How to watch today's New York City vs Columbus Crew MLS game: Live stream, TV channel, and start time

Currently holding a wild-card round spot in the MLS Eastern Conference, New York City can leapfrog Columbus Crew in the top six when the two sides meet at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday.  

Meanwhile, the Crew will aim to close down on securing their place in round one, as only four places remain up for grabs in the East.

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

How to watch New York City vs Columbus Crew online - TV channels & live streams

Apple TV

Watch here

In the United States (US) and worldwide, the MLS match between New York City and Columbus Crew will be available to watch and stream online live on Apple TV, through the MLS Season Pass.

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New York City vs Columbus Crew kick-off time

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Yankee Stadium

The MLS match between New York City and Columbus Crew will be played at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx in New York City, United States.

It will kick off at 4:30 pm PT / 7:30 pm ET on Wednesday, September 17, in the US.

Team news & squads

New York City FC vs Columbus Crew lineups

New York City FC

4-2-3-1

Formation

5-3-2

COL

49

M. Freese

13

Thiago Martins

22

K. O'Toole

24

T. Gray

80

J. Haak

8

A. Perea

21

A. O'Neill

17

H. Wolf

10

M. Moralez

7

N. Fernandez

16

A. Martinez

28

P. Schulte

31

S. Moreira

21

E. Cheberko

18

M. Amundsen

27

M. Arfsten

2

M. Herrera

30

H. Picard

6

D. Nagbe

16

T. Habroune

9

W. Abou Ali

8

D. Gazdag

5-3-2

COL

NYC

-Line up

• 49

  M. Freese

• 13

  Thiago Martins

• 22

  K. O'Toole

• 24

  T. Gray

• 80

  J. Haak

• 8

  A. Perea

• 21

  A. O'Neill

  82’

• 17

  H. Wolf

  45’ + 3’, 73’

• 10

  M. Moralez

  67’

• 7

  N. Fernandez

  82’

• 16

  A. Martinez

  67’

Substitutes

• 32

  J. Shore

  82’

• 30

  T. Romero

• 29

  M. Carrizo

• 19

  S. Tanasijevic

• 35

  M. Ilenic

• 11

  J. Fernandez

  67’

  90’ + 4’

  90’ + 5’

• 26

  A. Ojeda

  67’

  73’, 90’ + 4’

• 34

  Raul

• 99

  S. Reid

  82’

Manager

• P. Jansen

COL

-Line up

• 28

  P. Schulte

• 31

  S. Moreira

  46’

• 21

  E. Cheberko

• 18

  M. Amundsen

• 27

  M. Arfsten

  60’

• 2

  M. Herrera

• 30

  H. Picard

  71’

• 6

  D. Nagbe

  83’

• 16

  T. Habroune

• 9

  W. Abou Ali

  60’

• 8

  D. Gazdag

  40’

  83’

Substitutes

• 24

  E. Bush

• 20

  D. Jones

• 7

  D. Chambost

  71’

• 19

  J. Russell-Rowe

  83’

• 11

  I. Aliyu

• 14

  A. Sejdic

  83’

• 44

  T. Brown

• 1

  N. Hagen

• 48

  C. Ruvalcaba

  46’

Manager

• W. Nancy

New York City team news

Nico Cavallo, Keaton Park, Thiago Martins and Malachi Jones are all possibly out due to leg injuries.

The trio of Nicolas Fernandez, Alonso Martinez and Seymour Reid registered their names on the scoresheet in the 3-1 victory over Chicago Fire last time out.

Columbus Crew team news

Former NYCFC defender Malte Amundsen, Mohamed Farsi, Nicholas Hagen, Rudy Camacho and Sean Zawadzki are all injury concerns for the visitors.

Diego Rossi starred with a hat-trick in the 5-4 win against Atlanta United last weekend, with Wessam Abou Ali and Andres Herrera also finding the net in the same game.

Form

Head-to-Head Record

NYC

Last 5 matches

COL

0

Wins

2

Draws

3

Wins

• Columbus Crew

  0

  -

  0

  New York City FC

• Columbus Crew

  4

  -

  2

  New York City FC

• Columbus Crew

  1

  -

  1

  New York City FC

• New York City FC

  2

  -

  3

  Columbus Crew

• Columbus Crew

  1

  -

  1

  New York City FC

6

Goals scored

9

Games over 2.5 goals

2/5

Both teams scored

4/5

Standings

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