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Sheffield United vs Leicester City

Championship
Sheffield Utd
10-2-13
3-1
Final
Leicester
9-7-9
Bramall Lane

Match pulse

SHUAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'LEI
56%Possession44%
13Shots6
5On target1
7Corners3
0Saves3
13Fouls10
26'Fatawu IssahakuLEI65'Stephy MavididiLEI84'Femi SerikiSHU
Team1H2HT
SHU123
LEI011

Who won: Sheffield Utd 3-1

Sheffield United beat Leicester City 3-1 on Thursday, January 1, 2026 at Bramall Lane. Goals for Sheffield Utd: Japhet Tanganga (36'), Thomas Cannon (52') and Callum O'Hare (88'). Goals for Leicester: Jordan James (90'+2').

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Sheffield United 3, Leicester City 1.
  2. Second Half ends, Sheffield United 3, Leicester City 1.
  3. 90'+5'SHU

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Ben Nelson.

  4. 90'+5'

    Right footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tahith Chong.

    G. Hamer

  5. GOAL90'+2'

    Goal! Right footed shot

    J. James · ast J. Ayew

    Goal! Sheffield United 3, Leicester City 1. Jordan James (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jordan Ayew following a fast break.

    SHU 3 - 1 LEI
  6. 90'+1'

    Free kick won

    Oliver Arblaster (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  7. 90'+1'

    Foul

    Foul by Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City).

  8. 90'

    Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.

  9. GOAL88'

    Goal! Left footed shot

    C. O'Hare · ast F. Seriki

    Goal! Sheffield United 3, Leicester City 0. Callum O'Hare (Sheffield United) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Femi Seriki.

    SHU 3 - 0 LEI
  10. 88'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Callum O'Hare (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gustavo Hamer.

  11. 86'
    Sub

    Subbed on for S. McCallum

    Substitution, Sheffield United. Harrison Burrows replaces Sam McCallum.

    H. Burrows

  12. 85'
    Sub

    Subbed on for D. Soumaré

    Substitution, Sheffield United. Oliver Arblaster replaces Djibril Soumaré.

    O. Arblaster

  13. 85'
    Sub

    Subbed on for T. Cannon

    Substitution, Sheffield United. Tahith Chong replaces Thomas Cannon.

    T. Chong

  14. 84'

    Yellow card

    Femi Seriki (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card.

    F. Seriki

  15. 83'

    Right footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Jordan James (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdul Fatawu.

    J. James

  16. 82'

    Foul

    Foul by Tyler Bindon (Sheffield United).

  17. 82'SHU

    Free kick won

    Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  18. 80'

    Free kick won

    Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  19. 80'

    Foul

    Foul by Japhet Tanganga (Sheffield United).

  20. 78'

    Free kick won

    Tyrese Campbell (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  21. 78'

    Foul

    Foul by Caleb Okoli (Leicester City).

  22. 77'

    Free kick won

    Jairo Riedewald (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  23. 77'

    Foul

    Foul by Jordan Ayew (Leicester City).

  24. 76'
    Sub

    Subbed on for A. Brooks

    Substitution, Sheffield United. Gustavo Hamer replaces Andre Brooks.

    G. Hamer

  25. 75'

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Djibril Soumaré (Sheffield United) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Andre Brooks.

Leaders

SHULEI
Total Shots
Callum O'Hare
3
Fatawu Issahaku
3
Accurate Passes
Tyler Bindon
58
Ricardo Pereira
37
Saves
-
Jakub Stolarczyk
3

Season seriesLEI leads series 4-1

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