Black Cats seek response versus Dinamo Zagreb in Europa League

Confirmed lineups are in for Thursday night’s Europa League tie as Sunderland host Dinamo Zagreb at the Stadium of Light. Khel Now, Last Word On Sports and 101 Great Goals all carried the team news ahead of Matchday 4, while the BBC is running its live match page for the fixture.

The game is dated 5 November 2026 in the schedule sheets and is Sunderland’s fourth Europa League match of an eight-match group phase, per Reuters Connect’s match photo listing. It also comes as Brighton host Getafe elsewhere in European action, making this one of the Thursday games for supporters tracking England’s remaining continental clubs.

Confirmed lineups and team news

Sunderland return to Europa League action on Thursday with Dinamo Zagreb visiting the Stadium of Light. The pre-match services focused on the confirmed XI rather than prediction, with Khel Now publishing the starting lineups for the 2026-27 Europa League match and Last Word On Sports matching that with team news. 101 Great Goals framed the selection as part of the Black Cats’ hunt for a much-needed win.

The recent context is sharp. Sunderland suffered a 3-1 defeat away to Coventry City last weekend, then turn back to European football looking for a lift. Yahoo Sports’ lineup preview carried pressure on boss Regis Le Bris, while 101 Great Goals noted that the club’s European form has provided some encouragement alongside the league struggles.

A contrast between competitions

The scoreboard memories entering the night are different in the two competitions. In England, the Black Cats are battling to survive in the Premier League and the Coventry result extended a difficult run. In Europe, Sunderland have collected seven points and go into this game unbeaten so far in the competition, according to 101 Great Goals and Last Word On Sports.

That split record is the clearest fact in the previews. The team looking short of answers in the league is the same team with a clean European ledger heading into Thursday. Sunderland’s stated task is to put the league troubles aside for a Europa League night at home, the line TVWise uses in its watch guide.

What the previews and tips say

The betting and prediction pages all treat this as a home advantage case, but none name a score. The Telegraph’s Dan Fitch offered three Sunderland vs Dinamo Zagreb tips for Thursday’s tie at the Stadium of Light, and the first reported tip includes a win for the Black Cats. TalkSPORT’s tips page predicted a lively encounter and said its three picks each carry a live-checked UK price with a stated explanation.

GOAL’s guide added the usual preview ingredients: live stream and TV options, kick-off time, team news and a form guide. Talksport and Yahoo Sports also published pre-match pages, but the concrete shared facts remain lineups, Sunderland’s seven European points, the seven-point unbeaten Europa League run, the 3-1 Coventry loss and the Stadium of Light venue.

How to watch

The BBC is carrying live text commentary, score updates and match stats for Sunderland vs Dinamo Zagreb. Alongside that, Khel Now, GOAL and TVWise all ran watch guides for the Europa League fixture, each covering the TV channel question, live-stream options, kick-off time and team news. The sources do not give a single named broadcaster in common, so the practical check remains on the match guides before kick-off.

Thursday night’s open question is straightforward: whether Sunderland can carry their unbeaten Europa League form into the Stadium of Light immediately after a 3-1 Premier League defeat in Coventry. The next concrete update will be the score on the BBC live page after kick-off.