East Bengal FC will be continuing its search for the first win in the 2024-25 Indian Super League when it hosts in-form NorthEast United FC in matchweek 10 action at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata on Friday.
The fixture will put to test the improvements that East Bengal is looking to make under its new Spanish head coach Oscar Bruzon.
East Bengal has managed to somewhat regroup under Bruzon and win the group stage of the AFC Challenge League before picking up its first point by holding city rival Mohammedan Sporting goalless just before the international break.
With three weeks of time-off, allowing it the scope to reassemble its resources, East Bengal is expected to offer a good challenge to NorthEast, which has shown remarkable form by picking up three wins and a draw in its last four outings.
East Bengal will be missing its regular wingers in Nandhakumar Sekar and Mahesh Singh, who are serving suspension for having been red-carded in the previous match against Mohammedan Sporting, putting Bruzon with the additional task of finding some good replacements to compliment their absence.
PREDICTED LINEUPS!
East Bengal: Prabhsukhan Gill (GK); Mohamad Rakip, Anwar Ali, Hijazi Maher, Lalchungnunga, Souvik Chakrabarti, Saul Crespo, Madih Talal, PV Vishnu, David Lalhlansanga, Dimitrios Diamantakos
NorthEast United FC: Gurmeet Singh (GK), Buanthanglun Samte, Michel Zabaco, Asheer Akhtar, Dinesh Singh, M Mayakkannan, Alaaeddine Ajaraie, Macarton Louis Nickson, Guillermo Fernandez, Nestor Albiach, Jithin M.S.
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