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Sensational Sunderland qualify for Europa League after 10-man Chelsea fall apart

The Guardian UK Sunday 24 May 2026, 17:27 UTC By Louise Taylor at the Stadium of Light 1 min read
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Sunderland have secured a place in the Europa League after finishing seventh in the league. This achievement comes after a resilient season, highlighted by a victory over a Chelsea side whose European ambitions were also curtailed.

Who saw this coming? A year ago Sunderland won the Championship playoffs and were everybody’s favourite for an immediate relegation. Instead Régis Le Bris’s wonderfully resilient side have finished seventh and secured a lucrative passport to the Europa League.

This fully merited win against a Chelsea side whose own European ambitions were shredded along the way was in many ways emblematic of their season. It was a day when the second tier old boys upstaged the Club World Cup holders and Enzo Le Fée eclipsed Chelsea’s World Cup winning Enzo Fernández.

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