Chennaiyin FC vs East Bengal FC, 2025-26 Indian Super League, Regular Season

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Chennaiyin FC

28': Irfan Yadwad

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East Bengal FC

7': Edmund Lalrindika
83': Bipin Singh
90'+6': Nandha Kumar Sekar

About

Chennaiyin FC are hosting East Bengal FC at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Chennai), Chennai, India, starting on . The match is a part of the Indian Super League.

Match Timeline

3': Pritam Kotal (Chennaiyin FC) Yellow Card at 3'
7': Edmund Lalrindika (SC East Bengal) Goal at 7'
9': Mohammed Ali Bemammer (Chennaiyin FC) Substitution at 9'
28': Irfan Yadwad (Chennaiyin FC) Goal at 28'
35': Miguel Figueira (SC East Bengal) Yellow Card at 35'
45': Nandha Kumar Sekar (SC East Bengal) Substitution at 45'
58': Naorem Mahesh Singh (SC East Bengal) Substitution at 58'
58': Youssef Ezzejjari (SC East Bengal) Substitution at 58'
59': Daniel Chukwu Chima (Chennaiyin FC) Substitution at 59'
59': Laldinpuia (Chennaiyin FC) Substitution at 59'
65': Kevin Sibille (SC East Bengal) Yellow Card at 65'
65': Souvik Chakraborty (SC East Bengal) Substitution at 65'
79': Maheson Singh (Chennaiyin FC) Substitution at 79'
79': Prakadeswaran S (Chennaiyin FC) Substitution at 79'
82': Anton Søjberg (SC East Bengal) Substitution at 82'
83': Bipin Singh (SC East Bengal) Goal at 83'
90'+4': Prabhsukhan Gill (SC East Bengal) Yellow Card at 94'
90'+6': Nandha Kumar Sekar (SC East Bengal) Goal at 96'

Statistics

EBFC		CFC
10	Fouls	7
3	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
4	Corner Kicks	2
1	Saves	8
49.9	Possession	50.1
22	SHOTS	12
11	ON GOAL	2
0.5	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
3	Blocked Shots	3
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: Indian Super League

Venue: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Chennai)
Location: Chennai, India
Attendance: 2,947

Indian Super League Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Bengaluru FC	2	+3	6
2	Kerala Blasters FC	1	+2	3
3	Churchill Brothers	1	+1	3
4	Punjab FC	1	+1	3

Full Table

Line-Ups

Chennaiyin FC (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
13	Mohammad Nawaz (GK)
33	Eduardo Kau
20	Pritam Kotal
17	Mandar Dessai
26	Laldinliana Renthlei
8	Lalrinliana Hnamte
14	Alberto Noguera
5	Elsinho
24	Irfan Yadwad
71	Farukh Choudhary
48	Vivek S

Chennaiyin FC Substitutes:

Prakadeswaran S, Iñigo Martín, Laldinpuia, Samik Mitra, Klusner Pereira, Mohammed Ali Bemammer, Maheson Singh, Imran Khan, Daniel Chukwu Chima.

East Bengal FC (5-4-1)

No.	Name
13	Prabhsukhan Gill (GK)
4	Anwar Ali
25	Jeakson Singh
6	Kevin Sibille
12	Mohammad Rakip
7	Vishnu PV
21	Saul Crespo
74	Mohammed Rashid
8	Miguel Figueira
29	Bipin Singh
10	Edmund Lalrindika

East Bengal FC Substitutes:

Sayan Banerjee, Jay Gupta, Lalchungnunga, Nandha Kumar Sekar, Youssef Ezzejjari, Naorem Mahesh Singh, Souvik Chakraborty, Anton Søjberg, Gourab Shaw.

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