The New York Red Bulls will throw some new wrinkles at the Chicago Fire at Sports Illustrated Stadium on Saturday evening.
Head Coach Sandro Schwarz will input Tim Parker, Serge Ngoma, Felipe Carballo and Mohammed Sofo into the lineup.
Parker makes his first MLS start of the season since rejoining RBNY. It will be Parker’s first start with the Red Bulls since November of 2020.
Ngoma and Carballo both make their first MLS starts of the season, as well. Sofo returns to the Starting XI after scoring his first MLS goal in his first MLS start on March 1 against Nashville SC.
Omar Valencia also returns to the starting squad for New York, making his fourth start of the season. Dylan Nealis and Noah Eile round out the defensive structure.
This will be the 70th overall regular season meeting between New York and Chicago, with the Fire holding the series advantage with a 32-21-16 mark.
Carlos Coronel starts in goal.
Emil Forsberg and Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting push the attack, while Daniel Edelman pairs with Carballo in the central midfield.
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Choupo-Moting recorded his second MLS goal of the season in the Red Bulls match against New England Revolution on Saturday, March 29. Choupo-Moting has recorded a goal contribution in three-straight matches, including a goal contribution in back-to-back matches at Sports Illustrated Stadium.
Schwarz will have Wiktor Bogacz, Wiki Carmona, Ronald Donkor, Dennis Gjengaar, Alexander Hack, Julian Hall, Sean Nealis and Peter Stroud available off the bench. A.J. Marcucci will serve as the backup goalkeeper.
New York have begun the 2025 season with a 2-0-1 mark at Sports Illustrated Stadium, including a 2-1 victory over Toronto FC in their last home match, which saw captain Emil Forsberg scored his third-career multi-goal MLS match. Chicago enters the match on a three-game road winning streak, which includes victories at FC Dallas, Toronto FC, and Vancouver Whitecaps.
Roald Mitchell, Lewis Morgan, Kyle Duncan, Raheem Edwards, Cameron Harper and Marcelo Morales are sidelined.
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Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. ET with coverage on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV in English and Spanish, and New York Red Bulls Radio presented by Sports Illustrated in English via the New York Red Bulls app and NewYorkRedBulls.com.
Coverage on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV begins at 7:30 p.m. ET. Callum Williams will have primary play-by-play responsibilities and will be alongside Calen Carr on the English side, while Alejandro Figueredo will have the play-by-play responsibilities and will be alongside Tony Cherchi on the Spanish side. New York Red Bulls Radio presented by Sports Illustrated begins at 7 p.m. ET with Countdown to Kickoff, presented by Toyota, hosted by Matt Harmon and Steve Jolley.
