How to watch today's Sporting Kansas City vs Charlotte FC MLS game: Live stream, TV channel, and start time

Sporting Kansas City host Charlotte FC at Children’s Mercy Park on Wednesday in their first-ever MLS meeting.

Sporting KC, currently 13th in the Western Conference, are seeking to stabilize after back-to-back losses, while Charlotte FC, ninth in the East, are aiming to reverse recent away struggles and solidify their playoff position. Both teams are under pressure to find consistency as the season enters a critical phase.

Here, GOAL brings you everything you need to know about how to watch, including TV channel, streaming details and more.

How to watch Sporting Kansas City vs Charlotte FC online - TV channels & live streams

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Sporting Kansas City vs Charlotte FC kick-off time

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Children's Mercy Park

The match will be played at Children’s Mercy Park on Wednesday, with kick-off at 8.30 pm ET for fans in the US.

Team news & squads

Sporting Kansas City vs Charlotte FC lineups

Sporting Kansas City

4-3-3

Formation

4-3-3

CLT

1

J. Pulskamp

15

J. Miller

18

L. Ndenbe

17

J. Davis

24

J. Fernandez

21

M. Garcia

26

E. Thommy

16

J. Bartlett

93

M. Suleymanov

10

D. Salloi

9

D. Joveljic

1

K. Kahlina

29

A. Malanda

2

J. Marshall-Rutty

4

A. Privett

21

S. Doumbia

8

A. Westwood

16

P. Biel

19

E. Williamson

17

I. Toklomati

11

L. Abada

10

W. Zaha

4-3-3

CLT

SKC

-Line up

• 1

  J. Pulskamp

• 15

  J. Miller

• 18

  L. Ndenbe

• 17

  J. Davis

• 24

  J. Fernandez

  66’

• 21

  M. Garcia

  90’ + 3’

• 26

  E. Thommy

  69’

• 16

  J. Bartlett

• 93

  M. Suleymanov

  69’

• 10

  D. Salloi

  85’

• 9

  D. Joveljic

  90’ + 6’

  90’ + 8’

Substitutes

• 36

  R. Schewe

• 13

  M. Toye

  85’

  90’ + 3’

• 2

  I. James

  90’ + 8’

• 8

  M. Rodriguez

  69’

• 14

  T. Leibold

• 7

  S. Munoz

  69’

  90’ + 6’

• 30

  S. Afrifa

• 3

  A. Brody

Manager

• K. Zavagnin

CLT

-Line up

• 1

  K. Kahlina

• 29

  A. Malanda

• 2

  J. Marshall-Rutty

• 4

  A. Privett

• 21

  S. Doumbia

  34’

  88’

• 8

  A. Westwood

• 16

  P. Biel

• 19

  E. Williamson

  55’

  66’

• 17

  I. Toklomati

  34’

  66’

• 11

  L. Abada

  88’

• 10

  W. Zaha

  63’

  78’

Substitutes

• 18

  K. Vargas

  78’

• 13

  B. Bronico

  66’

• 22

  D. Bingham

• 38

  I. Tavares

• 25

  T. Smalls

  66’

• 6

  B. Tuiloma

• 35

  N. Scardina

  88’

• 23

  N. Petkovic

• 28

  D. Diani

  88’

Manager

• D. Smith

Sporting Kansas City team news

Sporting KC will be without several key players for this fixture. Defenders Dany Rosero and Robert Voloder, as well as midfielder Nemanja Radoja, are sidelined through injury.

Zorhan Bassong remains away on international duty with Canada at the Gold Cup, and defender Khiry Shelton is suspended following a red card against FC Dallas.

Charlotte FC team news

Charlotte FC also face selection challenges. Defenders Nathan Byrne and Tim Ream, forwards Patrick Agyemang and Nimfasha Berchimas are all unavailable for this match. The return of Souleyman Doumbia at left back allows Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty to shift to his preferred right side, potentially bringing more stability to a backline that has seen 11 different pairings this season.

Offensively, Wilfried Zaha is in strong form, contributing six goal involvements in his last eight matches, and is part of a quartet of Charlotte players with at least five goals this season.

Form

Head-to-Head Record

Standings

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