D.C. United might be playing its best soccer of the season as it fights for a spot in the playoffs, with the latest challenge coming Thursday when it travels to Yankee Stadium for a crucial match with New York City FC.D.C United comes into the match on a six-game undefeated streak that was punctuated with a 6-2 victory on Aug. 27 at home over Chicago behind a Patrick Mullins first professional hat trick and three-assist performance from Luciano Acosta.D.C. United (7-8-11, 32 points in 26 matches) is a point ahead of Orlando City SC for the sixth and final postseason spot in the Eastern Conference.Were a tough team to beat, D.C. United coach Ben Olsen said. But now weve got to be a team that can go on the road and get three points.New York City FC (11-8-8, 41 points in 27 games) returns to Yankee Stadium, where it has won its last four games and is 4-1-1 in its last six in the Bronx. NYCFC had its four-game undefeated streak end Aug. 28, losing for the first time in more than a month at Orlando City SC.New York City is second in the Eastern Conference, two points behind Toronto FC but just one point ahead of the New York Red Bulls and Philadelphia Union. David Villa leads New York City FC with 16 goals, which is tied for the league lead.Thanks to the hat trick, Mullins paces D.C. United with just five goals, but Fabian Espndola, Alvaro Saborio, Patrick Nyarko and Lamar Neagle have four each.The teams are meeting for the second time this season. Villa and Khiry Shelton scored goals four minutes apart early in the second half as NYCFC claimed a 2-0 victory on May 8 at RFK Stadium.Both teams are at break-even in goal differential, with New York City scoring 45 and allowing the same and D.C. United scoring 33 and conceding 33. Hassan Ridgeway Jersey . Spiller left Week 3s 27-20 loss to the New York Jets with a thigh injury, but fully practiced with the team all week and expects to be ready to go on Sunday. Andre Dillard Jersey . -- Anaheim Ducks captain and leading scorer Ryan Getzlaf has been scratched from Sunday nights game against the Vancouver Canucks because of an upper-body injury. http://www.cheapeaglesjerseysauthentic.com/?tag=authentic-paul-worrilow-jersey . PETERSBURG, Fla. Ronald Darby Jersey . -- On the field, it was business as usual for Jameis Winston and No. Isaac Seumalo Jersey . -- Claudio Bieler hadnt scored since early September, and not from the run of play since mid-July.Claudio Ranieri says he will not be happy if Leicester miss out on the Premier League title but insists he can do nothing more. The Foxes face Swansea, live on Super Sunday on Sky Sports 1HD, with four games ahead of them to decide the title with second-place Tottenham, who are five points behind.Ranieri has never won a league championship - he was a runner-up with Chelsea in 2004, Juventus in 2009, Roma in 2010 and Monaco in 2014 - and he is aware this fact may be highlighted in the final months of the season. Ranieri said: I know there are people out there who, if I dont win the title, will say: Ah, Ranieri, he always comes second.But look at my career. I was second at Chelsea but we had started to build a team during the previous year. I continued to buy people during the first matches during the Premier League and Champions League. We came second.At Roma, I was second. I arrived after two matches. We had zero points and we finished with 80 points. Inter had 82. What can I do? I lost but what more could I do? Claudio Ranieris Leicester are five points clear at the Premier League summit I arrived at Juventus the first year after Serie B. We were third, then second. I had four or five champions but others were young players. What more could I do?With Monaco, we won the second division. Then we finished behind PParis St Germain, second by eight points.dddddddddddd Claudio Ranieri has urged his players to step up and impress in the absence of Jamie Vardy following his suspension this weekend Now, I try to win this. I wont be happy if we finish second. What can I do? We are doing a fantastic job here. Also See: Ranieri puts faith in Caesars Leicesters nerves jangling World is talking about Foxes Vardy loss will impact Foxes ' ' '