One of the hottest teams in the early going of the MLS season, Toronto FC face their next big challenge when the New York Red Bulls come calling on ESPN MLS Primetime Thursday.

TORONTO FC vs. NEW YORK RED BULLS
BMO FIELD, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
May 1, 2008 | 7 p.m. ET (ESPN2)
WEEK # 6 | GAME # 36

TFC has won three games in a row - a club-record winning streak - and hasn't allowed a goal in 3-1/2 hours. The Red Bulls come into the game off a 2-0 home victory against the San Jose Earthquakes, their first since a season-opening win against the Columbus Crew, which was also at Giants Stadium.

REFEREE: Abbey Okulaja. SAR (bench): Thomas Supple; JAR (opposite): Daniel Belleau; 4th: Mauricio Navarro
MLS Career: 74 games; FC/gm: 29.4; Y/gm: 3.6; R: 11; pens: 20

INJURY REPORT: TORONTO FC - NONE REPORTED ... NEW YORK RED BULLS - OUT: MF David Roth (L knee surgery); DF Michael Palacio (L knee injury); FW Oscar Echeverry (R knee LCL sprain); QUESTIONABLE: FW Juan Pablo Angel (L hamstring strain); DF Kevin Goldthwaite (lower back strain); PROBABLE: MF Dane Richards (R MCL tear)

INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none
SUSPENDED: none

HEAD-TO-HEAD
ALL-TIME (3 meetings): Toronto FC 1 win, 3 goals ... Red Bulls 2 wins, 6 goals ... Ties 0
AT BMO FIELD (2 meetings): Toronto FC 1 win, 3 goals ... Red Bulls 1 win, 3 goals ... Ties 0
• This is the first of three meetings between the teams this year, the only one set for BMO Field. They will next meet on Aug. 17 at Giants Stadium, concluding their season series Oct. 4 at the Meadowlands.

LAST YEAR (MLS):
6/6: TOR 1, NY 2 (Cunningham 22 - Angel 69, 71)
8/12: NY 3, TOR 0 (Angel 24; Altidore 50, 63)
10/4: TOR 2, NY 1 (Edu 18; own goal 66 - Richards 75)

• The Red Bulls won the season series between the teams last season, winning two of the three encounters, though they split the two matches in Ontario. The Red Bulls won the first two games before TFC came back for the victory in the series finale.
• Coaches record: John Carver v RSL: first game ... Juan Carlos Osorio vs. TOR: P1 W1 L0 D0