UEFA Europa League

FT Wednesday, September 16, 2026
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Stadium of Light · 45,555 att. · Paramount+

Match Report

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Sunderland mark European return with win over AZ Alkmaar

Enzo Le Fee's penalty ensured Sunderland kicked off their Europa League adventure with a 1-0 win over AZ Alkmaar at the Stadium of Light.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
14
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
5
Corner Kicks
12
4
Saves
2
55.2
Possession
44.8
11
SHOTS
20
2
ON GOAL
5
0.2
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
403
Accurate Passes
299
493
Passes
383
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
6
9
Crosses
25
0.3
Cross %
0.2
43
Long Balls
43
11
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.3
Long Balls %
0.6
6
Blocked Shots
4
7
Effective Tackles
11
10
Tackles
16
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
11
Interceptions
8
31
Effective Clearances
22
31
Clearances
22

Highlights

00:41 Le Bris: 'We deserve to be where we are' in the Europa League Watch on ESPN

Lineups

SUN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 22Robin RoefsG
  2. 15Omar AldereteCD-L
  3. 4Kevin DansoCD-R
  4. 17Reinildo MandavaLB
  5. 20Nordi MukieleRB
  6. 28Enzo Le FéeAM
  7. 27Noah SadikiLM
  8. 34Granit XhakaRM
  9. 18Wilson IsidorF
  10. 39Malick FofanaAM-L
  11. 32Trai HumeAM-R

AZ · 4-2-3-1

  1. 28Jari De BusserG
  2. 4Lewis SchoutenCD-L
  3. 3Wouter GoesCD-R
  4. 5Mateo ChávezLB
  5. 22Elijah DijkstraRB
  6. 10Kees SmitAM
  7. 6Peer KoopmeinersLM
  8. 8Jordy ClasieRM
  9. 9Mexx MeerdinkF
  10. 11Ro-Zangelo DaalAM-L
  11. 24Ayoub OufkirAM-R

Timeline

  1. 22' Trai Hume (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 30' Omar Alderete (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 38' Ayoub Oufkir (AZ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45' Substitution, AZ. Weslley Patati replaces Ayoub Oufkir.
  5. 52' Substitution, Sunderland. Dan Ballard replaces Omar Alderete because of an injury.
  6. 59' Substitution, AZ. Valdemar Byskov replaces Kees Smit.
  7. 64' Weslley Patati (AZ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 66' Goal! Sunderland 1, AZ 0. Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  9. 67' Substitution, Sunderland. Thomas Meunier replaces Trai Hume.
  10. 67' Substitution, Sunderland. Brian Brobbey replaces Malick Fofana.
  11. 67' Substitution, Sunderland. Nilson Angulo replaces Wilson Isidor.
  12. 72' Nordi Mukiele (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 76' Substitution, AZ. Dave Kwakman replaces Jordy Clasie.
  14. 83' Substitution, AZ. Jizz Hornkamp replaces Mexx Meerdink.
  15. 83' Substitution, AZ. Calvin Stengs replaces Lewis Schouten.
  16. 84' Substitution, Sunderland. Chris Rigg replaces Kevin Danso.

UEFA Europa League News

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News ESPN News Services AC Milan condemn racist abuse of Mike Maignan after red card vs. Bournemouth AC Milan have condemned what they called "serious and unacceptable racist abuse" directed at goalkeeper Mike Maignan on social media following his red card in Thursday's Europa League loss to Bournemouth. News PA 'If Mo Salah scores three...' - Hearts boss on puzzle to mark Trabzonspor star Wouter Vrancken hailed auxiliary left-back Rogers Mato for the way he stepped into the breach against Mohamed Salah as injury-hit Hearts produced a spirited display in a 2-0 Conference League defeat away to Trabzonspor. News Tom Hamilton Rose urges humility after Bournemouth rout Milan as Amorim rues red card Marco Rose said his Bournemouth team will stay humble after they dominated AC Milan 3-0 in the Europa League while Ruben Amorim said the match was over as a contest for his team after Mike Maignan's red card in the first half. ESPN Tom Hamilton Bournemouth fairytale condemns Ruben Amorim to another nightmare in England Bournemouth never wanted this night to end. Ruben Amorim, however, would be happy to forget this evening on the south coast ever happened.