Chennaiyin FC go a fortnight without a game after their 5-3 win over East Bengal, returning to the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium against Punjab FC on 21 November.
Last week Clifford Miranda was answering questions about goals. “It’s just that we haven’t been able to find the goals,” the Chennaiyin coach said before the East Bengal match, in comments published by the club on 6 November. “The problem for us right now is not about creating or getting into positions to score goals.”
Then came five in one evening.
The win at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on 7 November was Chennaiyin’s first of the 2026/27 Indian Super League season, after an opening draw away to FC Goa, a defeat to Bengaluru FC in the southern derby and a home stalemate with Kerala Blasters. Miranda had said before the game that the side had made a small tactical change to get more players into the box, without saying what it was. It showed. Brison Fernandes scored twice early, Ramon Tanque converted a penalty that Brison won, and Irfan Yadwad, who set up the opening goal, scored twice himself in the second half.
Fitness is the question before Punjab
The gap gives the medical staff time. Madih Talal went off injured in the 36th minute against East Bengal, and Maheson Singh was still unavailable when the club previewed that match. Lalhriatpuia Chawngthu came on for Talal. The club’s match report did not say how serious the injury is, and neither player has been given a return date in its published updates.
The defence is the other worry. East Bengal scored three times at the Nehru Stadium, through Aké Loba, a Dani Ramírez penalty after a handball and a stoppage-time goal from David Lalhlansanga, and a side that has scored five once is still conceding. Punjab FC are next at the Nehru Stadium in Periamet.
Tickets and the date
The league’s fixture list has Punjab FC as the next opponent, at home on 21 November. The kick-off time was not on the club’s match report. Match tickets are sold through the club’s ticketing partner, which is linked from chennaiyinfc.com, as is the 2026-27 CFC membership.
Checked against official sources on 11 November 2026.
