Following a resounding 4-0 victory over Cascadian rivals Vancouver Whitecaps, the Seattle Sounders will look to continue their hot run of form into the weekend. LAFC is the opponent, and it won’t be an easy task to claim the three points. Here are five things to know about the game:

New arrivals

Probably the most impressive thing about the Sounders' midweek win over the Whitecaps was that they did it without six of their ideal starters. Nouhou, Yeimar Gomez Andrade, Joao Paulo, Albert Rusnak, Cristian Roldan, and Jordan Morris didn’t see the field for various reasons.