Philadelphia Union kick off July on the road with an Eastern Conference clash against the Columbus Crew on Sunday night. Kick off from Ohio is set for 7:30 p.m. ET and can be viewed on PHL17 and PhiladelphiaUnion.com.
STARTING XI
Andre Blake; Kai Wagner, Stuart Findlay, Jack Elliott, Jakob Glesnes, Olivier Mbaizo; Leon Flach, Alejandro Bedoya, Daniel Gazdag; Cory Burke, Chris Donovan.
BENCH: Joe Bendik, Matt Freese; Nathan Harriel, Matt Real, Jesus Bueno, Cole Turner, Julian Carranza, Mikael Uhre.
NOTES
- Head Coach Jim Curtin makes three changes to the Starting XI from the midweek contest against Chicago Fire FC on Wednesday, going with a 5-3-2 formation.
- Left back Kai Wagner makes his 95th MLS regular season appearance for Philadelphia Union with his start tonight.
- Center back Stuart Findlay makes his second start of 2022 tonight against the Columbus Crew. Findlay last started against Inter Miami CF on May 18.
- Center back Jack Elliott makes his 140th MLS regular season start for the Boys in Blue.
- Right back Olivier Mbaizo earns his third start of 2022 for the Union tonight. Mbaizo's last appearance in the Starting XI came back on May 18th as well against Inter Miami CF.
- Midfielder Daniel Gazdag picks up career start No. 35 for Philadelphia Union tonight.
- Forward Cory Burke too makes his 35th start for the Union.
- Forward Chris Donovan makes his first start for Philadelphia Union after making a pair of substitute appearances for the club.
- Midfielder Jesus Bueno returns to the matchday roster after missing the last few matches recovering from a calf injury.
