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

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').

Play by play

Match ends, Sheffield United 3, Leicester City 1.
Second Half ends, Sheffield United 3, Leicester City 1.
90'+5'SHU
Corner awarded
Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Ben Nelson.
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
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
90'+1'
Free kick won
Oliver Arblaster (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+1'
Foul
Foul by Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City).
90'
Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
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
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.
86'
Sub
Subbed on for S. McCallum
Substitution, Sheffield United. Harrison Burrows replaces Sam McCallum.
H. Burrows
85'
Sub
Subbed on for D. Soumaré
Substitution, Sheffield United. Oliver Arblaster replaces Djibril Soumaré.
O. Arblaster
85'
Sub
Subbed on for T. Cannon
Substitution, Sheffield United. Tahith Chong replaces Thomas Cannon.
T. Chong
84'
Yellow card
Femi Seriki (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card.
F. Seriki
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
82'
Foul
Foul by Tyler Bindon (Sheffield United).
82'SHU
Free kick won
Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
80'
Free kick won
Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80'
Foul
Foul by Japhet Tanganga (Sheffield United).
78'
Free kick won
Tyrese Campbell (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
78'
Foul
Foul by Caleb Okoli (Leicester City).
77'
Free kick won
Jairo Riedewald (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77'
Foul
Foul by Jordan Ayew (Leicester City).
76'
Sub
Subbed on for A. Brooks
Substitution, Sheffield United. Gustavo Hamer replaces Andre Brooks.
G. Hamer
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.