Sheffield United vs Leicester

Sheffield United

Sheffield United

Bramall Lane

01 Jan 2026, 18:30

3:1

Finished

Leicester

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

Abdul Fatawu

26'

36'

Goal

J. Tanganga(S. Mccallum)

2ND HALF

52'

Goal

Tom Cannon(Andre Brooks)

Oliver Skipp

H. Choudhury

57'

Silko Thomas

Jordan Ayew

57'

60'

Tyrese Campbell

Patrick Bamford

S. Mavididi

65'

S. Mavididi

Jeremy Monga

67'

Bobby Reid

Louis Page

68'

76'

Gustavo Hamer

Andre Brooks

84'

Femi Seriki

85'

O. Arblaster

D. Soumaré

85'

Tahith Chong

Tom Cannon

86'

H. Burrows

S. Mccallum

88'

Goal

C. O'Hare(Femi Seriki)

Jordan James(Jordan Ayew)

Goal

92'

Match statistics

56%Possession44%

456Passes Attempted349

354Completed Passes254

7Corners3

22Throw-ins27

13Shots On Target6

Line-ups

Sheffield United

Formation

4-4-2

M. Cooper

#1M. Cooper

T. Bindon

#6T. Bindon

J. Tanganga

#2J. Tanganga

S. Mccallum

#3S. Mccallum

Femi Seriki

#38Femi Seriki

D. Soumaré

#18D. Soumaré

Jairo Riedewald

#44Jairo Riedewald

C. O'Hare

#10C. O'Hare

Andre Brooks

#11Andre Brooks

Patrick Bamford

#45Patrick Bamford

Tom Cannon

#7Tom Cannon

Starting XI

M. Cooper #1
T. Bindon #6
J. Tanganga #2	⚽36'
S. Mccallum #3	86' 🎯36'
Femi Seriki #38	🎯88' 84'
D. Soumaré #18	85'
Jairo Riedewald #44
C. O'Hare #10	⚽88'
Andre Brooks #11	76' 🎯52'
Patrick Bamford #45	60'
Tom Cannon #7	85' ⚽52'

Substitutes

Adam Davies #17
M. Mcguinness #25
H. Burrows #14	86'
Alex Matos #28
Gustavo Hamer #8	76'
O. Arblaster #4	85'
Tahith Chong #24	85'
Tyrese Campbell #23	60'
Danny Ings #9

Will not play

Jairo

Jairo Riedewald

Midfielder

Hamstring Injury

Return: Mid February 2026

Thomas

Thomas Davies

Midfielder

Hamstring Injury

Return: Early March 2026

Sam Benjamin

Sam Benjamin McCallum

Defender

Achilles tendon injury

Return: Late April 2026

Manager

Sheffield United

Chris Wilder

Sheffield United

Formation

4-4-2

M. Cooper

#1M. Cooper

T. Bindon

#6T. Bindon

J. Tanganga

#2J. Tanganga

S. Mccallum

#3S. Mccallum

Femi Seriki

#38Femi Seriki

D. Soumaré

#18D. Soumaré

Jairo Riedewald

#44Jairo Riedewald

C. O'Hare

#10C. O'Hare

Andre Brooks

#11Andre Brooks

Patrick Bamford

#45Patrick Bamford

Tom Cannon

#7Tom Cannon

Starting XI

M. Cooper #1
T. Bindon #6
J. Tanganga #2	⚽36'
S. Mccallum #3	86' 🎯36'
Femi Seriki #38	🎯88' 84'
D. Soumaré #18	85'
Jairo Riedewald #44
C. O'Hare #10	⚽88'
Andre Brooks #11	76' 🎯52'
Patrick Bamford #45	60'
Tom Cannon #7	85' ⚽52'

Substitutes

Adam Davies #17
M. Mcguinness #25
H. Burrows #14	86'
Alex Matos #28
Gustavo Hamer #8	76'
O. Arblaster #4	85'
Tahith Chong #24	85'
Tyrese Campbell #23	60'
Danny Ings #9

Will not play

Jairo

Jairo Riedewald

Midfielder

Hamstring Injury

Return: Mid February 2026

Thomas

Thomas Davies

Midfielder

Hamstring Injury

Return: Early March 2026

Sam Benjamin

Sam Benjamin McCallum

Defender

Achilles tendon injury

Return: Late April 2026

Manager

Sheffield United

Chris Wilder

Leicester

Formation

4-2-3-1

J. Stolarczyk

#1J. Stolarczyk

Ben Nelson

#4Ben Nelson

Caleb Okoli

#5Caleb Okoli

Luke Thomas

#33Luke Thomas

Ricardo Pereira

#21Ricardo Pereira

Oliver Skipp

#22Oliver Skipp

Jordan James

#6Jordan James

Bobby Reid

#14Bobby Reid

S. Mavididi

#10S. Mavididi

Abdul Fatawu

#7Abdul Fatawu

Silko Thomas

#39Silko Thomas

Starting XI

J. Stolarczyk #1
Ben Nelson #4
Caleb Okoli #5
Luke Thomas #33
Ricardo Pereira #21
Oliver Skipp #22	57'
Jordan James #6	⚽92'
Bobby Reid #14	68'
S. Mavididi #10	65' 67'
Abdul Fatawu #7	26'
Silko Thomas #39	57'

Substitutes

A. Begović #31
J. Vestergaard #23
O. Aluko #56
Louis Page #25	68'
H. Choudhury #17	57'
Jeremy Monga #28	67'
Patson Daka #20
Wanya Marcal #27
Jordan Ayew #9	🎯92' 57'

Will not play

Jannik

Jannik Vestergaard

Defender

Knock injury

Return: Doubtful

Harry James

Harry James Souttar

Defender

Achilles tendon injury

Return: Unknown

Hamza Dewan

Hamza Dewan Choudhury

Midfielder

Knee injury

Return: Late March 2026

Aaron James

Aaron James Ramsey

Midfielder

Hamstring Injury

Return: Late February 2026

Jordan Anthony

Jordan Anthony James

Midfielder

Hamstring Injury

Return: Late February 2026

Manager

Leicester

Martí Cifuentes

Head-to-head

21 matches

Sheffield United

Sheffield United

7

Wins

3

Draws

11

Wins

Leicester

Leicester

Championship2025 • 1 match

Leicester

Sheffield Utd

Premier League2021 • 1 match

Leicester

Sheffield Utd

Premier League2020 • 2 matches

Sheffield Utd

Leicester

Leicester

Sheffield Utd

Premier League2019 • 1 match

Sheffield Utd

Leicester

FA Cup2018 • 1 match

Leicester

Sheffield Utd

League standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	GD	Pts	Form
1	Middlesbrough	31	18	7	6	49:30	+19	61	WWWWW
2	Coventry City	31	17	8	6	63:35	+28	59	WWLLD
3	Ipswich Town	30	15	9	6	51:29	+22	54	WWLDW
4	Hull City	31	16	6	9	50:43	+7	54	WWWDL
5	Millwall	31	15	8	8	39:36	+3	53	WLWDW
6	Wrexham AFC	31	12	11	8	44:39	+5	47	LDWWL
7	Preston North End	31	12	11	8	38:34	+4	47	LLLDW
8	Bristol City	31	13	7	11	43:38	+5	46	DLWLW
9	Southampton	32	12	10	10	48:44	+4	46	WDWWW
10	Birmingham City	32	12	10	10	43:39	+4	46	WDWWD
11	Derby County	31	12	9	10	45:39	+6	45	WWDWL
12	Watford	31	11	11	9	39:36	+3	44	DDLDL
13	Queens Park Rangers	31	12	8	11	42:43	-1	44	DDLWD
14	Stoke City	31	12	7	12	34:28	+6	43	DLDLD
15	Swansea City	31	12	6	13	38:37	+1	42	DWLWW
16	Norwich City	32	11	6	15	42:42	0	39	WWLWW
17	Sheffield Utd	31	12	3	16	44:45	-1	39	LWDWL
18	Charlton Athletic	30	9	9	12	29:38	-9	36	WLLWD
19	West Brom	32	9	7	16	32:47	-15	34	LDLDD
20	Portsmouth	29	8	9	12	27:38	-11	33	WDDWL
21	Leicester	32	10	8	14	44:51	-7	32	DLLLL
22	Blackburn Rovers	31	8	8	15	27:40	-13	32	LDLWL
23	Oxford United	32	6	10	16	28:44	-16	28	WLLDL
24	Sheffield Wed	31	1	8	22	18:62	-44	-7	LLLLL

Promotion

Playoff

Relegation

Match Information

Referee:

Farai Hallam

Venue:

Bramall Lane

Capacity:

32 702

Sheffield United vs Leicester match from the Championship. View the final score, key match events, detailed statistics, line-ups and head-to-head record between Sheffield United and Leicester. Follow team performance and match context within the Championship season.