FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Revolution (5-4-7, 22 pts.) are set to visit New York City FC (8-6-2, 26 pts.) tonight at Yankee Stadium for the third and final regular season meeting between the two Eastern Conference sides. The match kicks off at 4:30 p.m. and airs locally on NBC Sports Boston, as well as on the radio at 98.5 The Sports Hub and WBIX 1260 AM Nossa Radio USA. Here is a closer look at New England’s lineup for Wednesday’s contest: 

Starting XI (4-2-3-1): GK Matt Turner; D DeJuan Jones, D Henry Kessler, D Andrew Farrell, D Brandon Bye; M Tommy McNamara, M Scott Caldwell ©; LM Tajon Buchanan, CAM Lee Nguyen, RM Cristian Penilla; F Teal Bunbury
Lineup Notes:

• New England’s lineup features two changes from its most recent Starting XI on Oct. 7 vs. Toronto FC. Cristian Penilla replaces Diego Fagundez, and Teal Bunbury replaces Adam Buksa.
• The defensive group of DeJuan Jones, Henry Kessler, Andrew Farrell, and Brandon Bye is making its eighth start together this season and its fourth in a row.
• Tommy McNamara, making his seventh start since joining the Revolution, returns to Yankee Stadium, where he played four seasons with New York City FC from 2015-18. The seventh-year pro notched 13 goals and 14 assists in his NYCFC career, and has tallied seven times with eight helpers at Yankee Stadium.
• Henry Kessler, a New York City native, is set to make his 17th appearance of the season and 13th start, both of which lead all 2020 MLS SuperDraft selections. 
• Brandon Bye maintains his position as the lone Revolution player to start all 17 matches this season. Bye leads the team in minutes played (1,361).
• Andrew Farrell, making his 14^th start of the season, has registered a team-best eight consecutive 90-minute shifts. Farrell ranks first on the team in blocks (10) and second in clearances (51).
• Scott Caldwell wears the captains’ armband and makes his 10^th start of the season this afternoon. Caldwell has logged 90-minute shifts in central midfield in each of the last five contests.
• Tajon Buchanan continues to add to his career-high 16 appearances, six starts and five consecutive starts this season. Buchanan registered three shots on goal in New England’s most recent contest against New York City, a 0-0 draw at Gillette Stadium on Sept. 19.
• Lee Nguyen (51G/49A), making his sixth consecutive start and seventh straight appearance since re-joining the Revolution, needs one assist to become the first player in New England history to register 50 goals and 50 assists with the club.
• Cristian Penilla returns to the Starting XI for the first time since Sept. 12. Penilla, making his 10^th start of the season and the 80^th appearance of his MLS career, leads the team in assists (4) and has appeared in every match this season.
• Teal Bunbury returns to the Starting XI after coming off the bench in last Wednesday’s match against Toronto FC. Bunbury will make his 14^th start of the season and is now three starts away from reaching 200 for his MLS career.

Bench: GK Brad Knighton, D Antonio Delamea, D Michael Mancienne, D Alexander Büttner, M Kelyn Rowe, M Matt Polster, M Diego Fagundez, M Kekuta Manneh, F Adam Buksa

Bench Notes:

• Diego Fagundez (256) is five appearances shy of matching Shalrie Joseph (261) for the club’s all-time regular season games played record. Fagundez has appeared in 14 matches this season.
• Matt Polster returns to the match day squad after missing two games with an injury suffered on Sept. 27.
• Adam Buksa has appeared in every match this season and ranks second on the team in shots (38) and shots on goal (13).
• Kelyn Rowe needs one assist to reach 40 and claim sole possession of fourth-place among New England’s all-time assists leaders. His next goal will be his 30th in MLS.