MLS : New York City defeats Revolution 2-1
UNITED STATES, Aug. 20, 2017 (AMP) — MLS: Three wins in a row for New York City. After their success against New York Red Bulls and LA Galaxy, NYCFC continued their sensational form in the MLS with a 2-1 victory over New England this Sunday.
45 minutes of play and neither New York City nor New England have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with goals by Villa David ('77) and Lewis Jonathan ('90).
New York City FC remains in second place with 46 points from 25 games, 4 points behind Toronto FC.
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toronto FC | 25 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 49 | 25 | 24 | 50 |
| 2 | New York City | 25 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 47 | 34 | 13 | 46 |
| 3 | Chicago Fire | 25 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 46 | 34 | 12 | 41 |
| 4 | Sporting Kansas City | 25 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 40 |
| 5 | Seattle Sounders FC | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 39 | 32 | 7 | 40 |
| 6 | New York Red Bulls | 24 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 37 | 32 | 5 | 38 |
| 7 | Houston Dynamo | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 43 | 34 | 9 | 37 |
| 8 | Portland Timbers | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 45 | 43 | 2 | 37 |
| 9 | Montreal Impact | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 41 | 38 | 3 | 36 |
| 10 | Columbus Crew | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 38 | 41 | -3 | 36 |
| 11 | Atlanta United | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 42 | 29 | 13 | 35 |
| 12 | FC Dallas | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 33 | 28 | 5 | 35 |
| 13 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 34 | 33 | 1 | 34 |
| 14 | San Jose Earthquakes | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 40 | -12 | 33 |
| 15 | Orlando City | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 37 | -11 | 31 |
| 16 | Philadelphia Union | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 34 | 33 | 1 | 30 |
| 17 | New England | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 39 | 40 | -1 | 29 |
| 18 | Real Salt Lake | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 32 | 47 | -15 | 29 |
| 19 | LA Galaxy | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 32 | 42 | -10 | 23 |
| 20 | Colorado Rapids | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 32 | -10 | 22 |
| 21 | Minnesota United | 24 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 30 | 51 | -21 | 22 |
| 22 | DC United | 25 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 44 | -24 | 22 |
Fixtures and Results : MLS 2017
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Overview
New York City FC
- Position: 2
- Best performance of the season:New York City 4-0 DC United (12 Mar.)
- Previous game:LA Galaxy 0-2 New York City (12 Aug.)
- Next game:New York Red Bulls - New York City (25 Aug.)
New England Revolution
- Position: 17
- Best performance of the season:New England 4-0 Real Salt Lake (13 May.)
- Previous game:New England 1-0 Vancouver Whitecaps (12 Aug.)
- Next game:DC United - New England (26 Aug.)
New York City
2:1
New England
2:1 (0:0)
- 20 August 2017
- New York
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Toronto FC | 50 |
| 2 | New York City | 46 |
| 3 |  Chicago Fire | 41 |
| 4 |  Sporting Kansas City | 40 |
| 5 |  Seattle Sounders FC | 40 |