Lech Poznan face a tricky league-phase clash against Sunderland in the 2026-27 UEFA Europa League.
Victory or a draw can lift Lech Poznan off the foot of the table, whilst Sunderland seek to move into the top eight with a win.
Team News
Robert Gummy is a doubt for Lech Poznan due to a muscle injury.
Alex Douglas (rib), Wojciech Monka (muscle), Joao Moutinho (foot), Allayhar Sayyadmanesh (groin) and Ali Gholizadeh (cruciate) are ruled out.
Sunderland will have defender, Kevin Danso because his suspension only applies to domestic matches following his red card in a 2-0 Premier League loss at Bournemouth.
Brian Brobbey (hamstring) and Wilson Isidor (knock) are doubts for selection.
Dan Ballard, Thomas Meunier (both hamstring) and Romaine Mundle (knee) remain ruled out.
When is Kick-Off?
Lech Poznan host Sunderland at Stadion Lecha on Thursday 22 October at 6:45pm CEST (5:45pm BST), live on TNT Sports 1 in the UK.
Stat Attack
- This is Lech Poznan’s first competitive meeting against Sunderland.
- Sunderland are making their first competitive visit to Lech Poznan.
- Lech Poznan have lost their two opening league-phase matches this season by 4-0 results against Crystal Palace and Bayer Leverkusen respectively.
- Sunderland are yet to score a goal in the first half of the league phase this season.
Prediction
After two heavy defeats in their first two league-phase matches, Lech Poznan really need to knuckle down defensively and tighten up if they want to keep pace with the race for knockout play-offs at minimum, but they too must be clinical up front after two wasteful performances. ]
Sunderland meanwhile were just outplayed at Bournemouth in an utterly toothless display with none of their three shots put onto target, yet they did well defensively to only lose by two goals but they now need an immediate reaction if want to relieve some scrutiny on Regis Le Bris.
Both teams therefore have serious work to do but even if Brobbey and Isidor aren’t fit, Sunderland should have enough firepower to still win this fixture.
Prediction: Lech Poznan 0-2 Sunderland
Result: Lech Poznan 1-1 Sunderland