Fenerbahçe host Liverpool at the Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium on Wednesday in the fourth round of the Champions League league phase.
Liverpool are third in the league phase with nine points from three wins, while Fenerbahçe are 31st with two points from three matches. Dirk Kuyt, who spent six years at Liverpool as a player, took charge as interim head coach on 28 October after Ismail Kartal’s resignation, and lost his first match 2-1 to Göztepe on Saturday. Liverpool lost 1-0 at home to Arsenal on Sunday.
Fenerbahçe vs Liverpool – Match preview and team news
- Date: Wednesday, 4 November 2026
- Kick-off: 17:45 GMT
- Venue: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium
- Referee: Clément Turpin (FRA)
- VAR: Willy Delajod (FRA)
- Last meeting: None (first meeting)
Team news
Fenerbahçe
Jayden Oosterwolde (hamstring) and Kojo Peprah Oppong, who was forced off against Göztepe, are out, and Nathan Aké is a doubt with a muscle problem. Marco Asensio needs knee surgery. Archie Brown and Milan Škriniar could start in central defence, with Mason Greenwood, Irfan Can Kahveci and Oğuz Aydın expected to support Romelu Lukaku.
Liverpool
Ryan Gravenberch (heel) did not travel, the club confirmed. Jeremie Frimpong (hamstring), Conor Bradley (knee), Giovanni Leoni (ACL) and Hugo Ekitike (Achilles) remain out. Dominik Szoboszlai and Víctor Muñoz, who returned from injury as substitutes against Arsenal, are both in the travelling squad, and rotation is expected.
Form
Fenerbahçe
Fenerbahçe lost 2-1 to Galatasaray before Kartal resigned, then lost by the same score to Göztepe under Kuyt. In the league phase they drew 1-1 with Roma, lost 6-0 at Aston Villa and drew 2-2 with Slavia Prague. They have lost only one of their last five home matches.
Liverpool
Liverpool won five in a row in all competitions after a 3-0 defeat to Manchester City on 11 October, including a 6-3 win at LASK, a 4-3 win over Villarreal and a penalty shootout win over Chelsea in the EFL Cup. Arsenal’s 1-0 win on Sunday was their first at Anfield in 14 years. Liverpool are unbeaten away from home this season, with four wins and a draw.
Predicted lineups
Fenerbahçe possible starting XI: Ederson; Muldur, Brown, Škriniar, Mercan; Kanté, Guendouzi; Greenwood, Kahveci, Aydın; Lukaku
Liverpool possible starting XI: Alisson; Gomez, Jacquet, Van Dijk, Tsimikas; Szoboszlai, Nyoni; Ngumoha, Wirtz, Barcola; Isak
How to watch Fenerbahçe vs Liverpool?
The match will be broadcast live in the UK on TNT Sports 1, with streaming via HBO Max.
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