The Los Angeles Galaxy now have the starting XI set for their match against the Portland Timbers. Landon Donovan moves up to forward with fellow DP Juan Pablo Angel. David Beckham and Chris Birchall return to the lineup, and the Maryland pairing of Omar Gonzalez and AJ DeLaGarza is back together again. Kenny Cooper is coming off the bench for the Timbers, Jack Jewsbury held out with a hamstring injury. Goalkeeper Troy Perkins is wearing the captain's armband for Portland tonight, with Landon Donovan of course donning the band for LA.
| Galaxy | Portland | |||
| GK | Saunders |
GK | Perkins | |
| DEF | Franklin | DEF | Palmer | |
| DEF | DeLaGarza | DEF | Brunner | |
| DEF | Gonzalez | DEF | Horst | |
| DEF | Dunnivant | DEF | Chabala | |
| MID | Birchall | MID | Zizzo | |
| MID | Beckham | MID | Marcelin | |
| MID | Juninho | MID | Chara | |
| MID | Stephens | MID | Nagbe | |
| FWD | Angel | FWD | Peralta | |
| FWD | Donovan | FWD | Johnson | |
Subs:
Galaxy: Perk-G, Berhalter-D, Jordan-M, Keat-M, Lopez-M, Cristman-F, Magee-F
Timbers: Brown-G, Danso-D, Wallace-D, Alhassan-M, Lowry-M, Cooper-F, Umony-F