Storylines | RSL v NYC: Fighting for Final Third Rise Above Playoff Line

Real Salt Lake host New York City FC at America First Field looking to end the longest winless run of Pablo Mastroeni's five-year tenure and move back above the Western Conference playoff line, while NYCFC seeks to break a six-game winless streak and hold its ninth-place play-in spot in the East. Forward Sergi Solans, RSL's 2026 Golden Boot leader with 13 goals overall (including a rookie-record nine in MLS), returns after missing the Houston match with illness, though he has gone three straight games without scoring. Former RSL academy product Taylor Booth is expected to make his bench debut since returning to Utah last week, setting up a potential reunion with his brother Zach Booth, and former captain Emeka Eneli could also return from a knee injury that has sidelined him since January.