Fenerbahce face Swiss Super League side Grasshoppers tonight in the Europa League qualification stage.

Tonights encounter will be new manager Dick Advocaat’s first game in charge of the Yellow Canaries and the Dutch tactician will be without Robin van Persie who is injured.

Advocaat will to deploy a 4-3-3 formation with Mehmet Topal, Ozan Tufan and Salih Ucan making up Fener’s three man midfield.

Simon Kjear – who has been the subject of interest from Arsenal this week – has been dropped due to picking up an injury and former Liverpool man Martin Skrtel will start alongside Roman Neustadter instead.

Tonights clash will be played at the Sukru Saracoglu stadium, kick-off is 19:00 (GMT) and will be officiated by Robert Schörgenhofer.

Fenerbahce v Grasshoppers

Stadium: Ülker Stadium
Referee: Robert Schörgenhofer
Kick-Off: 19:00 (GMT)

Fenerbahce: Volkan Demirel, Gregory van der Wiel, Martin Skrtel, Roman Neustadter, Hasan Ali Kaldırım, Mehmet Topal, Ozan Tufan, Salih Uçan, Aatif Chahechouhe, Emmanuel Emenike, Jose Fernandao.
Manager: Dick Advocaat

Grasshoppers: Vasic, Kallström, Pnishi, Sigurjonsson, Basic, Lavanchy, Munsy, Caio, Bamert, Lüthi, Gjorgjev.
Manager: Pierluigi Tami