Sheffield Utd vs Leicester

Championship 1 Jan 2026, 17:30
Sheffield Utd
Sheffield Utd
3–1
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Leicester
Leicester
🏟 Bramall Lane Round 25

Match report

Sheffield Utd beat Leicester 3-1 in the Championship on 1 January 2026. It was 1-0 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Sheffield Utd had 13 shots to Leicester's 6.

The match was played at Bramall Lane.

Half-time 1-0 Shots 13 - 6 On target 5 - 1 Corners 7 - 3 Fouls 13 - 10 Yellow cards 3
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Player of the match
Japhet Tanganga
Sheffield Utd · 1 goal
8 Jordan James 1 goal
8 Femi Seriki 1 assist
8 Sam McCallum 1 assist
8 Djibril Soumaré captained the side
First half vs second half
Leicester came out stronger after half-time, with 5 second-half shots against 1 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 7–1 6–5
Shots On Goal 3–0 2–1
Ball Possession 60–40 —
Corners 5–1 2–2
Attacks 81–32 59–40
Match statistics
7 Corners 3
5 Substitution 4
140 Attacks 72
56 Dangerous Attacks 29
5 On Target 1
8 Off Target 5
13 Shots Total 6
5 Shots On Goal 1
4 Shots Off Goal 4
4 Shots Blocked 1
10 Shots Inside Box 2
3 Shots Outside Box 4
13 Fouls 10
7 Corners 3
2 Offsides 5
56% Ball Possession 44%
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Saves 3
456 Passes Total 349
354 Passes Accurate 254
Line-ups 4-4-2  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Sheffield Utd · 4-4-2
1 M. Cooper
38 F. Seriki 2 J. Tanganga 6 T. Bindon 3 S. McCallum
11 A. Brooks 44 J. Riedewald 18 D. Soumaré 10 C. O'Hare
7 T. Cannon 45 P. Bamford
Leicester · 4-2-3-1
1 J. Stolarczyk
21 R. Pereira 5 C. Okoli 4 B. Nelson 33 L. Thomas
6 J. James 22 O. Skipp
7 A. Issahaku 14 B. Decordova-Reid 10 S. Mavididi
39 S. Thomas
Sheffield Utd
Coach
Chris Wilder
Substitutes
  • 23 Tyrese Campbell
  • 8 Gustavo Hamer
  • 4 Oliver Arblaster
  • 24 Tahith Chong
  • 14 Harrison Burrows
  • 17 Adam Davies
  • 25 Mark McGuinness
  • 28 Alex Matos
  • 9 Danny Ings
Leicester
Coach
Marti Cifuentes
Substitutes
  • 17 Hamza Choudhury
  • 9 Jordan Ayew
  • 28 Jeremy Monga
  • 25 Louis Page
  • 31 Asmir Begović
  • 23 Jannik Vestergaard
  • 56 Olabade Aluko
  • 27 Wanya Marcal Madivadua
  • 20 Patson Daka
Substitutions
  • 57' ↑ H. Choudhury ↓ O. Skipp Leicester
  • 57' ↑ J. Ayew ↓ S. Thomas Leicester
  • 60' ↑ T. Campbell ↓ P. Bamford Sheffield Utd
  • 67' ↑ J. Monga ↓ S. Mavididi Leicester
  • 68' ↑ L. Page ↓ B. De Cordova-Reid Leicester
  • 76' ↑ G. Hamer ↓ A. Brooks Sheffield Utd
  • 85' ↑ O. Arblaster ↓ D. Soumare Sheffield Utd
  • 85' ↑ T. Chong ↓ T. Cannon Sheffield Utd
  • 86' ↑ H. Burrows ↓ S. McCallum Sheffield Utd
Cards
  • 26' I. Fatawu Leicester
  • 65' S. Mavididi Leicester
  • 84' F. Seriki Sheffield Utd
Head-to-head
Sheffield Utd 2 0 draws 3 Leicester
2026-01-01 Sheffield Utd vs Leicester 3 - 1
2025-11-29 Leicester vs Sheffield Utd 2 - 3
2021-03-14 Leicester City vs Sheffield United 5 - 0
2020-12-06 Sheffield United vs Leicester City 1 - 2
2020-07-16 Leicester City vs Sheffield United 2 - 0
Recent form
Sheffield Utd D D W D L
Leicester D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Sheffield Utd vs Leicester?
Sheffield Utd won 3-1 against Leicester on 1 January 2026.
Who won Sheffield Utd vs Leicester?
Sheffield Utd won the match 3-1.
Where was Sheffield Utd vs Leicester played?
The match was played at Bramall Lane.