Sheffield United vs Leicester City
Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

Championship (England)

2025/2026

Sheffield United

Tanganga36'

Cannon52'

O'Hare88'

-FT

Jan 01, 2026

Bramall Lane

Match Timeline

Man of the Match

Djibril Soumaré

Sheffield United

7.9

Goal!

3-1

Jordan James

90'+2·Leicester City

⚽

Goal!

3-0

Callum O'Hare

88'·Sheffield United

⚽

86'Substitution

Harrison Burrows· In

Sam McCallum· Out

Sheffield United

85'Substitution

Oliver Arblaster· In

Djibril Soumaré· Out

Sheffield United

85'Substitution

Tahith Chong· In

Tom Cannon· Out

Sheffield United

84'Yellow Card

Femi Seriki

Sheffield United

76'Substitution

Gustavo Hamer· In

Andre Brooks· Out

Sheffield United

68'Substitution

Louis Page· In

Bobby De Cordova-Reid· Out

Leicester City

67'Substitution

Jeremy Monga· In

Stephy Mavididi· Out

Leicester City

65'Yellow Card

Stephy Mavididi

Leicester City

60'Substitution

Tyrese Campbell· In

Patrick Bamford· Out

Sheffield United

57'Substitution

Jordan Ayew· In

Silko Thomas· Out

Leicester City

57'Substitution

Hamza Choudhury· In

Oliver Skipp· Out

Leicester City

Goal!

2-0

Tom Cannon

52'·Sheffield United

⚽

Goal!

1-0

Japhet Tanganga

36'·Sheffield United

⚽

26'Yellow Card

Issahaku Fatawu

Leicester City

Statistics of the Game

Sheffield United

Leicester City

56%Ball Possession44%

13Shots Total6

5Shots On Target1

7Corners3

13Fouls10

1Yellow Cards2

2Offsides5

0Saves3

454Passes349

4Shots Off Target4

140Attacks72

56Dangerous Attacks29

10Shots Inside Box2

3Shots Outside Box4

3Goals1

10Free Kicks13

4Shots Blocked1

5Substitutions4

30Tackles24

3Assists1

354Accurate Passes255

14Total Crosses12

4Accurate Crosses1

4Interceptions11

67Duels Won52

2Big Chances Created0

Sheffield United

Manager: Chris Wilder

Starting XI

6.6

7.2

7.5

6.6

7.4

7.3

7.1

7.9

7.1

7.1

6.6

Substitutes

6.4

6.7

6.5

6.5

Manager: Martí Cifuentes Corvillo

Starting XI

6.3

6.3

6.6

6.7

5.7

7.6

6.3

6.3

Bobby De Cordova-Reid

6.1

Stephy Mavididi

6.2

Silko Thomas

6.3

Substitutes

6.8

6.7

Louis Page

6.3

Wanya Marçal

Jeremy Monga

6.0

Steve Potts

Olabade Aluko

Player Stats

Player	Rating	Min	Goals	Assists	Shots	Passes	Tackles	Duels
Djibril Soumaré MF	7.9	85'	0	0	0/3	37(84%)	8	14/19
Japhet Tanganga DF	7.5	90'	1	0	1/1	56(93%)	-	4/5
Sam McCallum DF	7.4	86'	0	1	-	57(57%)	3	10/17
Andre Brooks MF	7.3	76'	0	1	0/1	23(75%)	1	7/14
Femi Seriki DF	7.2	90'	0	1	-	40(82%)	3	8/13
Callum O'Hare MF	7.1	90'	1	0	1/3	35(76%)	3	5/11
Tom Cannon FW	7.1	85'	1	0	1/2	9(56%)	-	1/5
Jaïro Riedewald MF	7.1	90'	0	0	-	48(80%)	5	7/11
Gustavo Hamer MF	6.7	14'	0	0	0/1	10(80%)	3	3/3
Michael Cooper GK	6.6	90'	0	0	-	44(64%)	-	1/1
Tyler Bindon DF	6.6	90'	0	0	-	65(88%)	3	4/8
Patrick Bamford FW	6.6	60'	0	0	2/2	7(43%)	-	0/5
Tyrese Campbell FW	6.5	30'	0	0	-	5(83%)	-	1/2
Tahith Chong MF	6.5	5'	0	0	-	6(83%)	1	1/2
Oliver Arblaster MF	6.4	5'	0	0	-	8(100%)	-	1/2
Harrison Burrows DF	-	4'	0	0	-	4(100%)	-	0/1

Sheffield United vs Leicester City H2H, Form & Key Stats

Current streaks (all competitions)

Team	Games	Run	Unbeaten	Winless	Scored in	Conceded in	Last-5 pts	Last-5 goals
Sheffield United	15	W1	1	0	3	2	7/15	9-9
Leicester City	15	W1	1	0	7	15	7/15	9-10

Sheffield United — last 5 games

D1-1 vs Norwich City2025-12-09
L0-2 @ West Bromwich Albion2025-12-12
W3-0 vs Birmingham City2025-12-20
L3-5 @ Wrexham2025-12-26
W2-1 @ Stoke City2025-12-29

Leicester City — last 5 games

D2-2 @ Bristol City2025-12-10
W3-1 vs Ipswich Town2025-12-13
L1-4 @ Queens Park Rangers2025-12-20
L1-2 vs Watford2025-12-26
W2-1 vs Derby County2025-12-29

Goal markets & scoring rates

Team	Games	Avg goals	Over 1.5	Over 2.5	Over 3.5	BTTS	Clean sheets	Failed to score
Sheffield United	15	3.4	87%	73%	47%	53%	40%	13%
Leicester City	15	3.13	93%	73%	33%	80%	0%	20%

Venue split (Home vs Away)

Team	Where	Pld	W	D	L	Goals	PPG	Over 2.5	Clean sheets
Sheffield United	Home	7	4	2	1	13-4	2	57%	71%
Leicester City	Away	7	2	1	4	9-14	1	86%	0%

1st half vs 2nd half scoring

Team	Games	1H goals	2H goals	2H share	1H Over 0.5	HT W-D-L
Sheffield United	15	16-5	14-16	47%	67%	8-5-2
Leicester City	15	14-16	7-10	33%	93%	7-2-6

Head-to-head, computed

Meetings on record: 11
Period covered: 2009-08-18 – 2025-11-29
Sheffield United wins: 1
Draws: 2
Leicester City wins: 8
Avg goals per meeting: 3.09
Over 2.5 goals: 64%
Both teams scored: 64%
Home side won: 36%share of all meetings won by whichever team hosted
Last 5 meetings: 1W 0D 4L (Sheffield United view)
Avg goals, last 5 vs all-time: 3.6 vs 3.09

Most recent meetings (5 of 11)

Date	Home	Score	Away
2025-11-29	Leicester City	2-3	Sheffield United
2021-03-14	Leicester City	5-0	Sheffield United
2020-12-06	Sheffield United	1-2	Leicester City
2020-07-16	Leicester City	2-0	Sheffield United
2019-08-24	Sheffield United	1-2	Leicester City

Standings before kickoff (rebuilt from 297 earlier results)

Team	Pos	Pld	Pts	GD	Form	Form rank	Form vs pos
Sheffield United	18	24	29	-4	DLWLW	12	+6
Leicester City	13	24	34	0	DWLLW	12	+1

Table context

Points gap: 5 ptsSheffield United 29 · Leicester City 34
Positions: #18 vs #13
Goals per game: 1.38/1.54 vs 1.42/1.42scored/conceded per game · league average 1.29

How we calculate this

Championship Standings

Championship · 2025/2026

Full standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	PTS	Form
1	Coventry City	46	28	11	7	+52	95	DDWWW
···
11	Swansea City	46	18	10	18	-2	64	WLWDW
12	Bristol City	46	17	11	18	0	62	DLDLW
13	Sheffield UnitedH	46	18	6	22	0	60	WWLLW
14	Preston North End	46	15	15	16	-7	60	WLLWL
15	Queens Park Rangers	46	16	10	20	-12	58	DLLLL
···
21	West Bromwich Albion	46	13	14	19	-10	51	DWWDL
22	Oxford United	46	11	14	21	-14	47	WLLWL
23	Leicester CityA	46	12	16	18	-10	46	LLDDW
24	Sheffield Wednesday	46	2	12	32	-60	0	DDLLW

10 / 24Full standings →

Statistical Comparison

Championship

Sheffield United20 matches

Leicester City

20 matches

8Wins2

4Draws9

8Losses9

30Goals21

1.50Goals per game1.05

27Goals conceded30

1.35Goals per game conceded1.50

Sheffield United vs Leicester City — Statistical Win Probability, Goal Markets & xG Projection

Poisson goal model computed from recent form (20 vs 20 matches) & H2H history

1X2 Statistical Win ProbabilitySheffield United 48% · X · Draw 24% · Leicester City 28%

1 · Home Win

48%

X · Draw

24%

2 · Away Win

28%

Projected Goals (xG Model)

1.61 vs 1.16

Projected Total: 2.77

Over 1.5 Goals

76%

Over 2.5 Goals

52%

Over 3.5 Goals

30%

Both Teams to Score (BTTS)

55%

Clean Sheet Prob. (H / A)

31% / 20%

Sheffield United / Leicester City

Most Likely Scorelines (Poisson):

1 - 1(11.7%)1 - 0(10.1%)2 - 1(9.4%)

Recent matches

Dec 29, 2025

2-1

@ Stoke City

Away

Dec 26, 2025

3-5

@ Wrexham

Away

Dec 20, 2025

3-0

vs Birmingham City

Home

Dec 12, 2025

0-2

@ West Bromwich Albion

Away

Dec 9, 2025

1-1

vs Norwich City

Home

All Sheffield United fixtures & results

Previous Meetings

Last 11 matches

Won 9%

(1/11)

Draw 18%

(2/11)

Won 73%

(8/11)

Goals

10-24

Total matches

Recent matches (5/11)

Championship•Nov 29, 2025

Leicester City

2-3

Sheffield United

Premier League•Mar 14, 2021

Leicester City

5-0

Sheffield United

Premier League•Dec 6, 2020

Sheffield United

1-2

Leicester City

Premier League•Jul 16, 2020

Leicester City

2-0

Sheffield United

Premier League•Aug 24, 2019

Sheffield United

1-2

Leicester City

Sheffield United vs Leicester City — Head to Head

Last 11 matches

Sheffield United wins

Draws

Leicester City wins

Goals Scored

10 - 24

Nov 29, 2025 • Championship

Leicester City

2-3

Sheffield United

Mar 14, 2021 • Premier League

Leicester City

5-0

Sheffield United

Dec 6, 2020 • Premier League

Sheffield United

1-2

Leicester City

Matchday 25 — Championship

Blackburn Rovers vs Wrexham — 24 Oct 20262-0
Bristol City vs Portsmouth — 29 Aug 20262-1
Charlton Athletic vs Coventry City — 1 Jan 20261-1
Derby County vs Middlesbrough — 1 Jan 20261-0
Stoke City vs Hull City — 25 Aug 20261-1
Oxford United vs Ipswich Town — 1 Aug 20262-0
Sheffield Wednesday vs Preston North End — 18 Jul 20263-2
Queens Park Rangers vs Norwich City — 1 Jan 20261-2
Southampton vs Millwall — 29 Aug 20265-1
Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion — 11 Jan 20262-2

Match summary

Sheffield United beat Leicester City 3-1 in the Championship (England), Regular Season.

Before kickoff, Sheffield United sat 18th on 29 points, while Leicester City were 13th on 34 points. Before kickoff, Sheffield United were 18th in the table but 12th on points from the last five league games. Leicester City won 8 of the 11 previous meetings on record.

Goals came from Japhet Tanganga (36'), Tom Cannon (52') and Callum O'Hare (88') for Sheffield United and Jordan James (90') for Leicester City.

More details:

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Match Timeline

Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Team Lineups

Starting XI

Substitutes

Starting XI

Substitutes

Player Stats

Sheffield United vs Leicester City H2H, Form & Key Stats

Championship Standings

Statistical Comparison

Statistical Comparison

Sheffield United vs Leicester City — Statistical Win Probability, Goal Markets & xG Projection

Recent matches

Previous Meetings

Recent matches (5/11)

Sheffield United vs Leicester City — Head to Head

Last 11 matches

Matchday 25 — Championship

Match summary