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""="">""="">""="">It’s Derby Day!

""="">""="">""="">After an unprecedented 3""="">""="">rd ""="">""="">home loss against Jamshedpur FC, the Islanders will be fighting to stay afloat in the race for a top 4 spot tomorrow against FC Pune Ci""="">""="">ty at the Mumbai Football Arena in the clash ""="">""="">enunciated as the Maharashtra Derby.

""="">""="">""="">Alexandre ""="">""="">Guimaraes""="">""="">’ side were made to rue plenty of missed chances the last time out against Steve Coppell’s Jamshedpur FC losing 2-1 to a late winner from ""="">""="">Bikash""="">""="">Jairu""="">""="">. An own goal from ""="">""="">Sanju ""="">""="">Pradhan ""="">""="">opened the scoring for the visitors towards the end of the first half before Everton Sant""="">""="">os equalized for the Islanders.

""="">""="">""="">The attacking quartet of ""="">""="">Balwant ""="">""="">Singh, ""="">""="">Thiago ""="">""="">Santos, Everton Santos ""="">""="">and ""="">""="">Achille ""="">""="">Emana ""="">""="">ran the show as the home side managed a combined 10 shots on target. However, poor finishing along with heroics from former Islander ""="">""="">Subrata ""="">""="">Paul, who spent two seasons in Mumbai, kept the Mumbai City FC at bay.

""="">""="">""="">FC Pune City will be coming off the back of a 1-0 win away at ""="">""="">NorthEast ""="">""="">United in the first of their 3 consecutive away games. Brazilian talisman ""="">""="">Marcelinho""="">""="">scored late in the 86""="">""="">th ""="">""="">to hand the away side 3 points.

""="">""="">""="">Where to watch it:

""="">""="">""="">The game will kick off at 5.30""="">""="">pm IST and will be broadcast on the Star Sports Network, ""="">""="">Hotstar ""="">""="">and ""="">""="">Jio""="">""="">TV for all viewers in India. For our global fans, you can find your broadcaster here. You can also follow live action on our official Twitter account - @MumbaiCityFC

Team News:

""="">""="">""="">The gaffer ""="">""="">Alexandre ""="">""="">Guimaraes ""="">""="">reported no injuries ""="">""="">with a full squad available for selection.

""="">""="">""="">FC Pune City will have ""="">""="">Chhuantea ""="">""="">Fanai ""="">""="">and ""="">""="">Ashique ""="">""="">coming back from injuries ""="">""="">who ""="">""="">trained with the squad ahead of the fixture.

""="">""="">""="">History:

""="">""="">""="">This will be the 8""="">""="">th ""="">""="">Maharashtra Derby in the short history of both the clubs. It was a controversial evening when the two sides faced each other earlier in the season in Pune""="">""="">. FC Pune City came out 2-1 winners after a string of questionable decisions from the officials hurt Mumbai City FC.

""="">""="">""="">Balwant ""="">""="">Singh opened the scoring on the evening with a well-taken shot from outside the box past ""="">""="">Kamaljit ""="">""="">Singh. The hosts capitalized late on from two defensive errors with ""="">""="">Emiliano ""="">""="">Alfaro bagging a brace, winning the game for FC Pune City.

""="">""="">""="">League Watch:

""="">""="">""="">Table-toppers Bengaluru FC notched up their 5""="">""="">th ""="">""="">straight win last night against FC Goa at home, becoming the first team to seal their spot in the play-off. ""="">""="">Resurgent Kerala Blasters earned 4 out of 6 points in their late dash up the table after an away win at Pune and a draw in Kolkata.

""="">""="">""="">The other fixtures of the week are:

""="">""="">""="">Saturday""="">""="">, ""="">""="">10""="">""="">th ""="">""="">February

""="">""="">""="">Jamshedpur FC ""="">""="">vs ""="">""="">NorthEast ""="">""="">United FC ""="">""="">(""="">""="">JRD Tata Sports Complex""="">""="">, 8pm)

""="">""="">""="">Sunday""="">""="">, ""="">""="">11""="">""="">th ""="">""="">February

""="">""="">""="">Delhi Dynamos FC ""="">""="">vs ""="">""="">Chennaiyin ""="">""="">FC ""="">""="">(""="">""="">Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium""="">""="">, 8pm)