English Premier League

FT Sunday, March 14, 2021
Sheffield United LLLWL 0
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Leicester City WLLDW 5
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King Power Stadium

Match Report

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Iheanacho hat trick as Leicester crush Sheffield United

Kelechi Iheanacho scored a superb hat trick as Leicester City crushed bottom side Sheffield United 5-0 on Sunday to move second in the league.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
10
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
1
Corner Kicks
9
5
Saves
0
28.3
Possession
71.7
1
SHOTS
19
0
ON GOAL
10
0.0
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
207
Accurate Passes
668
291
Passes
750
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
3
7
Crosses
15
0.3
Cross %
0.2
49
Long Balls
52
17
Accurate Long Balls
28
0.3
Long Balls %
0.5
0
Blocked Shots
5
7
Effective Tackles
12
14
Tackles
19
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
18
Interceptions
10
20
Effective Clearances
10
20
Clearances
10

Head to Head

LEI leads series 5-0

Lineups

LEI · 3-4-1-2

  1. 1Kasper SchmeichelG
  2. 6Jonny EvansCD
  3. 4Çaglar SöyüncüCD-L
  4. 3Wesley FofanaCD-R
  5. 8Youri TielemansCM-L
  6. 25Wilfred NdidiCM-R
  7. 17Ayoze PérezAM
  8. 27Timothy CastagneLM
  9. 21Ricardo PereiraRM
  10. 9Jamie VardyCF-L
  11. 14Kelechi IheanachoCF-R

SHU · 3-5-2

  1. 1Aaron RamsdaleG
  2. 22Ethan AmpaduCD
  3. 29Kean BryanCD-L
  4. 6Chris BashamCD-R
  5. 4John FleckCM-L
  6. 7John LundstramCM-R
  7. 16Oliver NorwoodAM
  8. 3Enda StevensLM
  9. 2George BaldockRM
  10. 10Billy SharpCF-L
  11. 14Oliver BurkeCF-R

Timeline

  1. 39' Goal! Leicester City 1, Sheffield United 0. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jamie Vardy.
  2. 45' Substitution, Leicester City. Marc Albrighton replaces Ricardo Pereira.
  3. 63' Substitution, Sheffield United. Lys Mousset replaces Oliver Burke.
  4. 64' Goal! Leicester City 2, Sheffield United 0. Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marc Albrighton following a fast break.
  5. 69' Goal! Leicester City 3, Sheffield United 0. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jamie Vardy following a fast break.
  6. 74' Kean Bryan (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 78' Goal! Leicester City 4, Sheffield United 0. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Wilfred Ndidi.
  8. 79' Substitution, Sheffield United. Iliman Ndiaye replaces Oliver Norwood.
  9. 80' Own Goal by Ethan Ampadu, Sheffield United. Leicester City 5, Sheffield United 0.
  10. 81' Substitution, Leicester City. Thakgalo Leshabela replaces Ayoze Pérez.
  11. 88' John Lundstram (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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