Five Racing Louisville players and four Portland Thorns players were listed out for portland thorns vs racing louisville in the NWSL matchweek seven Friday availability report. Neither side had a player listed as questionable, so the match opened with both benches already short on options.
Savannah DeMelo Out
Savannah DeMelo was unavailable for Racing Louisville because of an illness, one of five absences on the club’s Friday report. Marisa DiGrande was out on maternity leave, while Erynn Floyd sat with a hand injury, Ellie Jean was sidelined by an illness, and Olivia Sekany was out with an SEI knee injury.
That left Racing Louisville with no players in the questionable column and no one listed on international duty. For a Friday match in matchweek seven, the only player status change the report delivered was a clean list of who could not go.
Portland Thorns Injury List
Portland Thorns matched that level of uncertainty-free availability, but with four players unavailable instead of five. Bella Bixby, Julie Dufour, Caiya Hanks, and Morgan Weaver were all out with SEI knee injuries.
The Thorns also had no questionable players and no one on international duty, which meant the availability report did not leave room for a late change from either side. Friday’s first match in matchweek seven arrived with the player pool already fixed around those absences.
Friday Matchweek Seven
The report landed as part of a Friday slate that opened matchweek seven with two games, including Orlando Pride vs. North Carolina Courage. For Racing Louisville and Portland Thorns, the immediate takeaway was simple: the match was set to be played without nine listed absences across the two squads.
That is the practical read for anyone tracking the lineup sheet before kickoff. The starting groups would have to come from the players left available, and Friday’s report gave no indication that either club would get a last-minute boost from the questionable list.
