New York City FC vs. Chicago Fire: Gameday Primer, How To Watch, & Open Thread

New York City FC vs Chicago Fire

Wednesday, September 26th, 2018

MLS Week 31 | Yankee Stadium, Bronx NY

Kickoff: 6:00pm CT

Referee: Jair Marrufo

Assistant Referees: Adam Garner, Jeremy Kieso

4th Official: Robert Sibiga

VAR: Mark Geiger

It’s the Fire’s last midweek game of the year. They’ll square off against a struggling NYCFC team that can still, despite a lengthy winless stream, clinch a playoff spot with a win tonight. Time to spoil the party.

PREVIEW & VIEWING OPTIONS

Full Preview: Fire @ NYCFC

Television: N/A

Online Streaming: ESPN+

Live Updates: @HotTimeOldTown (livetweets by Ruben) | MLS Matchcenter

NEW YORK CITY FC

Starting XI: Johnson, Tinnerholm, Chanot, Sweat, Matarrita, Sands, Ring, Ofori, Tajouri-Shradi, Moralez, Villa

Bench: Stuver, Ibeagha, Amagat, McNamara, Wallace, Berget, Castellanos

CHICAGO FIRE

Starting XI: Cleveland; Vincent, Schweinsteiger, Kappelhof, Hasler; Bronico, McCarty (c); Katai, Conner, Edwards; Nikolic

Bench: Sanchez, Campbell, Corrales, De Leeuw, Mihailovic, Gordon, Movsisyan

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