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Sunderland vs AZ Alkmaar: match report

Sunderland hosted AZ Alkmaar at Stadium of Light on Wednesday 16 September 2026, in the Europa League (round 1). Sunderland are without 2 players (Romaine Mundle, Habib Diarra); AZ Alkmaar are missing 2 (Denso Kasius, Stije Resink). Jeremie Pignard is the referee, averaging 4.3 yellow cards a game against a league average of 3.8.

Result and scorers

Sunderland 1-0 AZ Alkmaar. Goals: Enzo Le Fée 66' (pen) for Sunderland. Attendance: 45,555.

Key moments (contains the result)
  • 22' Yellow card: Trai Hume (Sunderland)
  • 30' Yellow card: Omar Alderete (Sunderland)
  • 39' Yellow card: Ayoub Oufkir (AZ Alkmaar)
  • 64' Yellow card: Weslley Patati (AZ Alkmaar)
  • 66' Penalty: Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland) 1-0
  • 72' Yellow card: Nordi Mukiele (Sunderland)
Match stats (contains the result)
44.8%Possession55.2%
20Shots11
5Shots on target2
12Corners5
14Fouls13
1Offsides0
2Saves4
3Yellow cards2
0Red cards0

Line-ups

Sunderland 4-2-3-1

Coach: Régis Le Bris

  1. 22 Robin Roefs GK
  2. 20 Nordi Mukiele DEF
  3. 4 Kevin Danso DEF
  4. 15 Omar Alderete DEF
  5. 17 Reinildo DEF
  6. 34 Granit Xhaka MID
  7. 27 Noah Sadiki MID
  8. 32 Trai Hume DEF
  9. 28 Enzo Le Fée MID
  10. 39 Malick Fofana FWD
  11. 18 Wilson Isidor FWD

Bench

  • 5 Daniel Ballard DEF
  • 12 Thomas Meunier DEF
  • 9 Brian Brobbey FWD
  • 10 Nilson Angulo FWD
  • 11 Chris Rigg MID
  • 21 Simon Moore GK
  • 48 Jenson Jones DEF
  • 13 Luke O'Nien DEF
  • 6 Dayann Méthalie MID
  • 29 Jules Ahoka MID
  • 77 Tom Proctor MID
  • 57 Timur Tuterov FWD

AZ Alkmaar 4-2-3-1

Coach: Leeroy Echteld

  1. 28 Jari De Busser GK
  2. 22 Elijah Dijkstra DEF
  3. 3 Wouter Goes DEF
  4. 4 Lewis Schouten DEF
  5. 5 Mateo Chávez DEF
  6. 8 Jordy Clasie MID
  7. 6 Peer Koopmeiners MID
  8. 24 Ayoub Oufkir FWD
  9. 10 Kees Smit MID
  10. 11 Ro-Zangelo Daal FWD
  11. 9 Mexx Meerdink FWD

Bench

  • 7 Weslley Pinto FWD
  • 17 Valdemar Byskov MID
  • 21 Dave Kwakman MID
  • 14 Calvin Stengs FWD
  • 19 Jizz Hornkamp FWD
  • 1 Rome Owusu-Oduro GK
  • 34 Mees de Wit DEF
  • 31 Rion Ichihara DEF
  • 2 Seiya Maikuma DEF
  • 29 Wesley Hoedt DEF
  • 18 Bendegúz Kovács FWD

Injuries and suspensions

Sunderland

  • Romaine Mundle injury, back Early January 2027
  • Habib Diarra injury, back Late October 2026

AZ Alkmaar

  • Denso Kasius injury, back Day to day
  • Stije Resink injury, back Early January 2027