Goalkeeper Stefan Cleveland earns his first start in goal for Sounders FC, replacing the injured Stefan Frei (L knee sprain), as the Rave Green take on LAFC (6:30 p.m. PT; FS1, 950 KJR AM, El Rey 1360 AM) at Lumen Field on Sunday night. Here is your Delta Starting XI:
NOTES:
- With Frei and Nicolás Lodeiro (R knee pain) absent through injury, midfielder Cristian Roldan will captain the side against LAFC.
- Homegrown midfielder Reed Baker-Whiting makes the bench for the first time in a Sounders FC home match.
- The team returns to its new 3-5-2 formation after using a 3-4-3 in the midweek road match against San Jose Earthquakes.