Hello and welcome to the LIVE coverage of the Indian Super League match between Chennaiyin FC and Mumbai City FC, which will be played at the JLN Stadium in Chennai. This is Manasi Pathak and I will be bringing you the action.
Two-time Indian Super League (ISL) champion Chennaiyin FC will face its first home test of the season when it hosts Mumbai City FC at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium today.
The home side’s campaign began in bitter fashion as it slipped to a 3-0 loss at FC Goa but head coach John Gregory, in his third season with the club, is hopeful of a winning start at home.
“The ISL comes quick and you have to pick up results quickly. I made three changes against FC Goa and the boys that came on did very well. I might make one or two changes against Mumbai.
Chennaiyin’s defence endured a troublesome evening as it struggled to contain FC Goa’s attack led by Ferran Corominas, while the attackers had a couple of decent chances.
Mumbai City coach Jorge Costa, whose team comes on the back of a hard-fought win over Kerala Blasters, said he was wary of the home team. “We played Chennaiyin in the pre-season and I saw their first game.
Chennaiyin will miss Jeje Lalpekhlua due to a long-term injury and Germanpreet Singh is on personal leave. Mumbai City will be without centre-back Mato Grgic, while midfielder Paulo Machado’s participation remains doubtful.
MATCH BROADCAST DETAILS:
Chennaiyin FC vs Mumbai City FC will be shown on Star Sports network and can also be streamed live on Hotstar. The kick-off is scheduled for 7:30 PM IST.
Chennaiyin XI: Kaith, Goian, Sabia, Tondonba, D Ganesh, E Vanspaul, A Thapa, D Firtulescu, R Crivellaro, Chhangte, A Schembri.
Mumbai City XI: Amrinder, Bose, Pratik, Sauvik, Sarthak, Rowllin, Raynier, Larbi, Carlos, Sougou, Chermiti.
