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Nashville SC vs Chicago Fire 3-0
- S. Surridge33'
- C. Espinoza78'
- H. Mukhtar87'
- Kick-off
- Sun, 20 Sept 2026 · 01:30 (UTC)
- Venue
- Geodis Park, Nashville
- Referee
- Lorenzo Hernandez, USA
Match timeline
- 90+1’Substitution
Nashville SCA. Muyl ONH. Mukhtar OFF - 90+1’SubstitutionNashville SCJ. Bauer ONC. Espinoza OFF
- 87’Goal!Nashville SCH. MukhtarAssist: C. Espinoza3 – 0
- 83’SubstitutionNashville SCE. Tagseth ONP. Yazbek OFF
- 83’SubstitutionNashville SCD. Lovitz ONA. Najar OFF
- 79’Substitution
Chicago FireM. Pineda OND. D'Avilla OFF - 79’SubstitutionChicago FireJ. Gomez ONJ. Dean OFF
- 78’Goal!Nashville SCC. EspinozaAssist: A. Najar2 – 0
Show 7 earlier events
- 75’SubstitutionChicago FireA. Mekvabishvili ONS. Oregel OFF
- 69’SubstitutionNashville SCS. Mohammed ONE. Saad OFF
- 68’SubstitutionChicago FireJ. Bamba ONR. Lod OFF
- 68’SubstitutionChicago FireP. Dithejane ONM. Haile-Selassie OFF
- 57’Yellow cardChicago FireJ. Elliott
- 35’Yellow cardNashville SCH. Mukhtar
- 33’Goal!Nashville SCS. SurridgeAssist: R. Baker-Whiting1 – 0
- 1’Kick-off
Key stats
Nashville SCChicago Fire- 56%Possession44%
- 13Shots8
- 2.07xG0.96
- 5Shots on Target1
- 5Corners2
- 89%Pass Accuracy85%
- 4Offsides2
- 0Saves3
- 497Passes399
- 12Fouls8
- 1Yellow Cards1
Lineups
Confirmed selections
Nashville SC4 - 2 - 3 - 1
- 99Schwake
- 31Najar
- 4Palacios
- 3Woledzi
- 27Baker-Whiting
- 8Yazbek
- 16Corcoran
- 7Espinoza
- 10Mukhtar
- 11Saad
- 9Surridge
Substitutions
- 69’↑14 Shakur Mohammed↓11 Elias Saad
- 83’↑20 Edvard Tagseth↓8 Patrick Yazbek
- 83’↑2 Daniel Lovitz↓31 Andy Najar
- 90+1’↑19 Alex Muyl↓10 Hany Mukhtar
- 90+1’↑22 Josh Bauer↓7 Cristian Espinoza
Unused substitutes 1 Joe Willis, 5 Jack Maher, 37 Ahmed Qasem, 6 Bryan Acosta
Coach Brian Callaghan
Chicago Fire4 - 3 - 3
- 1Brady
- 24Dean
- 3Elliott
- 32Allen
- 15Gutman
- 35Oregel
- 42D'Avilla
- 17Lod
- 11Zinckernagel
- 9Lewandowski
- 7Haile-Selassie
Substitutions
- 68’↑19 Jonathan Bamba↓17 Robin Lod
- 68’↑12 Puso Dithejane↓7 Maren Haile-Selassie
- 75’↑23 Anzor Mekvabishvili↓35 Sergio Oregel
- 79’↑22 Mauricio Pineda↓42 Dje Tah D'Avilla
- 79’↑18 Johan Gomez↓24 Jonathan Dean
Unused substitutes 44 Josh Cohen, 5 Samuel Rogers, 2 Leonardo Barroso, 29 David Poreba
Coach Mario Barcena
Match facts
- Competition
- Major League Soccer - United States and Canada
- Round
- Matchday 26
- Date
- Sun, 20 Sept 2026
- Kick-off
- 01:30 (UTC)
- Venue
- Geodis Park, Nashville
- Referee
- Lorenzo Hernandez, USA
- Nashville SC coach
- Brian Callaghan
- Chicago Fire coach
- Mario Barcena
League table
Major League Soccer - United States and Canada · Eastern Conference
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Nashville SC | 30 | 20 | 7 | 3 | +41 | 67 |
| 2 |  Inter Miami | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | +22 | 55 |
| 3 |  New England Revolution | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | +8 | 52 |
| 4 |  Chicago Fire | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | +8 | 48 |
| 5 |  Charlotte | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | +8 | 47 |
| 6 |  Philadelphia Union | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | +13 | 46 |
| 7 |  Orlando City SC | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | -12 | 41 |
| 8 |  FC Cincinnati | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | -9 | 39 |
| 9 |  New York Red Bulls | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | -17 | 36 |
| 10 |  Toronto FC | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | -9 | 36 |
| 11 |  Columbus Crew | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | -1 | 35 |
| 12 |  New York City FC | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | +2 | 34 |
| 13 |  DC United | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | -15 | 33 |
| 14 |  Atlanta United FC | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | -14 | 30 |
| 15 |  CF Montreal | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -24 | 25 |
Match related news
Team form comparison
Last 5 matches, all competitions
Nashville SC- W-D-L
- 2-2-1
- Scored / match
- 2.0
- Conceded / match
- 1.2
Chicago Fire- W-D-L
- 0-4-1
- Scored / match
- 1.8
- Conceded / match
- 2.0
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- Chicago Fire0%
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What happened
Written from the recorded events — no interpretation added
Nashville SC beat Chicago Fire 3-0 in matchday 26 of the Major League Soccer - United States and Canada at Geodis Park, Nashville.
S. Surridge 33', C. Espinoza 78' and H. Mukhtar 87' scored for Nashville SC.
Nashville SC had 56% of the ball to Chicago Fire's 44%; the sides had 13 and 8 shots (5 and 1 on target).
The referee showed 2 yellow cards and no reds.
Match record
- Competition
- Major League Soccer - United States and Canada
- Round
- Matchday 26
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Geodis Park, Nashville
- Referee
- L. Hernandez
- Match ID
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15 events
- 33’Goal!Nashville SCS. SurridgeAssist: R. Baker-Whiting1 – 0
- 35’Yellow cardNashville SCH. Mukhtar
- 57’Yellow cardChicago FireJ. Elliott
- 68’SubstitutionChicago FireJ. Bamba ONR. Lod OFF
- 68’SubstitutionChicago FireP. Dithejane ONM. Haile-Selassie OFF
- 69’SubstitutionNashville SCS. Mohammed ONE. Saad OFF
- 75’SubstitutionChicago FireA. Mekvabishvili ONS. Oregel OFF
- 78’Goal!Nashville SCC. EspinozaAssist: A. Najar2 – 0
- 79’SubstitutionChicago FireM. Pineda OND. D'Avilla OFF
- 79’SubstitutionChicago FireJ. Gomez ONJ. Dean OFF
- 83’SubstitutionNashville SCE. Tagseth ONP. Yazbek OFF
- 83’SubstitutionNashville SCD. Lovitz ONA. Najar OFF
- 87’Goal!Nashville SCH. MukhtarAssist: C. Espinoza3 – 0
- 90+1’SubstitutionNashville SCA. Muyl ONH. Mukhtar OFF
- 90+1’SubstitutionNashville SCJ. Bauer ONC. Espinoza OFF