ISL 2020, SC East Bengal vs ATK Mohun Bagan Live Score updates: ECEB faces ATKMB in Kolkata derby

Welcome to Sportstar's ISL LIVE blog of the match between SC East Bengal and ATK Mohun Bagan at the Tilak Maidan in Vasco (Goa).

6.05 pm: There is a fair amount of interest for the match no. 8 of the ISL...

East Bengal has arrived in the Indian Super League... Photo: ISL/Sportzpics

6 pm: Here is Sportstar's predicted XIs for today's clash -

SC East Bengal predicted XI (3-4-1-2)

Debjit Majumder; Scott Neville, Daniel Fox, Mohamed Irshad; Samad Ali Mallick, Matti Steinman, Yumnam Singh, Abhishek Ambekar; Anthony Pilkington; Jacques Maghoma, Jeje Lalpekhlua

ATK Mohun Bagan predicted XI (3-5-2)

Arindam Bhattacharyya; Pritam Kotal, Tiri, Sandesh Jhingan; Prabir Das, Pranoy Halder, Javi Hernandez, Carl McHugh, Subhasish Bose; Roy Krishna, David Williams

We have got you covered for your fantasy SC East Bengal-ATK Mohun Bagan XI. Captaincy pick: Roy Krishna.

5.45 pm: East Bengal has an air of unfamiliarity about its set up with its late entry into the ISL. But there is no mistaking its coach Robbie Fowler, the former Liverpool FC great. He has limited coaching experience under his belt but did manage to make an impression in Australia last year with the Brisbane Roar. So what will he bring to the Red and Golds this season? Shyam Vasudevan spoke to the Englishman upon his unveiling in October. READ

5.35 pm: In a rivalry spanning a near century, both East Bengal and Mohun Bagan have faced each other over 350 times. There have been many memorable goals, moments and matches to pick out from. Do you remember Bhaichung Bhutia's famous hat-trick in the 1997 Fed Cup semifinal at a record attendance Salt Lake Stadium and the story behind it? Here are Amitabha Das Sharma's top five derby picks. - READ

5.15 pm: One of the most important dates in the Indian football calendar, the day of Kolkata Derby, returns after a prolonged break. So far a preserve of the I-League in the national format, the clash of the Kolkata giants East Bengal and Mohun Bagan has changed its habitat to be a part of the Indian Super League from this season.

This transformation is the result of a metamorphosis in the two teams’ ownership pattern but the change does little to dent the intensity of the rivalry that is almost a century old now. Acknowledged as the biggest and the oldest footballing rivalries in the continent, the Kolkata Derby is certainly going to be a big asset for the country’s top league in terms of popularity.

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Combined SCEB-ATKMB XI

Arindam Bhattacharyya (ATKMB); Prabir Das (ATKMB), Sandesh Jhingan (ATKMB), Daniel Fox (SCEB), Abhishek Ambekar (SCEB), Samad Ali Mallick (SCEB), Yumnam Singh (SCEB), Javi Hernandez (ATKMB), Anthony Pilkington (SCEB), David Williams (ATKMB), Roy Krishna (ATKMB)

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The Indian Super League (ISL 2020-21) will mark the return of major league competition in India after the nationwide lockdown to prevent the COVID-19 outbreak was first imposed in March.

The seventh edition of the ISL got underway inside a bio-bubble in Goa on November 20.

The tournament, spanning over four months, will see 11 teams play each other in a league and playoff format across three venues. Following SC East Bengal's inclusion, this season will feature 115 games, up from 95 last season.