Fire scouting report

New England Revolution at Chicago Fire

When: 3 p.m. at Toyota Park

TV: Comcast SportsNet Plus

Scouting the New England Revolution: Shalrie Joseph leads the Revolution (5-12-12, 27 points) with 8 goals. The Revs could be eliminated from playoff contention with a loss.

Scouting the Fire: The Fire (5-8-15, 30 points) will be without central defender Cory Gibbs due to last week’s red card, the third straight game the team has had to replace a starting defender. The Fire has won three of its last four games and needs to keep winning to keep its playoff hopes alive.

Next: Real Salt Lake, 8 p.m. Wednesday at Rio Tinto Stadium

— Orrin Schwarz