Sheffield Utd v Leicester result

Full-time · Sheffield Utd 1–4 Leicester

League Cup · Tue, 22 Aug 2017 19:45 BST · Bramall Lane

Updated 15 May 2026, 04:47 UK · refreshed continuously

Sheffield Utd 1–4 Leicester — Leicester won this League Cup match.

Next for Sheffield Utd: Sheffield Utd v Derby, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Leicester: Bromley v Leicester, Tuesday 20 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Sheffield Utd 1–4 Leicester · League Cup
Venue: Bramall Lane · Sheffield
Referee: Tony Harrington, England
Recent form: Sheffield Utd 3W 0D 2L · Leicester 1W 0D 1L

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Sheffield Utd		Leicester
45%	Possession	55%
10	Shots	23
6	Shots on target	7
2	Shots off target	8
2	Blocked shots	8
5	Shots inside the box	15
5	Corners	10
1	Offsides	3
11	Fouls	13
2	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
3	Saves	5
437	Passes	521
78%	Pass accuracy	81%

Sheffield Utd player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Cards	Rating
J. Eastwood	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.1
K. Freeman	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
J. O'Connell	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
D. Brooks	90	0	1	3	2	2	0	6.6
J. Lundstram	90	0	0	1	0	2	Y	7.2
S. Carruthers	90	0	0	1	1	1	0	6.6
D. Lafferty	90	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.1
C. Lavery	90	1	0	3	2	2	0	7.5
J. Wright	68	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
G. Baldock	68	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
C. Evans	62	0	0	1	1	1	0	6.3
B. Sharp sub	28	0	0	1	0	0	0	6.5
C. Basham sub	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
P. Coutts sub	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7

Leicester player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Cards	Rating
B. Hamer	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
D. Amartey	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
Christian Fuchs	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.1
B. Chilwell	90	0	0	3	1	0	0	6.9
A. Musa	90	1	0	5	1	5	Y	7.9
A. King	90	0	1	1	0	2	0	8
D. Gray	90	1	1	5	3	4	0	8.8
L. Ulloa	90	0	1	0	0	2	0	7.2
I. Slimani	90	2	0	6	2	4	Y	9
H. Maguire	81	0	0	1	0	1	0	7.8
W. Ndidi	77	0	0	2	0	1	0	7
N. Mendy	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.4
J. Knight	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6

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

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Recent form

Sheffield UtdWWLLW

Last 5: 3W 0D 2L · 1 scored / 1 conceded per game

LeicesterLW

Last 2: 1W 0D 1L · 2.5 scored / 2 conceded per game

Goals per game

Sheffield Utd scored1

Leicester scored2.5

Sheffield Utd conceded1

Leicester conceded2

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