Sunderland host Dinamo Zagreb in the UEFA Europa League on Thursday night, seeking a positive result to contrast with their Premier League struggles. The match at the Stadium of Light kicks off at 20:00 local time on 5 November.
"European nights are back on the horizon at the Stadium of Light," the club said in a statement confirming ticket details for the fixture. Ticket sales for the League Stage match began earlier in October, with a members' ballot and subsequent general sale now completed.
The continental fixture offers a different challenge for a Sunderland side sitting 20th in the Premier League with just five points from nine games. Their last outing was a 3-1 defeat away to Coventry City, where Enzo Le Fée scored a consolation penalty. That result extended a difficult run of form, with just one win in their last five matches across all competitions.
Their Europa League campaign, however, started brightly with a 1-0 victory over AZ Alkmaar at home. Managerial attention will now turn to replicating that performance against the Croatian champions. Dinamo Zagreb themselves have had mixed results, losing 4-2 to NEC Nijmegen before beating Anderlecht in their previous European outings.
Sunderland's top scorer this season is Brobbey, who has three goals in seven appearances. The Dutch striker will be a key figure as the Black Cats look to improve an attacking record of seven league goals scored against 17 conceded. The immediate focus, though, is on securing a valuable European result under the lights on Wearside.
