The Houston Dynamo welcome Seattle Sounders FC to BBVA Compass Stadium in a nationally televised match on ESPN at 3 p.m. CT. Coming off of two road losses and a bye week, here is the starting XI and bench head coach named for Sunday's match:
Starters: Joe Willis; Jalil Anibaba, David Horst, Raúl RodrÃguez, DaMarcus Beasley; Alex, Ricardo Clark; Andrew Wenger, Cristian Maidana, Giles Barnes ©; Will Bruin
Bench: Tyler Deric, Agus, David Rocha, Leonel Miranda, Boniek GarcÃa, Mauro Manotas, Erick Torres
- The Dynamo will return to the same starting XI as they utilized in the season’s first two matches with the return of captain Giles Barnes from injury.
- Barnes will return to the starting XI after missing two games with a right hamstring strain suffered early in the second match of the season vs. FC Dallas on March 12.
- DF Jalil Anibaba will make his 125th career start in MLS regular season competitions.
- DF David Horst will make his 99th career start in MLS regular season competitions.
- GK Joe Willis will make his fifth consecutive start in goal dating back to last season.
- GK Tyler Deric makes his first appearance in the gameday roster after missing the first four matches with an abdominal strain.