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Sunderland vs AZ Alkmaar 1-0

Sunderland crestSunderland

1-0

FT

AZ Alkmaar crestAZ Alkmaar
  • E. Le Fee (P)66'
Kick-off
Wed, 16 Sept 2026 · 19:00 (UTC)
Venue
Stadium of Light, Sunderland
Referee
Jeremie Pignard, France

Match timeline

  1. 84’SubstitutionSunderland crestSunderlandC. Rigg ONK. Danso OFF
  2. 83’SubstitutionAZ Alkmaar crestAZ AlkmaarJ. Hornkamp ONM. Meerdink OFF
  3. 83’SubstitutionAZ Alkmaar crestAZ AlkmaarC. Stengs ONL. Schouten OFF
  4. 76’SubstitutionAZ Alkmaar crestAZ AlkmaarD. Kwakman ONJ. Clasie OFF
  5. 72’Yellow cardSunderland crestSunderlandN. Mukiele
  6. 67’SubstitutionSunderland crestSunderlandT. Meunier ONT. Hume OFF
  7. 67’SubstitutionSunderland crestSunderlandB. Brobbey ONM. Fofana OFF
  8. 67’SubstitutionSunderland crestSunderlandN. Angulo ONW. Isidor OFF
Show 8 earlier events
  1. 66’Penalty goalSunderland crestSunderlandE. Le Fee1 – 0
  2. 64’Yellow cardAZ Alkmaar crestAZ AlkmaarWeslley Patati
  3. 59’SubstitutionAZ Alkmaar crestAZ AlkmaarV. Byskov ONK. Smit OFF
  4. 52’SubstitutionSunderland crestSunderlandD. Ballard ONO. Alderete OFF
  5. 46’SubstitutionAZ Alkmaar crestAZ AlkmaarWeslley Patati ONA. Oufkir OFF
  6. 39’Yellow cardAZ Alkmaar crestAZ AlkmaarA. Oufkir
  7. 30’Yellow cardSunderland crestSunderlandO. Alderete
  8. 22’Yellow cardSunderland crestSunderlandT. Hume
  9. 1’Kick-off

Key stats

Sunderland crestSunderlandAZ AlkmaarAZ Alkmaar crest
  • 45%Possession55%
  • 20Shots11
  • 2.90xG1.49
  • 5Shots on Target2
  • 11Corners5
  • 78%Pass Accuracy82%
  • 1Offsides0
  • 2Saves4
  • 380Passes490
  • 14Fouls13
  • 3Yellow Cards2

Lineups

Confirmed selections

Sunderland crestSunderland4 - 2 - 3 - 1

  1. 22Roefs
  2. 20Mukiele
  3. 4Danso
  4. 15Alderete
  5. 17Mandava
  6. 34Xhaka
  7. 27Sadiki
  8. 32Hume
  9. 28Fée
  10. 39Fofana
  11. 18Isidor

Substitutions

  1. 52’↑5 Daniel Ballard↓15 Omar Alderete
  2. 67’↑12 Thomas Meunier↓32 Trai Hume
  3. 67’↑9 Brian Brobbey↓39 Malick Fofana
  4. 67’↑10 Nilson Angulo↓18 Wilson Isidor
  5. 84’↑11 Chris Rigg↓4 Kevin Danso

Unused substitutes 21 Simon Moore, 13 Luke O'Nien, 48 Jenson Jones, 6 Dayann Methalie, 29 Jules Ahoka, 77 Tom Proctor, 57 Timur Tuterov

Coach Regis Le Bris

AZ Alkmaar crestAZ Alkmaar4 - 2 - 3 - 1

  1. 28Busser
  2. 22Dijkstra
  3. 3Goes
  4. 4Schouten
  5. 5Chávez
  6. 8Clasie
  7. 6Koopmeiners
  8. 24Oufkir
  9. 10Smit
  10. 11Daal
  11. 9Meerdink

Substitutions

  1. 46’↑7 Weslley Patati↓24 Ayoub Oufkir
  2. 59’↑17 Valdemar Byskov↓10 Kees Smit
  3. 76’↑21 Dave Kwakman↓8 Jordy Clasie
  4. 83’↑19 Jizz Hornkamp↓9 Mexx Meerdink
  5. 83’↑14 Calvin Stengs↓4 Lewis Schouten

Unused substitutes 1 Rome Jayden Owusu-Oduro, 2 Seiya Maikuma, 29 Wesley Hoedt, 31 Rion Ichihara, 34 Mees De Wit, 18 Bendegúz Kovács

Coach Leeroy Echteld

Match facts

Competition
UEFA Europa League
Round
Matchday 1
Date
Wed, 16 Sept 2026
Kick-off
19:00 (UTC)
Venue
Stadium of Light, Sunderland
Referee
Jeremie Pignard, France
Sunderland coach
Regis Le Bris
AZ Alkmaar coach
Leeroy Echteld

League table

UEFA Europa League

#TeamPWDLGDPts
1Juventus crestJuventus2200+66
2Bayer Leverkusen crestBayer Leverkusen2200+66
3Benfica crestBenfica2200+56
4Beşiktaş crestBeşiktaş2200+46
5Bournemouth crestBournemouth2200+46
9Sunderland crestSunderland2200+26
20AZ Alkmaar crestAZ Alkmaar210103

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  2. W
  3. D
  4. L
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  1. W
  2. W
  3. W
  4. W
  5. D

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Sunderland crestSunderland
W-D-L
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Scored / match
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Conceded / match
1.3
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W-D-L
4-1-0
Scored / match
3.0
Conceded / match
1.2

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What happened

Written from the recorded events — no interpretation added

Sunderland beat AZ Alkmaar 1-0 in matchday 1 of the UEFA Europa League at Stadium of Light, Sunderland.

E. Le Fee 66' scored for Sunderland.

Sunderland had 45% of the ball to AZ Alkmaar's 55%; the sides had 20 and 11 shots (5 and 2 on target).

The referee showed 5 yellow cards and no reds.

Match record

Competition
UEFA Europa League
Round
Matchday 1
Kick-off
Venue
Stadium of Light, Sunderland
Referee
Jeremie Pignard
Match ID
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16 events

  1. 22’Yellow cardSunderland crestSunderlandT. Hume
  2. 30’Yellow cardSunderland crestSunderlandO. Alderete
  3. 39’Yellow cardAZ Alkmaar crestAZ AlkmaarA. Oufkir
  4. 46’SubstitutionAZ Alkmaar crestAZ AlkmaarWeslley Patati ONA. Oufkir OFF
  5. 52’SubstitutionSunderland crestSunderlandD. Ballard ONO. Alderete OFF
  6. 59’SubstitutionAZ Alkmaar crestAZ AlkmaarV. Byskov ONK. Smit OFF
  7. 64’Yellow cardAZ Alkmaar crestAZ AlkmaarWeslley Patati
  8. 66’Penalty goalSunderland crestSunderlandE. Le Fee1 – 0
  9. 67’SubstitutionSunderland crestSunderlandT. Meunier ONT. Hume OFF
  10. 67’SubstitutionSunderland crestSunderlandB. Brobbey ONM. Fofana OFF
  11. 67’SubstitutionSunderland crestSunderlandN. Angulo ONW. Isidor OFF
  12. 72’Yellow cardSunderland crestSunderlandN. Mukiele
  13. 76’SubstitutionAZ Alkmaar crestAZ AlkmaarD. Kwakman ONJ. Clasie OFF
  14. 83’SubstitutionAZ Alkmaar crestAZ AlkmaarJ. Hornkamp ONM. Meerdink OFF
  15. 83’SubstitutionAZ Alkmaar crestAZ AlkmaarC. Stengs ONL. Schouten OFF
  16. 84’SubstitutionSunderland crestSunderlandC. Rigg ONK. Danso OFF