Liverpool will host Turkish side Besiktas in the Europa League round of 32 clash tonight at Anfield Stadium.
Kick-off: 20:05 GMT
Venue: Anfield Stadium, Liverpool
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
Possible Line-ups:
Team News:
- Liverpool youngster Lazar Markovic is suspended due to his unprofessional behaviour in the Champions League group game. Jordon Ibe is expected to take his role.
- Steven Gerrard is out injured, Joe Allen is expected to start this game, while Lucas Leiva and Raheem Sterling are doubtful for this clash,
- Full-back Jon Flanagan is the only player confirmed to miss the game.
Besiktas
- The away side have three players who will be out for this game, while the rest squad is fully fit to play.
- Tolga Zengin will miss which will bring Cenk Gonen in the starting lineup.
- Alexander Milosevic and Ismail Koybasi are also out due to injuries.
Stats of the day: Besiktas have not been beaten by any side in their last seven Europa League games.
Prediction:
Liverpool 2 – 1 Besiktas, Daniel Sturridge who missed the Champions League campaign is back and is hopefully an expected scorer . The Reds will bring an end to their unbeaten run of seven games, hopefully.
Liverpool were the part of Champions League football but finished the group on third place which brought them in the Europa League while Besiktas are in the competitions since the start of the season.
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