Preview: Fire, Crew SC meet again Thursday at Toyota Park

Chicago Fire vs. Columbus Crew SC

2018 MLS Regular Season — Week 26

Toyota Park — Bridgeview

August 23 - 6 pm CT

WATCH: ESPN+

A pair of Eastern Conference foes looking to rebound from weekend road losses meet at Toyota Park when the slumping Chicago Fire host Columbus Crew SC Thursday night.

The Fire conceded in stoppage time in a 2-1 defeat to the Montreal Impact, their eighth consecutive league defeat, while Crew SC dropped a 3-1 decision to Atlanta United on Sunday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

The teams split a pair of earlier regular-season matches, with the Fire holding serve at home, 1-0, on a Nemanja Nikolic goal in April, and Crew SC responded with a 3-0 victory at MAPFRE Stadium behind a…