Thursday 5th November 2026
Sunderland v Dinamo Zagreb – Europa League
Poznań Stadium – Kick-Off: 20:00
Match Coverage
TV/Stream: Full live match coverage is available via TNT Sports.
Radio: Full live match commentary available via BBC Radio Newcastle (not online)
It feels like a long time since we took on AZ Alkmaar to bring European football back to Wearside, but this's our second night of fireworks at the Stadium of Light, and it falls on Bonfire Night.
A lot has happened since then. One thing that hasn't happened, however, is a Premier League victory. Just one point from a possible 15 has been taken since we kicked off our continental adventure on home soil.
Unfortunately, it has the potential to take the shine off our performance so far in the Europa League, and until we improve, any European game will be placed into the context of the two league games either side of it. But here we are, 9th in the table and on the same points as Juventus; we're still unbeaten, and we've got a great chance of progressing to the knockouts.
The news this week has been mixed since our capitulation at Coventry at the weekend. Let's go with the bad news first, and Habib Diarra has been ruled out for...