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Leon Augustine won a penalty in the final minutes of regular time, that was converted by Luka Majcen who had been subbed in.

After scoring, Majcen ran to the corner flag, uprooted it and placed his jersey over it, as a response to Kerala Blasters fans chanting against him.

Pulga Vidal scored the solitary goal for Punjab, with Javier Siverio's brace winning the game for Jamshedpur.

On 16 December, the trip to Kolkata ended in a horror show as Punjab went from leading 2-0 to losing 2-4 to East Bengal.

On 19 December, Mushaga Bakenga was released by the club by mutual agreement, and a day later he announced his retirement from football.

Due to Novoselec's injury and Lhungdim's suspension, the next game against Mohun Bagan at home saw Pramveer get his debut, becoming the youngest player to play in the ISL.

Soon after, Melroy Assisi's challenge on Anirudh Thapa was deemed to be enough for a penalty to be awarded to Bagan, which was scored by Jamie Maclaren.

On 9 January, Punjab announced the signing of Greek forward Petros Giakoumakis as a replacement for Mushaga Bakenga.

Assistant coach Sankarlal Chakraborty managed the team for the home match against Mumbai City on 16 January.

The only goal for the home side was scored by Vidal with a magnificent strike from outside the box that curled inwards and found its way to the back of the net.

Punjab's second away trip to Kolkata of the league season for facing Mohun Bagan ended in a 3-0 loss on 5 February.

Odisha equalised in the second half due to a blunder from goalkeeper Ravi Kumar and Punjab was unable to score a winner despite the one-man advantage.