Sheffield United vs Leicester City
Match pulse
SHUAttacking pressure by 5 minutes0'LEI 
56%Possession44%
13Shots6
5On target1
7Corners3
0Saves3
13Fouls10
26'Fatawu IssahakuLEI65'Stephy MavididiLEI84'Femi SerikiSHU
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
 SHU | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 LEI | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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').
| Lineup (4-2-3-1) | G | A | SH | YC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | ||||
| Jakub StolarczykG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben NelsonCD-L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caleb OkoliCD-R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke ThomasLB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricardo PereiraRB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby De Cordova-ReidAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oliver SkippLM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan JamesRM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Silko ThomasF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephy MavididiAM-L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fatawu IssahakuAM-R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| Jordan Ayew | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremy Monga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wanya Marcal-Madivadua | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Asmir Begovic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patson Daka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Louis Page | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hamza Choudhury | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jannik Vestergaard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Olabade Aluko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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