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Goal by Bale at 83' provides insurance for Los Angeles FC

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Maxime Crepeau - Earns clean sheetCrepeau made three saves and two clearances in Sunday's 2-0 win against Sporting Kansas City.

ImpactCrepeau earned his sixth clean sheet of the season, tying his career-best with Vancouver from the 2021 campaign. The keeper has a far more impressive team in front of him and is in a much better situation in general with LAFC. Crepeau will look to add another clean sheet against Seattle on Friday.

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Diego Palacios - Busy for winPalacios had one shot (one on goal), one cross (one accurate), and one chance created in Sunday's 2-0 victory against Sporting Kansas City.

ImpactPalacios was busy on both sides of the ball during Saturday's win, creating a chance while making four tackles as well. The left-back earned credit for the clean sheet and made three clearances in an action-packed performance. Palacios has been in and out of the starting XI but his recent performances have been good and should keep him in contention for Friday's clash with Seattle.

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Kellyn Acosta - Creates two chancesAcosta had one shot (zero on goal), four crosses (three accurate), and four corners in Sunday's 2-0 victory versus Sporting Kansas City.

ImpactAcosta created two chances on the way to a stat sheet-filling performance. The midfielder also added four crosses on four corners and won a tackle. Acosta hasn't been lighting the league up offensively but his contributions on both sides of the ball have been invaluable to LAFC thus far in 2022. Unfortunately he will miss Friday's big match against the Sounders with a suspension for yellow card accumulation after picking up his fifth booking of the season on Sunday. Latif Blessing or Sebastian Mendez could replace him in midfield for the game.

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Kwadwo Opoku - Assists in winOpoku assisted once to go with zero corners in Sunday's 2-0 victory against Sporting Kansas City.

ImpactOpoku earned his first assist of the season during Saturday's win. The forward has been inconsistent but has found himself in the starting XI 15 times. That could change with the arrival of Gareth Bale who figures to compete with Opoku for the starting job on the wing, though so far Bale has been on the bench. Next up is a Friday clash with Seattle where Opoku will hope to keep this creative form going.

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Gareth Bale - Nets in second matchBale scored one goal to go with two shots (one on goal) in Sunday's 2-0 win versus Sporting Kansas City.

ImpactBale scored his first goal for LAFC since joining from Real Madrid, coming off the bench for the final 25 minutes. In reality Bale could be the best player in MLS and put up gaudy numbers if he is driven to do so, the forward seems to be enjoying his time with LAFC and will hope to break into the starting XI. Next up is a Friday clash with Seattle.

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Cristian Arango - Ridiculous form continuesArango scored one goal and assisted once from four shots and two chances created in Sunday's 2-0 win against Sporting Kansas City.

ImpactArango scored and assisted during Saturday's win, moving him to eight goal contributions in his last eight matches. The forward has been on fire, scoring for fun and adding a creative side recently, while linking up well with new signing Gareth Bale. Arango and LAFC take on Seattle next time out as they look to hold on to the top spot in the West.

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Erik Thommy - Eight crosses on debutThommy had three shots (one on goal), eight crosses (one accurate), and four corners in Sunday's 2-0 loss to Los Angeles Football Club.

ImpactThommy was an immediate difference-maker for Kansas City on debut. The midfielder joined the club from Stuttgart and just cleared his visa issues to join the first team. Thommy appears to be an immediate starter with a role on set-pieces and should be right back in the starting XI against Austin next time out.

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