Sunderland vs Levski Sofia: preview, line-ups and kick-off time

Sunderland host Levski Sofia at Stadium of Light on Thursday 28 January 2027, kick-off 20:00 UTC, in the Europa League (round 8). Sunderland have had 98 days of rest since playing Lech Poznan (Europa League); Levski Sofia have had 105 after facing NEC and travel about 2,244 km. Sunderland are without 5 players (Thomas Meunier, Wilson Isidor, Daniel Ballard and others); Levski Sofia are missing 3 (Gašper Trdin, Radoslav Kirilov, Akram Bouras).