Leicester v Sheffield Utd result

Full-time · Leicester 2–3 Sheffield Utd

Championship · Sat, 29 Nov 2025 12:30 GMT

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

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Leicester 2–3 Sheffield Utd — Sheffield Utd won this Championship match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Sheffield Utd won 3–2 at Leicester in the Championship on Saturday 29 November. Leicester are unbeaten in the last six meetings with Sheffield Utd, every meeting checked.

The goals

Sheffield Utd led 3–0 at half-time. The goals — Sheffield Utd: Thomas Cannon (2’, assisted by C. O'Hare), C. O'Hare (4’) and Sydie Peck (32’); Leicester: Stephy Mavididi (53’, assisted by A. Fatawu) and Jordan James (83’, assisted by B. Soumaré).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Leicester 0.98, Sheffield Utd 0.97, from 15 shots to 13 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

Anthony Backhouse, England showed three yellow cards — against 4.0 yellows a game across the last 10 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Leicester: B. Soumaré (68’) and Jordan James (89’); Sheffield Utd: Sam McCallum (90+2’).

What it changes

Leicester have scored 58 goals, the 12th-fewest of the 24 clubs (2025/26 so far, after 46 games). Leicester have conceded 68 goals, the third-most of the 24 clubs.

Sheffield Utd have scored 66 goals, the eighth-most of the 24 clubs (2025/26 so far, after 46 games). Sheffield Utd have conceded 66 goals, the fifth-most (shared) of the 24 clubs.

Sheffield Utd are unbeaten in their last four matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, C. O'Hare (Sheffield Utd) 8.1, Stephy Mavididi (Leicester) 7.2 and Sydie Peck (Sheffield Utd) 7.1 led the match.

Next up

Leicester next host Bradford on 14 November 2026.

Sheffield Utd next host Watford on 21 November 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Leicester: Leicester v Bradford, Saturday 14 November — the preview. Next for Sheffield Utd: Sheffield Utd v Watford, Saturday 21 November — the preview.

The Numbers

Result: Leicester 2–3 Sheffield Utd · Championship
Referee: Anthony Backhouse, England
Head-to-head (last 6): Leicester 6 · draws 0 · Sheffield Utd 0 · 3.17 goals/game
Recent form: Leicester 2W 1D 2L · Sheffield Utd 2W 1D 2L

Leicester 2–3 Sheffield Utd (Championship): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

0.88 / 1.75

Goals

against 1.5 / 1.25 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.63 / 8.25

Corners

against 5.88 / 3.88 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

3.38 / 4.75

Shots on target

against 4.75 / 3.13 · 2 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

2.63 / 0.75

Cards

against 1.38 / 2.13 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

4 yellows

Referee · Anthony Backhouse, England

20.1 fouls a game

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over 10 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 26 November 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 26 November 2025. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Leicester for / against	Line	Sheffield Utd for / against
Goals scored	0.88 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.75 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.63 for · 5.88 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	8.25 for · 3.88 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	11.75 for · 11.13 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	14.13 for · 11.38 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	3.38 for · 4.75 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	4.75 for · 3.13 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	12.63 for · 11 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	10.5 for · 9.88 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2.63 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	0.75 for · 2.13 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: Anthony Backhouse, England — 4 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 20.1 fouls over 10 matches.

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Leicester

Leicester Goalkeeper

Leicester — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
A. Begović	4	79315 min	123.4 /90	61.7 /90	00 /90

Leicester — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Leicester before kick-off, to 26 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
A. Begović n 4	78.8	3.4 3/2

Leicester Defensive

Leicester — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
J. Vestergaard	17	901530 min	231.4 /90	130.8 /90	90.5 /90	1056.2 /90	60.4 /90	30.2 /90
L. Thomas	16	751202 min	201.5 /90	141 /90	80.6 /90	513.8 /90	231.7 /90	50.4 /90
Wout Felix Lina Faes	11	73799 min	60.7 /90	91 /90	20.2 /90	182 /90	60.7 /90	10.1 /90
Ricardo Pereira	10	71713 min	162 /90	60.8 /90	20.3 /90	334.2 /90	121.5 /90	40.5 /90
A. Fatawu	17	851437 min	181.1 /90	100.6 /90	00 /90	1187.4 /90	211.3 /90	30.2 /90
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Leicester — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Leicester before kick-off, to 26 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
J. Vestergaard n 8	90	0.4 3/0	1.3 5/3	J. Tanganga
A. Fatawu n 8	83.6	1.6 7/3	1.5 6/3	T. Campbell
H. Winks n 8	87.9	1.5 7/4	0.4 3/0	C. O'Hare
L. Thomas n 8	72.3	2 6/3	0.6 3/1	J. Tanganga
J. Stolarczyk n 8	84.4	0 0/0	0.3 2/0	—
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Leicester — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Leicester before kick-off, to 26 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Vestergaard n 8	90	1.6 7/4
A. Fatawu n 8	83.6	0.7 3/2
H. Winks n 8	87.9	1.9 6/5
L. Thomas n 8	72.3	2.2 6/5
J. Stolarczyk n 8	84.4	0 0/0
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Leicester Attacking

Leicester — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
P. Daka	13	52678 min	10.1 /90	20.3 /90	101.3 /90	40.5 /90	40.5 /90	10.1 /90
A. Fatawu	17	851437 min	30.2 /90	40.3 /90	311.9 /90	140.9 /90	211.3 /90	523.3 /90
H. Winks	16	791260 min	00 /90	20.1 /90	100.7 /90	10.1 /90	191.4 /90	120.9 /90
J. James	12	72869 min	30.3 /90	10.1 /90	131.3 /90	80.8 /90	293 /90	50.5 /90
B. Soumaré	12	70835 min	00 /90	10.1 /90	10.1 /90	00 /90	131.4 /90	40.4 /90
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Leicester — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Leicester before kick-off, to 26 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Vestergaard n 8	90	0.3 1/1	0 0/0
A. Fatawu n 8	83.6	2.2 7/5	0.8 3/2
H. Winks n 8	87.9	0.8 4/1	0.1 1/0
L. Thomas n 8	72.3	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
J. Stolarczyk n 8	84.4	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Leicester — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Leicester before kick-off, to 26 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Vestergaard n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
A. Fatawu n 8	83.6	0 0/0	0.4 3/0
H. Winks n 8	87.9	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
L. Thomas n 8	72.3	0 0/0	0 0/0
J. Stolarczyk n 8	84.4	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Sheffield Utd

Sheffield Utd Defensive

Sheffield Utd — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sheffield Utd before kick-off, to 26 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Sydie Peck n 8	90	0.8 4/2	0.6 5/0	—
C. O'Hare n 8	89.8	1.1 6/2	1.6 7/4	H. Winks
M. Cooper n 8	84.4	0 0/0	0.3 2/0	—
T. Campbell n 8	73.5	1.8 7/4	0 0/0	A. Fatawu
J. Tanganga n 8	90	1 5/3	0.5 3/1	L. Thomas
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Sheffield Utd — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sheffield Utd before kick-off, to 26 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Sydie Peck n 8	90	1.8 6/3
C. O'Hare n 8	89.8	2.5 7/7
M. Cooper n 8	84.4	0 0/0
T. Campbell n 8	73.5	0.9 4/1
J. Tanganga n 8	90	1.4 5/3
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Sheffield Utd Attacking

Sheffield Utd — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sheffield Utd before kick-off, to 26 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Sydie Peck n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
C. O'Hare n 8	89.8	1.3 6/4	0.9 6/1
M. Cooper n 8	84.4	0 0/0	0 0/0
T. Campbell n 8	73.5	1.8 7/3	0.9 5/1
J. Tanganga n 8	90	0.8 4/2	0.4 2/1
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Sheffield Utd — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sheffield Utd before kick-off, to 26 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Sydie Peck n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
C. O'Hare n 8	89.8	0.4 3/0	0.4 3/0
M. Cooper n 8	84.4	0 0/0	0 0/0
T. Campbell n 8	73.5	0.5 2/1	0.3 1/1
J. Tanganga n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Match Statistics & Details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Leicester		Sheffield Utd
69%	Possession	31%
0.98	Expected goals (xG)	0.97
15	Shots	13
3	Shots on target	3
2	Shots off target	5
10	Blocked shots	5
11	Shots inside the box	9
4	Corners	9
0	Offsides	1
12	Fouls	9
2	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
0	Saves	1
580	Passes	246
84%	Pass accuracy	67%

Leicester Player Stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
A. Begović	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.6
Ricardo Pereira	90	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	6.6
J. Vestergaard	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	7
L. Thomas	90	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	6.3
J. James	90	1	0	2	1	2	0	Y	7.3
A. Fatawu	90	0	1	1	1	3	0	0	7
S. Mavididi	90	1	0	1	1	1	2	0	7.7
B. De Cordova-Reid	80	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	7
Wout Felix Lina Faes	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
H. Winks	45	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
P. Daka	45	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.7
O. Skipp sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
B. Soumaré sub	45	0	1	0	0	1	1	Y	7.2
J. Ayew sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
J. Monga sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5

Sheffield Utd Player Stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
M. Cooper	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
F. Seriki	90	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	6.6
J. Tanganga	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.5
B. Mee	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.3
Sydie Peck	90	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	8
C. O'Hare	90	0	2	1	0	4	1	0	7.3
A. Brooks	81	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.7
H. Burrows	74	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	6.9
J. Riedewald	65	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	7.9
T. Cannon	65	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	7.2
T. Campbell	64	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.3
P. Bamford sub	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
G. Hamer sub	25	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.7
El Hadji Djibril Soumaré sub	25	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
S. McCallum sub	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.3
M. McGuinness sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Leicester v Sheffield Utd — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

LeicesterLDWWL

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Sheffield UtdLLDWW

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.6 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Leicester 6 · 0 draws · Sheffield Utd 0 · 3.17 goals/game

2021-03-14 Leicester 5–0 Sheffield Utd
2020-12-06 Sheffield Utd 1–2 Leicester
2020-07-16 Leicester 2–0 Sheffield Utd
2019-08-24 Sheffield Utd 1–2 Leicester
2018-02-16 Leicester 1–0 Sheffield Utd
2017-08-22 Sheffield Utd 1–4 Leicester

League standing · 2025/26

Leicester#23 pos46 pts46 pl-10 GD

Sheffield Utd#13 pos60 pts46 pl0 GD

Goals per game

Leicester scored1.26

Sheffield Utd scored1.43

Leicester conceded1.48

Sheffield Utd conceded1.43

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What is the head-to-head record between Leicester and Sheffield Utd?: In their last 6 meetings, Leicester won 6, Sheffield Utd won 0 and there were 0 draws, averaging 3.17 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Leicester and Sheffield Utd?: Recent form — Leicester 2W 1D 2L; Sheffield Utd 2W 1D 2L.

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