The Fire conclude a busy May schedule with a match against a direct Eastern Conference playoff competitor. The Philadelphia Union sit in seventh place, one point ahead of the Fire and just three points behind the New England Revolution in sixth. Following a road victory at Orlando City, the battered Fire are close to having a few more options available to them via returning injured players and will have another available after a successful challenge.



The club appealed the red card shown to Mo Adams in the closing moments of the Orlando City match and after review by the league’s independent panel, the one-game automatic suspension accompanying the card has been rescinded. Adams is eligible for selection Wednesday night.



While the club will have Adams available against Philadelphia as a result of a successful appeal, the team will have to make do without Nemanja Nikolic. The reigning Golden Boot winner had been dealing with “minor knocks” and was...