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Nashville vs Chicago: match report

Nashville SC hosted Chicago Fire FC at GEODIS Park on Sunday 20 September 2026, in the MLS. Lorenzo Hernandez is the referee, averaging 4.3 yellow cards a game against a league average of 4.2.

Result and scorers

Nashville 3-0 Chicago. Goals: Sam Surridge 33' for Nashville; Cristian Espinoza 78' for Nashville; Hany Mukhtar 87' for Nashville.

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Key moments (contains the result)
  • 33' Goal: Sam Surridge (Nashville) 1-0
  • 36' Yellow card: Hany Mukhtar (Nashville)
  • 57' Yellow card: Jack Elliott (Chicago)
  • 78' Goal: Cristian Espinoza (Nashville) 2-0
  • 87' Goal: Hany Mukhtar (Nashville) 3-0
Match stats (contains the result)
55.7%Possession44.3%
13Shots9
5Shots on target1
5Corners2
12Fouls9
4Offsides2
0Saves3
1Yellow cards1
0Red cards0

Line-ups

Nashville 4-2-3-1

Coach: BJ Callaghan

  1. 99 Brian Schwake GK
  2. 31 Andy Nájar DEF
  3. 4 Jeisson Palacios DEF
  4. 3 Maxwell Woledzi DEF
  5. 27 Reed Baker-Whiting DEF
  6. 8 Patrick Yazbek MID
  7. 16 Matthew Corcoran MID
  8. 7 Cristian Espinoza FWD
  9. 10 Hany Mukhtar FWD
  10. 11 Elias Saad FWD
  11. 9 Sam Surridge FWD

Bench

  • 14 Shak Mohammed MID
  • 2 Daniel Lovitz DEF
  • 20 Edvard Tagseth MID
  • 22 Josh Bauer DEF
  • 19 Alex Muyl MID
  • 1 Joe Willis GK
  • 5 Jack Maher DEF
  • 6 Bryan Acosta MID
  • 37 Ahmed Qasem FWD

Chicago 4-2-3-1

Coach: Gregg Berhalter

  1. 1 Chris Brady GK
  2. 24 Jonathan Dean DEF
  3. 3 Jack Elliott DEF
  4. 32 Noah Allen DEF
  5. 15 Andrew Gutman DEF
  6. 35 Sergio Oregel MID
  7. 42 Djé D'Avilla MID
  8. 11 Philip Zinckernagel FWD
  9. 17 Robin Lod MID
  10. 7 Maren Haile-Selassie FWD
  11. 9 Robert Lewandowski FWD

Bench

  • 19 Jonathan Bamba FWD
  • 12 Puso Dithejane FWD
  • 23 Anzor Mekvabishvili MID
  • 18 Johan Gómez MID
  • 22 Mauricio Pineda MID
  • 44 Josh Cohen GK
  • 2 Leonardo Barroso DEF
  • 5 Sam Rogers DEF
  • 29 Dawid Poręba MID
Previous meetings
  • Sunday 5 April 2026: Chicago Fire FC 1-0 Nashville SC
  • Sunday 15 June 2025: Chicago Fire FC 0-2 Nashville SC
  • Sunday 27 April 2025: Nashville SC 7-2 Chicago Fire FC
  • Saturday 19 October 2024: Chicago Fire FC 0-3 Nashville SC
  • Thursday 19 September 2024: Nashville SC 1-0 Chicago Fire FC