Sheffield Utd vs Leicester

Final score: Sheffield Utd 3-1 Leicester in the Championship, January 1, 2026. Head-to-head in the last 8 meetings: 2 wins for Sheffield Utd, 0 draws, 6 wins for Leicester.

Overview

Football: Championship · Round 25
Venue: Bramall Lane, Sheffield
Form: DWLWL Sheffield Utd
: LDWLW Leicester

26' Abdul Fatawu Issahaku
36' J. Tanganga · S. McCallum 1-0
HT1-0
52' T. Cannon · A. Brooks 2-0
57' ▲ H. Choudhury ▼ O. Skipp
57' ▲ J. Ayew ▼ S. Thomas
60' ▲ T. Campbell ▼ P. Bamford
65' Stephy Mavididi
67' ▲ J. Monga ▼ S. Mavididi
68' ▲ L. Page ▼ B. De Cordova-Reid
76' ▲ G. Hamer ▼ A. Brooks
84' Femi Seriki
85' ▲ O. Arblaster ▼ D. Soumare
85' ▲ T. Chong ▼ T. Cannon
86' ▲ H. Burrows ▼ S. McCallum
88' C. O'Hare · F. Seriki 3-0
90' 3-1 J. James · J. Ayew
FT3-1

Line-ups

Sheffield Utd Formation: 4-4-2 · Coach: Chris Wilder

1M. Cooper 6.6
38F. Seriki ⇢ 7.9
2J. Tanganga ⚽ 8.2
6T. Bindon 6.2
3S. McCallum ⇢ ▼ 86' 7.9
11A. Brooks ⇢ ▼ 76' 7.3
44J. Riedewald 7.0
18D. Soumare ▼ 85' 7.7
10C. O'Hare ⚽ 7.0
7T. Cannon ⚽ ▼ 85' 7.2
45P. Bamford ▼ 60' 6.0

Substitutes 9

17A. Davies
4O. Arblaster ▲ 85' 6.7
8G. Hamer ▲ 76' 7.2
9D. Ings
14H. Burrows ▲ 86' 6.3
23T. Campbell ▲ 60' 6.3
24T. Chong ▲ 85' 6.5
25M. McGuinness
28A. Matos

Leicester Formation: 4-2-3-1 · Coach: Marti Cifuentes

1J. Stolarczyk 5.9
21R. Pereira 5.9
5C. Okoli 7.3
4B. Nelson 6.2
33L. Thomas 5.7
6J. James ⚽ 7.9
22O. Skipp ▼ 57' 6.3
7I. Fatawu 6.2
14B. De Cordova-Reid ▼ 68' 6.2
10S. Mavididi ▼ 67' 6.2
39S. Thomas ▼ 57' 6.2

Substitutes 9

31A. Begovic
23J. Vestergaard
56O. Aluko
17H. Choudhury ▲ 57' 6.7
25L. Page ▲ 68' 6.3
27W. Marcal
28J. Monga ▲ 67' 6.2
9J. Ayew ▲ 57' 6.3
20P. Daka

Statistics

01⚑7

⚑320

56%Possession44%

13Shots6

5Shots on target1

4Shots off target4

10Shots inside box2

3Shots outside box4

4Blocked shots1

7Corners3

2Offsides5

13Fouls10

1Yellow cards2

0Saves3

-0.70Goals prevented-0.70

454Passes349

354Accurate passes255

78%Pass accuracy73%

2.40Expected goals (xG)0.21

Table

#	Club	P	Goals	GD	Pts
1	Coventry	46	97 - 45	+52	95
2	Ipswich	46	80 - 47	+33	84
3	Millwall	46	64 - 49	+15	83
4	Southampton	46	82 - 56	+26	80
5	Middlesbrough	46	72 - 47	+25	80
6	Hull City	46	70 - 66	+4	73
7	Wrexham	46	69 - 65	+4	71
8	Derby	46	67 - 59	+8	69
9	Norwich	46	63 - 56	+7	65
10	Birmingham	46	57 - 56	+1	64
11	Swansea	46	57 - 59	-2	64
12	Bristol City	46	59 - 59	0	62
13	Sheffield Utd	46	66 - 66	0	60
14	Preston	46	55 - 62	-7	60
15	QPR	46	61 - 73	-12	58
16	Watford	46	53 - 65	-12	57
17	Stoke City	46	51 - 56	-5	55
18	Portsmouth	46	49 - 64	-15	55
19	Charlton	46	44 - 58	-14	53
20	Blackburn	46	42 - 56	-14	52
21	West Brom	46	48 - 58	-10	51
22	Oxford United	46	45 - 59	-14	47
23	Leicester	46	58 - 68	-10	46
24	Sheffield Wednesday	46	29 - 89	-60	0