By THOMAS FLOYD

Revenge will be on the mind in New York this weekend when the Red Bulls host San Jose in a rematch of last fall's Eastern Conference semifinal. The second leg of that series saw the Earthquakes pull off a dramatic 3-1 upset at Red Bull Arena to go through by a single goal on aggregate, providing a shocking end to star-studded New York's MLS Cup aspirations.

Down Interstate 95, the Philadelphia Union and its red-hot defense will take on the Seattle Sounders, the first team to visit PPL Park last year. And Sunday will feature an encore performance from Portland and its rambunctious home crowd when the Timbers look to build off the momentum of Thursday night's win over Chicago during a showdown against FC Dallas.

Here is a rundown of the entire week five schedule:

PHILADELPHIA UNION vs. SEATTLE SOUNDERS (Saturday, 4 p.m., Direct Kick)

Both squads bring some significant momentum into this match on the banks of the Delaware River. Philadelphia has been carried by goalkeeper Faryd Mondragon and its rock-solid defense, conceding just a single goal during its 3-1 start.

Seattle, meanwhile, has ridden the emergence of forwards O'Brian White and Mauro Rosales to a 1-0-2 mark since beginning the season with two losses. Striker Fredy Montero remains listed as questionable while recovering from wrist surgery.

TORONTO FC vs. D.C. UNITED (Saturday, 7 p.m., FSC)

Toronto has shown admirable resilience since trading Dwayne De Rosario, the fulcrum of the team's attack, to New York two weeks ago, drawing each of its three games since then. The return of midfielder Julian de Guzman has helped, as has the quick acclimation of the newly acquired Tony Tchani and Danleigh Borman.

United, on the other hand, has been struggling to gel as of late, and giving repeated second-half spark Charlie Davies his first MLS start could be the answer to that problem. Midfielder Andy Najar should also be in the starting 11 after giving way to Santino Quaranta, who is suspended due to a red card, the past two weeks.

VANCOUVER WHITECAPS vs. CHIVAS USA (Saturday, 7 p.m., Direct Kick)

With Vancouver's season-opening win over Toronto the only victory claimed by either of these two teams in 2011, it's a safe bet this will be an open game as both sides look to take the full three points.

Seeing as Chivas centerback Jimmy Conrad is still listed as questionable while suffering through the lingering effects of a concussion, Vancouver striker Eric Hassli — who is returning from his second suspension of the season — has to like his chances. On the other side, Vancouver captain Jay DeMerit could miss the match as well with a groin strain, which is good news for the struggling Chivas attack.

COLUMBUS CREW vs. SPORTING KANSAS CITY (Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Direct Kick)

While the Crew is set to get Designated Player signing Andres Mendoza back from injury, Kansas City is not so lucky, as its DP striker, Omar Bravo, remains out with a sports hernia ailment. Teal Bunbury and Co. still bring a lot of danger to the attacking third, though, and Columbus hasn't exactly been an offensive powerhouse (three goals in four games), even with Mendoza in the lineup.

But Columbus does boast the centerback pairing of Chad Marshall and Julius James, which has helped the Crew record three straight shutouts.

NEW YORK RED BULLS vs. SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES (Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Direct Kick)

Since New York acquired De Rosario, MLS fans have been waiting for this collection of big names to take MLS by the reins and start establishing itself as the dominating force one would imagine when looking at the roster on paper. Thus far, however, all the pieces just haven't come together.

San Jose, buoyed by the play of newcomer Simon Dawkins, has been playing some good soccer of late, so the Earthquakes should present New York with yet another tough challenge. On a positive note for the Red Bulls, their fans should be pleased to likely see Thierry Henry in the lineup after there was concern earlier in the week that he would be held out with an Achilles ailment.

CHICAGO FIRE vs. LOS ANGELES GALAXY (Sunday, 4 p.m., Telefutura)

Amid his parade of yellow cards and subsequent referee-bashing, Galaxy midfielder David Beckham has quietly been playing some of the best soccer of his MLS career, proving to be an absolute handful for opponents as a central midfielder. So his absence due to yellow-card accumulation, paired with the red card suspension of Juninho, is a brutal blow for the Galaxy, even if a Landon Donovan return from injury softens it.

Like Los Angeles, Chicago is coming off a draining midweek road fixture. But the Fire did show much-improved play in the second half of Thursday's 4-2 loss at Portland, aside from a couple bloopers from goalkeeper Sean Johnson.

PORTLAND TIMBERS vs. FC DALLAS (Sunday, 6 p.m., Direct Kick)

It would be hard to script a better home opener for Portland, which enjoyed an electric atmosphere inside rain-soaked JELD-WEN Field as the Timbers Army lifted the home side to a 4-2 win over Chicago on Thursday. But can Portland carry that momentum into a match against one of the league's most talented sides in FC Dallas?

Considering how sharp MVP David Ferreira and Dallas looked in last week's 3-0 thrashing of Colorado, it could still be hard to bet against the Hoops. One aspect to watch will be how the Brek Shea experiment at left back continues for Dallas, as he tries to handle Jeremy Hall and Steve Purdy.

HOUSTON DYNAMO vs. NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION (Sunday, 7 p.m., Direct Kick)

The weekend wraps up with a rematch of the 2006 and 2007 MLS Cups, both won by the Dynamo. This tilt, however, will be more about creating some separation in the congested Eastern Conference, where the difference between second and ninth place is all of two points.

Although Houston is still expecting to be without the injured Jermaine Taylor and Brian Ching, the Revolution will be missing key midfielders Shalrie Joseph and Pat Phelan, who both received red cards during an embarrassing 2-0 loss at home to a reserve-heavy Real Salt Lake side last week.