Washington Spirit will take on Seattle Reign in the NWSL at the Audi Field on Friday.
The hosts are third in the standings with 21 points from their first 10 matches and will be chasing their third win in a row. They will be confident of getting three points as they are up against a struggling side in Seattle Reign. The visitors are down in 13th in the standings with just two wins to their name so far.
Here GOAL brings you everything you need to know about how to watch, including TV channel, streaming details and more.
Washington Spirit vs Seattle Reign FC kick-off time
| Date: | May 24, 2024 |
| Kick-off time: | 7.30 pm ET |
| Venue: | Audi Field |
The match will be played at the Audi Field on Friday, with kick-off at 7.30 pm ET for fans in the US.
How to watch Washington Spirit vs Seattle Reign FC online - TV channels & live streams
The match will be shown live on NWSL+ in the US, with match highlights also available on the platform. Live updates can be found here on GOAL.
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Team news & squads
Washington Spirit team news
The Spirit continue to be without their forward Civana Kuhlmann who is yet to recover from the injury she picked up last season.
Trinity Rodman's four assists and Ouleymata Sarr's five goals this season had helped the hosts climb up the standings. They will be the ones to watch out for in the final third.
Washington Spirit predicted XI: Kingsbury; Butel, Carle, Staab, Heilferty; Sullivan, Metayer; Hatch, Morris, Sarr; Rodman.
| Position | Players |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers: | Barnhart, Bosselmann, Kingsbury |
| Defenders: | Butel, Carle, Heilferty, Krueger, McKeown, Wiesner |
| Midfielders: | Bethune, Brown, Hershfelt, Metayer, Stainbrook, Sullivan |
| Forwards: | Hatch, Morris, Ratcliffe, Ricketts, Rodman, Sarr, Silano, Tanner |
Seattle Reign FC team news
Eighteen out of the 26 players on the Reign's final roster were part of the team last season. Notably, Lauren Barnes and Jess Fishlock are back for their 12th NWSL season, making them two of the three active players who have been with the same club every year since 2013.
The team has no fresh injury concerns but will be desperate to improve their positions with more wins in the bag.
Seattle Reign FC predicted XI: Ivory, Cook, Woodham, Barnes, Huerta, Fishlock, So-yun, James, Balcer, Latsko, Adames.
| Position | Players |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers: | Ivory, Perez |
| Defenders: | Barnes, Huerta, Lester, Woodham, McClernon, Brown, Holmes |
| Midfielders: | Quinn, James-Turner, Stanton, Fishlock, Athens, Mercado, Van der Jagt, Ji |
| Forwards: | Balcer, Weinert, Adames |
Head-to-Head Record
| Date | Match | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| 18/03/24 | Seattle Reign 1 - 0 Washington Spirit | NWSL |
| 07/10/23 | Seattle Reign 0 - 0 Washington Spirit | NWSL |
| 27/03/23 | Washington Spirit 1 - 0 Seattle Reign | NWSL |
| 23/05/22 | Seattle Reign 0 - 0 Washington Spirit | NWSL |