Lineup Notes: Houston Dynamo at Minnesota United

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DYNAMO STARTING XI (4-3-3):

  • Tyler Deric; A.J. DeLaGarza, Adolfo Machado, Leonardo, DaMarcus Beasley; Ricardo Clark ©, Juan David Cabezas, Alex; Andrew Wenger, Mauro Manotas, Memo Rodriguez


STARTING XI NOTES:

  • The Dynamo are using their 20th different starting lineup in 20 games this season.
  • MF Memo Rodriguez will make his first career start tonight. He is the third Dynamo Academy alumnus to start a regular-season match for the club, joining Alex Dixon (1) and Tyler Deric (66).
  • MF Alex will make his 18th start of the season, his 57th with the Dynamo and the 104th of his MLS career tonight.
  • Alex will continue his string of playing in every game this season. He and DF Adolfo Machado are the only players to have played every game this season for the team.
  • DF DaMarcus Beasley will make his 14th start of the season and the 164th of his career tonight.
  • MF Juan David Cabezas will be making his 14th consecutive start and his 15th overall this season.
  • MF Ricardo Clark will be making his 307th career start in MLS regular-season play tonight and his 232nd with the Dynamo.
  • DF A.J. DeLaGarza will make his 213th career start in tonight’s game.
  • GK Tyler Deric needs to make one save to reach 200 for his career.
  • Deric will be making his 66th career start tonight and his 12th of the season.
  • DF Leonardo will make his 102nd career appearance in MLS regular-season play tonight. It will be his 14th consecutive start, his 17th with the Dynamo and the 96th of his career.
  • DF Adolfo Machado started his 20th consecutive game. He is the only player on the team to have started every game this season.
  • FW Mauro Manotas will make his 25th start for the Dynamo in MLS regular-season play tonight and will be playing in his 50th career game.
  • FW Andrew Wenger will make his sixth start of the season, his third in a row, his 30th with the Dynamo and the 89th of his career.


SUBSTITUTES:

  • GK Joe Willis can make his 61st career appearance and 38th with the Dynamo if he comes into tonight’s game. An appearance off the bench would be Willis’ third with the Dynamo and fourth overall.
  • DF Jalil Anibaba can make his fifth appearance of the season and second off the bench if he comes into the game tonight. It would mark his 35th appearance with the Dynamo and his 163rd career appearance in league play.
  • MF José Escalante can make his fifth career appearance and his second in as many games if he comes into the game tonight.
  • MF Joseph Holland can make his fourth appearance of the season if he comes into the game tonight.
  • MF Charlie Ward can make his Major League Soccer debut if he comes into the game tonight. Ward was signed to the first team from RGV FC on June 30.
  • FW Vicente Sánchez can make his 12th appearance of the season, all of which have come off the bench, if he comes into the game tonight.