A first for Fenerbahçe in 5.5 years: Belözoğlu lines up for his first match

Fenerbahçe will face Çorum FK at Çorum City Stadium. The match will kick off at 16.00 and will be refereed by Abdullah Buğra Taşkınsoy.

After losing their last two league matches, the yellow and navy side parted ways with İsmail Kartal. Under caretaker Dirk Kuyt, Fenerbahçe beat Liverpool midweek, which put an end to their poor run. The team now aims to beat Çorum FK as well and enter the international break in good spirits. Fenerbahçe and Çorum FK will meet in an official match for the first time in their history.

Fenerbahçe's new head coach Emre Belözoğlu will lead the team in his first match in charge. The 46-year-old coach signed a 1.5-year contract with the club. He took over the team in the 2020-2021 season, after Erol Bulut left his post as head coach. During that period, Belözoğlu managed Fenerbahçe in 10 matches, winning 7, drawing 2 and losing 1. His last match was an away game at Kayseri on May 15, 2021. After 2,001 days, Belözoğlu will return to the dugout.

Fenerbahçe will be without three players for the away match at Çorum FK. Suspended Archie Brown and Marco Asensio, who is sidelined with an injury, will not be available for the tough match. Nathan Ake, who has recovered from his injury but has not yet started team training, is not expected to be in the squad either.