Fenerbahçe SK vs Liverpool: Champions League preview, team news and where to watch

Fenerbahçe SK host Liverpool in the UEFA Champions League league phase at Sukru Saracoglu Stadium in Istanbul on Wednesday, 4 November 2026. Kick-off is 5.45pm GMT. The match is part of the Champions League, an annual club competition organised by UEFA in which top-division European clubs compete in a league phase before two-legged knockout rounds and a single-leg final.

When and where

The match takes place at Sukru Saracoglu Stadium, Istanbul, on Wednesday, 4 November 2026. Kick-off is 5.45pm GMT according to Racing Post. Goal.com lists kick-off as 17:45 GMT and 13:45 EST. Liverpool Offside gives 5.45pm BST and 12.45pm EST. The venue is Fenerbahçe's home ground, the Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium in the Kadıköy district of Istanbul.

Team news

Fenerbahçe are without Nathan Aké, Marco Asensio and Jayden Oosterwolde through injury, according to Liverpool Offside. Defender Kojo Peprah Oppong is doubtful. Goalkeeper Ederson is first choice but could be benched in favour of Mert Günok. Alisson, Araújo, Gomez, Van Dijk, Kerkez, Nyoni, Szoboszlai, Ngumoha, Wirtz, Barcola and Isak are named as Liverpool's probable starting eleven according to Liverpool Offside.

Probable playing XI

Liverpool's probable line-up is Alisson; Araújo, Gomez, Van Dijk, Kerkez; Nyoni, Szoboszlai; Ngumoha, Wirtz, Barcola; Isak, according to Liverpool Offside. Fenerbahçe's probable side is not confirmed in the sources.

Form and head-to-head

Fenerbahçe are sixth in the Turkish Süper Lig. They have taken two points from three Champions League matches, drawing 1-1 with Roma and 2-2 with Slavia Praha at home, and losing 6-0 at Aston Villa.

They have conceded nine Champions League goals, six of them in the 6-0 defeat at Aston Villa. Liverpool have won all three Champions League matches. Liverpool lost 1-0 to Arsenal in the Premier League on Sunday.

Racing Post reported Liverpool lost 1-0 to Arsenal and are nine points adrift of the Gunners. The sources do not give a previous head-to-head record between the two clubs.

Where to watch

The match will be shown on TNT Sports 1, Racing Post reported. Goal.com said the game can be watched securely from anywhere but did not name a broadcaster.

What's at stake

Liverpool are firmly on course for a top-eight finish in the Champions League league phase and will aim to maintain their 100 per cent record, Racing Post reported. Fenerbahçe have ground to make up after taking two points from a possible nine and face three away games in their final four league-phase fixtures, according to Racing Post.

Why it matters

Dirk Kuyt, who spent six years with Liverpool as a player, is making his Champions League managerial debut, Goal.com reported. Liverpool can make it four wins from four in the competition. Fenerbahçe are seeking their first European win after two points from three matches.

What happens next

The sources do not give the date or venue of either team's next match after this fixture.

Fenerbahçe and Liverpool key figures

By the numbers

Fenerbahçe have conceded nine Champions League goals, six of them in the 6-0 defeat at Aston Villa. Mason Greenwood has played all nine matches for Fenerbahçe this season. Vedat Muriqi has seven goals from ten league appearances for Fenerbahçe and finished as La Liga's second top scorer with 23 goals for Mallorca last season. Liverpool have lost only two matches all season, according to Racing Post.

Background

Fenerbahçe, founded in 1907, are one of Turkey's most successful clubs with 28 Turkish national championship titles, of which only 19 are counted by the Turkish Football Federation for the awarding of the championship star, Wikipedia said.

The UEFA Champions League is the most prestigious club competition in European football, Wikipedia added. Liverpool are managed by Andoni Iraola, who could not hide his frustration concerning Jurrien Timber's penalty-box shirt-pull on Alexander Isak going unpunished in the defeat to Arsenal, Racing Post reported.

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Sources

• khelnow.com

• liverpooloffside.sbnation.com

• Photo: User:Zafer, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)