Two clubs in the Eastern Conference of MLS will do battle today in a league match between D.C. United and the Chicago Fire. The first-division clash scheduled for 4 p.m. ET will be held at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. and can be live streamed here free.
After a poor start, both clubs enter today's match searching victory No. 1 of the 2014 season. D.C. United, however, are still in search of their first goal of the year, something striker Eddie Johnson attributes to a lack of chemistry (h/t to Pablo Maurer on MLS's official website). "Fabian [Espindola] is a great player," Johnson reflected. "But it's gonna take more than two games to get that chemistry right. He likes to get on the ball - when he's not touching the ball up top, he likes to drift wide and get on the ball and try and make the game there," he added.
"When he gets wide and drifts deep, it has to be me: I have to get on the same page and be dangerous, find those combinations with him to be effective."
Will the partnership of Johnson and Espindola be effective when the Fire visit RFK Stadium this afternoon? Tell us @SportsWN
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: The Chicago Fire's Mike Magee made his season debut for the club in Week 2. Now, the reigning league MVP will look to contribute his first goal of 2014 at RFK Stadium.
D.C. United's Projected Lineup (4-1-2-1-2): Hamid; Cristian, Parke, Boswell, Franklin; Kitchen; Arnaud, DeLeon; Silva; Johnson Espindola
Chicago Fire's Projected Lineup (4-4-2): Johnson; Cochrane, Soumaré, Hurtado, Watson; Joya, Alex, Larentowicz, Shipp; Magee, Amarikwa
Eastern Conference Standings
|
Rnk |
Team |
MP |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
+/- |
Pts |
|||
|
1 |
Houston Dynamo |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
6 |
|||
|
2 |
Columbus Crew |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
|||
|
3 |
Toronto FC |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
|||
|
4 |
Philadelphia Union |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
|||
|
5 |
Sporting Kansas City |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
|||
|
6 |
Chicago Fire |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
-1 |
2 |
|||
|
7 |
New York Red Bulls |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
-3 |
2 |
|||
|
8 |
New England Revolution |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
-5 |
1 |
|||
|
9 |
Impact Montreal |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
6 |
-4 |
0 |
|||
|
10 |
DC United |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
-4 |
0 |
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