Sunderland FC | 2026/27 Premier League Season
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Sunderland head into 2026/27 with genuine history-making momentum, after Régis Le Bris guided the club to a stunning seventh-place finish in their first season back in the Premier League — only Sunderland's fifth top-10 top-flight finish in 70 years. The campaign was sealed in dramatic fashion, a final-day 2-1 win over reigning Club World Cup champions Chelsea securing the club's first European qualification since 1973/74.
It's a genuinely new kind of challenge for Le Bris, who's signed a long-term contract extension through to 2028, as he balances Premier League football with at least eight guaranteed Europa League fixtures — Sunderland go straight into the competition proper alongside the likes of Bayer Leverkusen, Marseille, AC Milan and Juventus. Thomas Meunier has already arrived to strengthen the defence, with Le Bris targeting three or four further additions to build the squad depth needed for a season of twice-weekly football through the winter months.
Sunderland's pre-season includes a US tour featuring games against Liverpool, Leeds and Wrexham, before the Premier League campaign gets underway — a historic season awaits at the Stadium of Light, with European nights returning to Wearside for the first time in over 50 years.