The Thorns (10-6-6) head to Washington for their second-to-last regular season game of 2018, against the Spirit (2-16-4) at DC United’s fancy new stadium, Audi Field. Both teams will be on short rest due to Wednesday games, although Washington has the advantage of not having to travel between those matches.
Projected Starting XI
Despite the quick turnaround, don’t expect much tinkering in the lineup at this late point in the season, especially because the Thorns don’t play again for another two weeks. If Parsons wants to rest some players, we’re much more likely to see him accomplish that via mid-game substitutions similar to what we’ve seen in recent matches: Midge Purce for Hayley Raso, Ana Crnogorcevic for Caitlin Foord, Andressinha for Tobin Heath, etc.