English Premier League

FT Saturday, August 24, 2019
Leicester City WDWDD 2
–
Sheffield United WDWDW 1
1st2ndT
LEI112
SHU011
Bramall Lane · 30,079 att.

Match Report

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Barnes strike for Foxes ends Sheffield Utd's bright start

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Team Stats

6
Fouls
11
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
5
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
7
1
Saves
0
50.9
Possession
49.1
10
SHOTS
7
2
ON GOAL
2
0.2
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
358
Accurate Passes
316
452
Passes
421
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
6
Accurate Crosses
8
14
Crosses
32
0.4
Cross %
0.3
53
Long Balls
75
22
Accurate Long Balls
34
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
4
Blocked Shots
2
7
Effective Tackles
13
13
Tackles
16
0.5
Tackle %
0.8
11
Interceptions
15
38
Effective Clearances
15
38
Clearances
15

Head to Head

LEI leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

SHU · 3-5-2

  1. 1Dean HendersonG
  2. 12John EganCD
  3. 5Jack O'ConnellCD-L
  4. 6Chris BashamCD-R
  5. 8Luke FreemanCM-L
  6. 7John LundstramCM-R
  7. 16Oliver NorwoodAM
  8. 3Enda StevensLM
  9. 2George BaldockRM
  10. 11Callum RobinsonCF-L
  11. 17David McGoldrickCF-R

LEI · 4-3-3

  1. 1Kasper SchmeichelG
  2. 4Çaglar SöyüncüCD-L
  3. 6Jonny EvansCD-R
  4. 28Christian FuchsLB
  5. 21Ricardo PereiraRB
  6. 20Hamza ChoudhuryCM
  7. 26Dennis PraetLM
  8. 8Youri TielemansRM
  9. 9Jamie VardyF
  10. 10James MaddisonLF
  11. 17Ayoze PérezRF

Timeline

  1. 38' Goal! Sheffield United 0, Leicester City 1. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by James Maddison with a through ball.
  2. 54' Substitution, Sheffield United. Oliver McBurnie replaces David McGoldrick.
  3. 54' Substitution, Sheffield United. Billy Sharp replaces Callum Robinson.
  4. 57' John Lundstram (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 62' Goal! Sheffield United 1, Leicester City 1. Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by George Baldock with a cross.
  6. 64' Substitution, Leicester City. Harvey Barnes replaces Dennis Praet.
  7. 70' Goal! Sheffield United 1, Leicester City 2. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Çaglar Söyüncü with a headed pass following a corner.
  8. 78' Substitution, Leicester City. Wes Morgan replaces Ayoze Pérez.
  9. 78' Substitution, Sheffield United. Ravel Morrison replaces Chris Basham.
  10. 89' Substitution, Leicester City. Nampalys Mendy replaces Youri Tielemans.

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