LOS ANGELES (September 5, 2026) – The LA Galaxy (7-9-8, 29 points) defeated Eastern Conference side New England Revolution (11-8-4, 37 points) 2-1 at Dignity Health Sports Park. Marco Reus gave the Galaxy an early lead from the penalty spot and Robert Taylor doubled the advantage with his first goal of the season as the hosts took a 2-0 lead into halftime. The visitors pulled one back with a late penalty, but the Galaxy came away with all three points on the night.
Goalscoring Plays
LA – Marco Reus, 11th minute: After Kyōgo earned a penalty following a one-on-one opportunity in the box, Reus converted from the spot with a finish down the middle to put the Galaxy ahead 1-0.
LA – Robert Taylor (Hirving Lozano, Marco Reus), 33rd minute: After building out of the back, Sergi Roberto found Reus down the left flank before Lozano's cutback picked out Taylor in the center of the box. Taylor finished into the left corner to double the Galaxy's lead.
NE – Carles Gil (Penalty), 90+6’: Following a foul in the box on the left side, Gil stepped up to the spot and scored with his left foot past Marcinkowski’s right to cut the visitor’s deficit in half.
Postgame Notes
- Midfielder Sergi Roberto made both his first start for the Blue, White and Gold and his home debut in front of the Galaxy faithful at Dignity Health Sports Park tonight.
- The Galaxy’s newest acquisition Pablo Ruiz made his club debut as a second-half substitute less than 72 hours after joining the club from Real Salt Lake at the close of the summer transfer window.
- Robert Taylor and Hirving Lozano recorded a pair of firsts in the match tonight. Taylor opened his Galaxy goalscoring account with the eventual game-winning strike in the first half, and on the same play, Lozano registered his first Galaxy assist just one week after bagging his first goal for LA against San Diego FC on August 29.
Next Up
The LA Galaxy turn their attention to a busy two-match week, beginning with a midweek road bout against Vancouver Whitecaps FC at BC Place on Wednesday, September 9 (7:30 p.m. PT, Apple TV). Three nights later, the G’s return home to host Seattle Sounders FC at Dignity Health Sports Park on Saturday, September 12 (7:30 p.m. PT, Apple TV).
Match Information
Match: LA Galaxy vs New England Revolution
Date: September 5, 2026
Venue: Dignity Health Sports Park; Carson, California
Weather: Sunny and 77°F
Scoring Summary
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1
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2
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F
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LA Galaxy
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2
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0
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2
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New England Revolution
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0
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1
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1
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LA: Marco Reus (penalty), 11’
LA: Robert Taylor (Hirving Lozano, Marco Reus), 33’
NE: Carles Gil (penalty), 90+6’
Lineups
LA Galaxy: GK JT Marcinkowski; D Harbor Miller, D Jakob Glesnes, D Justin Haak, D Julián Aude; M Sergi Roberto (Lucas Sanabria, 57’), M Erik Thommy (Pablo Ruiz, 57’), M Marco Reus; F Robert Taylor (Joseph Paintsil, 73’), F Hirving Lozano (Troy Elgersma, 83’), F Kyōgo Furuhashi (Isaiah Parente, 73’)
Substitutes not used: Novak Mićović, Maya Yoshida, Emiro Garcés, John Nelson
New England: GK Matt Turner, D Matthew Polster (Ilay Feingold, 84’), D Mamadou Fofana, D Ethan Kohler, D Will Sands (Daniel Gazdag, 75’); M Brooklyn Raines, M Alhassan Yusuf (Luca Langoni, 84’), M Carles Gil; F Jack Harrison, F Peyton Miller, F Dor Turgeman (Wilson Harris, 79’)
Substitutes not used: Donovan Parisian, Tanner Beason, Jackson Yueill, Griffin Yow, Diego Fagundez
Stats Summary
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LA
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NE
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Shots
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7
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25
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Shots on Goal
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3
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8
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Saves
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7
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1
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Corner Kicks
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5
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3
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Fouls
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12
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11
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Offsides
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2
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0
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Possession
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43.8%
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56.2%
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Misconduct Summary
NE: Will Sands (caution) 10’
NE: Jack Harrison (caution) 44’
LA: Harbor Miller (caution) 59’
LA: Hirving Lozano (caution) 62’
NE: Mamadou Fofana (caution) 76’
Officials
Referee: Drew Fischer
Assistant Referees: Cory Richardson, Kathryn Nesbitt
Fourth Official: Victor Rivas
VAR: Kevin Terry, Jr
All statistics contained in this box score are unofficial
LA Galaxy Postgame Top Quotes
LA Galaxy Head Coach Greg Vanney
On Sergi Roberto’s style of play and making his first start with the LA Galaxy:
“There’s a lot to like. He's a top player. Composure on the ball, finding solutions. It's the choices. You see tonight; you see Sergi, and you see Pablo Ruiz. When they make passes, the passes are with intention. The passes at times are almost un-pressable, and it puts the other team in a pausing situation sometimes, where you can maintain possession and give each other a little bit more time on the ball. It's what you get out of guys who have been around for a while, and they understand how to manipulate with the ball and not just play with the ball. Sergi was that for us, getting us out of situations. He and Marco [Reus], at times, being able to combine. The sense of where to move so that you're creating questions for the defensive team, and then everybody can move off of those types of things. So he creates, again, clarity for other guys, sometimes starting from the back to the front, and so I didn't really want to take him off. But it's a process to get him fit and to get him to where he needs to be to maximize his minutes. What he gives us in game reading on the defensive side and being able to make good choices and organize and help. Help other guys around to keep them in good spots and make good decisions. It's the conductor, somebody who ties the team together with and without the ball, from that lower part of the field in the midfield. You need somebody who kind of ties the team together in that way, and I feel like he does a nice job of doing that.”
On making a run for the playoffs with new, yet veteran, players:
“It's not over. We still have ten to go. I think it's really tight in the West. I haven't looked at the table tonight, but I know it's tight in the West, and you just got to get on a little bit of a run. Because each of these players has experience, has a high level of just field and game awareness, nuance, different things, I feel like that gives you the best chance to try to get this thing rolling as quickly as possible. Otherwise, you want more time, but at the end of the day, I think these guys will quickly find that rhythm with one another. So again, we're in the process of still getting guys totally match fit with Chucky and with everybody, and so there's a combination of things. But our team is deeper now. We've got more guys that can come in and have an impact on the game at the different lines, whether it's in the back line, midfield, or in the front line. And we're getting more guys back with Lucas [Calegari] or coming in with Lucas and Klauss should be back soon, very soon. And Elijah [Wynder] eventually coming back, things like that. There's still strength with who's returning, and again, find a rhythm and get momentum. That's one of the big things in this league that can help carry you from match to match.”
On how he integrates a young player like Harbor into the lineup with the importance of not making crucial mistakes:
“I just think that's part of his learning, part of his development. It's just understanding that the game is 90 minutes, and being solid for 90 minutes. He gives so much to the attacking side of the game that when you get to 90 minutes and a ball gets curled into the box, it becomes a difficult play. And sometimes I wonder if how much he gives to the attack can leave him just a touch vulnerable. Last week in San Diego, he made runs and so reattaching to the back line early enough so that the ball that gets curled in or those two balls where he's in position to make the play sort of becomes a challenge for him. It also becomes a challenge if your back line is really far away versus if the back line can stay a little closer then these guys recovering and rejoining their responsibility, which is the line, becomes a lot easier. So we can help him by our line not just dropping so fast sometimes. Just recognizing his priorities at any given moment, and through the context of the game, I think he'll learn when he needs to be aggressive, attacking-wise, and at what points in the game should he just not be so aggressive, attacking-wise, and make sure that he realizes the priority is defensive, to see a game out, for example. It's part of the learning process, and you learn in the biggest games because they have the biggest consequences sometimes. Good, bad, and indifferent—that's where you do a lot of learning. I'm pleased with his progress. He's doing a great job, and as I said, always with Harbor, it's just going to be continuing to learn some of these defensive parts of the game that he's going to get better.”
LA Galaxy Midfielder Sergi Roberto
On his thoughts and impressions of the team and the MLS in his first couple games:
“I'm happy to be here. It was very important after the first game that we get the three points. So to do a good performance, I think the team performed well from the beginning of the game, first half two nil. From here, I think we need to keep building, keep going, and I believe in the team. I think we must make it to the playoffs. So good win for the team today. Then, [MLS] a little bit different. More the rhythm maybe, sometimes kind of slower than in Europe. But then sometimes in the second half teams become very long, so more spaces, and also more counter attacks. So yeah, it's a little bit different. I need to still adjust a little bit, but yeah, so far so good.”
On how he feels after getting so much praise from the coach and his teammates:
“I am very happy, very grateful for the trust of the coach and the club that trusted me to come here, and for the trust of my teammates. And well, I can say the same about my teammates and the coach. I am very happy to be here. Pressure? No, pressure is ultimately when things are going badly, when you are not doing well. But well, when everyone speaks well of you, you shouldn't believe it either because football goes like that, up and down. So you have to keep working, and I am here to help the team, to help the club. As I said before, we have to reach the playoffs at one hundred percent, and I fully believe in that. I think we have a team of great quality, of great players, and I am sure we will make the playoffs and from there, well, fight for everything.”
On joining MLS and being a part of the most historic club:
“I have been following the league for many years; when I was at Barça, one of my goals was to reach this league because I have always liked the sports culture here in the United States, and I have always wanted to come. In recent years, when Riqui came, and then my teammates and friends Leo, Luis, Jordi, and Busi went to Miami, I followed it even more. Now Antoine [Griezmann], Robert Lewandowski, and many players are here in the league. So, I am very happy to be able to be here too. And besides, at the most historic club in the league, which is the Galaxy, so it couldn't be better. So, I am very happy.”
LA Galaxy Forward Robert Taylor
On adapting to the team after arriving in the middle of the season:
“Personally, I feel like I picked things up and adapted to the team pretty fast. The team welcomed me and gave me the confidence to express myself on the field. I don't feel like there was any time period where I felt like I needed to start adapting or needed to build anything up. I feel like the team gave me the opportunity to do it immediately.”
On the level of play improving after the transfer window:
“I think that it comes from the training ground. I feel like the competition and the level has gone up there, and then everyone's obviously playing for their spot in the starting eleven. So, I think in any healthy team, there's going to be a lot of competition and a lot of quality. So, I think that's what we could see tonight, that everyone gave their all, and when the guys are coming off the bench, that level just keeps, if not keeps going higher.”
On playing for the Galaxy and scoring his first goal in over a year:
“Playing for the Galaxy is a huge honor. Everyone knows how big of a club it is. So, I've been mentioning this in every interview before. It's a huge honor to be part of this club. And then the emotion after the goal is it was really great to score. Obviously, after a while, given being injured like that.”
