Chicago travel to D.C. United looking for first away win of the season

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The Chicago Fire head to D.C. United with a first away win of the season in their minds on Wednesday night.

Chicago (4-5-5) sit eighth in the East with 17 points and are coming off a 1-1 tie with NYCFC. C.J. Sapong opened the scoring for the Fire before Alexandru Mitrita levelled the game up before halftime.

D.C. (7-4-4) are top of the Eastern Conference with 25 points are winless in three games, but salvaged a point against New England last weekend when Wayne Rooney scored a last minute penalty.

In 2018 the sides met twice; a 0-0 tie in Chicago and a 2-1 win for D.C. United at Audi Field. The win last season is their only win in the last five meetings.

Team news

Oniel Fisher, Joseph Mora, and Donovan Pines remain out injured for D.C., Paul Arriola is suspended, and Chris Durkin is away for the U20 World Cup.

Veljko Paunovic’s side has no one ruled out indefinitely, but Nico Gaitan is questionable after missing the game against NYCFC. Francisco Calvo is a booking away from suspension.

Kickoff is at 8 p.m. EST. on Wednesday evening at Audi Field. The game will be shown in Canada on DAZN, and in the U.S. on FloFC in the D.C. region and on ESPN+.