Fenerbahçe SK will host Eyüpspor at Chobani Stadium in the 6th week of the Trendyol Süper Lig. The match kicks off at 17:00 today with Kadir Sağlam appointed as the referee.
The club confirmed that national team defender Mert Müldür sustained an injury in training yesterday and will miss the fixture. This leaves the manager with one enforced change in defence. Eyüpspor will be without two injured players, Taşkın İlter and Abdelhamid Sabidi.
ASENSIO SET FOR SQUAD RETURN
Spanish star Marco Asensio, who has been out for about a month with an injury suffered against TÜMOSAN Konyaspor, is regaining match fitness. Asensio is expected to be included in the squad for this weekend's match, offering a boost to the attacking options after last week's goalless draw away to Gaziantep FK.
Alp Pehlivan stated, "Fenerbahçe will want to play with higher tempo and pressure at home after the goalless draw in Gaziantep." Pehlivan added, "Eyüpspor can sometimes cause problems in transitions but the quality difference favours the home side."
Fenerbahçe currently sit 10th in the Süper Lig with 7 points from 5 matches. Their top scorer this season is Vedat Muriqi with 2 goals in 5 appearances. Their form in the last five official matches reads win, draw, draw, win, loss. The team's next league fixture is away to 8th-placed Çaykur Rizespor on October 10th.
Fenerbahçe are predicted to start with Ederson, Semedo, Skriniar, Ake, Brown, Kante, İsmail, Guendouzi, Greenwood, Kerem and Muriqi. Eyüpspor's expected lineup features Moldovan, Talha, El Yamiq, Jules, Giordano, Massanga, Boutobba, Costa, Raux Yao, Michalak and Abdullahi. Each of the last three meetings between the sides has seen over 2.5 goals. Fenerbahçe have seen both teams score in three of their last five matches. For the latest on the squad's depth and player status, visit our squad page.
This story first appeared at Hürriyet Spor
