Here’s how to watch today’s NWSL Washington Spirit vs Racing Louisville game: live stream, TV channel and start time

The stakes continue to rise Race in Louisville (6-10-7, 25 points) heading to the nation’s capital for a 5 p.m. Sunday showdown at Audi Field where they will face the second-place team Washington spirit (15-6-2, 47 points).

With just three regular season games remaining, Louisville sits in ninth place, just one position out of the playoff spots. Meanwhile, Washington has already secured its postseason spot, but is still fighting for home-field advantage and only needs a point to win its first home playoff game since 2021.

Last week, Racing Louisville’s two-game home winning streak was broken by a 2-0 loss to playoff contender Kansas City Current. Despite the loss, Louisville’s playoff hopes remain as three points now separate them from Portland and Bay FC, who occupy seventh and eighth place, respectively.

The Spirit are also looking to bounce back from their recent 2-0 loss to the undefeated Orlando Pride. During that game, Washington conceded a penalty – which goalkeeper Aubrey Kingsbury narrowly missed – and suffered an own goal due to an unfortunate deflection off a Spirit defender.

Here, GOAL gives you everything you need to know about watching TV, including TV channel, streaming details and more.

How to Watch Washington Spirit vs Racing Louisville Online – TV Channels and Live Streams

In the United States (USA)The NWSL game between Washington Spirit and Racing Louisville can be watched live and streamed online NWSL+.

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Kickoff time between Washington Spirit and Racing Louisville

The NWSL match between Washington Spirit and Racing Louisville will be played at Audi Field in Washington DC, USA.

Kicking off on Saturday, October 12th at 5:00 p.m. ET/2:00 p.m. PT US.

Team news and rosters

Washington Spirit team news

Similar to recent games, the Spirit had to field a much-adjusted starting lineup, with several regular players missing. The changes include the undrafted rookie Heather Stainbrook made her first professional start, having previously appeared as a substitute in seven appearances for the team. Additionally, Paige Metayer took on a forward role and was present at every position on the field for Washington this season. Another highlight was Jenna Butler‘s NWSL regular season debut; She was initially signed as a substitute for the national team in the summer and only came into the game in injury time of the second half.

By the end of the game, he was a Spirit captain and a former top draft pick Andy Sullivan suffered a knee injury that was later confirmed to be a torn ACL, ending her season early.

Washington Spirit possible XI: Kingsbury; Carle, McKeown, Morgan, Krueger; Morris, Hershfelt; Ratcliffe, Santos, Rodman; hatch

Racing Louisville team news

Under head coach Jonathan Giraldezthe Spirit has suffered only two losses since the beginning of July. Ashley Hatchthe 2021 NWSL Golden Boot winner, has been Washington’s most consistent scorer of late, scoring three of the team’s last five goals. Their efforts included a brace in a commanding home win over the Houston Dash.

On the Racing Louisville website, Katie Lund And Abby Erceg have each played every single minute of the 2024 regular season. They are among only six NWSL players to log 2,070 minutes with North Carolina this year Casey Murphy And Kaleigh Kurtz He is the only other pair of teammates to achieve this feat.

Possible starting eleven for Racing Louisville: Lund; Milliet, A. Wright, Pickett, Erceg; Fischer, DeMelo, Borges, Flint; Turner, canoe

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