UEFA Europa League,
League Stage – 3
Lech Poznan
LEC
22/10/2026
17:45
Sunderland
SUN
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Venue
- Stadion Miejski
Where to Watch Lech Poznan v Sunderland: TV and online streams
Lech Poznań versus Sunderland kicks off at 5:45pm BST (6:45pm local time) on Thursday, October 22 2026 at the Stadion Poznań.
The match is live on TNT Sports in the UK. In the US, it’s on Paramount+ at 12:45pm ET.
For a full list of global broadcasters, click HERE.
Preview for Lech Poznan v Sunderland
Sunderland’s season is a tale of two competitions. In the Premier League, they are in the relegation zone after four straight defeats. In the Europa League, they have a perfect record. On Thursday evening they travel to Poland to face Lech Poznań, hoping Europe can once again lift the gloom.
Régis Le Bris admitted he was “worried” after the weekend’s “very painful” defeat at Bournemouth, describing the current spell as “a big down” in a campaign he always expected to have “ups and downs”.
The Europa League has been far kinder. Enzo Le Fée’s penalty gave Sunderland a 1-0 win over AZ Alkmaar on matchday one, and they showed real character in Leiria last week. Torreense led at half-time, but Jules Ahoka and Noah Sadiki both scored in the final 25 minutes to complete a 2-1 comeback.
Lech Poznań are in the opposite position. Niels Frederiksen’s side are flying domestically, winning their last three Ekstraklasa games 6-1, 4-1 and 5-1, but Europe has been a different story. The Polish champions lost 4-0 at Crystal Palace on matchday one and then by the same scoreline in their second game at home to Bayer Leverkusen. They sit bottom of the league-phase table, are yet to score in the competition, and have conceded more goals than any other side.
There’s an unwanted piece of history at stake for Lech, too. Another defeat by four goals or more would make them the first side in UEFA Cup or Europa League history to lose their first three games of a campaign by that margin.
This will be the first-ever meeting between the clubs.
The UEFA Europa League Table
- Position 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 : Promotion – Europa League (Play Offs: 1/8-finals)
- Position 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 : Promotion – Europa League (Play Offs: 1/16-finals)
Team News for Lech Poznan v Sunderland
Sunderland are without Wilson Isidor, Dan Ballard, Thomas Meunier and Romaine Mundle. Brian Brobbey has returned to team training after his hamstring injury, but Le Bris has said the club will “not rush the process”, and he is unlikely to feature.
With Isidor also missing, Sunderland are short of options up front, meaning youngster Timur Tutierov is likely to retain his place. Habib Diarra, Dayann Methalie and Luke O’Nien are all pushing for recalls after starting on the bench at the weekend.
For Lech, Allahyar Sayyadmanesh is out with a hamstring injury picked up in training earlier this month. Alex Douglas (ankle) and Ali Gholizadeh (cruciate ligament) are also sidelined, and João Moutinho and Wojciech Monka are unavailable.
Pablo Rodríguez impressed in Lech’s most recent league win and is expected to start in attacking midfield.
Expected line-ups for Lech Poznan v Sunderland
Lech Poznań: Lis; Pereira, Skrzypczak, Yegbe, Gurgul; Kozubal, Murawski; Walemark, Rodríguez, Palma; Ishak
Sunderland: Roefs; Hume, Danso, O’Nien, Methalie; Ahoka, Diarra, Rigg; Fofana, Angulo, Tutierov
Recent Form & Stats for Lech Poznan v Sunderland
- Sunderland have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 10 away games.
- Lech Poznań have lost both of their Europa League games 4-0.
- Lech are yet to score in this season’s Europa League and have conceded more goals than any other team.
- Lech have won one and lost three of their four previous European games against English clubs.
- This is the first meeting between the two clubs.
Prediction for Lech Poznan v Sunderland
Sunderland were abysmal at Bournemouth at the weekend and need a solid performance here to transform the mood ahead of Sunday’s game with Leeds. Le Bris will once again juggle his squad but the Wearsiders should be good enough to get a point.
Lech Poznan
1 – 1
Sunderland
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