Overview
- The result moved Nashville to 9-1-3 with 30 points, the best mark in MLS, while LAFC fell to a third straight loss.
- Mukhtar became the seventh player in league history with at least five regular-season hat tricks.
- He scored from a tight-angle finish set up by Warren Madrigal before bending free kicks in the 21st and 59th minutes.
- LAFC held a 21-8 edge in shots and 9-4 on target, yet Brian Schwake’s seven saves helped see out the win.
- Thomas Hasal started in place of injured goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, who is out indefinitely, and Nashville forward Sam Surridge missed a fourth straight match with a “middle body” injury.