Bournemouth’s bench seal Europa League comeback to maintain flawless start as Pierre Sage is handed a Crystal Palace lifeline after late equaliser

Sunderland suffered their first Europa League defeat of the season in a 2-0 home loss to Dinamo Zagreb, heightening pressure on manager Regis Le Bris following a poor domestic run. Luka Stojkovic and Dion Beljo scored first-half goals for the Croatian side at the Stadium of Light. Meanwhile, fellow English clubs experienced contrasting fortunes across European competition on the same evening.

Bournemouth secured a 3-1 comeback victory away against 10-man Sparta Prague behind substitute goals from Tyler Adams, Evanilson, and Rayan. In London, 10-man Crystal Palace earned a 1-1 draw against Hoffenheim courtesy of Daichi Kamada's stoppage-time equalizer to ease pressure on Pierre Sage, while Brighton defeated Getafe 1-0 in the Conference League through Malick Yalcouye's header.