
Preston Burpo will be in goal against his former club.
Welcome to Six States, One Blog’s coverage of tonight’s match between the New England Revolution and the Colorado Rapids. The Revs are hosting the match at Gillette Stadium. Here are some early notes.
-Tonight’s match marks the first of three straight at home for the Revs. The club has played well on the East coast and was dominant in its lone home game, beating Toronto FC 4-1. The three game stretch presents New England with a serious opportunity to improve its position in the MLS standings.
–Jeff Larentowicz and Wells Thompson are returning to New England, having been traded to Colorado in the offseason for Cory Gibbs, Preston Burpo, and a 2011 third round draft pick. Larentowicz, Gibbs, and Burpo are all expected to start, and Thompson can be expected to enter the game as a substitute. The Revolution’s Nico Colaluca is also a former Rapid and may see action. Colaluca will be making his season debut, having just this week fully recovered from a knee sprain.
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