India vs UAE football live stream: AFC Asian Cup 2019 TV channel, start time & Probable XIs

India will take on hosts UAE in the second match of their AFC Asian Cup 2019 campaign and will be keen to come out with a point.

After the massive victory against Thailand, India prepares to take on hosts United Arab Emirates (UAE) in their second group-stage encounter on Thursday, January 10.

When does the match start and how to watch it live

The match between India and UAE will kick off at the Zayed Sports City Stadium in Abu Dhabi at 8 pm local time, 9:30 pm IST and 4 pm GMT.

Star Sports 2 and Star Sports 2 HD will provide the live television coverage of the match in India in English. The Star Sports network will telecast the match in various regional languages. The live streaming will be available on Hotstar.

India vs UAE preview

Indian Football Team — India could go in with an unchanged starting line-up against UAE.KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Getty Images

Not even the most ardent follower of Indian football would have predicted the outcome – never mind the 4-1 scoreline – that India achieved against Thailand in the first game.

Sunil Chhetri struck twice while midfielder Anirudh Thapa added a third with an audacious chip before Jeje Lalpekhlua found the net in Indian colours after 10 months. Coach Stephen Constantine will be pleased at the ruthlessness with which his attackers converted the chances in their first match.

But UAE will be a much tougher test and the Indian defence will, once again, be overworked. The likes of Sandesh Jhingan and Anas Edathodika will need able support from the Indian midfielders who will likely spend a lot of the match in their own half.

The Indian defence and goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu will take confidence from their recent displays against China and Oman. If the 'Blue Tigers' do manage to avoid defeat, they will put themselves firmly in conversation to qualify for the knockout stages.

It is to be noted that apart from the top two teams from the six groups, four best third-placed teams will also qualify to comprise the 16 teams for the first knockout round.

UAE, on their part, clinched a late equalizer from the penalty spot against Bahrain and will be keen to get their campaign firing against India. The hosts of the tournament are strong favourites going into the match and are ranked 79 in the world by FIFA, 18 places above their opponents.

Probable XIs

India: Gurpreet Singh Sandhu; Pritam Kotal, Sandesh Jhingan, Anas Edathodika, Subhasish Bose; Pronay Halder, Anirudh Thapa; Udanta Singh, Sunil Chhetri, Halicharan Narzary; Ashique Kuruniyan

Sunil Chhetri — Chhetri scored two goals in India's opening match against Thailand.MANJUNATH KIRAN/AFP/Getty Images

UAE: Khalid Eisa, Khalifa Mubarak, Fares Juma, Alhasan Saleh, Bandar Al Ahbabi, Ali Salmeen, Amer Abdulrahman, Khalfan Mubarak, Ismail Al Hammadi, Ahmed Khalil, Ali Mabkhout