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Sounders vs. Whitecaps Starting XI, full lineup: Brad Evans unavailable again

The Seattle Sounders are taking on the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday at CenturyLink Field (1 p.m. PT; JOEtv, Univision-Seattle, ROOT Sports outside Seattle, KIRO 97.3 FM, El Rey 1360AM). Here is the Sounders' starting lineup:


FORMATION: 4-2-3-1

GK: Frei (24)


RB: Mears (4)


CB: Marshall (14)


CB: Torres (29)


LB: Jones (33)


CM: Alonso (6)


CM: Roldan (7)


RM: Fernandez (21)


AM: Lodeiro (10)


LM: Ivanschitz (23)


FW: Morris (13)


SUBSTITUTES

GK: Miller (1)


DEF: Fisher (91)


DEF: Scott (20)


MF: Friberg (8)


FW: Gomez (9)


FW: Valdez (16)


FW: Anderson (39)


NOTES

- Sounders captain Brad Evans is unavailable for the second straight week as he deals with lower back pain. Seattle interim head coach Brian Schmetzer said on Friday that the chance he would play on Saturday was a "slim possibility."


- Forward Clint Dempsey is back with the team after being medically cleared to exercise following a procedure done for an irregular heartbeat. There is no timetable for a potential return to game action.

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