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Fenerbahçe will face Eyüpspor away in the 17th week of the Trendyol Super League. The match at Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadium will start at 20:00. The referee for the match will be Emre Kargın, and Mustafa İlker Coşkun will be in the VAR chair. The match will be broadcast live on beIN SPORTS 1.

STATUS OF THE TWO TEAMS

Fenerbahçe, which has achieved 11 victories, 2 draws, and 2 losses in its 15 matches in the league, is in second place with 35 points. After losses to Beşiktaş and Athletic Bilbao, the yellow-navy team hosted RAMS Başakşehir at home and managed to leave the field with a 3-1 victory. The home team Eyüpspor, on the other hand, has collected 26 points with 7 victories, 5 draws, and 4 losses in 16 matches, placing them in 4th place.

STARTING 11s

Eyüpspor: Berke Özer, Robin, Claro, Vezo, Caner Erkin, Emre Akbaba, Melih Kabasakal, Dorukhan Toköz, Halil Akbunar, Ahmed Kutucu, Thiam.

Fenerbahçe: İrfan Can Eğribayat, Osayi-Samuel, Çağlar Söyüncü, Djiku, Kostic, Fred, Amrabat, Tadic, Szymanski, İrfan Can Kahveci, En-Nesyri.

4 ABSENCES IN FENERBAHÇE

Before the match against Eyüpspor, 4 players in Fenerbahçe are continuing their treatment. In addition to Jayden Oosterwolde, who has been away from the team for a long time, Rodrigo Becao, who was injured in the RAMS Başakşehir match and is expected to miss the rest of the season, goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic, and Oğuz Aydın will not be able to play in the upcoming match.

DJIKU AND ÇAĞLAR WILL PLAY IN DEFENSE

Fenerbahçe's head coach Jose Mourinho has included Alexander Djiku, who has completed his yellow card suspension, in the starting 11 against Eyüpspor. To protect Samet Akaydin from reactions, Mourinho did not include him in the squad and gave a chance to the Djiku-Çağlar Söyüncü duo in defense due to Rodrigo Becao's injury. Meanwhile, young defender Yusuf Akçiçek is included in the match squad.

2 NAMES ON THE EDGE IN KANARYA

Sofyan Amrabat and Samet Akaydin are the players on the yellow card threshold in Fenerbahçe. While Samet Akaydin is not in the squad, Sofyan Amrabat will miss the 18th-week match against Hatayspor if he receives a card.

ALL EYES ON DZEKO AND EN-NESYRI

In Fenerbahçe, all eyes will be on Dzeko and En-Nesyri against Eyüpspor. The team's two strikers scored 3 goals against RAMS Başakşehir, while head coach Jose Mourinho gave the Moroccan striker a chance in the starting 11. Mourinho started the match with the experienced striker Dzeko, while the Bosnian star was benched.

İSMAİL YÜKSEK PREPARING FOR HIS 100TH MATCH

National player İsmail Yüksek, who has played in 99 official matches for Fenerbahçe so far, will celebrate his 100th match if he gets playing time against Eyüpspor. İsmail, who did not get a chance in the RAMS Başakşehir match and was among the substitutes in this match, will make his 100th official match appearance for Fenerbahçe if he plays in the last match of the yellow-navy team in 2024.

BERKE ÖZER WILL GUARD THE GOAL FOR EYÜPSPOR

In Eyüpspor, goalkeeper Berke Özer, whose participation in the match against Fenerbahçe was in question, has recovered from his injury. Following this development, Berke was included in the match squad and took his place on the field against his former team.