East Bengal vs Chennaiyin FC ISL 2023-24 Highlights: Nandha Kumar's lone goal hands East Bengal full points in Kolkata

Nandha Kumar's lone goal in the 65th minute helped East Bengal earn full points against Chennaiyin FC in Kolkata. The Red and Gold Brigade defeated the visitors by 1-0 to move to number 8 position in the Indian Super League 2023-24 points table.

Chennaiyin FC were the dominating team in the first half but there lack of finishing skill haunted them throughout the game. As they game progresses, they could not get everything going for them in the final third. But, East Bengal meanwhile looked better in the second half. Vishnu's inclusion in the second half changed some momentum for them. And, a Nandha Kumar strike in the 65th minute was all they needed to earn all the three points.

Carles Cuadrat and Hijazi Maher will miss the next game for East Bengal.

This was Koushik Biswas bringing you all the updates of the East Bengal vs Chennaiyin FC ISL 2023-24 match in Kolkata. I hope you loved our coverage. For the highlights and moments of the match follow our LIVE blog below. Until next time, thank you and good night.

It is the final whistle here in Kolkata and East Bengal get an important win infornt of their fans. A hard-fought win where Chennaiyin gave them tough fight but it was Nandha Kumar's goal in the 65th minute that made all the difference for them. Carles Cuadrat and Hijazi Maher will miss their next match against Odisha FC.

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"We as coaches would love to have a meeting with the referees. They need to listen to our part as well."

Carles Cuadrat on him missing the next match! #EBFCCFC #EastBengal #IndianFootball @CarlesCuadrat

— Koushik Biswas (@kbofficial25) February 26, 2024

Yellow card for Hijazi for time wasting and he will miss the next match.

A tactical foul from Vishnu and it is a yellow card for him.

VP Suhair comes in for Victor Vasquez.

Seven minutes added to the full time.

Time going away for the visitors as East Bengal look to hold on to position.

Sarthak Golui makes an important intervention after Vishnu's pass found Silva who tried to go over Debjit. But, Sarthak comes in and makes the intervention.

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— Indian Super League (@IndSuperLeague) February 26, 2024

Rahim Ali's header from Meitei's cross goes over the goal.

Yellow card for Souvik Chakrabarti.

AND #NandhakumarSekar BREAKS THE DEADLOCK! 🔥

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— Indian Super League (@IndSuperLeague) February 26, 2024

Farukh and Murray make way for Irfan and Battocchio for Chennaiyin FC.

Ajay Chhetri repalces Mahesh Singh.

Yellow card for Ankit Mukherjee for a foul on Mahesh.

Crivellaro's left-footed curler is grabbed perfectly by Gill.

Yellow card for Victor Vasquez.

Double change for Chennaiyin FC. Meitei in for Barretto and Crivellaro for Cirkovic.

Nandha Kumar scores for East Bengal. His fifth of the season. Vasquez with the cross takes deflection from Silva and lands on Nadha's feet on the far post. His shot takes Vikash's deflection to beat Debjit.

Who else but him 😎

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— Indian Super League (@IndSuperLeague) February 26, 2024

Great save by Prabhsukhan Gill. Murray's header hits Gill and Hijazi clears out the ball. Farukh and Barreto with the buildup for Chennaiyin FC.

Akash Sangean looks injured and he is replaced by Sarthak Golui by Owen Coyle.

Another set-piece trick from East Bengal and this time with a throw in. However, the East Bengal captain could not be on target.

Murray's shot goes wide. He could have passed it to Rahim Ali as well who was waiting in the middle.

Nandha Kumar has not been able to get the run on the left to create chances for East Bengal.

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Pantic, Mandar and Vishnu come in for Rakip, Nandha and Felicio.

Second half starts in Kolkata.

It is 0-0 in Kolkata after the first half. Both teams were not clinical in the final third. However, Chennaiyin FC were surely the more dominating in the first 45 minutes. Let's see if the coaches make changes in the second half.

4 minutes added to the first half.

He will miss the next game against Odisha FC.

The visitors piling on the pressure 👊🏽💥

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Nandha's pass hit the referee and the ball fell on Silva's feet who was going away with the ball. However, the referee did not allow to play continue. Cuadrat seems to be furious, shouts "you don't know the rule".

Silva aimed to go for the four-men wall but he goes wide. ANother chance gone begging for them. It was Silva's territory for sure.

Freekick from a great position for East Bengal. Ryan Edwards gets the yellow card for a foul on Felicio Forbes as well.

Ankit Mukherjee with a great run and pass for Rahil Ali after taking the ball away from Hijazi Maher. However, Rahim Ali could not hold on to the ball and giveaway the ball to Farukh who shoot the ball wide of the goal.

Chennaiyin FC midfielders are not allowing East Bengal to go in and out and create more runs. The home team are not forced to stay deep.

Prabhsukhan Gill was lucky this time as he could not grab the corner from Sangwan. However, Hijazi was there to clear the ball out.

10 final third entries for Chennaiyin FC so far. 7 for East Bengal and the stats show how end-to-end game it has been so far. Both teams looking for an early goal in Kolkata.

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Silva found Felicio Forbes on the run after receiving the ball from Mahesh in the midfield. However, Felicio did not do justice to the pass as he went for the glory and missed the target by a mile.

Jordan Murray's long range shot goes over the goal as East Bengal defenders let the big Aussie striker have a go at the goal.

Nandha Kumar after receiving the ball from Silva beats Ankit twice on the left, but his cross is safely negotiated by Debjit.

Vincy Barretto tried to shoot from outside the box after making a good run from right, but the ball goes wide.

Silva was on target but the ball went straight into the hands of Debjit.

Kick off in Kolkata.

We are minutes away from the kick-off.

East Bengal players during their practice session ahead of their ISL game against Chennaiyin ❤️#EastBengal #eastbengalfc #ISL10 #Isl2024 #IndianSuperLeague #IndianFootball #footballindia pic.twitter.com/u9F59U9TfW

— Sportz Point (@sportz_point) February 26, 2024

That homecoming feeling📍#EBFCCFC #JoyEastBengal #EastBengalFC #ISL10 pic.twitter.com/Kuuf5EBgAW

— East Bengal FC (@eastbengal_fc) February 26, 2024

Checking in at the Salt Lake 📍✔#AllInForChennaiyin #EBFCCFC #ISL #ISL10 pic.twitter.com/BSNz8Dvg2i

— Chennaiyin F.C. (@ChennaiyinFC) February 26, 2024

East Bengal: Lal Chungnunga, Victor Vazquez, Cleiton Silva, Nandha Kumar, Mohamad Rakip, Prabhsukhan Gill (Gk), Hijazi Maher, Nishu Kumar, Souvik Chakrabarti, Naorem Mahesh Singh, Felicio Brown Forbes

Chennaiyin FC: Ryan Edwards, Lazar Cirkovic, Anikt Mukherjee, Connr Shields, Rahim Ali, Jordan Murray, Debjit Majumder (Gk), Aakash Sangwan, Bikash Yumnam, Vincy Barretto, Fraukh Choudhary

𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐦𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐬!💥(2/2)#MatchdayMornings #EBFCCFC #JoyEastBengal #EastBengalFC #ISL10 @batery_ai pic.twitter.com/pBbI1XKZt3

— East Bengal FC (@eastbengal_fc) February 26, 2024

Back in action again. 👊#EBFCFC tomorrow night. ⚔️ #AllInForChennaiyin #ISL #ISL10 pic.twitter.com/KSlucBjpB6

— Chennaiyin F.C. (@ChennaiyinFC) February 25, 2024

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You can watch the East Bengal vs Chennaiyin FC match LIVE on TV Channels like Sports18 Khel (Hindi), Sports18 1 HD (English), Sports18 3 SD (English, Hindi, Malayalam and Bengali), VH1 SD & HD (English), Surya Movies (Malayalam), News 18 Kerala (Malayalam – select matches) & DD Bangla (Bengali).

Moreover, the match will be streamed LIVE on Jio Cinema and website as well.

East Benagal FC in last five games: D L L W L

Chennaiyin FC in last five games: L L L W L