The Washington Spirit are on the road to face the Chicago Red Stars in their third game of the NWSL Fall Series. Thanks to the strangeness of 2020, it’s late September and the Spirit are facing their first true road game of the year. At least the foe is a familiar one, as Washington has posted two different 2-1 victories over the Red Stars. That said, with Chicago coming off of a 4-1 romp over Sky Blue FC last weekend, the Spirit should be ready for a really tough game.
Location: SeatGeek Stadium (Bridgeview, IL)
Kickoff time: 1:00pm Eastern
Projected Spirit starting 11: (433) - Aubrey Bledsoe; Natalie Jacobs, Paige Nielsen, Sam Staab, Dorian Bailey; Bailey Feist, Meggie Dougherty Howard, Kumi Yokoyama; Meghan McCool, Ashley Hatch, Ashley Sanchez
Bench: Devon Kerr, Katie Lund, Brooke Hendrix, Jenna Hellstrom, Jessie Scarpa, Katie McClure, Averie Collins, Crystal Thomas
Hatch was listed as questionable on the injury report, but Richie Burke told me Thursday that she should be good to go.