{"id":24936,"date":"2014-04-11T10:40:48","date_gmt":"2014-04-11T14:40:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/?p=24936"},"modified":"2014-04-11T10:41:03","modified_gmt":"2014-04-11T14:41:03","slug":"preview-nevhou","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/?p=24936","title":{"rendered":"Preview: #NEvHOU"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The New England Revolution (1-3-1, 4 points)\u00a0return to Gillette Stadium in a bid to return to winning ways when they host the Houston Dynamo (2-2-0, 6 points)\u00a0on Saturday in a rematch of their First Kick festivities. Kickoff is set for 5 pm.<\/div>\n
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Revolution coach Jay Heaps, who\u00a0was ejected at the end of last week\u2019s match in D.C., has been fined an undisclosed amount of fee by the league, and will not be on the sideline on Saturday when the Revs welcome the Dynamo.<\/div>\n
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The Revs\u00a0are coming off a disappointing showing\u00a0D.C., where a Jose Goncalves own goal paved the way for United to grab their first win\u00a0 in league play since last August. Longtime Revolution killer Chris Rolfe, who was added to D.C.’s roster only days before,\u00a0haunted the local XI again when his stoppage time score put the game out of reach for the Revolution.<\/div>\n
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Meanwhile, Houston is surely looking to rid the bitter taste of a 4-1 defeat against rival FC Dallas last week in the Texas Derby.\u00a0And with good reason. With the score even at the hour mark, Dynamo center back David Horst received a controversial red card, opening the floodgates for FC Dallas, who scored a trio of goals with the man advantage.<\/div>\n
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Of course, the elephant in the room this weekend\u00a0is the memory of the Revolution’s embarrassing 4-0 loss\u00a0the Houston Dynamo handed them at the BBVA Compass Stadium six weeks ago. Will Bruin netted two goals and registered an assist for Houston, while Boniek Garcia and\u00a0Omar Cummings\u00a0each\u00a0chipped in\u00a0with a goal of their own.<\/div>\n
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With Horst unavailable, and backup Eric Brunner set for ankle surgery, Dynamo coach Dominic Kinnear could hand a starting spot to rookie A.J. Cochran, or\u00a0drop central midfielder Rico Clark into the backline.\u00a0Another development that Kinnear will have to attend to is the health of his captain, Brad Davis, who came off at halftime in last week’s match.<\/div>\n
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Though Houston may have holes in their lineup come Saturday, the Revolution have their own issues to attend to. After failing to score in four of their first five, the attack will have to come alive this week to give the hosts any hope of getting its first home win of the season.<\/div>\n
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Although it’s still early, the Revolution know that Saturday’s game is a must win, especially at home, where no club can afford to leave points on the pitch.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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