LA Galaxy starting lineup vs. Sporting Kansas City

#LAGalaxy starting XI: Penedo; Meyer, Opare, Leonardo, DLG; Juninho, Sarvas, Husidic, Donovan; Keane, Zardes #SKCvLA pic.twitter.com/Chz5tN6Zka

— LA Galaxy (@LAGalaxy) July 19, 2014

Landon Donvan is back in the LA Galaxy starting lineup, but the absence of Robbie Rogers is worrying. His time with LA has been marked by a series of injuries, and for him to fall injured again just when he was starting to ingratiate himself to the LA faithful is sad. Baggio Husidic starts over Stefan Ishizaki.

The diamond is back, with Landon Donovan as the CAM. Omar Gonzalez remains unavailable while recovering from World Cup injuries. Tommy Meyer has to step out to fullback, with Rogers unavailable.

LA's bench features three players who have had significant minutes with LA Galaxy II: Chandler Hoffman, Bradford Jamieson IV, and Oscar Sorto.

#SportingKC XI vs. @LAGalaxy: Gruenebaum; Juliao, Collin, Besler (C), Sinovic; Olum, Feilhaber, Zusi; Dovale, Dwyer, Saad #SKCvLA

— Sporting Kansas City (@SportingKC) July 19, 2014