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TFC and the Union are competing to position themselves at the top of the Eastern Conference Any questions? Comments? Follow us and jump in with Michael Singh tonight on our live match feed

FT: Toronto FC 2-1 Philadelphia Union – Three massive points for TFC and four even more important points for me in our Prediction League

90 1 – Four minutes of extra time to go TFC try to secure their third straight win, as Philadelphia try to extend their unbeaten six to six

86 ’- If so, it would be Pozuelo’s third consecutive winner Must be some kind of recording, right? Research by Martyn Bailey

76 ’- GOAL! Toronto FC 2-1 Philadelphia Union – Who Else !? m MVP! Alejandro Pozuelo !!!!!!! Header around the corner! How many different ways does this guy get a score !?

71 ’- What a great build-up for Toronto FC that ends with Pablo Piatti hitting the side net That would have been a candidate for the goal of the year

67 « – Game On Those last 20 minutes should be a meaningful Saturday night Footy treat, you love to see it

58 ’- GOAL! AYOOOO! Toronto FC 1-1 Philadelphia Union – What a ball in Tony Gallacher! What a ball from Marky Delgado at Spring Gallacher! What a finish of Akinola with the head! And let’s go Massive and massive goal for the Reds

58 ’| GOAL! 1-1 #TFCLiveWhat ball from Marky Delgado to the spring Tony Gallacher, who whips a nice cross to find Ayo Akinola’s header and the striker is not mistaken https://tco / MXHZ9tS9KxpicTwittercom / NgAAPcr6YF

52 « – Jozy Altidore straightened up holding his hamstring Cool cool cool cool cool Nick DeLeon is coming for Jozy

46 « – We’re back Great second half ahead for the Reds No change apart from Justin Morrow who got injured for Tony Gallacher before the end of the first half

45 ‘- I can’t be too upset with Toronto for its first 45, although they still hang around by a Apart from a few words with Omar Gonzalez, what do you say to your team here if you’re Greg Vanney?

38 ‘- It’s not very nice here, as Justin Morrow is injured on the ground holding what appears to be his calf It’s a shame for the vet, who looked really good The former captain Liverpool U-23 Tony Gallacher prepares to enter game Great chance for him to really show himself here

30 ‘- What a strike and what better save from Quentin Westberg who is also there to stop the rebound The game was reversed for an offside, but an impressive double save from Q nonetheless

27 « – I know we’re down, but it’s some of the best football I’ve seen from TFC this season. They control the midfield and every aspect of this game except the scoreboard. edge quite frankly Excellent response after conceding this first goal

21 ‘- Penalty shout for Richie Laryea, who plays a brace from the top of the box with Marky Delgado before going down The referee and his video assistant do not, however

16 ’- Toronto were by far the best team in 15 minutes, but are late due to this mistake by Omar Gonzalez / goal by Sergio Santos

7 ’- LUCK! Chris Mavinga finds himself in a 1v1 against the keeper following a keeper but the central defender cannot finish! Great save from Andre Blake, but he’s probably happy Mavinga is watching him instead of, well, just about anyone else on the pitch

5 ’- OBJECTIVE! Toronto FC 0-1 Philadelphia Union: Sergio Santos with a nice finish as he crushes Quentin Westberg after blowing by Omar Gonzalez Not a good start for TFC

1 ’- Players take one knee before kick-off to protest racial injustice and we’re off Go red you guys

7:25 pm EST – Love the Poz feature on TSN and love the coverage it gets It’s really making a push towards the MVP award A busy October starts in minutes

Rested and Invigorated Alejandro Pozuelo is enjoying an MVP-caliber season for Toronto FC (via Mitchell Tierney) By the Numbers: Why Quentin Westberg is still Toronto FC No 1 moving forward (via Martyn Bailey Yours Truly)

7:01 pm EST – As usual, friendly reminder to leave your guesses for tonight’s final score in our betting league Your boy is near the top, but can’t afford to lose too many points for the rest of the time!

6:48 pm EST – This could be the first time since I joined the WTR that we have gone back to back 11v11 to predict the starting XIIt’s a monumental day and I am really happy may you all be here to enjoy it with us Side note: tonight’s game should be a cracker too Two of the hottest teams in the league tackle it TFC were No 3 in this week’s power table so that Philadelphia was no 2 It doesn’t get much better than that

6:30 p.m. EST – No better feeling than today: it’s match day! Toronto FC take second place from Philadelphia Union with a kick-off in about an hour If anyone called last week’s 3-1 win over first-place Columbus Crew SC a fluke, then the Reds will have a real chance tonight not only to silence these critics, but also to earn valuable points in their search for a fan shield. Go red you

Here’s how Toronto FC line up tonight. Hopefully that’s what they did in the second half, but not in the first half

#TFCLive must be lined up like they did in the 2nd half vs Columbus tho, right? Https: // tco / MXHZ9u9KC5 https: // tco / KRhoIgHz6P

TORONTO, Ont—Toronto FC kicks off the 2020 regular season stop-and-start finals on Saturday by welcoming the Philadephia Union to their adopted home in East Hartford Kick-off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. EST

With nine games to go, it’s now the commercial end of the MLS regular season With all games remaining against opponents from the Eastern Conference, the chance to secure the East is here for the take L he size of the home field advantage in this year’s playoffs is up for debate, but finishing on a high note will be a big boost for this Toronto team heading into the playoffs

Against Columbus it was a story in two halves It was a completely different TFC team that showed up in the second half last week to oust league leader Columbus Crew Richie Laryea was one of the main reasons Toronto’s offense produced goals, including his incredible solo goal when he added TFC’s third of the night. Prior to that, Laryea provided the assist for Alejandro Pozuelo’s game-winning goal Coming out of his performance in the Team of the Week, it shouldn’t be surprising that Greg Vanney chooses Laryea to control the right flank again for TFC

Midfielder Alejandro Pozuelo continues to be the player TFC need to be After another mind-blowing display against Columbus where the Spaniard scored another goal and an assist, Pozuelo has now scored four times in in the last five outings of the Reds and in three consecutive games His contribution earned him the MLS Player of the Month award in September

The importance of Pozuelo to TFC’s attack cannot be underestimated With Jozy Altidore and Ayo Akinola now in good shape, and Vanney having chosen to play both forwards together in TFC’s last two games, having more familiarity will only mean a much more cohesive attack as we saw in the second half of last week

The need for familiarity will need to be balanced with the right rotation in this final phase, however over the next couple of weeks Toronto is expected to play every three or four days We saw this Toronto team struggle when Vanney had to appeal to his deep players With the Eastern Conference and the Fan Shield race as tight as they are, there will be little room for error in the coming weeks How Vanney deals with this and how healthy TFC comes out of this period can determine how far the Reds can go this year

Michael Bradley (excluding vs Philadelphia), Auro Jr (highly questionable) & Julian Dunn has all made the trip to Hartford with #TFCLive, according to Greg Vanney Looks like the team is aiming for an Auro return next week, while that Bradley continues to progress

Much like last week, Greg Vanney will need to prepare his squad for another in-form team Philadelphia, who are currently ahead of Toronto on goal difference, are undefeated in their last four games (4-1-0)

The Union and TFC have nearly identical records Both teams are 8-2-4 this season and have scored 24 goals each Philadelphia was slightly better behind the ball, giving up just 11 goals to 15 at TFC

But that’s where the similarities end.The Union will happily cede possession to the Reds, but will look to hit them in the counterattack on every chance they get, so that TFC’s transition game will need to be extremely effective, breaking Union attacks

Kicks off at 7:30 p.m. EST tonight and those in Canada can watch it on TSN 1/4 or stream it on all TSN digital platforms

Who: Philadelphia Union When: Saturday, Oct. 3, 7:30 p.m. ET Where: Rentschler Field, Connecticut TV: TSN 1 / 4Radio: TSN 1050

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