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Sheffield United
FT
3–1
HT 1–0
Leicester City
Championship Thu 1 Jan, 17:30London Bramall Lane, Sheffield Farai Hallam 29,644 attendance

Timeline

  1. 26' Fatawu Issahaku Yellow Card
  2. 36' Japhet Tanganga assist Sam McCallum
  3. 52' Thomas Cannon assist Andre Brooks
  4. 57' Hamza Choudhury for Oliver Skipp
  5. 57' Jordan Ayew for Silko Thomas
  6. 60' Tyrese Campbell for Patrick Bamford
  7. 65' Stephy Mavididi Yellow Card
  8. 67' Jeremy Monga for Stephy Mavididi
  9. 68' Louis Page for Bobby De Cordova-Reid
  10. 76' Gustavo Hamer for Andre Brooks
  11. 84' Femi Seriki Yellow Card
  12. 85' Tahith Chong for Thomas Cannon
  13. 85' Oliver Arblaster for Djibril Soumaré
  14. 86' Harrison Burrows for Sam McCallum
  15. 88' Callum O'Hare assist Femi Seriki
  16. 90'+2' Jordan James assist Jordan Ayew

Match stats

56.2% Possession 43.8%
13 Shots 6
5 On target 1
13 Fouls 10
1 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
2 Offsides 5
0 Saves 3
354 Accurate passes 255

Lineups

Sheffield United 4-4-2
1 Cooper
3 McCallum 6 Bindon 2 Tanganga 38 Seriki
10 O'Hare 18 Soumaré 44 Riedewald 11 Brooks
45 Bamford 7 Cannon
Leicester City 4-2-3-1
1 Stolarczyk
33 Thomas 4 Nelson 5 Okoli 21 Pereira
22 Skipp 6 James
10 Mavididi 14 De Cordova-Reid 7 Issahaku
39 Thomas
Sheffield United 4-4-2
  1. 1 Michael Cooper G
  2. 6 Tyler Bindon CD-L
  3. 2 Japhet Tanganga CD-R
  4. 3 Sam McCallum ▼ LB
  5. 38 Femi Seriki RB
  6. 18 Djibril Soumaré ▼ CM-L
  7. 44 Jairo Riedewald CM-R
  8. 10 Callum O'Hare LM
  9. 11 Andre Brooks ▼ RM
  10. 45 Patrick Bamford ▼ CF-L
  11. 7 Thomas Cannon ▼ CF-R

Came on

  1. 14 Harrison Burrows ▲ SUB
  2. 4 Oliver Arblaster ▲ SUB
  3. 24 Tahith Chong ▲ SUB
  4. 8 Gustavo Hamer ▲ SUB
  5. 23 Tyrese Campbell ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (4)
  1. 9 Danny Ings SUB
  2. 28 Alex Matos SUB
  3. 25 Mark McGuinness SUB
  4. 17 Adam Rhys Davies SUB
Leicester City 4-2-3-1
  1. 1 Jakub Stolarczyk G
  2. 4 Ben Nelson CD-L
  3. 5 Caleb Okoli CD-R
  4. 33 Luke Thomas LB
  5. 21 Ricardo Pereira RB
  6. 14 Bobby De Cordova-Reid ▼ AM
  7. 22 Oliver Skipp ▼ LM
  8. 6 Jordan James RM
  9. 39 Silko Thomas ▼ F
  10. 10 Stephy Mavididi ▼ AM-L
  11. 7 Fatawu Issahaku AM-R

Came on

  1. 9 Jordan Ayew ▲ SUB
  2. 28 Jeremy Monga ▲ SUB
  3. 25 Louis Page ▲ SUB
  4. 17 Hamza Choudhury ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (5)
  1. 27 Wanya Marcal-Madivadua SUB
  2. 31 Asmir Begovic SUB
  3. 20 Patson Daka SUB
  4. 23 Jannik Vestergaard SUB
  5. 56 Olabade Aluko SUB

Commentary

  1. Match ends, Sheffield United 3, Leicester City 1.
  2. 90'+6' Second Half ends, Sheffield United 3, Leicester City 1.
  3. 90'+5' Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Ben Nelson.
  4. 90'+5' Attempt blocked. Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tahith Chong.
  5. 90'+2' Goal! Sheffield United 3, Leicester City 1. Jordan James (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jordan Ayew following a fast break.
  6. 90'+1' Oliver Arblaster (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  7. 90'+1' Foul by Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City).
  8. 90' Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  9. 88' Goal! Sheffield United 3, Leicester City 0. Callum O'Hare (Sheffield United) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Femi Seriki.
  10. 88' Attempt blocked. Callum O'Hare (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gustavo Hamer.
  11. 86' Substitution, Sheffield United. Harrison Burrows replaces Sam McCallum.
  12. 85' Substitution, Sheffield United. Oliver Arblaster replaces Djibril Soumaré.
87 earlier entries
  1. 85' Substitution, Sheffield United. Tahith Chong replaces Thomas Cannon.
  2. 84' Femi Seriki (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 83' Attempt blocked. Jordan James (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdul Fatawu.
  4. 82' Foul by Tyler Bindon (Sheffield United).
  5. 82' Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  6. 80' Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  7. 80' Foul by Japhet Tanganga (Sheffield United).
  8. 78' Tyrese Campbell (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  9. 78' Foul by Caleb Okoli (Leicester City).
  10. 77' Jairo Riedewald (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  11. 77' Foul by Jordan Ayew (Leicester City).
  12. 76' Substitution, Sheffield United. Gustavo Hamer replaces Andre Brooks.
  13. 75' Attempt missed. Djibril Soumaré (Sheffield United) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Andre Brooks.
  14. 73' Attempt missed. Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ricardo Pereira.
  15. 72' Attempt missed. Ben Nelson (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high following a corner.
  16. 71' Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Callum O'Hare.
  17. 70' Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Femi Seriki.
  18. 68' Substitution, Leicester City. Louis Page replaces Bobby De Cordova-Reid.
  19. 67' Substitution, Leicester City. Jeremy Monga replaces Stephy Mavididi.
  20. 65' Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  21. 65' Foul by Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City).
  22. 65' Djibril Soumaré (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  23. 64' Attempt missed. Callum O'Hare (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Sam McCallum following a corner.
  24. 63' Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Ben Nelson.
  25. 63' Attempt missed. Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Hamza Choudhury.
  26. 62' Offside, Leicester City. Jordan Ayew is caught offside.
  27. 61' Handball by Japhet Tanganga (Sheffield United).
  28. 60' Substitution, Sheffield United. Tyrese Campbell replaces Patrick Bamford.
  29. 59' Foul by Patrick Bamford (Sheffield United).
  30. 59' Caleb Okoli (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  31. 57' Substitution, Leicester City. Jordan Ayew replaces Silko-Amari Thomas.
  32. 57' Substitution, Leicester City. Hamza Choudhury replaces Oliver Skipp.
  33. 56' Offside, Sheffield United. Patrick Bamford is caught offside.
  34. 55' Foul by Caleb Okoli (Leicester City).
  35. 55' Callum O'Hare (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  36. 54' Offside, Leicester City. Stephy Mavididi is caught offside.
  37. 52' Goal! Sheffield United 2, Leicester City 0. Thomas Cannon (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andre Brooks.
  38. 49' Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  39. 49' Foul by Femi Seriki (Sheffield United).
  40. 45' Second Half begins Sheffield United 1, Leicester City 0.
  41. 45'+2' First Half ends, Sheffield United 1, Leicester City 0.
  42. 45' Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  43. 45' Foul by Djibril Soumaré (Sheffield United).
  44. 45' Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  45. 43' Michael Cooper (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  46. 43' Foul by Oliver Skipp (Leicester City).
  47. 42' Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Tyler Bindon.
  48. 40' Offside, Sheffield United. Andre Brooks is caught offside.
  49. 38' Oliver Skipp (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  50. 38' Foul by Patrick Bamford (Sheffield United).
  51. 36' Goal! Sheffield United 1, Leicester City 0. Japhet Tanganga (Sheffield United) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Sam McCallum with a cross following a corner.
  52. 36' Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Luke Thomas.
  53. 31' Attempt missed. Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Stephy Mavididi.
  54. 30' Attempt missed. Djibril Soumaré (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sam McCallum with a cross following a corner.
  55. 29' Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Luke Thomas.
  56. 26' Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card.
  57. 26' Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
  58. 23' Offside, Leicester City. Silko-Amari Thomas is caught offside.
  59. 22' Jordan James (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  60. 22' Foul by Djibril Soumaré (Sheffield United).
  61. 22' Foul by Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City).
  62. 22' Femi Seriki (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  63. 20' Attempt saved. Patrick Bamford (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jakub Stolarczyk (Leicester City). Assisted by Andre Brooks.
  64. 20' Silko-Amari Thomas (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  65. 20' Foul by Tyler Bindon (Sheffield United).
  66. 17' Offside, Leicester City. Silko-Amari Thomas is caught offside.
  67. 16' Foul by Patrick Bamford (Sheffield United).
  68. 16' Caleb Okoli (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  69. 14' Attempt missed. Andre Brooks (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner following a corner.
  70. 14' Attempt blocked. Djibril Soumaré (Sheffield United) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Sam McCallum with a cross.
  71. 13' Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Ben Nelson.
  72. 12' Handball by Luke Thomas (Leicester City).
  73. 10' Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Abdul Fatawu.
  74. 9' Foul by Femi Seriki (Sheffield United).
  75. 9' Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  76. 8' Attempt blocked. Thomas Cannon (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum O'Hare.
  77. 8' Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Oliver Skipp.
  78. 7' Foul by Patrick Bamford (Sheffield United).
  79. 7' Caleb Okoli (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  80. 5' Attempt saved. Patrick Bamford (Sheffield United) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner by Jakub Stolarczyk (Leicester City). Assisted by Andre Brooks.
  81. 3' Offside, Leicester City. Abdul Fatawu is caught offside.
  82. 1' Foul by Tyler Bindon (Sheffield United).
  83. 1' Caleb Okoli (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  84. 1' Foul by Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Leicester City).
  85. 1' Djibril Soumaré (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  86. First Half begins.
  87. Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Recent form

Sheffield United W L W L D

  • D Norwich City 1-1 EFL Championship
  • L at West Bromwich Albion 2-0 EFL Championship
  • W Birmingham City 3-0 EFL Championship
  • L at Wrexham 5-3 EFL Championship
  • W at Stoke City 2-1 EFL Championship

Leicester City W L L W D

  • D at Bristol City 2-2 EFL Championship
  • W Ipswich Town 3-1 EFL Championship
  • L at Queens Park Rangers 4-1 EFL Championship
  • L Watford 2-1 EFL Championship
  • W Derby County 2-1 EFL Championship

Head to head

LEI leads series 4-1

  • 29 Nov 2025 Leicester City 2–3 Sheffield United 2025-26 English League Championship
  • 14 Mar 2021 Leicester City 5–0 Sheffield United 2020-21 English Premier League
  • 6 Dec 2020 Sheffield United 1–2 Leicester City 2020-21 English Premier League
  • 16 Jul 2020 Leicester City 2–0 Sheffield United 2019-20 English Premier League
  • 24 Aug 2019 Sheffield United 1–2 Leicester City 2019-20 English Premier League

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