ATK Mohun Bagan vs Mumbai City

ATK Mohun Bagan welcome league leaders Mumbai City FC at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata on Saturday in the Hero Indian Super League (ISL) ...

So there are a lot of defensive decisions that Hamill's going to have to make and get right to keep Stewart or Noguera quiet throughout the full 90 minutes. So it's going to be a very, very interesting and a very, very big game for him. Boumous got to play a disciplined game defensively, and he's still got to go and give ATK Mohun Bagan something going forward. It's such a big game and he's going to be so critical in the title race, that they do need to be focused on their task. So, that for me is one of the battles that need to be won on the day whoever performs best will help their team win. ATK Mohun Bagan will be looking to push for the third spot, as a victory against Des Buckingham's men would mean that Juan Ferrando's side will leapfrog Kerala Blasters FC with a one-point difference.

Mumbai City FC will aim to continue their momentum when they travel to the Salt Lake Stadium to face ATK Mohun Bagan on Saturday (January 14).

Rostyn Griffiths put the Islanders ahead again, and despite a red card for Lenny Rodrigues, Carl McHugh restored parity in the 88th minute. Their opponents ATK Mohun Bagan, meanwhile, are back in action after a two-week break. The remaining two fixtures ended in a stalemate. In their previous outing, Mumbai City FC dismantled Kerala Blasters by a scoreline of 4-0. Injuries to key players have not stopped them as they keep grinding out results. However, Hyderabad FC are just one point below them, so a victory is crucial to further distance themselves from the challengers.

The Islanders prepare to take on the Mariners away from home in Kolkata aiming to extend their lead at the top of the table.

The more time we get to spend together as a team, the more time we get to train, and more importantly play together, the more we can try and progress and get better and I see that not just with us, but I see it across the league and I think what it makes for is some wonderful matches till the end of the season. We can still improve in a lot of things and I think what we are doing right now is always looking to do our best and that's the best thing for us, the players and the club.” I keep speaking about how we have to get better game by game and as long as we keep trying to do that, I'll be very happy going into this game because we've done as much as we can to prepare ourselves what we know will be another, very tough and challenging test against ATK Mohun Bagan. So everyone knows how we want to play and the style we want to play. Head coach Des Buckingham in the pre-match press conference before the game against ATK Mohun Bagan talked about what stands out according to him about his team, “I'm happy with how we started the season and I'm happy with how we have played, more so than the results up until now. ATK Mohun Bagan currently sit 4th on the ISL table, 10 points adrift of the Islanders with a game in hand.