When is Europa League draw? Date, start time, FREE live stream and pots as Sunderland, Bournemouth and Palace await fate

THE draw for the league phase of the Europa League will take place on Friday! Premier League sides Sunderland, Crystal Palace and Bournemouth make up the English contingent in this season’s competition. Three Premier League clubs will be in the Europa League this season Credit: Getty The draw for the league phase of the Europa League will take place on Friday Credit: AFP The Black Cats are preparing for their first European campaign in 53 years after Regis Le Bris led the club to a seventh-place finish on their return to the top flight. Bournemouth are set to play continental football for the first time in their history, while Palace won the Conference League to secure their place in the competition. Sign up for the Football newsletter Thank you! Some of Europe’s elite will be in the Europa League this season, with Italian giants Juventus and AC Milan missing out on the Champions League last term. SunSport brings you all the details you need on the Europa League draw. When is Europa League draw? The Europa League draw will take place on Friday, August 28. The draw will take place on the same day as the Conference League draw. Proceedings will begin at 12pm BST. How to watch Europa League draw The Europa League draw will be broadcast on TNT Sports 4. The draw will be live streamed for FREE on Uefa.com. Alternatively, SunSport’s live blog will bring you each side’s confirmed league phase fixtures. How does the Europa League league phase draw work? The Europa League will once again follow a Swiss System, commencing with a 36-team league phase in which each side plays eight times. The clubs will be split into four pots based on their Uefa club coefficient ranking. Most read in Football Teams will play two clubs from each pot, facing four sides at home and four on the road. Every team will be drawn out and selected to play their opponents using Uefa’s automated software. Europa League draw pots Pots will be confirmed after the second leg of the Europa League play-off round on Thursday, August 27. Pot 1 Bayer Leverkusen Juventus AC Milan AZ Alkmaar Olympiacos Pot 1 or 2 Real Sociedad Marseilles Union Saint-Gilloise Pot 2 or 3 Sparta Prague Rennes Sturm Graz Crystal Palace Sunderland Bournemouth Pot 3 or 4 Celta Vigo TSG Hoffenheim Torreense Comment now