Chicago Fire FC are back along the Lakefront tonight as reigning MLS Supporters Shield winners the Philadelphia Union visit Soldier Field for the second time this season at 7 p.m. CT.
The Fire will be looking to get back in the win column this evening, after a late Robert BeriÄ finish was negated by VAR on Wednesday night in what became a 1-0 defeat to FC Cincinnati. The Union enter the match in third place in the Eastern Conference and are unbeaten in seven-straight matches.
Play-by-play commentator Arlo White is back on the call this evening alongside Tony Meola, with Tyler Terens joining the broadcast from the sideline on WGN-TV and CFFC Live.
With kickoff an hour out, all the details on head coach Raphael Wicky's starting XI to face Philadelphia are below:
- One change has been made to the starting XI that took on FC Cincinnati on Wednesday night. Midfielder Ălvaro MedrĂĄn returns to the lineup in place of Jhon Espinoza.
- Coming off a career-high and Club record 11 saves on Wednesday night, goalkeeper Bobby Shuttleworth takes his place in net, earning his 212th career MLS appearance.
- Defender Johan Kappelhof starts for the second-consecutive match, and makes his 130th start regular season start. Kappelhof has appeared 135 times for the Fire overall since joining the Club in 2016.
- Defender Boris SekuliÄ starts for the 31st time in a row tonight. He joins Shuttleworth and captain Francisco Calvo as the only players to have started all 10 matches for the Fire in 2021.
- Rounding out the defensive unit are Miguel Navarro, who earns his sixth-straight start, and Mauricio Pineda, who will make his 30th career appearance for the Fire.
- Fabian Herbers will start in midfield and gets closer to a major MLS milestone, receiving his 97th career regular season appearance in the league.
- Joining Herbers in midfield is Luka StojanoviÄ, who currently leads the team with three goals scored this season.
- Up top, Designated Players Robert BeriÄ and Ignacio Aliseda will lead the attacking line this evening.
- Available to Wicky as substitutions tonight are goalkeeper Gabriel Slonina, defender Jonathan Bornstein, defender Jhon Espinoza, midfielder Elliot Collier, midfielder Brian GutiĂ©rrez, midfielder Javier Casas Jr., midfielder PrzemysĆaw Frankowski, and forward Chinonso Offor.
- Midfielder Gastón Giménez (Paraguay) is unavailable for selection tonight due to international duty.
- Midfielder Stanislav Ivanov (left knee), defender Wyatt Omsberg (left hip), defender Carlos Teran (right shin), and goalkeeper Kenneth Kronholm (right knee) are out due to injury for tonight's match.
Get a look at both team's starting lineups as they're available in the graphics below:
