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Atlanta United faced off against Charlotte FC at Bank of America Stadium on August 31, 2024. The starting lineup for Atlanta United included Brad Guzan (c), Brooks Lennon, Stian Gregersen, Derrick Williams, Pedro Amador, Bartosz Slisz, Saba Lobjanidze, Xande Silva (substituted by Dax McCarty at the 65th minute), Jamal Thiaré (substituted by Daniel Ríos at the 74th minute), Jay Fortune (substituted by Luis Abram at the 74th minute), and Alexey Miranchuk (substituted by Tyler Wolff at the 90th minute). The unused substitutes were Josh Cohen, Luke Brennan, Noah Cobb, Matt Edwards, and Edwin Mosquera.

Charlotte FC's starting lineup featured Kerwin Vargas (substituted by Iúri Tavares at the 78th minute), Karol Swiderski (substituted by Patrick Agyemang at the 56th minute), Liel Abada (substituted by Brandon Cambridge at the 78th minute), Brandt Bronico (substituted by Djibril Diani at the 56th minute), Ashley Westwood (c), Pep Biel (substituted by Júnior Urso at the 80th minute), Jere Uronen, Tim Ream, Adilson Malanda, Nathan Byrne, and Kristijan Kahlina. Unused substitutes for Charlotte FC were David Bingham, Jaylin Lindsey, João Pedro, and Andrew Privett.

Jay Fortune scored his first goal for Atlanta United in the 55th minute with an assist from Xande Silva. Stian Gregersen received a yellow card in the 42nd minute.

Alexey Miranchuk made his first start with Atlanta United after coming in as a substitute during their previous match against Los Angeles Galaxy. Notably, Atlanta United had previously secured a victory against Charlotte FC with a score of 3-0 in March of 2023.

Two players were ruled out for Saturday's match; further details can be found in the Availability Report presented by Piedmont.