New England Revolution wins narrowly against New York City FC at Gillette Stadium.

The local team opened the scoring in the 11th minute with a goal from Jonathan Bell and leads the visitor 1-0.

The two contenders had varying fortunes in previous matches.

New England Revolution only managed to earn one point in their last match against Chicago Fire, after a 0-0 draw. In the previous 4 rounds, they won once, drew once, and were defeated twice.

They earned a point in the previous match, after a draw with . In the last few games, they achieved 1 victory and 3 defeats.

The referee appointed for the match was Guido Gonzales Jr..

Probable lineup of New England Revolution today

The team led by Bruce Arena plays with a 4-5-1 formation with Djordje Petrovic in goal; Dejuan Jones, Andrew Farrell, Henry Kessler, and Jonathan Bell in defense; Matt Polster, Lucas Maciel Félix, Noel Buck, Carles Gil, and Thomas McNamara in midfield; and Gustavo Bou up front.

Probable lineup of New York City FC today

Meanwhile, the team led by Nick Cushing lines up with a 4-5-1 strategy with Sean Johnson in goal; Nicolás Acevedo, Tayvon Gray, Maxime Chanot, Vukashin Latinovich in defense; Andres Jasson, Justin Haak, Thiago Andrade, Maximiliano Moralez, and Santiago Rodríguez in midfield; and Heber Araujo up front.