Rob McBurnett

The @ColumbusCrew are officially playoff bound following tonight’s results. The Club can finish as high as No. 6 in the Eastern Conference pending Decision Day outcomes. #Crew96

Dylan Chambost of @ColumbusCrew joins Lionel Messi as the only 2 players to record 5 combined primary assists in back-to-back @MLS home matches over the last 20+ years. Chambost (5): 3 vs. TFC; 2 vs. DC in 2026 Messi (6): 1 vs. NSC; 5 vs. RBNY in 2024 #Crew96

41': Anass Zaroury curls it with a powerful right foot into the net off the pass from Dylan Chambost. 2-0, @ColumbusCrew. Chambost has 5 primary assists in the past 2 home matches. Zaroury nets his 2nd MLS goal. #Crew96

16': @ColumbusCrew's set piece proliferation continues. Dylan Chambost's free kick to the back post finds Sean Zawadzki, who heads it down and in. 1-0, Crew. It's the Club's 9th non-PK set piece goal, all coming since Laurent Courtois was named interim coach. #Crew96

With the 2-0 W at FC Dallas, the @ColumbusCrew are 9th in the Eastern Conference and moved into a playoff position for the 1st time since May 10. The Club has won 6 of its past 7 MLS matches, including four consecutive, by a score line of 17-7. #Crew96

70': Santiago Rodriguez follows up his first shot and puts the rebound cross the line. 2-0, @ColumbusCrew. Rodriguez is now is tied for the team high with 7 assists, all coming in the past five matches, and has 3 goals since joining the Club on Sept. 2. #Crew96

18': Santiago Rodriguez plays the through pass down the right side to Anass Zaroury, who crosses to a sliding Gonazalo Tapia to net it. 1-0, @ColumbusCrew. Tapia has a goal in 3 consecutive MLS matches while Zaroury earns his 1st assist in league play. #Crew96

59': Transition opportunity leads to multiple options for a goal, which is ultimately secured by Brooks Lennon from Dylan Chambost. Black & Gold up 4-0. Lennon scores his 1st with @ColumbusCrew 3 mins. after entering as a sub. #Crew96

48': Malte Amundsen with the brace! Both coming off corners from Chambost, this one after a short back-and-forth with Santiago Rodriguez. It's Amundsen's first MLS brace. #Crew96

21': Malte Amundsen heads in Dylan Chambost's corner. 2-0, @ColumbusCrew. It's the Club's 2nd off a corner this week and 4th in 2026. Amundsen nets his 1st of the year. #Crew96

16': Gonzalo Tapia gets his 2nd goal (+1 assist) over the past 2 MLS matches. 1-0, @ColumbusCrew. Santiago Rodriguez's line-breaking pass found Farsi, who placed it for Tapia. Farsi has a career-best & team-high 7 assists. Rodriguez earns his 5th over the past 4. #Crew96

Thanks to the legendary @stevesirk for another thoughtful, enlightening piece on @ColumbusCrew's past and present. We look forward to you joining us Wednesday as the Club strives to write a new chapter in Columbus' rich soccer history. #Crew96

54': Homegrown Taha Habroune scores for goals in 3 consecutive matches! 2-0, @ColumbusCrew at FCC. Gonzalo Tapia earns his 2nd multiple-goal contribution match with the assist (1 G, 1 A vs. COL, Sept. 5). #Crew96

22': Brais Mendez's corner to the back post finds Gonzalo Tapia, who heads it home. @ColumbusCrew lead the road Hell is Real Derby, 1-0. It's the Club's 3rd goal off a corner in MLS play, including Jamal Thiare's header vs. FCC. Tapia nets his 2nd regular season goal. #Crew96

With 20 minutes to play, the @ColumbusCrew have a Club-record 32 shots. The Crew's 13 shots on goal are 3 shy of the all-time mark, following Saturday's 14 that tied for the second-most in team history. #Crew96

65': Minutes after the Zaroury scorem Homegrown Taha Habroune nets one to earn goals in back-to-back matches for his 1st time with the Club. It's 3-1, @ColumbusCrew. #Crew96

63': Anass Zaroury's @ColumbusCrew account is open to give the home side a 2-1 advantage. Assist to Mohamed Farsi. Farsi improves to a career-high and team-best 6 assists. He's had 5 each of the past 3 years. #Crew96

28': Josef Martinez battles for the ball in the attacking third and Santi Rodriguez redirects it to Brais Méndez, who one-times it to level the score, 1-1. Méndez has 8 goal contributions (5 goals, 3 assists) in his first 9 MLS contests with @ColumbusCrew. #Crew96

53': Homegrown Taha Habroune's timely through ball to Brais Mendez leads to the Designated Player's 4th goal and 7th goal contribution in 8 MLS matches. @ColumbusCrew even, 2-2. It's Habroune's 2nd career match with multiple goal contributions (vs. COL, Sept. 5). #Crew96