New England Revolution 1-0 Chicago Fire FC: final score
MLSFinal
New England Revolution beat Chicago Fire FC 1-0 on Saturday, October 17, 2026 in the MLS.
Goals: Matt Polster 26'.
New England Revolution sit 2nd on 55 points.
Chicago Fire FC sit 4th on 51 points.
New England Revolution have 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Chicago Fire FC have 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Last 5 meetings: New England Revolution won 2, Chicago Fire FC won 2, 1 drawn.
- Competition
- MLS
- Start time
- Saturday, October 17, 2026, 7:30 PM (ET)
- Venue
- Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
- Where to watch
- Apple TV (In the United States · ESPN)
Match facts
- Stadium
- Gillette Stadium · Foxborough, Massachusetts
- Capacity: 64,628 seats · Artificial turf
Referee
Nabil Bensalah
Record: MLS
- Games
- 26
- Yellows per game
- 5.2
- Reds
- 4
- Penalties
- 6
- Fouls per game
- 27.2
Absences
New England Revolution
- Mamadou FofanaInjured · Expected back: mid-November 2026
- Alhassan YusufInjured · Expected back: late October 2026
- Jack HarrisonInjured · Expected back: late October 2026
- Leonardo CampanaInjured · Expected back: late October 2026
Chicago Fire FC
- Sam RogersInjured · Expected back: mid-November 2026
- Anzor MekvabishviliInjured · Expected back: early November 2026
- Robin LodInjured · Expected back: late October 2026
- André FrancoInjured · Expected back: late October 2026
Players ruled out or doubtful according to each club’s latest update.
The match in numbers
- A 1-0 win for New England Revolution over Chicago Fire FC.
- The first goal came from Matt Polster (New England Revolution) on 26'.
Full match report: New England Revolution 1-0 Chicago Fire FC
Data: ESPN · votes and picks from Scorely users
Goals and cards
Live commentary
- Match ends, New England Revolution 1, Chicago Fire FC 0.
- 90'+5'Second Half ends, New England Revolution 1, Chicago Fire FC 0.
- 90'+4'Mbekezeli Mbokazi (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4'Foul by Dániel Gazdag (New England Revolution).
- 90'+2'Foul by Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire FC).
- 90'+2'Matt Polster (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1'Attempt blocked. Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anzor Mekvabishvili.
- 90'+1'Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'Attempt missed. Robert Lewandowski (Chicago Fire FC) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Anton Salétros following a corner.
- 90'Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Peyton Miller.
- 89'Offside, New England Revolution. Dániel Gazdag is caught offside.
- 89'Attempt blocked. Mbekezeli Mbokazi (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Maren Haile-Selassie.
- 88'Attempt saved. Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner by Matt Turner (New England Revolution). Assisted by Andreas Hanche-Olsen.
- 87'Foul by Anzor Mekvabishvili (Chicago Fire FC).
- 87'Matt Polster (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87'Substitution, New England Revolution. Cody Baker replaces Ilay Feingold.
- 86'Substitution, New England Revolution. Tanner Beason replaces Dor Turgeman.
- 86'Attempt saved. Anzor Mekvabishvili (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Matt Turner (New England Revolution). Assisted by Johan Gómez.
- 85'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 83'Foul by Anzor Mekvabishvili (Chicago Fire FC).
- 83'Carles Gil (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 81'Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Matt Turner.
- 81'Attempt saved. Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Matt Turner (New England Revolution). Assisted by Anzor Mekvabishvili.
- 79'Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Johan Gómez replaces Leonardo Barroso.
- 79'Ethan Kohler (New England Revolution) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79'Puso Dithejane (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79'Foul by Ethan Kohler (New England Revolution).
- 77'Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Dániel Gazdag.
- 77'Attempt blocked. Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anzor Mekvabishvili.
- 75'Substitution, New England Revolution. Jackson Yueill replaces Will Sands because of an injury.
- 75'Delay in match (New England Revolution).
- 73'Foul by Mbekezeli Mbokazi (Chicago Fire FC).
- 73'Dániel Gazdag (New England Revolution) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 69'Attempt saved. Robert Lewandowski (Chicago Fire FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Matt Turner (New England Revolution). Assisted by Leonardo Barroso with a cross.
- 68'Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Anzor Mekvabishvili replaces Djé D'Avilla.
- 67'Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Noah Allen replaces Andrew Gutman.
- 67'Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Puso Dithejane replaces Jonathan Bamba.
- 66'Robert Lewandowski (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66'Foul by Joshua Wynder (New England Revolution).
- 65'Substitution, New England Revolution. Dániel Gazdag replaces Luca Langoni.
- 62'Attempt saved. Peyton Miller (New England Revolution) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Chris Brady (Chicago Fire FC). Assisted by Luca Langoni with a cross.
- 61'Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Ethan Kohler.
- 58'Andrew Gutman (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58'Foul by Andrew Gutman (Chicago Fire FC).
- 58'Carles Gil (New England Revolution) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 57'Foul by Robert Lewandowski (Chicago Fire FC).
- 57'Luca Langoni (New England Revolution) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 57'Foul by Robert Lewandowski (Chicago Fire FC).
- 57'Luca Langoni (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55'Foul by Andrew Gutman (Chicago Fire FC).
- 55'Peyton Miller (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54'Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Will Sands.
- 54'Attempt blocked. Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski.
- 53'Mbekezeli Mbokazi (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53'Foul by Luca Langoni (New England Revolution).
- 49'Attempt missed. Djé D'Avilla (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 49'Attempt blocked. Jonathan Bamba (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 49'Attempt blocked. Andreas Hanche-Olsen (Chicago Fire FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 49'Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Will Sands.
- 49'Attempt blocked. Mbekezeli Mbokazi (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anton Salétros.
- 48'Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Matt Turner.
- 48'Attempt saved. Anton Salétros (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Matt Turner (New England Revolution). Assisted by Maren Haile-Selassie.
- 47'Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Joshua Wynder.
- 47'Attempt blocked. Robert Lewandowski (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Bamba with a cross.
- 46'Andreas Hanche-Olsen (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46'Foul by Luca Langoni (New England Revolution).
- 45'Second Half begins New England Revolution 1, Chicago Fire FC 0.
- 45'+2'First Half ends, New England Revolution 1, Chicago Fire FC 0.
- 45'+1'Andrew Gutman (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+1'Foul by Ilay Feingold (New England Revolution).
- 45'Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 44'Foul by Jonathan Bamba (Chicago Fire FC).
- 44'Ilay Feingold (New England Revolution) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 42'Attempt missed. Peyton Miller (New England Revolution) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matt Turner.
- 38'Attempt saved. Jonathan Bamba (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Matt Turner (New England Revolution).
- 38'Attempt blocked. Jonathan Bamba (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Philip Zinckernagel.
- 37'Foul by Andreas Hanche-Olsen (Chicago Fire FC).
- 37'Dor Turgeman (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37'Attempt blocked. Maren Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 37'Andreas Hanche-Olsen (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37'Foul by Dor Turgeman (New England Revolution).
- 35'Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Ethan Kohler.
- 32'Foul by Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire FC).
- 32'Will Sands (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29'Foul by Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire FC).
- 29'Joshua Wynder (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26'Goal! New England Revolution 1, Chicago Fire FC 0. Matt Polster (New England Revolution) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Carles Gil.
- 23'Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Will Sands.
- 20'Foul by Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire FC).
- 20'Will Sands (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15'Attempt saved. Peyton Miller (New England Revolution) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Chris Brady (Chicago Fire FC). Assisted by Carles Gil.
- 14'Foul by Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire FC).
- 14'Luca Langoni (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12'Offside, Chicago Fire FC. Philip Zinckernagel is caught offside.
- 11'Foul by Brooklyn Raines (New England Revolution).
- 11'Jonathan Bamba (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 10'Attempt saved. Dor Turgeman (New England Revolution) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Chris Brady (Chicago Fire FC). Assisted by Joshua Wynder.
- 9'Attempt missed. Leonardo Barroso (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Andrew Gutman.
- 6'Handball by Will Sands (New England Revolution).
- 5'Brooklyn Raines (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5'Foul by Anton Salétros (Chicago Fire FC).
- 4'Brooklyn Raines (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4'Foul by Djé D'Avilla (Chicago Fire FC).
- 3'Foul by Robert Lewandowski (Chicago Fire FC).
- 3'Ilay Feingold (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- First Half begins.
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Commentary: ESPN
Game stats
NECHI
38.3Possession (%)61.7
5Shots19
4Shots on target6
0Corners10
9Fouls17
1Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
1Offsides1
6Saves3
Starting lineups
New England Revolution · 4-3-3
23William SandsLB
Substitutes
Chicago Fire FC · 4-3-3
Substitutes
29David PorebaSUB
Head to head
2
New England
1
Draws
2
Chicago
5 gamesGoals per game: 3.4Both teams scored: 80 %Over 2.5 goals: 80 %
2
New England
6
Draws
2
Chicago
10 gamesGoals per game: 3.1Both teams scored: 80 %Over 2.5 goals: 60 %
5
New England
11
Draws
4
Chicago
20 gamesGoals per game: 3.4Both teams scored: 85 %Over 2.5 goals: 70 %
0
New England
4
Draws
1
Chicago
5 gamesGoals per game: 3.2Both teams scored: 80 %Over 2.5 goals: 60 %
1
New England
7
Draws
1
Chicago
9 gamesGoals per game: 3.2Both teams scored: 89 %Over 2.5 goals: 67 %
1
New England
7
Draws
1
Chicago
9 gamesGoals per game: 3.2Both teams scored: 89 %Over 2.5 goals: 67 %
2
New England
2
Draws
1
Chicago
5 gamesGoals per game: 3.0Both teams scored: 80 %Over 2.5 goals: 60 %
4
New England
4
Draws
2
Chicago
10 gamesGoals per game: 3.4Both teams scored: 80 %Over 2.5 goals: 70 %
4
New England
4
Draws
3
Chicago
11 gamesGoals per game: 3.5Both teams scored: 82 %Over 2.5 goals: 73 %
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- Sep 23, 2023MLSChicago Fire FC2–2New England RevolutionD
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- Apr 17, 2021MLSChicago Fire FC2–2New England RevolutionD
- Sep 6, 2020MLSChicago Fire FC1–2New England RevolutionW
- Mar 7, 2020MLSNew England Revolution1–1Chicago Fire FCD
- Aug 24, 2019MLSNew England Revolution2–1Chicago Fire FCW
- May 8, 2019MLSChicago Fire FC5–0New England RevolutionL
- Sep 22, 2018MLSNew England Revolution2–2Chicago Fire FCD
- Jun 9, 2018MLSChicago Fire FC1–1New England RevolutionD
- Aug 5, 2017MLSChicago Fire FC4–1New England RevolutionL
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- May 20, 2025US Open CupNew England Revolution1–3Chicago Fire FCL
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- May 27, 2023MLSNew England Revolution3–3Chicago Fire FCD
- Aug 31, 2022MLSNew England Revolution0–0Chicago Fire FCD
- Oct 16, 2021MLSNew England Revolution2–2Chicago Fire FCD
- Mar 7, 2020MLSNew England Revolution1–1Chicago Fire FCD
- Aug 24, 2019MLSNew England Revolution2–1Chicago Fire FCW
- Sep 22, 2018MLSNew England Revolution2–2Chicago Fire FCD
- Sep 13, 2026MLSChicago Fire FC1–2New England RevolutionW
- Sep 6, 2025MLSChicago Fire FC3–2New England RevolutionL
- May 4, 2024MLSChicago Fire FC0–1New England RevolutionW
- Sep 23, 2023MLSChicago Fire FC2–2New England RevolutionD
- Oct 9, 2022MLSChicago Fire FC1–1New England RevolutionD
- Sep 22, 2021MLSChicago Fire FC2–3New England RevolutionW
- Apr 17, 2021MLSChicago Fire FC2–2New England RevolutionD
- Sep 6, 2020MLSChicago Fire FC1–2New England RevolutionW
- May 8, 2019MLSChicago Fire FC5–0New England RevolutionL
- Jun 9, 2018MLSChicago Fire FC1–1New England RevolutionD
- Aug 5, 2017MLSChicago Fire FC4–1New England RevolutionL
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| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Nashville | 31 | 21 | 7 | 3 | +43 | 70 | WWWDW |
| 2 |  New England | 31 | 17 | 4 | 10 | +9 | 55 | WWLLW |
| 3 |  Miami | 31 | 15 | 10 | 6 | +20 | 55 | LWWWL |
| 4 |  Chicago | 31 | 15 | 6 | 10 | +9 | 51 | LWWWL |
| 5 |  Charlotte | 31 | 13 | 8 | 10 | +7 | 47 | LWLDL |
| 6 |  Philadelphia | 31 | 13 | 7 | 11 | +12 | 46 | WWWDL |
| 7 |  Orlando | 31 | 12 | 6 | 13 | -12 | 42 | LWDWD |
| 8 |  Cincinnati | 31 | 11 | 9 | 11 | -7 | 42 | WLLWW |
| 9 |  Red Bull NY | 31 | 11 | 6 | 14 | -15 | 39 | LWLLW |
| 10 |  Columbus | 31 | 11 | 5 | 15 | +1 | 38 | WLWWW |
| 11 |  Toronto | 31 | 8 | 12 | 11 | -11 | 36 | LWDWL |
| 12 |  NYCFC | 31 | 8 | 11 | 12 | +2 | 35 | DLLDD |
| 13 |  D.C. United | 31 | 7 | 12 | 12 | -17 | 33 | LWLLL |
| 14 |  Atlanta | 31 | 8 | 6 | 17 | -15 | 30 | DLWLL |
| 15 |  CF Montréal | 31 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -26 | 25 | WLLDL |
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FAQ
What was the score in New England Revolution vs Chicago Fire FC?
New England Revolution beat Chicago Fire FC 1-0 on Saturday, October 17 (MLS).
Who scored in New England Revolution vs Chicago Fire FC?
Goals: Matt Polster 26'.
When do New England Revolution play next?
New England Revolution play Red Bull New York on Wednesday, October 28 at 7:30 PM (ET).
When do Chicago Fire FC play next?
Chicago Fire FC play Orlando City SC on Wednesday, October 28 at 8:30 PM (ET).
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