Jordan Henderson and Steven Berghuis return to Ajax’s match selection

Jordan Henderson returns to Ajax’s starting team against FC Volendam. He takes the place of the suspended Benjamin Tahirovic. Steven Berghuis is also back in the selection, but starts on the reserve bench. Brian Brobbey and Chuba Akpom form the attack together with Mika Godts, in the absence of Steven Bergwijn, who is also suspended. The match in the Kras Stadium starts at 2:30 PM and can be seen at ESPN3.

Gerónimo Rulli is once again in charge at Ajax as a replacement for the injured Diant Ramaj. The defense consists of Devyne Rensch, Josip Sutalo, Ahmetcan Kaplan and Jorrel Hato.

Henderson, together with Sivert Mannsverk, is centrally positioned in midfield and forms the block behind Kenneth Taylor, who is the most advanced and creative pawn in the 10 position.

Van ‘t Schip is forced to move to the front. Captain Bergwijn will miss the game due to suspension. Brobbey and Akpom both started and the two centre-forwards are accompanied by Godts in the Amsterdam vanguard.

Ajax is in fifth place and with two and three points ahead of NEC and FC Utrecht respectively, it is also the favorite to finish there. On paper, FC Volendam-away is a hurdle that can be bridged, although the Amsterdam team had difficulty winning the mutual match earlier this season (2-0) and Volendam recently managed to keep Feyenoord at 0-0.

For Volendam, nothing less than a victory over his fellow provincial will suffice. The deficit to number sixteen RKC Waalwijk is no less than six points, with three games to go. Volendam will know more or less where it stands before kick-off, as RKC has already kicked off against Heracles Almelo at 12:15 p.m.

FC Volendam line-up: Backhaus; Flat, Mirani, Flint, Cox; Le Roux, De Haan, Twigt; Booth, Vivaldo, Johnson

Ajax line-up: Rulli, Rensch, Sutalo, Kaplan, Hato; Henderson, Taylor, Mannsverk; Akpom, Brobbey, Godts

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