Head Coach Chris Armas will roll out the same Starting XI for the New York Red Bulls match against Columbus Crew SC on Thursday night.
David Jensen starts in goal for the fourth time this season, coming off his first MLS clean sheet. Kyle Duncan, Aaron Long, Amro Tarek and Jason Pendant start along the back line. Pendant is coming off his first MLS start with New York.
Captain Sean Davis and Cristian Casseres Jr. will hold down the defensive midfield. Kaku, Florian Valot, Daniel Royer and Tom Barlow will lead the attack.
Due to the new MLS rules, the gameday roster has been increased to 23 players, with five subs allowed during the match.