FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Diego Fagundez and Charlie Davies both scored as the New England Revolution came from behind to top the Chicago Fire, 2-1, on Sunday night at Gillette Stadium. Fagundez headed in a Lee Nguyen cross late in the first half before Davies notched the game-winning goal in the second half off of a Jermaine Jones through ball from midfield.

The win was New England’s (12-12-3, 39 pts.) fourth in a row, and the team is now unbeaten in its last five games, going 4-0-1. The Revs sit in third place in the Eastern Conference, three points back of second-place Sporting KC, while Chicago (5-7-14, 29 pts.) sits in ninth place.

The Revolution next host the Montreal Impact next Saturday, September 13, at Gillette Stadium with kickoff set for 7:30 p.m. The game will be televised by Comcast SportsNet, while 98.5 The Sports Hub will have the call on the radio.

Key Plays

• 2’ – NE’s Jermaine Jones skips away from his man but his shot curls straight into the arms of Sean Johnson | WATCH THE PLAY
• 8’ – NE’s Patrick Mullins fights for possession on the edge of the area and hits a shot that flies high and wide of the post | WATCH THE PLAY
• 14’ – CHI’s Quincy Amarikwa gets behind the defense and crosses for Sanna Nyassi who heads wide of the post from just a few yards out | WATCH THE PLAY
• 28’ – CHI GOAL: Quincy Amarikwa again finds space near the corner, and sends a cross in for Sanna Nyassi, whose glancing header finds lower right corner | WATCH THE PLAY
• 30’ – CHI’s Sanna Nyassi gains possession at midfield and breaks clear on goal, but his finish bounces off the post and safely out of play | WATCH THE PLAY
• 36’ – YELLOW CARD: CHI’s Lovel Palmer shown a yellow card | WATCH THE PLAY
• 37’ – NE’s Lee Nguyen whips in a free kick from the left that Jermaine Jones gets a foot to but can only divert the ball over the bar | WATCH THE PLAY
• 39’ – YELLOW CARD: CHI’s Razvan Cocis shown a yellow card | WATCH THE PLAY
• 41’ – NE GOAL: Jose Goncalves retrieves the ball out wide following a corner kick, plays the ball inside to Lee Nguyen who clips the ball to the far post for Diego Fagundez to head into the back of the net | WATCH THE GOAL

HALFTIME SCORE: New England Revolution 1, Chicago Fire 1

• 51’ – CHI’s Alex finds space just outside the area but curls his shot wide of Bobby Shuttleworth’s post | WATCH THE PLAY
• 56’ – NE’s Diego Fagundez slips a streaking Kelyn Rowe into the area but his low shot is palmed away for a corner kick by Sean Johnson | WATCH THE PLAY
• 56’ – From the ensuing corner kick, Darrius Barnes heads the ball on frame but Sean Johnson again is on hand to push the ball away | WATCH THE PLAY
• 58’ – YELLOW CARD: CHI’s Matt Watson shown a yellow card | WATCH THE PLAY
• 60’ – NE GOAL: Jermaine Jones holds off several Chicago midfielders before slipping the ball through for Charlie Davies to race clear and finish past Sean Johnson low and to the far post| WATCH THE GOAL
• 62’ – CHI’s Quincy Amarikwa beats the offside trap but can only toe his effort well wide of the post | WATCH THE PLAY
• 71’ – NE’s Teal Bunbury slides in a low cross that deflects out to Lee Nguyen, but he can only bounce his effort into the ground and straight at Sean Johnson | WATCH THE PLAY
• 74’ – YELLOW CARD: NE’s Darrius Barnes shown a yellow card | WATCH THE PLAY
• 78’ – YELLOW CARDS: NE’s Scott Caldwell and Jermaine Jones shown yellow cards | WATCH THE PLAY
• 88’ – CHI’s Matt Watson takes aim from 25 yards but drags his shot just wide of the post

FINAL SCORE: New England Revolution 2, Chicago Fire 1
Santander Man of the Match

• D Jose Goncalves – Recorded his first MLS assist while his strong defensive display held the Fire to only six shots

Next Game

The Revolution continues its homestand next weekend as the Montreal Impact visit Gillette Stadium on Saturday, September 13. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m.

• TV: Comcast SportsNet
• Radio: 98.5 The Sports Hub

New England Revolution vs. Chicago Fire
September 7, 2014 – Gillette Stadium (Foxborough, Mass.)

New England Revolution 2, Chicago Fire 1

Scoring Summary:
CHI – Sanna Nyassi 2 (Quincy Amarikwa 4) 28’
NE – Diego Fagundez 5 (Lee Nguyen 4, Jose Goncalves 1) 41’
NE – Charlie Davies 3 (Jermaine Jones 2) 60’

New England Revolution: Bobby Shuttleworth,Darrius Barnes, Jose Goncalves ©,A.J. Soares,Andrew Farrell,Kelyn Rowe,Scott Caldwell, Lee Nguyen,Jermaine Jones (Daigo Kobayashi 91+),Diego Fagundez (Teal Bunbury 66’),Patrick Mullins (Charlie Davies 58’)

Substitutes Not Used: Brad Knighton, Kevin Alston, Steve Neumann, Tony Taylor

STATS: Shots 11, Shots on target 6, Saves 0, Corner kicks 4, Offsides 2, Fouls 12, Possession 62.8%, Passes 522 (81.6%)

Chicago Fire: Sean Johnson,Gonzalo Segares,Bakary Soumare,Jeff Larentowicz ©,Lovel Palmer,Grant Ward (Patrick Nyarko 75’),Matt Watson,Razvan Cocis,Alex (Matthew Fondy 65’),Quincy Amarikwa,Sanna Nyassi (Harry Shipp 75’)

Substitutes Not Used: Kyle Reynish, Patrick Ianni, Logan Pause, Benji Joya

STATS: Shots 6, Shots on target 1, Saves 4, Corner kicks 2, Offsides 4, Fouls 11, Possession 37.2%,Passes 312 (71.5%)

Misconduct Summary:
CHI – Lovel Palmer (caution) 36’
CHI – Razvan Cocis (caution) 39’
CHI – Matt Watson (caution) 58’
NE – Darrius Banes (caution) 74’
NE – Scott Caldwell (caution) 78’
NE – Jermaine Jones (caution) 78’

Referee: Chris Penso
Assistant Referees: Claudio Badea (AR1), Danny Thornberry (AR2)
Fourth Official: Daniel Fitzgerald

Weather: Clear, 75 degrees
Attendance: 12,204

Team Records:
Chicago Fire: 5-16-14, 29 pts.
New England Revolution: 12-12-3, 39 pts.

Additional Game Notes

• With the win, the Revolution improved to 12-12-3 (39 pts.) on the season. The Revs have now won four consecutive games and are unbeaten in their last five games dating back to August 16.
• The Revolution now sits alone in third place in the Eastern Conference three points behind Sporting Kansas City with a game in hand.
• Tonight’s win marks the third and final regular-season meeting between the two sides this season. The clubs played to a 1-1 draw at Toyota Park on April 19 and Chicago beat the Revs 1-0 at Gillette Stadium on July 12.
• Tonight’s game was the 49th regular-season meeting between the two teams. The Revs are now 18-21-10 against Chicago with a 13-9-3 record at home, including an 11-7-3 mark at Gillette Stadium.
• With the 2-1 victory, the Revs remain a perfect 11-0-0 when scoring two or more goals in a game this season.
• The Revolution are now 7-1-2 this season when entering halftime tied with their opponent … the team is also 6-0-1 at home this season when tied at the half.
• Tonight’s win marked the Revs’ second straight victory in which they conceded the first goal. The last time the Revs won back-to-back comeback games after conceding the first goal was September 28, 2003 against the Columbus Crew and October 4, 2003 against the Dallas Burn.
• Revolution head coach Jay Heaps made three changes to the squad that beat Sporting Kansas City 3-1 earlier this week with Scott Caldwell, Diego Fagundez and Patrick Mullins returned to the starting Teal Bunbury, Daigo Kobayashi and Charlie Davies, respectively, who were all available on the bench.
• Four players were unavailable for the game because of injury: Andy Dorman (R MCL sprain/Disabled List), Shalrie Joseph  (R Quad strain), Stephen McCarthy (L Meniscus injury) and Chris Tierney (L MCL sprain)
• Darrius Barnes made his 100th career start tonight … the start was Barnes’ 13th of the season and his fourth at left back.
• Diego Fagundez tied the game in the 41st minute with his fifth goal of the season … Fagundez’s goal was the 22nd goal of his career and his first since May 24 against D.C. United
• Lee Nguyen recorded his fourth assist of the season and the 13th assist of his career … in the last seven games, he’s recorded six goals and three assists – all since July 30 … the Revs are now 4-0-0 when he records an assist
• Jose Goncalves’ assist on Diego Fagundez’s goal was the first of his MLS career and came in his 54th career MLS game
• Charlie Davies’ go-ahead goal in the 60th minute was his third goal of the season and the 14th goal of his career
• Jermaine Jones’ assist on Charlie Davies’ goal was his second of the season and his second in as many games with the Revs … he now has two assists in three games
• Bobby Shuttleworth earned the win in his 25th start of the season, lifting his record to 11-11-3 with seven shutouts … in his career, Shuttleworth is now 2-2-1 with one shutout against the Chicago Fire