2026-2027 Europa League: Besiktas vs. Crystal Palace—Probable Lineups and Where to Watch It on TV

With a perfect record after two matchdays in the Europa League group stage, Vincenzo Italiano’s Besiktas is aiming for a third straight win in Thursday’s match at 6:45 p.m. Italian time (7:45 p.m. local time) against Crystal Palace at Istanbul’s Tupras Stadium, with Dutch referee Danny Makkelie officiating. The match will be broadcast in Italy on Sky Sport’s satellite channels and streamed on Now.

In its first two matches, Besiktas defeated Olympique Marseille 4-1 at home, with goals from Fakili, Cerny, Murillo, and Poku, and defeated Hoffenheim 3-2 in Germany, with Murillo scoring again and Oh Hyeon-Gyu netting a brace. In the league, however, Italiano’s men have fallen behind league-leading Galatasaray, partly due to a 2-0 loss on the road to Trabzonspor, where Momo Salah scored the second goal. Home fans are hoping for a response, especially from former Juventus player Vlahovic, who has yet to score in Europe.

On the other side is a Crystal Palace side eager to return to the form it showed on the first matchday, when it crushed Lech Poznan with a resounding 4-0 victory thanks to goals from Yeremy Pino, Richards, Larsen (on a penalty), and Nketiah. The Conference League champions, however, lost 3-2 in Lyon in the next round, with goals—which were not enough to earn them any points—from Yeremy Pino and former Lazio player Kamada. In the league, the Eagles sit in the middle of the table with 7 points and are coming off a crushing 5-0 loss on the road to Brighton.

Probable Lineups

BESIKTAS (4-3-3): Nubel; Murillo, Agbadou, Topcu, Yilmaz; Ozcan, Ndini, Olaitan; Fakili, Vlahovic, Trossard. Coach: Italiano.

CRYSTAL PALACE (3-4-2-1): Henderson; Canvot, Disasi, Richards; Mingueza, Timber, Wharton, Mitchell; Pino, Sarr; Strand Larsen. Coach: Sage.