Lamontville Golden Arrows and Kaizer Chiefs have announced their starting line-ups for the Betway Premiership clash at Mbombela Stadium.
Arrows moved this clash to Nelspruit’s Mbombela Stadium because stadiums in KwaZulu-Natal were unavailable, and the available ones don’t have the capacity for the number of supporters expected to attend.
It has been a good start to the season for Arrows, reaching the MTN8 semi-final and going the first four league matches without a loss.
But things changed, Arrows have now gone three games without a win, losing to Sundowns in the MTN8 second leg and in the league, and playing a 1-1 draw with Siwelele FC. The KwaZulu-Natal side find themselves in eighth place with seven points after six matches.
Chiefs, meanwhile, are in fourth place with 12 points after six matches. Amakhosi haven’t lost a league match this season, with three wins and three draws, they are eight points behind league leaders Mamelodi Sundowns, with two games in hand.
These two sides already faced each other in the MTN8 quarter-final this season, and Arrows came out on top. In the last six league matches, Arrows won three, Chiefs won two and the other one ended in a draw.
Here is how they line up:
Arrows XI: Mbanjwa, Shezi, Agnikoi, Mabaso, Maluleka, Dlamini, Maxwele, Zwane, Khumalo, Dion, Sithole.
Subs: Msibi, Jiyane, Gasa, Madonsela, Khumalo, Mantshiyane, Van Neel, Radzhadzhi, Booysen
Chiefs XI: Leaner, Frosler, Cross, Miguel, Moloisane, Maboe, Mthethwa, Abrahams, Mmodi, Vilakazi, Baartman
Subs: Bvuma, Dortley, Monyane, Mako, Mtasingwa, Shabalala, Velebayi, Chislett, Ighodaro