Lech Poznan vs Sunderland: Europa League kick-off details, live TV information, channel, and team news
Sunderland face Lech Poznan in the Europa League on Thursday evening
Sunderland are gearing up to continue to their Europa League campaign on Thursday evening, when they travel to Poland to take on reigning top flight champions Lech Poznan.
While thousands of Mackems have made the trip out to Eastern Europe for the clash, many more will be watching on from home, and hoping for a third consecutive victory in the competition.
For those not in attendance, here’s everything you need to know about how to keep across all of the action...
When does Lech Poznan vs Sunderland take place?
Sunderland’s third Europa League outing of the campaign is set to take place on Thursday, October 22nd, with kick-off scheduled for 5.45pm BST.
Where does Lech Poznan v Sunderland take place?
Sunderland will face Lech Poznan at the aptly named Poznan Stadium. The city of Poznan itself is located on the Warta River in western Poland.
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How have Lech Poznan fared so far this season?
At the time of writing, Poznan find themselves second in the Polish top flight, having taken 25 points from their opening 10 matches - winning eight, drawing one, and losing the other. The defending Polish champions also hold a game in hand on Gornik Zabrze above them, and should they win that, they would return to the summit of the table. Their last outing was a 6-1 win over Korona Kielce.
What is the latest Sunderland team news?
Speaking ahead of Thursday’s clash, Sunderland boss Regis Le Bris confirmed that striker Brian Brobbey is on his way back to full fitness, but will not be risked in Poland. He said: “So Brian is in a good place, he has trained with the squad the last ten days more or less, so knowing that it was an hamstring injury it's always important to take care of him and not rush the process so we are on the way. He won't play tomorrow, that's obvious but he should be ready for Leeds.”
Elsewhere, Le Bris confirmed that Omar Alderete is available for selection despite missing an open training session on Wednesday morning, while Wilson Isidor and Thomas Meunier remain major doubts. The pair did train on Wednesday morning but only did individual work rather than the full session.
Le Bris continued: “For the others, Omar is fine and from the last game at Bournemouth there are no injuries. We still have Thomas and Wilson and they are in a good place, we'll see if they can be ready soon.”
Is Lech Poznan vs Sunderland live on television?
Yes, the game will be shown live on TNT Sports 1, with coverage starting at 5pm.
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Meanwhile, BBC Radio Newcastle will provide live coverage of the game from 5pm, with Nick Barnes and Gary Bennett on commentary duties.
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