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').

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Lineups

Leicester

Lineup (4-2-3-1)

1Jakub StolarczykG
2Ben NelsonCD-L
3Caleb OkoliCD-R
4Luke ThomasLB
5Ricardo PereiraRB
6Bobby De Cordova-ReidAM
7Oliver SkippLM
8Jordan JamesRM
9Silko ThomasF
10Stephy MavididiAM-L
11Fatawu IssahakuAM-R

Sheffield Utd14th in English League Championship

Lineup (4-4-2)

1Michael CooperG
2Tyler BindonCD-L
3Japhet TangangaCD-R
4Sam McCallumLB
5Femi SerikiRB
6Djibril SoumaréCM-L
7Jairo RiedewaldCM-R
8Callum O'HareLM
9Andre BrooksRM
10Patrick BamfordCF-L
11Thomas CannonCF-R

Head to head

LEI leads series 4-1

Last meeting: Leicester 2, Sheffield Utd 1 (Aug 24)

Last 5

LEI

Wvs DER2-1
Lvs WAT1-2
L@ QPR1-4
Wvs IPS3-1
T@ BRC2-2

SHU

W@ STK2-1
L@ WXM3-5
Wvs BIR3-0
L@ WBA0-2
Tvs NOR1-1

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Game info

Venue: Bramall Lane, Sheffield, England · Attendance 29,644
Officials: Farai Hallam

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