MLS

FT Saturday, July 25, 2026
Chicago Fire FC LWWWL 1
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New York City FC WDLLW 3
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CHI101
NYC303
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Match Report

Fernandez, Ojeda and Jones each score a goal, NYCFC beat Fire 3-1

Nicolas Fernandez scored a goal for the third consecutive game, Agustin Ojeda and Malachi Jones each added a goal, and New York City FC beat the Chicago Fire 3-1 on Saturday night.

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
8
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
5
2
Corner Kicks
1
0
Saves
4
53.6
Possession
46.4
9
SHOTS
10
5
ON GOAL
3
0.6
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
401
Accurate Passes
346
493
Passes
431
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
2
18
Crosses
10
0.2
Cross %
0.2
47
Long Balls
69
13
Accurate Long Balls
35
0.3
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
3
13
Effective Tackles
14
21
Tackles
21
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
12
Interceptions
8
11
Effective Clearances
29
11
Clearances
29

Head to Head

NYC leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

NYC · 4-1-4-1

  1. 49Matt FreeseG
  2. 6James SandsCD-L
  3. 13Thiago MartinsCD-R
  4. 32Jonathan ShoreDM
  5. 2Nico CavalloLB
  6. 24Tayvon GrayRB
  7. 8Andrés PereaCM-L
  8. 7Nicolás FernándezCM-R
  9. 88Malachi JonesLM
  10. 26Agustin OjedaRM
  11. 11Talles MagnoF

CHI · 4-4-2

  1. 1Chris BradyG
  2. 3Jack ElliottCD-L
  3. 16Joel WatermanCD-R
  4. 14Viktor RadojevicLB
  5. 2Leonardo BarrosoRB
  6. 42D'Avilla Dje TahCM-L
  7. 6Anton SaletrosCM-R
  8. 19Jonathan BambaLM
  9. 11Philip ZinckernagelRM
  10. 7Maren Haile-SelassieCF-L
  11. 17Robin LodCF-R

Timeline

  1. 10' Goal! New York City FC 1, Chicago Fire FC 0. Nicolás Fernández (New York City FC) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner.
  2. 21' Goal! New York City FC 1, Chicago Fire FC 1. Joel Waterman (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner following a set piece situation.
  3. 25' Delay in match because of an injury Viktor Radojevic (Chicago Fire FC).
  4. 25'
  5. 25' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  6. 25'
  7. 29' Goal! New York City FC 2, Chicago Fire FC 1. Agustín Ojeda (New York City FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andrés Perea.
  8. 41' Goal! New York City FC 3, Chicago Fire FC 1. Malachi Jones (New York City FC) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Agustín Ojeda.
  9. 45' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Robert Lewandowski replaces Maren Haile-Selassie.
  10. 45' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Jonathan Dean replaces Leonardo Barroso.
  11. 48' Delay in match because of an injury Joel Waterman (Chicago Fire FC).
  12. 48' Delay in match (New York City FC).
  13. 50' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  14. 50' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  15. 51' Djé D'Avilla (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 62' Nicolás Fernández (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 63' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Mauricio Pineda replaces Djé D'Avilla.
  18. 69' Substitution, New York City FC. Bénie Traoré replaces Malachi Jones.
  19. 71' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Puso Dithejane replaces Robin Lod.
  20. 71' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Andrew Gutman replaces Viktor Radojevic.
  21. 77' Joel Waterman (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card.
  22. 80' Puso Dithejane (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  23. 84' Delay in match (Chicago Fire FC).
  24. 84'
  25. 84' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  26. 84'
  27. 85' Substitution, New York City FC. Arnau Farnós replaces Jonathan Shore.
  28. 85' Substitution, New York City FC. Hannes Wolf replaces Talles Magno.
  29. 90'+2' Substitution, New York City FC. Mitja Ilenic replaces Agustín Ojeda.

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