Sheffield Utd vs Leicester
Ref: Farai Hallam, EnglandBramall Lane, Sheffield · 32,702 cap
Match recap
Sheffield Utd beat Leicester 3–1 in their Championship fixture. Tanganga, Cannon, and O'Hare scored for Sheffield Utd; James replied for Leicester. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.40 for Sheffield Utd versus 0.21 for Leicester. Sheffield Utd sit 13th in the Championship table while Leicester are 23rd.
First Half
26'
Fatawu
Yellow Card
⚽
Tanganga
Assist: McCallum
Second Half
⚽
Cannon
Assist: Brooks
57'
⇄
Amari Otieno Thomas
57'
⇄
Skipp
⇄
Bamford
65'
Mavididi
Yellow Card
67'
⇄
Mavididi
68'
⇄
De Cordova-Reid
⇄
Brooks
Seriki
Yellow Card
⇄
El Hadji Djibril Soumaré
⇄
Cannon
⇄
McCallum
⚽
O'Hare
Assist: Seriki
90'
⚽
James
Assist: Ayew
| # | 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
Sheffield UtdLeicester
11Won
Statistical edge
11–3
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.40VS0.21
Attack4 · 1 won
13
Shots
6
5
Shots on target
1
10
Shots in the box
2
3
Shots outside box
4
4
Shots off goal
4
7
Corners
3
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
56%
Possession
44%
454
Total passes
349
354
Accurate passes
255
78%
Pass accuracy
73%
Discipline2 · 1 won
13
Fouls
10
1
Yellow cards
2
2
Offsides
5
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
0
Goalkeeper saves
3
4
Blocked shots
1
-0.70
Goals prevented
-0.70
Sheffield Utd
4-4-2
Leicester
4-2-3-1
Sheffield Utd
4-4-2Starting XI
- 1M. CooperG
- 2J. TangangaD
- 3S. McCallumD
- 6Tyler BindonD
- 7T. CannonF
- 10C. O'HareM
- 11A. BrooksM
- 18El Hadji Djibril SoumaréM
- 38F. SerikiD
- 44J. RiedewaldM
- 45P. BamfordF
Substitutes
- 4O. ArblasterM
- 8G. HamerM
- 9D. IngsF
- 14H. BurrowsD
- 17A. DaviesG
- 23T. CampbellF
- 24T. ChongM
- 25M. McGuinnessD
- 28Alex MatosM
Leicester
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1J. StolarczykG
- 4B. NelsonD
- 5C. OkoliD
- 6J. JamesM
- 7A. FatawuM
- 10S. MavididiM
- 14B. De Cordova-ReidM
- 21Ricardo PereiraD
- 22O. SkippM
- 33L. ThomasD
- 39Silko Amari Otieno ThomasF
Substitutes
- 9J. AyewF
- 17H. ChoudhuryM
- 20P. DakaF
- 23J. VestergaardD
- 25L. PageM
- 27Wanya MarçalF
- 28J. MongaM
- 31A. BegovićG
- 56O. AlukoD
Sheffield Utd
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japhet Tanganga(C) | D | 90 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Femi Seriki | D | 90 | 7.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Sam McCallum | D | 86 | 7.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 0/3 |
| Djibril Soumaré | M | 85 | 7.7 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2/2 |
| Andre Brooks | M | 76 | 7.3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 4/7 |
| Thomas Cannon | F | 85 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Jaïro Riedewald | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Callum O'Hare | M | 90 | 7.0 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0/5 |
| Michael Cooper | G | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tyler Bindon | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Patrick Bamford | F | 60 | 6.0 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Danny Ings | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Davies | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Matos | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mark McGuinness | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gustavo Hamer | M | 14 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Oliver Arblaster | M | 11 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tahith Chong | M | 11 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Harrison Burrows | D | 10 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Tyrese Campbell | F | 30 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Leicester
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan James | M | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Caleb Okoli | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oliver Skipp | M | 57 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Decordova-Reid | M | 68 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Abdul Fatawu Issahaku | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 3/9 |
| Silko Thomas | F | 57 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Benjamin Nelson | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Stephy Mavididi | M | 67 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Ricardo Pereira(C) | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Jakub Stolarczyk | G | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luke Thomas | D | 90 | 5.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Asmir Begović | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jannik Vestergaard | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wanya Marcal Madivadua | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Olabade Aluko | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Patson Daka | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hamza Choudhury | M | 33 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Jordan Ayew | F | 33 | 6.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Louis Page | M | 22 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Jeremy Monga | M | 23 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |