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Nashville SC 3-0 Chicago Fire · MLS

Nashville SC beat Chicago Fire 3-0 in the MLS. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Nashville SC and Chicago Fire met in the MLS at Geodis Park in Nashville on Sunday, 20 September 2026.

Goalscorers

Nashville SC: S. Surridge 33'; C. Espinoza 78'; H. Mukhtar 87'. Chicago Fire did not score.

How the match went

Nashville SC saw more of the ball, 56% of it. Nashville SC had 13 shots with 5 on target, Chicago Fire 9 with 1 on target. There were 7 corners in total, 5 to Nashville SC and 2 to Chicago Fire. Nashville SC conceded 12 fouls, Chicago Fire 9. The referee showed 2 yellow cards (1 for Nashville SC, 1 for Chicago Fire).

Line-ups

Nashville SC started in a 4-2-3-1: Brian Schwake, Andy Najar, Jeisson Palacios, Maxwell Woledzi, Reed Baker-Whiting, Patrick Yazbek, Matthew Corcoran, Cristian Espinoza, Hany Mukhtar, Elias Saad, Sam Surridge.

Chicago Fire started in a 4-2-3-1: Chris Brady, Jonathan Dean, Jack Elliott, Noah Allen, Andrew Gutman, Sergio Oregel, Dje Tah D'Avilla, Philip Zinckernagel, Robin Lod, Maren Haile-Selassie, Robert Lewandowski.

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Minute by minute

  1. 33'Goal! Nashville SC 1-0 Chicago Fire. S. Surridge (Nashville SC) scores, assisted by R. Baker-Whiting.
  2. 45'Half-time. Nashville SC 1-0 Chicago Fire.
  3. 78'Goal! Nashville SC 2-0 Chicago Fire. C. Espinoza (Nashville SC) scores, assisted by A. Najar.
  4. 87'Goal! Nashville SC 3-0 Chicago Fire. H. Mukhtar (Nashville SC) scores, assisted by C. Espinoza.
  5. 90'Full-time. Nashville SC 3-0 Chicago Fire.
Full commentary (53 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Nashville SC vs Chicago Fire.
  2. 2'Attempt saved. S. Surridge (Nashville SC), header. xG 0.08.
  3. 4'Attempt missed. J. Elliott (Chicago Fire), header from a set piece. xG 0.01.
  4. 11'Cleared off the line! P. Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  5. 12'Offside, Chicago Fire.
  6. 13'Offside, Nashville SC.
  7. 15'Attempt blocked. E. Saad (Nashville SC), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  8. 16'Attempt missed. A. Najar (Nashville SC), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  9. 18'Corner, Nashville SC.
  10. 22'Attempt missed. C. Espinoza (Nashville SC), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.34.
  11. 25'Attempt missed. H. Mukhtar (Nashville SC), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.03.
  12. 26'Offside, Nashville SC.
  13. 30'Attempt blocked. E. Saad (Nashville SC), left-footed shot. xG 0.17.
  14. 31'Attempt missed. H. Mukhtar (Nashville SC), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
  15. 33'Goal! Nashville SC 1-0 Chicago Fire. S. Surridge (Nashville SC) scores, assisted by R. Baker-Whiting.
  16. 35'Offside, Chicago Fire.
  17. 36'Yellow card for H. Mukhtar (Nashville SC) for foul.
  18. 45'Offside, Nashville SC.
  19. 45'1 minute of added time.
  20. 45'Half-time. Nashville SC 1-0 Chicago Fire.
  21. 46'The second half is under way.
  22. 46'Attempt missed. H. Mukhtar (Nashville SC), right-footed shot. xG 0.20.
  23. 50'Offside, Nashville SC.
  24. 54'Attempt missed. P. Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  25. 57'Yellow card for J. Elliott (Chicago Fire) for foul.
  26. 59'Attempt missed. R. Lewandowski (Chicago Fire), header on the counter. xG 0.03.
  27. 63'Attempt blocked. M. Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  28. 63'Attempt blocked. R. Lewandowski (Chicago Fire), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  29. 63'Corner, Chicago Fire.
  30. 65'Corner, Chicago Fire.
  31. 67'Corner, Nashville SC.
  32. 68'Substitution, Nashville SC: S. Mohammed comes on for E. Saad.
  33. 68'Substitution, Chicago Fire: P. Dithejane comes on for M. Haile-Selassie.
  34. 68'Substitution, Chicago Fire: J. Bamba comes on for R. Lod.
  35. 68'Attempt missed. S. Surridge (Nashville SC), header from a corner. xG 0.04.
  36. 73'Attempt saved. M. Corcoran (Nashville SC), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  37. 74'Corner, Nashville SC.
  38. 75'Substitution, Chicago Fire: A. Mekvabishvili comes on for S. Oregel.
  39. 75'Corner, Nashville SC.
  40. 78'Goal! Nashville SC 2-0 Chicago Fire. C. Espinoza (Nashville SC) scores, assisted by A. Najar.
  41. 79'Substitution, Chicago Fire: J. A. Gomez comes on for J. Dean.
  42. 79'Substitution, Chicago Fire: M. Pineda comes on for D. T. D'Avilla.
  43. 82'Attempt missed. A. Gutman (Chicago Fire), right-footed shot. xG 0.53.
  44. 83'Substitution, Nashville SC: D. Lovitz comes on for A. Najar.
  45. 83'Substitution, Nashville SC: E. Tagseth comes on for P. Yazbek.
  46. 83'Attempt missed. R. Lewandowski (Chicago Fire), right-footed shot. xG 0.18.
  47. 87'Goal! Nashville SC 3-0 Chicago Fire. H. Mukhtar (Nashville SC) scores, assisted by C. Espinoza.
  48. 90'5 minutes of added time.
  49. 90+1'Substitution, Nashville SC: J. Bauer comes on for C. Espinoza.
  50. 90+1'Substitution, Nashville SC: A. Muyl comes on for H. Mukhtar.
  51. 90+5'Attempt blocked. R. Lewandowski (Chicago Fire), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  52. 90+5'Attempt blocked. J. Bamba (Chicago Fire), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  53. 90'Full-time. Nashville SC 3-0 Chicago Fire.
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