Reign vs. Spirit: Gamethread

Seattle Reign can be seeking to disrupt some streaks as they return house at Lumen Field for a Mother’s Day matinee this afternoon towards the Washington Spirit. Seattle comes into the sport on a three-match winless run and has not scored because the first half of their 2-1 victory over Racing Louisville in late March. The Spirit, in the meantime, have gained 4 in a row after a sluggish begin to the season, and Trinity Rodman has scored in every of the previous three video games as she seems to be to be totally recovered from a long-term again harm that left her sidelined for a part of final 12 months.

Over the years, each groups have had stretches of dominance on this sequence, with the Reign holding a really slight edge at 14-12-8, which features a 10-6-4 house report. Seattle has scored 48 objectives and conceded 40 all-time. Washington has had the higher hand of late, profitable the final three conferences, together with a 2-1 win at Lumen Field and a 2-0 win in DC final season.

Keys to the sport

• Be scientific in entrance of aim
• Stay sharp on protection
• Don’t get caught in footraces out broad

• Jordyn Bugg stays out with an harm picked up at April’s US U20 WNT camp, however Ruby Hladek is obtainable for choice after being out the previous two weeks.
• Today is Laura Harvey’s three hundredth sport teaching within the NWSL throughout all competitions, a report. She reached 250 video games with the Reign two weeks in the past.
• The Link 1 Line is closed for upkeep between SeaTac Airport and Rainier Beach stations, with a bus bridge offering connecting service between the 2. Several WSDOT construction projects will also impact area roadstogether with a closure of the northbound 1st Ave S bridge for floor alternative.

Injuries, absences, suspensions

Reign: OUT: Lynn Biiendolo (Maternity Leave), Jordyn Bugg (Leg), Jess Fishlock (Lower Leg)

Spirit: OUT: Deborah Abiodun (Hip), Tamara Bolt (Excused Absence), Ashley Hatch (Maternity Leave), Aubrey Kingsbury (Maternity Leave), Casey Krueger (Maternity Leave), Sara Wojdelko (Hand)

Reign: WWDLD (3-2-2, 0 GD; seventh place)
Spirit: LWWWW (4-1-3, +8 GD; third place)

Officials

REF: Jaclyn Metz; AR1: Tiffini Turpin; AR2: Laura Chambers Waliski; 4TH: Dion Coxe-Trieger; VAR: Katja Koroleva; AVAR: Kelsey Harms

How to Watch

Match date/kickoff time: Sunday, May tenth, 4 PM PT

Venue: Lumen Field, Seattle

Broadcast: Victory+ (Josh Eastern & Jill Loyden)

Radio: KJR 950 AM (Jackson Felts, Stephanie Verdoia & Kwame Appiah)

Is this sport accessible to stream without spending a dime within the US? Yes!

Lineups

Highlights

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