Mohun Bagan Super Giant (MBSG) vs East Bengal FC (EBFC), ISL 2026 Live Score: Mohun Bagan Super Giant’s Jason Cummings snatched a late equalier off a corner kick to break East Bengal hearts in a 1-1 draw at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan on Sunday evening. East Bengal were leading 1-0 thanks to a goal from Edmund on the 85th minute when Cummings levelled the scores at the cusp of added time.
The result means that East Bengal are on top of the standings, thanks to a goal difference of 18. But Mohun Bagan (goal difference of 13) and Bengaluru FC (GD: 6) are also on 23 points along with East Bengal. Bengaluru’s games of the season are over, which outs them out of reckoning for a title. East Bengal play against Inter Kashi in their final clash of the season while Mohun Bagan face Sporting Club Delhi.
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Making matters even more complicated at the top of the league is the fact that Punjab FC (22 points with one game left) and Mumbai City FC (22 points with one game left) are also in the running.
Before the two goals at the end of the game, East Bengal had squandered three chances to score a goal. While Mohun Bagan dominated possession in the derby on Sunday, East Bengal struck the upright once (with a shot from Anton Sojberg) while Sojberg and Bipin Singh have missed easy chances.
It was a game that could have decided the fate of what’s turning out to be a thrilling photo-finish.
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A big Kolkata derby at last in the ISL as Mohun Bagan, East Bengal chase title
A victory for either side would be huge as the primary tie-breaker in case of two sides finishing on the same number of points is the head-to-head record between them this season. (ISL Photos)
It has taken six years but at long last, the Kolkata derby could actually be the match that decides the Indian Super League (ISL) crown, as opposed to being just a marketing pitch for the competition.
Going into Sunday’s fixture at the Salt Lake Stadium, Mohun Bagan Super Giant and East Bengal are level on 22 points, second and third on the table respectively, after playing 11 games with the red and gold brigade ahead on goal difference.
Effectively, though, the two Kolkata giants have the strongest chance at winning the title – provided one of them wins on Sunday – with current league leaders Bengaluru FC having already finished their 13 matches with 23 points. That, and the fact that Mohun Bagan have drawn twice in their last two matches, are among the many by-products of the heavily truncated and truly bizarre season that this has been in the ISL.
