Atlanta v New England
USMNT's Turner has 8 saves as Revs add to Atlanta's woe
ATLANTA -- Peyton Miller scored a goal and Will Sands added his first goal in MLS as the New England Revolution beat Atlanta United FC 2-1 on Wednesday night.
The Revolution (5-3-0) has won four straight and five of its last six, as U.S. goalkeeper Matt Turner made eight saves for New England.
Atlanta (1-7-1) has lost four in a row and is winless in five straight in Gerardo Martino's return to the club this season. The Five Stripes have the worst goal differential (minus-20) in MLS.
Miller capped the scoring with a first-touch shot from point-blank range in the 78th minute.
Fafà Picault scored his first goal of the season in the 38th. The 36-year-old Picault signed a free-agent contract with Atlanta -- his seventh MLS club, having last played for Inter Miami -- in February and has 61 career regular-season goals.
Sands flicked a header from a Carles Gil corner to the center of the area inside the back post to make it 1-1 in the 73rd minute.
New England's Alhassan Yussuf appeared to have scored a goal -- using his first touch to pop up a pass from Ilay Feingold and then blasting a volley from just outside the penalty arc the deflected off the bottom of the crossbar into the net -- in the 19th minute but it was called back after VAR review (offside).
Information from The Associated Press was used in this story.
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MLS Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville SC | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | +15 | 22 |
| Inter Miami CF | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | +4 | 19 |
| Chicago Fire FC | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | +9 | 17 |
| New England Revolution | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | +5 | 16 |
| Charlotte FC | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
| Toronto FC | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | -2 | 13 |
| New York City FC | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | +3 | 12 |
| Columbus Crew | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | +1 | 12 |
| FC Cincinnati | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -4 | 12 |
| D.C. United | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -4 | 12 |
| Red Bull New York | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -9 | 12 |
| CF Montréal | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -7 | 9 |
| Atlanta United FC | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -8 | 7 |
| Orlando City SC | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -17 | 7 |
| Philadelphia Union | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | -8 | 5 |

