BMO FIELD

KICKOFF: 2 p.m.

TV: TSN

TFC STARTING XI

Kocic; Eckersley, Harden, Aceval, Emory; de Guzman, Silva, Lambe; Plata, Soolsma, Koevermans

COLUMBUS INJURIES

F Ben Speas (sports hernia), D Rich Balchan (sports hernia), D Julius James (shoulder), F Tommy Heinemann (knee), D Carlos Mendes (hamstring), M Dilly Duka (hamstring)

TORONTO INJURIES

M Torsten Frings (hamstring), GK Stefan Frei (leg), D Dicoy Williams (knee), F Nicholas Lindsay (knee), D Jeremy Hall (sports hernia)

GAME NOTES

Columbus comes in after defeating the expansion Montreal Impact 2-0 at Crew Stadium last weekend. … Columbus won the first three editions of the Trillium Cup, the annual competition between the two sides, but Toronto took it last season on the strength of a 4-2 win in Ohio, the Reds’ first victory over the Crew. … Chilean international Milovan Mirosevic, a key off-season signing, scored his first MLS goal in the victory over Montreal. … Columbus leads the all-time series 5-1-7. … Toronto, still looking for its first win of the MLS season, is fresh off a hard-fought 1-1 tie on Wednesday against Santos Laguna of Mexico in the opening leg of their Champions League semifinal. … Defender Adrian Cann, returning from the knee injury that ended his 2011 season, was on the substitute’s bench against Santos Laguna and may see some game action. … Rookie midfielder Luis Silva, who didn’t play Wednesday, and striker Joao Plata, who played the final 20 minutes, are fairly well rested as is midfielder Eric Avila. … Danny Koevermans will miss the return leg in Mexico next Wednesday with a suspension for yellow card accumulation, so he’s likely to play a full game. … TFC’s defence has conceded six goals in its first two league games while finding the net just once.

NEXT UP

Wednesday at Santos Laguna in Champions League semifinal, 8 p.m.