Match summary
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.
Sheffield United vs Leicester CityResult, Lineups & H2H
Bramall Lane
Sheffield United vs Leicester City in numbers
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Sheffield United2W 1D 2L
Sheffield UnitedLeicester City
7Pointsof 157
9Goals scored9
9Goals conceded10
1Clean sheets0
3Scored in a row7
1Unbeaten in a row1
2Conceded in a row15+
Head to head11 meetings · Aug 2009 – Nov 2025
- Sheffield United wins
- 1
- Draws
- 2
- Leicester City wins
- 8
3.09goals per meeting
64%both teams scored
64%3+ goals
36%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsSheffield United 1W 0D 4L · 3.6 goals per game
Meetings
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 297 earlier results
Sheffield UnitedLeicester City
#18Position#13
29Points24 v 24 games34
-4Goal difference0
1.38Scored per gameleague avg 1.291.42
1.54Conceded per game1.42
#12Form table position#12
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Sheffield UnitedLeicester City
- 90+2'Goal · Leicester City · Jordan James3-1
- Goal · Sheffield United · Callum O'Hare3-088'
- Substitution · Sheffield United · Harrison Burrows · InOut: Sam McCallum86'
- Substitution · Sheffield United · Oliver Arblaster · InOut: Djibril Soumaré85'
- Substitution · Sheffield United · Tahith Chong · InOut: Tom Cannon85'
- Yellow Card · Sheffield United · Femi Seriki84'
- Substitution · Sheffield United · Gustavo Hamer · InOut: Andre Brooks76'
- 68'Substitution · Leicester City · Louis Page · InOut: Bobby De Cordova-Reid
- 67'Substitution · Leicester City · Jeremy Monga · InOut: Stephy Mavididi
- 65'Yellow Card · Leicester City · Stephy Mavididi
- Substitution · Sheffield United · Tyrese Campbell · InOut: Patrick Bamford60'
- 57'Substitution · Leicester City · Jordan Ayew · InOut: Silko Thomas
- 57'Substitution · Leicester City · Hamza Choudhury · InOut: Oliver Skipp
- Goal · Sheffield United · Tom Cannon2-052'
- Goal · Sheffield United · Japhet Tanganga1-036'
- 26'Yellow Card · Leicester City · Issahaku Fatawu
Match Statistics
Match stats
Sheffield UnitedLeicester 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
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-4-2 · 4-2-3-1
Starting XI
Substitutes
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LP
Louis Page6.3
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OA
Olabade AlukoPlayer Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.9 | 85' | 0 | 0 | 0/3 | 37(84%) | 8 | 14/19 | |
| 7.5 | 90' | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 56(93%) | - | 4/5 | |
| 7.4 | 86' | 0 | 1 | - | 57(57%) | 3 | 10/17 | |
| 7.3 | 76' | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 23(75%) | 1 | 7/14 | |
| 7.2 | 90' | 0 | 1 | - | 40(82%) | 3 | 8/13 | |
| 7.1 | 90' | 1 | 0 | 1/3 | 35(76%) | 3 | 5/11 | |
| 7.1 | 85' | 1 | 0 | 1/2 | 9(56%) | - | 1/5 | |
| 7.1 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 48(80%) | 5 | 7/11 | |
| 6.7 | 14' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 10(80%) | 3 | 3/3 | |
| 6.6 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 44(64%) | - | 1/1 | |
| 6.6 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 65(88%) | 3 | 4/8 | |
| 6.6 | 60' | 0 | 0 | 2/2 | 7(43%) | - | 0/5 | |
| 6.5 | 30' | 0 | 0 | - | 5(83%) | - | 1/2 | |
| 6.5 | 5' | 0 | 0 | - | 6(83%) | 1 | 1/2 | |
| 6.4 | 5' | 0 | 0 | - | 8(100%) | - | 1/2 | |
| - | 4' | 0 | 0 | - | 4(100%) | - | 0/1 |
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