regular-season unbeaten run — now stands between them and a third straight MLS victory.