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Seattle Sounders versus Sporting Kansas City Starting XI, full lineups: Sounders trot out identical starting lineup

The Seattle Sounders are hosting Sporting Kansas City on Thursday night (7 p.m. PT; FS1, UniMas, KIRO Radio 97.7 FM, El Rey 1360AM) in the Western Conference Knockout Round of the Audi 2016 MLS Cup Playoffs. Here is Seattle’s Starting XI:


FORMATION: 4-2-3-1

GK: Frei (24)


RB: Mears (4)


CB: Torres (29)


CB: Marshall (14)


LB: Jones (33)


CM: Alonso (6) – captain


CM: Friberg (8)


RM: Roldan (7)


AM: Lodeiro (10)


LM: Fernandez (21)


FW: Morris (13)



SUBSTITUTES:


GK: Miller (1)


DEF: Scott (20)


DEF: Fisher (91)


MF: Evans (3)


MF: Kovar (11)


FW: Valdez (16)


FW: Gomez (9)



NOTES


- Interim head coach Brian Schmetzer employs the same Starting XI and 18-man roster as he did in Seattle’s 2-1 win over Real Salt Lake last week in the regular season finale.


- Seattle starts four different players — Roman Torres, Nicolas Lodeiro, Alvaro Fernandez and Osvaldo Alonso — than it did in its 3-0 loss to Sporting in July.


- Midfielder Andreas Ivanschitz (right knee sprain) and forward Oalex Anderson (right hamstring strain) are each out for the third consecutive match.

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