An enthralling comeback for the Columbus Crew saw their match against Chicago Fire go from bad, to good in just a span of 20 minutes. Super subs Luis Diaz, Derrick Etienne Jr and. Cucho Hernandez saw the Black & Gold reverse a 2-0 scoreline at halftime, to win 3-2 and remain unbeaten in six. Columbus is back on the road again, aiming to get points in four of their last five road matches.

Crew vs D.C. United

Columbus travel to the nation’s capital to take on D.C. United in a midweek matchup of MLS originals. The last time these two teams met, the Crew claimed a 3-1 win at home. This time around, the Crew are at Audi Field as D.C. United are looking to usher in Wayne Rooney as the clubs new head coach, although he is not eligible to coach in this matchup. D.C., however, must rebound after a brutal 7-0 loss to the Philadelphia Union this past weekend.

Team news

The Columbus Crew will miss captain Jonathan Mensah for this match, as he is suspended due to to yellow card accumulation. Caleb Porter announced defender Milos Degenek as questionable.

Head coach Caleb Porter has seen the team have success in many formations. Whether it’s a 3-5-2, 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1, it’s hard for Porter to judge which one he’s going to go with on game day.

“We’ve used those three formations pretty seamlessly. We’ve used the 4-3-3 a lot more than the 4-2-3-1 recently, even more than the 3-5-2. I think we’ll keep doing what we always do, looking at the opponent; Obviously we will have to have some rotation this week,” said Porter in regards to the Crew missing captain Mensah.

Injuries & Suspensions

Columbus: Milos Degenek (Hamstring), Artur (R Leg) are listed as questionable.

D.C. United: Adrien Perez (Foot), Bill Hamid (Hand), Brad Smith (Knee) are listed as out. Russell Canouse (Thigh) is listed a questionable.