Seattle Reign FC Starting XI vs. NJ/NY Gotham FC

Seattle Reign FC Head Coach Laura Harvey fields a new lineup as the Reign take on NJ/NY Gotham FC at 7:00 p.m. PT at Lumen Field in Seattle, Washington.

Lineup notes:

• This is the club’s 20th different lineup, having listed a different starting XI in every regular season game this season. 

• There are four changes to the lineup from last week’s 3-2 win against Angel City FC: defenders Lauren Barnes and Hanna Glas, midfielder Jaelin Howell and midfielder Angharad James-Turner all slot in for defenders Julia Lester and Sofia Huerta, midfielder Jess Fishlock and forward Jordyn Huitema. 

• Among the club’s 20 starting XI’s, this will be the team’s 11th unique starting backline, featuring defenders Lauren Barnes, Hanna Glas, Shae Holmes and Phoebe McClernon. 

• Six of the starters from the last meeting against Gotham FC on June 30, which resulted in a 1-1 draw, are starting in tonight’s match. 

• Captain/Defender Lauren Barnes gets her first start since June 23 against Racing Louisville FC, when she went down with a leg injury. Barnes has entered the match as a substitute in the team’s last two matches. 

• Defender Hanna Glas gets her first start with the Reign, which is also her club debut and NWSL regular season debut. 

• Midfielder Jess Fishlock misses her first start since Week 8 when the club hosted Kansas City on May 8. 

• Midfielder Ji So-Yun and defender Phoebe McClernon, both starting tonight, are the only two players on the Reign to appear in all 20 matches this season. 

• Midfielder Jaelin Howell returns to the starting lineup for the second time with the Reign after serving a one-game suspension last week due to yellow card accumulation.