FC Dallas vs Chicago Fire: Match Thread

The end of August is here as FC Dallas is hoping to end a two year rut against the Chicago Fire in the annual Brimstone Cup match.

Oscar Pareja has had to make a couple big changes to the lineup due to suspensions to Blas Perez and Michel. In doing so, he has opted to start the Homegrown pair of Victor Ulloa and Kellyn Acosta in the center of the midfield.

Venue: Toyota Park, Bridgeview, IL

National TV: none

Local TV: Time Warner Sports

Internet broadcast: none

Twitter handles to follow: @FCDallas, @ChicagoFire

Starting lineups:

FC Dallas: Raul Fernandez, Jair Benitez, Zach Loyd, Matt Hedges, Je-Vaughn Watson, Ryan Hollingshead, Andres Escobar, Victor Ulloa, Kellyn Acosta, Fabian Castillo, Tesho Akindele

Bench: Richard Sanchez, David Texeira, Peter Luccin, Danny Garcia, Walter Cabrera, Cobi Span, Moises Hernandez

Chicago Fire: Sean Johnson, Lovel Palmer, Bakary Soumare, Jeff Larentowicz, Gonzalo Segares, Grant Ward, Razvan Cocis, Matt Watson, Alex, Sanna Nyassi, Quincy Amarikwa

Bench: Kyle Reynish, Patrick Ianni, Harry Shipp, Robert Earnshaw, Logan Pause, Chris Ritter, Matthew Fondy