Besiktas vs Crystal Palace: Kick-off Time, TV Channel & Team News

Result: Beşiktaş 2-2 Crystal Palace. Wilfred Ndidi and Junior Olaitan scored for Beşiktaş, and Yeremy Pino and Jean-Philippe Mateta scored for Palace. The preview below was published before kick-off.

Crystal Palace have had better weeks. They lost 5-0 at Brighton last time out, and new manager Pierre Sage said afterwards he had "only one feeling – shame". Next up is a trip to Istanbul to face a Beşiktaş side that has won both of its Europa League games. The match is on Thursday 22 October at the Tüpraş Stadium, Matchday 3 of the league phase, and kick-off is 8:00pm UK time (10:00pm in Istanbul). Here's the kick-off time where you are, where to watch, the team news and recent form. Watching from Nepal? Kick-off is 12:45am on Friday there. It's 10:00pm in Kenya and 9:00pm in South Africa.

Match details

Kick-off time around the world

Where to watch Besiktas vs Crystal Palace

• United Kingdom: TNT Sports, with streaming on HBO Max.

• United States: Paramount+.

In other countries, check your local TV listings.

Form guide

Beşiktaş

Vincenzo Italiano's side beat Marseille 4-1 at home and then won 3-2 at Hoffenheim. They've won each of their last four European home games. The league is a different story right now: they lost 2-0 at Trabzonspor last time out and sit fifth in the Süper Lig, four points off leaders Galatasaray.

Crystal Palace

Palace, the reigning Conference League champions, opened their first ever Europa League campaign by beating Lech Poznań 4-0. Since then it's been rough. They lost 3-2 at Lyon, and the 5-0 at Brighton was their heaviest defeat to their rivals since 1956. They've also let in 17 Premier League goals, the most in the division.

Team news

Beşiktaş: Milot Rashica (hamstring) is out and was left out of the Europa League squad. Captain Orkun Kökçü (foot) is aiming to be back next month. Dušan Vlahović missed the Hoffenheim win through illness and is still looking for his first Europa League goal.

Crystal Palace: Chadi Riad (knee) is a long-term absentee. Dean Henderson (foot), Ben Chilwell (knee) and Takehiro Tomiyasu (calf) all missed the Brighton game and will be assessed. Axel Disasi is available again after serving a domestic suspension.

Possible line-ups

These are projections from pre-match reports, not confirmed teams. The official line-ups come out about an hour before kick-off.

Beşiktaş: Nübel; Murillo, Agbadou, Topçu, Yılmaz; Özcan, Ndini, Olaitan; Fakılı, Vlahović, Trossard.

Crystal Palace: Henderson; Canvot, Disasi, Richards; Mingueza, Timber, Wharton, Mitchell; Pino, Sarr; Strand Larsen.

What is at stake

Beşiktaş have six points, Palace three. Win here and the Turkish side are well placed for the top eight. Lose again, and Palace start looking at the play-off places instead. Our league phase explainer shows how the table works.

Common questions

What time does Besiktas vs Crystal Palace kick off?

8:00pm in the UK, 10:00pm in Istanbul and 3:00pm Eastern in the United States, on Thursday 22 October 2026.

What channel is Besiktas vs Crystal Palace on?

In the UK it's on TNT Sports, with streaming on HBO Max. In the United States it's on Paramount+.

Where is Besiktas vs Crystal Palace being played?

At the Tüpraş Stadium, Beşiktaş's home ground in Istanbul.

Every other Thursday match, with kick-off times, is in our Thursday TV guide.