Major League Soccer

Season 2026/2027

Major League Soccer

Philadelphia Union vs New York City FC – Lineups & Match Details

New York City FC beat Philadelphia Union 2-1. Goals: H. Wolf (36'), I. Vassilev (89' pen.), T. Gray (90'). Philadelphia Union had 47% possession against New York City FC's 53%. Shots on target: 5-9.

Major League Soccer · Regular Season - 2

Sunday, 1 March 2026

Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia Union

1 - 2

Full Time

HT: 0 - 1

New York City FCNew York City FC

Referee: C. Penso

Lineups

Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia Union4-4-2
A. Blake18A. BlakeG
F. Westfield39F. WestfieldD
J. Sery Larsen5J. Sery LarsenD
O. Makhanya29O. MakhanyaD
N. Harriel26N. HarrielD
I. Vassilev19I. VassilevM
D. Jean Jacques21D. Jean JacquesM
J. Lukic4J. LukicM
A. Anello28A. AnelloM
M. Iloski10M. IloskiF
B. Damiani9B. DamianiF

Substitutes

16B. BenderM
14J. RafanelloM
11A. BedoyaM
8J. BuenoM
76A. RickG
55S. OlivasF
37S. KorzeniowskiF
6C. SullivanM
2G. MartinezD
New York City FCNew York City FC4-2-3-1
M. Freese49M. FreeseG
T. Gray24T. GrayD
Thiago Martins13Thiago MartinsD
Raul Gustavo34Raul GustavoD
K. O'Toole22K. O'TooleD
A. O'Neill21A. O'NeillM
K. Parks55K. ParksM
A. Ojeda26A. OjedaM
M. Moralez10M. MoralezM
H. Wolf17H. WolfM
N. Mercau7N. MercauF

Substitutes

30T. RomeroG
11Talles MagnoF
38D. BaieraD
32J. ShoreM
29M. CarrizoM
19S. TanasijevicD
2N. CavalloD
99S. ReidF
5K. TrewinD

Match Events

20'Y

T. Gray

23'Y

O. Makhanya

36'G

H. Wolf

39'Y

A. O'Neill

59'S

F. Westfield

Substitution 1

59'S

A. Anello

Substitution 2

74'S

M. Moralez

Substitution 1

83'S

B. Damiani

Substitution 3

83'S

M. Iloski

Substitution 4

83'S

H. Wolf

Substitution 2

83'S

A. O'Neill

Substitution 3

89'S

N. Fernández Mercau

Substitution 4

89'P

I. Vassilev

90'+5Y

J. Sery Larsen

90'+2Y

O. Makhanya

90'+2R

O. Makhanya

90'+4S

I. Vassilev

Substitution 5

90'G

T. Gray

Statistics

Philadelphia Union
47%53%
New York City FC
2.03Expected Goals (xG)2.44
16Total Shots13
5Shots on Target9
5Corners4
12Fouls14
1Offsides3
78Pass Accuracy (%)79
3Yellow Cards2
1Red Cards0
Match preview

Philadelphia Union host New York City FC on Sunday, 1 March 2026. The kick-off time is 21:30 local. The fixture is part of the Major League Soccer schedule. Philadelphia Union go into the match 15th in the table; New York City FC sit 7th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Philadelphia Union have taken 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 2 losses in a row. New York City FC have collected 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss over the same span. Recent run: 1 draw.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 24 Nov 2025: Philadelphia Union 0-1 New York City FC; 4 Oct 2025: Philadelphia Union 1-0 New York City FC; 12 Apr 2025: Philadelphia Union 0-1 New York City FC. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

New York City FC beat Philadelphia Union 2-1. Philadelphia Union scored through I. Vassilev 89' (pen.). New York City FC replied with H. Wolf 36', T. Gray 90'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 90 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Philadelphia Union held 47% of the ball against 53% for New York City FC. Shots on target finished 5-9. Expected goals read 2.03 for Philadelphia Union, 2.44 for New York City FC.

Verdict

New York City FC take the three points; Philadelphia Union look at a thin night for the home crowd. Philadelphia Union sat 15th and New York City FC 7th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.