Updated 1 January 2026, after full time.
Sheff Utd 3-1 Leicester in the Championship at Bramall Lane, Sheffield on 1 January 2026. Scorers: Japhet Tanganga, Tom Cannon, Callum O'Hare for Sheff Utd; Jordan James for Leicester. In their last 1 meetings, Sheff Utd have won 1, Leicester 0, with 0 draws.
Sheff Utd 3-1 Leicester was the final score in the Championship on Thursday 1 January 2026 at Bramall Lane. Scorers: Japhet Tanganga, Tom Cannon, Callum O'Hare for Sheff Utd; Jordan James for Leicester. The Stats tab of this page has both teams' shots, fouls, cards and tackles from the game, and every player's numbers.
Sheff Utd vs Leicester was played at Bramall Lane in Sheffield on Thursday 1 January 2026, the home ground of Sheff Utd, which holds 32,050 people. It finished Sheff Utd 3-1 Leicester in the Championship, with kick-off at 17:30 UK time.
Sheff Utd have won 3, drawn 1 and lost 1 of their last 5 games, scoring 8 and conceding 4, with results reading W L W D W from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 1-0 win at home to Wrexham in the Championship on 30 October.
Leicester have won 3, drawn 1 and lost 1 of their last 5 games, scoring 12 and conceding 5, with results reading W W L W D from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 2-2 draw at home to Stevenage in the League One on 31 October.
Across the last 1 meetings Sheff Utd have won 1, Leicester have won 0 and 0 were drawn, with Sheff Utd scoring 3 goals to Leicester's 2. The most recent was Leicester City 2-3 Sheffield United on 29 November 2025 in the Championship.
Patrick Bamford leads Sheff Utd with 5 goals across their last 10 games, 0.5 a game, the most of any Sheff Utd player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Sheff Utd player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Emil Riis leads Leicester with 6 goals across their last 10 games, 0.6 a game, the most of any Leicester player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Leicester player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Farai Hallam refereed Sheff Utd vs Leicester, averaging 21.5 fouls and 3.5 yellow cards per game across 4 games this season. That is 0.00 red cards a game, and the referee card on this page sets the record beside both teams' fouls and cards.
| Date | Competition | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Nov 2025 | Championship | Leicester City vs Sheffield United | 2-3 |
| Stat | Sheff Utd | Leicester |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 56% | 44% |
| Shots | 13 | 6 |
| Shots on target | 5 | 1 |
| Corners | 7 | 3 |
| Fouls | 13 | 10 |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 2 |
| Tackles | 30 | 24 |
| Passes | 454 | 349 |
Sheff Utd: J. Tanganga 36', T. Cannon 52', C. O'Hare 88'. Leicester: J. James 90+2'.
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 1.5 | 13 of 24 |
| Goals against | 1.2 | 5 of 24 |
| Shots | 10.8 | 23 of 24 |
| Shots on target | 3.8 | 16 of 24 |
| Fouls | 10.8 | 14 of 24 |
| Tackles | 14.5 | 18 of 24 |
| Passes | 350.2 | 21 of 24 |
| Corners | 3.8 | 22 of 24 |
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 1.8 | 7 of 24 |
| Goals against | 1.5 | 11 of 24 |
| Shots | 15.4 | 5 of 24 |
| Shots on target | 5.5 | 2 of 24 |
| Fouls | 10.7 | 19 of 24 |
| Tackles | 15 | 14 of 24 |
| Passes | 613.7 | 1 of 24 |
| Corners | 7 | 5 of 24 |