JOE WILLIS NEWS

Efforts not enough in draw Willis made five saves and conceded twice in the 2-2 draw with Orlando on Wednesday.

Impact Willis was a brick wall for the majority of the match before he was let down twice by his backline. The keeper was beaten once by a penalty thanks to a poor tackle and then again by an own-goal with seconds to spare. He has had a great season and he will continue to be a reliable goalie for the time being.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Keeps clean sheet against Chicago Willis made three saves and kept a clean sheet in Sunday's 0-0 draw against the Fire.

Impact Willis kept his 11th clean sheet of the season in Sunday's disappointing draw, equaling his personal MLS record from last year. On Wednesday he faces an in-flux Orlando City, which have scored 37 goals in 26 matches.

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Slonina, Fire earn scoreless draw with Nashville

Young goalkeeper Gabriel Slonina picked up his second clean sheet, helping the Chicago Fire earn a 0-0 draw with high-power Nashville

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Rapids tie 0-0 with Toronto FC, extend unbeaten streak to 11

Will Yarbrough had two saves to help the Colorado Rapids tie Toronto FC 0-0

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Lod, Finlay each score as Minnesota United beats Dynamo 2-0

Robin Lod scored the fastest goal in franchise history, Ethan Finlay also had a goal and Minnesota United beat the Houston Dynamo 2-0

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Concedes goal in win Willis made three saves but conceded a goal in Wednesday's 5-1 victory against Inter Miami.

Impact Willis was beaten by a Gonzalo Higuain strike on Wednesday, but it made no difference in the scoreline as his side absolutely hammered Miami. He will be looking for his 11th clean sheet of the season Sunday against the Fire, which have scored just 26 goals in 26 MLS matches.

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Concedes two goals Willis conceded two goals during a 2-1 loss Saturday at Toronto.

Impact Willis played poorly and will try to redeem himself during Nashville's next league game, which is against Inter Miami. He saved seven shots but conceded two goals there on Aug. 8.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Keeps clean sheet in win Willis made three saves and kept a clean sheet during Saturday's 1-0 win over Montreal.

Impact Willis had another solid performance, showing safety when called into action and keeping the second clean sheet over his last three starts. The goalkeeper leads MLS with 10 clean sheets over 23 starts this season and will try to keep the momentum going on during Saturday's visit to Toronto.

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Six saves in win Willis allowed a goal while making six saves during Friday's 3-1 win over NYCFC.

Impact Willis looked on his way to a clean sheet before conceding a goal in the 90th minute of the win. The keeper has now allowed 21 goals in 22 starts while his six saves upped his season total to 60 on the year.

SEPTEMBER 4, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Rios, Nashville top Atlanta United 2-0 for 1st road win

Daniel Rios’ first goal of the season just before halftime started Nashville to a 2-0 win over Atlanta United, Nashville’s first road win of the season

AUGUST 28, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Assists in win Willis made two saves and provided an assist during Saturday's 2-0 win over Atlanta.

Impact Willis provided a rare assist from the goalie, and made two saves for the clean sheet. It doesn't get much better than that for the goalie, who heads into the international break in immaculate form.

AUGUST 28, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

New England leads MLS going into final 2 months

The New England Revolution are the leaders in Major League Soccer as the league heads into the post-All-Star Game stretch run

AUGUST 26, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Makes two saves in draw Willis made two saves during Wednesday's 1-1 draw to Orlando.

Impact Willis has eight clean sheets in 20 starts in the season, but none in his last three games. The goalkeeper will now look to bounce back when they visit Atlanta on Saturday.

AUGUST 19, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Sapong scores again, Nashville plays Orlando City to 1-1 tie

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AUGUST 19, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Alejandro Bedoya scores, Philadelphia beats NYCFC 1-0

Alejandro Bedoya scored his first goal of the season to help the Philadelphia Union beat New York City FC 1-0 on Wednesday night

AUGUST 19, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Splits in blowout win Sunday Willis made two saves and conceded twice in the 5-2 win over D.C. United on Sunday.

Impact Willis was terrific during the win Sunday. The keeper may have conceded as many goal as saves made, but that was more so due to his defense being inefficient. Both goals against came from volleys that were given too much room to take. Nevertheless, Willis has been outstanding this season for Nashville and he is one of the main reasons for their continued success.

AUGUST 16, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Higuaín's goal helps Inter Miami beat Nashville 2-1

Federico Higuaín scored in the 65th minute to help Inter Miami rally for a 2-1 win over Nashville

AUGUST 9, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Concedes two goals against Miami Willis made seven saves but conceded two goals in Sunday's 2-1 defeat against Inter Miami.

Impact Willis was beaten by strikes from Gonzalo Higuain and Indiana Vassilev on Sunday -- the latter will particularly hurt because it sealed a defeat for Nashville in the 95th minute. Willis will try to bounce back next weekend against D.C. United, which have scored 27 goals in 18 matches this season.

AUGUST 8, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Incredible for clean sheet Willis made six saves during Wednesday's scoreless draw with New England.

Impact Willis was comfortably the man of the match Wednesday, putting together an incredible performance. He was under siege from minute one onwards, and still kept the clean sheet with a brilliant showing. He will hope for an easy day Sunday, away to Miami.

AUGUST 5, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Willis makes 6 saves for MLS-high 8th shutout for Nashville

Joe Willis made six saves for his MLS-leading eighth shutout of the season and Nashville tied the New England Revolution 0-0

AUGUST 5, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

One save draw Willis made one save during Sunday's one-all draw with Toronto.

Impact Willis made a single save on the two shots he faced and left the match with a draw. This ends the run of excellent form for Willis, and he will be hard-pressed to return to that form Wednesday, away to New England.

AUGUST 3, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Quiet day of work Willis kept a clean sheet without making a save during Saturday's 3-0 win over Cincinnati.

Impact Willis helped Nashville claim all three points by shutting out Cincinnati on Saturday. The clean sheet was the seventh in 15 league starts for the keeper while his save total remained at 34 on the year.

JULY 25, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Nashville shuts out FC Cincinnati 3-0, Sapong scores twice

C J Sapong recorded two goals for Nashville in a 3-0 victory over Cincinnati

JULY 25, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Keeps clean sheet against Columbus Willis made seven saves and kept a clean sheet in Wednesday's 0-0 draw against the Crew.

Impact Willis kept his sixth clean sheet of the season on Wednesday, and this was the best of the bunch as he heroically denied his opponents' shots time and again. He will hope to be less busy Saturday against FC Cincinnati, which have scored 17 goals in 13 matches.

JULY 22, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Abubakar, Willis help Rapids beat FC Dallas 2-0

Lalas Abubakar scored his first goal of the season, William Yarbrough had three saves and the Colorado Rapids beat FC Dallas 2-0 on Wednesday night

JULY 22, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS