What was the score in Sunderland – AZ Alkmaar?

The match finished Sunderland 1–0 AZ Alkmaar, played on 16 September 2026.

What is the line-up for Sunderland – AZ Alkmaar?

Sunderland line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation and start with Robin Roefs, Omar Alderete, Kevin Danso, Reinildo Mandava, Nordi Mukiele, Enzo Le Fée, Noah Sadiki, Granit Xhaka, Wilson Isidor, Malick Fofana, Trai Hume. AZ Alkmaar line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation and start with Jari De Busser, Lewis Schouten, Wouter Goes, Mateo Chávez, Elijah Dijkstra, Kees Smit, Peer Koopmeiners, Jordy Clasie, Mexx Meerdink, Ro-Zangelo Daal, Ayoub Oufkir.

What is the recent form of Sunderland?

In the last 5 matches we have on record, Sunderland won 2, drew 1 and lost 2.

What is the recent form of AZ Alkmaar?

In the last 5 matches we have on record, AZ Alkmaar won 4, drew 1 and lost 0.

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SunderlandSUN1 – 0FTAZ AlkmaarAZ

Stadium of Light, SunderlandFT

H — Chris RiggOff — Kevin Danso
84'
83'
A — Jizz HornkampOff — Mexx Meerdink
83'
A — Calvin StengsOff — Lewis Schouten
76'
A — Dave KwakmanOff — Jordy Clasie
H — Nordi Mukiele
72'
H — Thomas MeunierOff — Trai Hume
67'
H — Brian BrobbeyOff — Malick Fofana
67'
H — Nilson AnguloOff — Wilson Isidor
67'
PenH — Enzo Le Fée
66'
64'
A — Weslley Patati
59'
A — Valdemar ByskovOff — Kees Smit
H — Danny BallardOff — Omar Alderete
52'
45'
A — Weslley PatatiOff — Ayoub Oufkir
HT 0–0
38'
A — Ayoub Oufkir
H — Omar Alderete
30'
H — Trai Hume
22'
KO – 20:00

Shots on targetSUN

ShotsSUN

2011

CornersSUN

125

Match ends, Sunderland 1, AZ 0.
90'+4'Second Half ends, Sunderland 1, AZ 0.
90'+3'Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Dave Kwakman.
90'+2'Foul by Weslley Patati (AZ).
90'+2'Reinildo Mandava (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1'Ro-Zangelo Daal (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1'Foul by Chris Rigg (Sunderland).
90'+1'Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
90'+1'Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Dave Kwakman.
90'Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Mateo Chávez.
90'Attempt blocked. Nilson Angulo (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
87'Foul by Jizz Hornkamp (AZ).
87'Nordi Mukiele (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86'Attempt missed. Weslley Patati (AZ) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jizz Hornkamp.
84'Substitution, Sunderland. Chris Rigg replaces Kevin Danso.
83'Substitution, AZ. Calvin Stengs replaces Lewis Schouten.
83'Substitution, AZ. Jizz Hornkamp replaces Mexx Meerdink.
82'Dave Kwakman (AZ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
82'Foul by Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland).
81'Attempt saved. Mexx Meerdink (AZ) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Robin Roefs (Sunderland).
81'Attempt blocked. Valdemar Byskov (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
81'Attempt blocked. Valdemar Byskov (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
78'Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Elijah Dijkstra.
77'Foul by Mateo Chávez (AZ).
77'Thomas Meunier (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76'Substitution, AZ. Dave Kwakman replaces Jordy Clasie.
75'Attempt blocked. Ro-Zangelo Daal (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
75'Mateo Chávez (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75'Foul by Nordi Mukiele (Sunderland).
72'Nordi Mukiele (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
72'Ro-Zangelo Daal (AZ) wins a free kick on the left wing.
72'Foul by Nordi Mukiele (Sunderland).
70'Attempt blocked. Valdemar Byskov (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Schouten.
69'Attempt missed. Nordi Mukiele (Sunderland) header from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Granit Xhaka with a cross following a corner.
68'Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Lewis Schouten.
67'Substitution, Sunderland. Nilson Angulo replaces Wilson Isidor.
67'Substitution, Sunderland. Brian Brobbey replaces Malick Fofana.
67'Substitution, Sunderland. Thomas Meunier replaces Trai Hume.
66'Goal! Sunderland 1, AZ 0. Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
64'Weslley Patati (AZ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Europa League
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1 Qualifies for round of 16	JuventusJuventus	1	1	0	0	5	0	+5	3
2 Qualifies for round of 16	C PalaceCrystal Palace	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4	3
3 Qualifies for round of 16	SpartaSparta Prague	1	1	0	0	4	1	+3	3
4 Qualifies for round of 16	BesiktasBesiktas	1	1	0	0	4	1	+3	3
5 Qualifies for round of 16	Union SGUnion St.-Gilloise	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	3
6 Qualifies for round of 16	FerencvarosFerencvaros	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	3
7 Qualifies for round of 16	BenficaBenfica	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	3
8 Qualifies for round of 16	LeverkusenBayer Leverkusen	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	3
9 Knockout phase playoffs - seeded	OFI CRETEOFI CRETE	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	3
10 Knockout phase playoffs - seeded	BournemouthAFC Bournemouth	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	3
11 Knockout phase playoffs - seeded	LyonLyon	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	3
12 Knockout phase playoffs - seeded	TorreenseTorreense	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	3
13 Knockout phase playoffs - seeded	OlympiacosOlympiacos	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	3
14 Knockout phase playoffs - seeded	RB SalzburgRB Salzburg	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	3
15 Knockout phase playoffs - seeded	OmoniaOmonia Nicosia	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	3
16 Knockout phase playoffs - seeded	SunderlandSunderland	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	3
17 Knockout phase playoffs - unseeded	Dinamo ZagrebDinamo Zagreb	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
18 Knockout phase playoffs - unseeded	Hapoel Be'erHapoel Be'er	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
19 Knockout phase playoffs - unseeded	RennesStade Rennais	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
20 Knockout phase playoffs - unseeded	Sturm GrazSK Sturm Graz	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
21 Knockout phase playoffs - unseeded	Jagiellonia Jagiellonia Bialystok	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0
22 Knockout phase playoffs - unseeded	AnderlechtAnderlecht	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0
23 Knockout phase playoffs - unseeded	LillestromLillestrom	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0
24 Knockout phase playoffs - unseeded	Real SociedadReal Sociedad	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0
25 Eliminated	AZ AlkmaarAZ Alkmaar	1	0	0	1	0	1	-1	0
26 Eliminated	Celta VigoCelta Vigo	1	0	0	1	0	1	-1	0
27 Eliminated	Levski SofiaLevski Sofia	1	0	0	1	0	1	-1	0
28 Eliminated	CelticCeltic	1	0	0	1	1	3	-2	0
29 Eliminated	MilanAC Milan	1	0	0	1	0	2	-2	0
30 Eliminated	NK CeljeNK Celje	1	0	0	1	0	2	-2	0
31 Eliminated	HoffenheimTSG Hoffenheim	1	0	0	1	0	2	-2	0
32 Eliminated	MarseilleMarseille	1	0	0	1	1	4	-3	0
33 Eliminated	ARARAT-ARMARARAT-ARMENIA	1	0	0	1	1	4	-3	0
34 Eliminated	Viktoria PlzenViktoria Plzen	1	0	0	1	0	3	-3	0
35 Eliminated	Lech PoznanLech Poznan	1	0	0	1	0	4	-4	0
36 Eliminated	NECNEC Nijmegen	1	0	0	1	0	5	-5	0

Qualification

Qualifies for round of 16
Knockout phase playoffs - seeded
Knockout phase playoffs - unseeded
Eliminated

Common questions

What was the score in Sunderland – AZ Alkmaar?: The match finished Sunderland 1–0 AZ Alkmaar, played on 16 September 2026.
What is the line-up for Sunderland – AZ Alkmaar?: Sunderland line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation and start with Robin Roefs, Omar Alderete, Kevin Danso, Reinildo Mandava, Nordi Mukiele, Enzo Le Fée, Noah Sadiki, Granit Xhaka, Wilson Isidor, Malick Fofana, Trai Hume. AZ Alkmaar line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation and start with Jari De Busser, Lewis Schouten, Wouter Goes, Mateo Chávez, Elijah Dijkstra, Kees Smit, Peer Koopmeiners, Jordy Clasie, Mexx Meerdink, Ro-Zangelo Daal, Ayoub Oufkir.
What is the recent form of Sunderland?: In the last 5 matches we have on record, Sunderland won 2, drew 1 and lost 2.
What is the recent form of AZ Alkmaar?: In the last 5 matches we have on record, AZ Alkmaar won 4, drew 1 and lost 0.

Squad value

Sunderland

€383m

2.0×

AZ Alkmaar

€190m

Average age25.7 · 24.3

Overseas players81% · 36%

Transfermarkt valuations of the current squads.

First appeared here

Sunderland1 / 39

Jenson Jones

AZ Alkmaar5 / 37

Bendegúz Kovács · Wassim Bouziane · Jasper Hartog · Rio Robbemond · Sem van Duijn

Squad members whose first recorded senior season was at this club, aged 21 or under.

Squad numbers

Sunderland

1Anthony Patterson 3Dennis Cirkin 4Dan Neil 5Dan Ballard 7Chemsdine Talbi 9Brian Brobbey 11Chris Rigg 12Eliezer Mayenda 13Luke O'Nien 14Romaine Mundle 15Omar Alderete 17Reinildo Mandava 18Wilson Isidor 19Habib Diarra 20Nordi Mukiele 21Simon Moore 22Robin Roefs 24Simon Adingra 25Bertrand Traoré 27Noah Sadiki 28Enzo Le Fée 29Ahmed Abdullahi 32Trai Hume 33Leo Hjelde 34Granit Xhaka 50Harrison Jones 51Jenson Jones 52Jaydon Jones 53Jack Whittaker 57Timur Tuterov

AZ Alkmaar

1Rome-Jayden Owusu-Oduro 3Wouter Goes 4Maxim Dekker 5Alexandre Penetra 6Peer Koopmeiners 7Weslley Patati 8Jordy Clasie 9Troy Parrott 10Sven Mijnans 11Ibrahim Sadiq 12Hobie Verhulst 14Andrea Natali 15Mateo Chávez 17Isak Jensen 20Kasper Boogaard 21Dave Kwakman 22Elijah Dijkstra 23Billy van Duijl 26Kees Smit 27Ro-Zangelo Daal 30Denso Kasius 31Daniël Deen 34Mees de Wit 35Mexx Meerdink 41Jeroen Zoet 75Wassim Bouziane

Been at both clubs

Players who have been at both Sunderland and AZ Alkmaar. Appearance counts cover 2012/13 onwards.

Jozy Altidore

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Pos

Team

Pts

JuventusJuventus

C PalaceCrystal Palace

SpartaSparta Prague

BesiktasBesiktas

Union SGUnion St.-Gilloise

FerencvarosFerencvaros

BenficaBenfica

LeverkusenBayer Leverkusen

OFI CRETEOFI CRETE

BournemouthAFC Bournemouth

LyonLyon

TorreenseTorreense

OlympiacosOlympiacos

RB SalzburgRB Salzburg

OmoniaOmonia Nicosia

SunderlandSunderland

Dinamo ZagrebDinamo Zagreb

Hapoel Be'erHapoel Be'er

RennesStade Rennais

Sturm GrazSK Sturm Graz

Jagiellonia Jagiellonia Bialystok

-1

AnderlechtAnderlecht

-1

LillestromLillestrom

-1

Real SociedadReal Sociedad

-1

AZ AlkmaarAZ Alkmaar

-1

Celta VigoCelta Vigo

-1

Levski SofiaLevski Sofia

-1

CelticCeltic

-2

MilanAC Milan

-2

NK CeljeNK Celje

-2

HoffenheimTSG Hoffenheim

-2

MarseilleMarseille

-3

ARARAT-ARMARARAT-ARMENIA

-3

Viktoria PlzenViktoria Plzen

-3

Lech PoznanLech Poznan

-4

NECNEC Nijmegen

-5

Substitutions

Qualification

Common questions

What was the score in Sunderland – AZ Alkmaar?

What is the line-up for Sunderland – AZ Alkmaar?

What is the recent form of Sunderland?

What is the recent form of AZ Alkmaar?

Been at both clubs

Qualification