Dempsey and Valdez, the team's two Designated Player forwards, and Morris, the heralded rookie, are starting alongside one another for the first time since March 19.
Here are the notable notes for Saturday afternoon’s Sounders-Galaxy match at CenturyLink Field:
- Baldomero Toledo is the referee, Jeremy Hanson and Eduardo Mariscal are his assistants and Baboucarr Jallow.
- The match brings together the two winningest coaches in MLS history, Seattle’s Sigi Schmid (227) and L.A.’s Bruce Arena (196). All-time, factoring in college and MLS playoff games, Arena holds a 15-12-7 edge in head-to-head matchups.