Columbus Crew vs Seattle Sounders: MLS Cup final: how and where to watch - times, TV, online

Columbus Crew vs Seattle Sounders: MLS Cup preview

Major League Soccer brings the season to close later this evening as Eastern Conference champions Columbus Crew take on the Western Conference champions, and title holders Seattle Sounders in the MLS Cup final. For Caleb Porter’s Columbus Crew, this will be an unique chance to lift the trophy for the first time on home turf – they were crowned champions at the Home Depot Center in California in 2008 but missed out on what would have been their second title after losing to Portland Timbers at Mapfre Stadium in 2015. The Crew will be moving to their new stadium in the Confluence Village development in the New Year. Brian Schmetzer’s Seattle Sounders are hoping to successfully defend their crown and be proclaimed champions for the third time following on from their triumphs in 2016 and last year. This will be their fourth final in five years.

Columbus Crew vs Seattle Sounders live online: 2020 MLS Cup

The Crew will be without midfield pair Darlington Nagbe and Pedro Santos, both recently tested positive for Covid-19 and have not been medically fit to play. Porter could bring in Fatai Alashe and Derrick Etienne Jr as replacements. As for the Sounders, Ecuadorian central defender Xavier Arreaga remained at home where he is waiting for his wife to give birth and he did not travel with the squad. Schmetzer has Yeimar and Shane O’Neill available to fill in at the back.

What time does Columbus Crew vs Seattle Sounders kick off?

The 2020 MLS Cup final between Columbus Crew vs Seattle Sounders will kick off at Mapfre stadium, Columbus, Ohio on Saturday 12 December at the local time of 20:30 hours (ET).

That's 17:30 hours in Los Angeles on Saturday 12 December; or 01:30 hours in the UK, 02:30 hours in Central Europe on Sunday 13 December.

You can check here what time the match starts wherever you are in the world.

How can I watch Columbus Crew vs Seattle Sounders?

There are several ways you can watch the game, the following television channels and online streaming services will be broadcasting Columbus Crew vs Seattle Sounders:

UK: SKY GO Extra, FreeSports TV UK, Sky Sports Football, Sky Sports Main Event

USA: MLSsoccer.com, KJR Sports Radio 950, KKMO El Rey 360, Univision NOW, Foxsports.com, MLS App, UniMás, TUDN App, TUDN USA, FOX Network, TUDN.com, SiriusXM FC

Spain: DAZN

If you’re elsewhere in the world you can find out who will be broadcasting Columbus Crew vs Seattle Sounders here.

Columbus Crew vs Seattle Sounders: AS English live coverage

You can also follow our live text commentary, with all the key statistics, here on AS English. We will be building up to the match throughout the day before giving you a minute-by-minute account of the game as it unfolds.