Sheffield United vs Leicester 01/01/2026

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

Michael John

#1Cooper

Tyler

#6Bindon

Japhet

#2Tanganga

Sam Benjamin

#3McCallum

Oluwafemi Ibrahim

#38Seriki

El Hadji

#18Djibril Soumaré

Jairo

#44Riedewald

Callum Luke

#10O'Hare

Andre

#11Chance Brooks

Patrick James

#45Bamford

Thomas Christopher

#7Cannon

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

Benjamin Matthew

Benjamin Matthew Godfrey

Defender

Knee injury

Return: Late January 2026

Chiedozie

Chiedozie Ogbene

Forward

Hamstring Injury

Return: Mid January 2026

Louie Mark

Louie Mark Barry

Forward

Return: Early February 2026

Sydie

Sydie Peck

Midfielder

Calf injury

Return: Mid January 2026

Manager

Sheffield United

Chris Wilder

Sheffield United

Formation

4-4-2

Michael John

#1Cooper

Tyler

#6Bindon

Japhet

#2Tanganga

Sam Benjamin

#3McCallum

Oluwafemi Ibrahim

#38Seriki

El Hadji

#18Djibril Soumaré

Jairo

#44Riedewald

Callum Luke

#10O'Hare

Andre

#11Chance Brooks

Patrick James

#45Bamford

Thomas Christopher

#7Cannon

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

Benjamin Matthew

Benjamin Matthew Godfrey

Defender

Knee injury

Return: Late January 2026

Chiedozie

Chiedozie Ogbene

Forward

Hamstring Injury

Return: Mid January 2026

Louie Mark

Louie Mark Barry

Forward

Return: Early February 2026

Sydie

Sydie Peck

Midfielder

Calf injury

Return: Mid January 2026

Manager

Sheffield United

Chris Wilder

Leicester

Formation

4-2-3-1

Jakub

#1Stolarczyk

Benjamin

#4Nelson

Memeh Caleb

#5Okoli

Luke Jonathan

#33Thomas

Ricardo Domingos

#21Barbosa Pereira

Oliver William

#22Skipp

Jordan Anthony

#6James

Bobby

#14Armani Decordova-Reid

Stephy Alvaro

#10Mavididi

Issahaku

#7Abdul Fatawu

Silko

#39Thomas

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

Boubakary

Boubakary Soumare

Midfielder

Knee injury

Return: Late January 2026

Harry James

Harry James Souttar

Defender

Achilles tendon injury

Return: Late January 2026

Aaron James

Aaron James Ramsey

Midfielder

Hamstring Injury

Return: Late January 2026

Victor Bernth

Victor Bernth Kristiansen

Defender

Knee injury

Return: Mid January 2026

Manager

Leicester

Martí Cifuentes

Head-to-head

21 matches

Sheffield United

Sheffield United

10

Wins

3

Draws

8

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	Coventry City	26	15	7	4	57:29	+28	52	DWLDL
2	Middlesbrough	26	13	7	6	37:26	+11	46	LDLLW
3	Ipswich Town	25	12	8	5	42:24	+18	44	LWDWW
4	Preston North End	26	11	10	5	36:25	+11	43	DDLWW
5	Millwall	26	12	7	7	29:33	-4	43	LDWDW
6	Watford	25	11	8	6	37:29	+8	41	DWWWW
7	Hull City	25	12	5	8	40:38	+2	41	WWDWL
8	Stoke City	26	12	4	10	32:23	+9	40	LDLWW
9	Wrexham AFC	26	10	10	6	38:32	+6	40	LWWWW
10	Bristol City	26	11	6	9	38:29	+9	39	WWLWL
11	Queens Park Rangers	26	11	5	10	38:39	-1	38	WDLLW
12	Leicester	26	10	7	9	37:38	-1	37	LLWLW
13	Derby County	26	9	8	9	35:35	0	35	DDLWL
14	Birmingham City	26	9	7	10	35:36	-1	34	LDDLW
15	Southampton	26	8	9	9	38:38	0	33	DLDDL
16	Sheffield Utd	25	10	2	13	36:38	-2	32	LWLWW
17	Swansea City	26	9	5	12	27:33	-6	32	WLWWL
18	West Brom	26	9	4	13	29:35	-6	31	LLWLL
19	Charlton Athletic	25	7	8	10	25:32	-7	29	WLLDD
20	Blackburn Rovers	25	7	7	11	24:30	-6	28	WDDLD
21	Portsmouth	24	6	7	11	21:35	-14	25	WDDWL
22	Norwich City	26	6	6	14	28:39	-11	24	DWLWL
23	Oxford United	25	5	7	13	25:35	-10	22	LLWLL
24	Sheffield Wed	25	1	8	16	18:51	-33	-7	LDDLL

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.