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Why is it going so wrong for Le Bris at Sunderland?

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Will qualifying for the Europa League end up costing Sunderland their place in the Premier League at the end of the season?

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Sunderland's Wilson Isidor (right) and Juan Angulo react after their team concede a goal against Brighton at the Stadium of Light on 10 October, 2026
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Dinamo Zagreb under the lights at the Stadium of Light on Bonfire Night. These should be exciting times for Sunderland and their fans, who before this season had been starved of European football for more than half a century.

Instead there is a concern the club's Europa League campaign, which includes a trip to AC Milan in December, has become a hindrance after the team's poor domestic start to the season.

Last season's surprise Premier League package are rooted to the bottom of the table, with just one win and six defeats from nine games. Will a game against the champions of Croatia on Thursday (20:00 GMT) serve as a welcome distraction before Sunday's visit of Chelsea?

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