The Portland Thorns (5-5-5) host the Utah Royals (5-3-6) for the last time this regular season after drawing the Royals 1-1 away in Sandy and beating them 2-0 at home. All of a sudden, however, the teams find themselves travelling in different directions. The Thorns dropped points in both games last week and will be missing key players again on Friday. Meanwhile, Utah is keeping mostly healthy and adding more weapons. The addition of Christen Press added a serious goal threat to the team who already had the best defensive record in the league. The playoff race is still tight as we approach final stages of the season.
Storylines: Thorns versus Utah Royals
