Chicago Fire vs Seattle Sounders: Gameday Primer, How To Watch, & Open Thread

Chicago Fire vs Seattle Sounders

Saturday, March 16th, 2019

MLS Week 3 | SeatGeek Stadium, Bridgeview IL

Kickoff: 12:00pm CT

Referee: Joseph Dickerson

Assistant Referees: Frank Anderson, Eric Boria

4th Official: Baldomero Toledo

VAR: Kevin Stott

The Fire could really use a win before the international break. But they’re going up against the toughest of their first three 2019 opponents. They also tend to not do well in March. It’ll definitely be a tough climb.

PREVIEW & VIEWING OPTIONS

Full Preview: Fire vs Sounders

Television: N/A (US), TSN1 (CAN)

Online Streaming: ESPN+

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

CHICAGO FIRE

Starting XI: Ousted; Hasler, Kappelhof, Marcelo, Campos; Schweinsteiger, McCarty (c); Sapong, Mihailovic, Frankowski; Nikolic

Bench: Sanchez, Lillard, Edwards, Bronico, Martinez, Herbers, Moreno

SEATTLE SOUNDERS

Starting XI: Frei; Smith, Marshall, Kim, Leerdan; C. Roldan, Svensson; Rodriguez, Lodeiro (c), Morris; Ruidiaz

Bench: Meredith, Torres, Nouhou, Delem, A. Roldan, Shipp, Bwana

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