Two clubs in the Eastern Conference of MLS will do battle today in a league match between the Columbus Crew and Chicago Fire. The first-division clash scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET will be held at Columbus Crew Stadium in Columbus and can be live streamed here.
After a sluggish start-one that saw them being the final winless team in MLS-the Chicago Fire are riding a modest two-game winning streak. That, however, is not enough for head coach Frank Yallop. According to Yallop, there's room for improvement (h/t to Shane Murray on MLS's official website). "Coming away with three points against a good side is obviously the aim before the match," he told reporters at Toyota Park.
"We got it done, we're unbeaten in two games, we dug through and we got the result we needed. Should have seen them off, we had a couple of chances late in the game, but we didn't take them and you've got to give credit to [Sporting] Kansas City," he added.
"They kept going, created some chances late with ten men, but it's great to get that win and it felt good that we saw it through. There's room for improvement in any performance and there's no difference with this one."
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Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Having failed to make the U.S. men's national team World Cup roster, Michael Parkhurst returns to the Columbus Crew a motivated man. Proving his defensive prowess is his ultimate goal. The 30-year-old has averaged 5.2 clearances per match in 10 appearances this season.
Columbus Crew's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Clark; Barson, Wahl, Parkhurst, Williams; Trapp, Tchani; Anor, Higuain, Jimenez; Arrieta
Chicago Fire's Projected Lineup (4-4-2): Johnson; Cochrane, Soumare, Hurtado, Palmer; Shipp, Alex, Larentowicz, Nyarko; Amarikwa, Magee
Standings
|
Rnk |
Team |
MP |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
+/- |
Pts |
|||
|
1 |
New England Revolution |
11 |
6 |
2 |
3 |
19 |
13 |
6 |
20 |
|||
|
2 |
Sporting Kansas City |
12 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
18 |
12 |
6 |
18 |
|||
|
3 |
DC United |
11 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
16 |
12 |
4 |
18 |
|||
|
4 |
Houston Dynamo |
13 |
5 |
2 |
6 |
16 |
21 |
-5 |
17 |
|||
|
5 |
New York Red Bulls |
12 |
3 |
5 |
4 |
18 |
19 |
-1 |
14 |
|||
|
6 |
Columbus Crew |
11 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
13 |
14 |
-1 |
13 |
|||
|
7 |
Toronto FC |
9 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
11 |
11 |
0 |
13 |
|||
|
8 |
Chicago Fire |
10 |
2 |
6 |
2 |
19 |
19 |
0 |
12 |
|||
|
9 |
Philadelphia Union |
13 |
2 |
5 |
6 |
15 |
20 |
-5 |
11 |
|||
|
10 |
Impact Montreal |
10 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
8 |
18 |
-10 |
7 |
|
Rnk |
Team |
MP |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
+/- |
Pts |
|||
|
1 |
Seattle Sounders |
12 |
8 |
1 |
3 |
23 |
19 |
4 |
25 |
|||
|
2 |
Real Salt Lake |
11 |
6 |
5 |
0 |
23 |
13 |
10 |
23 |
|||
|
3 |
FC Dallas |
13 |
5 |
2 |
6 |
22 |
22 |
0 |
17 |
|||
|
4 |
Vancouver Whitecaps |
10 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
16 |
12 |
4 |
16 |
|||
|
5 |
Colorado Rapids |
11 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
12 |
14 |
-2 |
15 |
|||
|
6 |
LA Galaxy |
9 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
10 |
8 |
2 |
12 |
|||
|
7 |
Portland Timbers |
11 |
1 |
7 |
3 |
16 |
19 |
-3 |
10 |
|||
|
8 |
Chivas USA |
11 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
13 |
20 |
-7 |
10 |
|||
|
9 |
San Jose Earthquakes |
10 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
10 |
12 |
-2 |
10 |
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