Leicester vs Sheff Wed

Championship 10 Aug 2025, 15:30
Leicester
Leicester
2–1
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Sheff Wed
Sheff Wed
🏟 King Power Stadium (Leicester, Leicestershire) 👤 Matt Donohue Round 1

Match report

Leicester edged past Sheff Wed 2-1 in the Championship on 10 August 2025.

Leicester dominated possession with 75% of the ball and had 28 shots to Sheff Wed's 7.

B. Bannan was sent off in the 76th minute.

The match was played at King Power Stadium (Leicester, Leicestershire), with Matt Donohue in charge.

Half-time 0-1 Possession 75% - 25% Shots 28 - 7 On target 13 - 3 Corners 13 - 3 Fouls 6 - 13 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 2
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Player of the match
Jannik Vestergaard
Leicester · 1 goal
9 Pierce Charles 11 saves
8 Wout Faes 1 goal
8 Nathaniel Chalobah 1 goal
8 Abdul Fatawu Issahaku captained the side
First half vs second half
Leicester stepped it up after the break, with 18 shots in the second half compared to 10 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 10–6 18–1
Shots On Goal 4–3 9–0
Ball Possession 68–32 —
Corners 2–3 11–0
Attacks 49–29 52–14
Match statistics
13 Corners 3
25 Throw In 17
14 Free Kick 6
3 Goal Kick 18
5 Substitution 4
101 Attacks 43
88 Dangerous Attacks 29
13 On Target 3
15 Off Target 4
28 Shots Total 7
13 Shots On Goal 3
10 Shots Off Goal 3
5 Shots Blocked 1
11 Shots Inside Box 7
17 Shots Outside Box 0
6 Fouls 13
13 Corners 3
0 Offsides 1
75% Ball Possession 25%
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
2 Saves 11
479 Passes Total 161
433 Passes Accurate 98
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  5-3-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Leicester · 4-2-3-1
1 J. Stolarczyk
2 J. Justin 5 C. Okoli 23 J. Vestergaard 33 L. Thomas
22 O. Skipp 24 B. Soumaré
7 A. Issahaku 11 B. Khannouss 10 S. Mavididi
9 J. Ayew
Sheff Wed · 5-3-2
1 P. Charles
7 Y. Valery 22 G. Otegbayo 6 D. Iorfa 3 M. Lowe 2 L. Palmer
14 N. Chalobah 10 B. Bannan 8 S. Ingelsson
9 J. Lowe 18 B. Cadamarteri
Leicester
Coach
R. van Nistelrooij
Substitutes
  • 8 Harry Winks
  • 3 Wout Faes
  • 28 Jeremy Monga
  • 35 Kasey McAteer
  • 20 Patson Daka
  • 31 Asmir Begović
  • 4 Benjamin Nelson
  • 25 Louis Page
  • 17 Hamza Choudhury
Sheff Wed
Coach
D. Röhl
Substitutes
  • 4 Sean Fusire
  • 19 Olaf Kobacki
  • 11 Ike Ugbo
  • 17 Charlie McNeill
  • 25 Logan Stretch
  • 23 Gui Siqueira
  • 27 Reece Johnson
  • 20 Rio Shipston
  • 36 Bruno Fernandes
Substitutions
  • 32' ↑ S. Fusire ↓ N. Chalobah Sheff Wed
  • 46' ↑ H. Winks ↓ O. Skipp Leicester
  • 70' ↑ J. Monga ↓ S. Mavididi Leicester
  • 70' ↑ W. Faes ↓ C. Okoli Leicester
  • 70' ↑ O. Kobacki ↓ Y. Valery Sheff Wed
  • 78' ↑ K. McAteer ↓ A. Fatawu Leicester
  • 78' ↑ P. Daka ↓ J. Justin Leicester
  • 90' ↑ C. McNeill ↓ J. Lowe Sheff Wed
  • 90' ↑ I. Ugbo ↓ G. Otegbayo Sheff Wed
Cards
  • 76' B. Bannan Sheff Wed
  • 71' B. Bannan Sheff Wed
  • 76' B. Bannan Sheff Wed
Head-to-head
Leicester 2 3 draws 0 Sheff Wed
2026-04-06 Sheffield Wed vs Leicester 1 - 1
2025-08-10 Leicester vs Sheff Wed 2 - 1
2024-02-13 Leicester City vs Sheffield Wednesday 2 - 0
2023-11-29 Sheffield Wednesday vs Leicester City 1 - 1
2020-08-29 Leicester City vs Sheffield Wednesday 0 - 0
Recent form
Leicester D D L D L
Sheff Wed D D D L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Leicester vs Sheff Wed?
Leicester won 2-1 against Sheff Wed on 10 August 2025.
Who won Leicester vs Sheff Wed?
Leicester won the match 2-1.
Where was Leicester vs Sheff Wed played?
The match was played at King Power Stadium (Leicester, Leicestershire).
Who had more possession in Leicester vs Sheff Wed?
Leicester had 75% of possession, compared to 25% for the other side.