Leicester vs Sheffield Utd
Ref: Anthony Backhouse, EnglandKing Power Stadium, Leicester, Leicestershire · 34,310 cap
Match recap
Sheffield Utd beat Leicester 3–2 in their Championship fixture. Mavididi and James scored for Leicester; Cannon, O'Hare, and Peck replied for Sheffield Utd. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.98 for Leicester versus 0.97 for Sheffield Utd. Leicester sit 23rd in the Championship table while Sheffield Utd are 13th.
First Half
2'
⚽
Cannon
Assist: O'Hare
4'
⚽
O'Hare
32'
⚽
Peck
Second Half
⇄
Winks
⇄
Daka
⇄
Faes
⚽
Mavididi
Assist: Fatawu
64'
⇄
Campbell
65'
⇄
Riedewald
65'
⇄
Cannon
Soumaré
Yellow Card
74'
⇄
Burrows
⇄
De Cordova-Reid
81'
⇄
Brooks
⚽
James
Assist: Soumaré
James
Yellow Card
90+2'
McCallum
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | +52 | 95 |
| 12 |  Bristol City | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 62 |
| 13 |  Sheffield Utd | 46 | 18 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 60 |
| 14 |  Preston | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | -7 | 60 |
| 22 |  Oxford United | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | -14 | 47 |
| 23 |  Leicester | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | -10 | 46 |
| 24 |  Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 2 | 12 | 32 | -60 | 0 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
LeicesterSheffield Utd
8Won
Statistical edge
8–5
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.98VS0.97
Attack2 · 2 won
15
Shots
13
3
Shots on target
3
11
Shots in the box
9
4
Shots outside box
4
2
Shots off goal
5
4
Corners
9
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
69%
Possession
31%
580
Total passes
246
489
Accurate passes
165
84%
Pass accuracy
67%
Discipline1 · 2 won
12
Fouls
9
2
Yellow cards
1
0
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
0
Goalkeeper saves
1
10
Blocked shots
5
-0.89
Goals prevented
-0.89
Leicester
4-2-3-1
Sheffield Utd
4-4-2Leicester
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 3W. FaesD
- 6J. JamesM
- 7A. FatawuM
- 8H. WinksM
- 10S. MavididiM
- 14B. De Cordova-ReidM
- 20P. DakaF
- 21Ricardo PereiraD
- 23J. VestergaardD
- 31A. BegovićG
- 33L. ThomasD
Substitutes
- 9J. AyewF
- 13Fran VieitesG
- 17H. ChoudhuryM
- 18J. CarranzaF
- 22O. SkippM
- 24B. SoumaréM
- 25L. PageM
- 28J. MongaM
- 39Silko Amari Otieno ThomasF
Sheffield Utd
4-4-2Starting XI
- 1M. CooperG
- 2J. TangangaD
- 7T. CannonF
- 10C. O'HareM
- 11A. BrooksM
- 14H. BurrowsD
- 15B. MeeD
- 23T. CampbellF
- 38F. SerikiD
- 42Sydie PeckM
- 44J. RiedewaldM
Substitutes
- 3S. McCallumD
- 8G. HamerM
- 9D. IngsF
- 17A. DaviesG
- 18El Hadji Djibril SoumaréM
- 24T. ChongM
- 25M. McGuinnessD
- 28Alex MatosM
- 45P. BamfordF
Leicester
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephy Mavididi | M | 90 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3/6 |
| Jordan James | M | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Jannik Vestergaard | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Decordova-Reid | M | 80 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Abdul Fatawu Issahaku | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2/6 |
| Harry Winks | M | 45 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Patson Daka | F | 45 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Ricardo Pereira(C) | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Luke Thomas | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Wout Faes | D | 45 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Asmir Begović | G | 90 | 5.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Silko Thomas | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Julián Carranza | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hamza Choudhury | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Francisco Vieites | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Louis Page | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Boubakary Soumaré | M | 45 | 7.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Oliver Skipp | M | 45 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jeremy Monga | M | 10 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Jordan Ayew | F | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Sheffield Utd
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydie Peck | M | 90 | 8.0 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Jaïro Riedewald | M | 65 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Callum O'Hare | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 0/1 |
| Thomas Cannon | F | 65 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/2 |
| Harrison Burrows | D | 74 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andre Brooks | M | 81 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Femi Seriki | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3/6 |
| Japhet Tanganga(C) | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Ben Mee | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Tyrese Campbell | F | 64 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2/4 |
| Michael Cooper | G | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Tahith Chong | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Davies | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Danny Ings | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Matos | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gustavo Hamer | M | 25 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Patrick Bamford | F | 26 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Djibril Soumaré | M | 25 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sam McCallum | D | 16 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mark McGuinness | D | 9 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |