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The Crew (9-7-7, 34 pts.) is still in first place in the Eastern Conference one point ahead of Philadelphia (8-5-9, 33 pts.)
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This is the 53rd meeting between New England and the Crew. The Black & Gold’s record against the Revs is 26-16-10 and 14-6-6 at home
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With the two goals scored on July 30, the Crew is now only one goal away from scoring its 700th franchise goal. The tally will make the Black & Gold only the fourth team to reach this milestone behind DC United, LA Galaxy and FC Dallas.
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Crew defender Sebastian Miranda has only cause eight fouls in his 23 appearances. He leads the league for least fouls caused among players who have appeared in at least 23 matches.
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The 2-0 win against Real Salt Lake (July 30) was the first for the Crew at Rio Tinto Stadium. It was also the first time since 2005 that the Crew had won the season series against its Western Conference foe.
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Despite only playing six minutes in the match against Colorado (Aug. 5), Eddie Gaven continues to lead the league in fouls suffered. Vancouver’s Gershon Koffie is a close second with 50
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The Crew has scored 81 goals against the 65 tallied by New England in regular season giving the Black & Gold a plus 16 goal differential
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The game-winner Eddie Gaven scored against Portland on July 23 was the 40th of his career. His first goal was also a game-winner. It was an overtime goal on July 5, 2003 to give New York the win over D.C.
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Jeff Cunningham’s game-winner against Vancouver, on July 6, was his 63rd in Black & Gold, good enough for the lead in the club’s all-time scoring books. The tally was also his 133rd which ties him with Jaime Moreno for all-time MLS Scoring lead.
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The Club record for game-winning-goals held by Jeff Cunningham
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The Club record for most shots in a single game held by Jeff Cunningham (5/31/03 vs N.Y.)
