English Premier League

FT Sunday, December 6, 2020
Leicester City WLDLL 2
–
Sheffield United LLLLL 1
1st2ndT
LEI112
SHU101
Bramall Lane

Match Report

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Late Vardy strike gives Leicester 2-1 win at Sheffield United

A 90th-minute goal from striker Jamie Vardy gave Leicester City a 2-1 win at Sheffield United in the Premier League on Sunday.

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Team Stats

6
Fouls
13
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
4
5
Corner Kicks
6
0
Saves
2
70.3
Possession
29.7
13
SHOTS
4
4
ON GOAL
1
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
574
Accurate Passes
182
674
Passes
273
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.7
2
Accurate Crosses
4
27
Crosses
22
0.1
Cross %
0.2
55
Long Balls
53
31
Accurate Long Balls
17
0.6
Long Balls %
0.3
5
Blocked Shots
1
12
Effective Tackles
4
18
Tackles
16
0.7
Tackle %
0.3
7
Interceptions
9
17
Effective Clearances
26
17
Clearances
26

Head to Head

LEI leads series 5-0

Lineups

SHU · 5-3-2

  1. 1Aaron RamsdaleG
  2. 12John EganCD
  3. 29Kean BryanCD-L
  4. 6Chris BashamCD-R
  5. 13Max LoweLB
  6. 2George BaldockRB
  7. 8Sander BergeCM
  8. 4John FleckCM-L
  9. 7John LundstramCM-R
  10. 9Oliver McBurnieCF-L
  11. 14Oliver BurkeCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 15Phil JagielkaSUB
  2. 16Oliver NorwoodSUB
  3. 21Michael VerripsSUB
  4. 17David McGoldrickSUB
  5. 23Ben OsbornSUB
  6. 10Billy SharpSUB
  7. 24Rhian BrewsterSUB

LEI · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Kasper SchmeichelG
  2. 6Jonny EvansCD
  3. 28Christian FuchsCD-L
  4. 3Wesley FofanaCD-R
  5. 24Nampalys MendyCM-L
  6. 8Youri TielemansCM-R
  7. 2James JustinLM
  8. 11Marc AlbrightonRM
  9. 9Jamie VardyF
  10. 10James MaddisonCF-L
  11. 17Ayoze PérezCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 15Harvey BarnesSUB
  2. 25Wilfred NdidiSUB
  3. 26Dennis PraetSUB
  4. 19Cengiz ÜnderSUB
  5. 14Kelechi IheanachoSUB
  6. 5Wes MorganSUB
  7. 12Danny WardSUB

Timeline

  1. 24' Goal! Sheffield United 0, Leicester City 1. Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
  2. 26' 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 John Lundstram with a cross following a corner.
  3. 38' Max Lowe (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45' Substitution, Sheffield United. Ben Osborn replaces Max Lowe.
  5. 63' Christian Fuchs (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 63' Substitution, Sheffield United. Oliver Norwood replaces John Lundstram.
  7. 69' Substitution, Leicester City. Wilfred Ndidi replaces Nampalys Mendy.
  8. 69' Substitution, Leicester City. Kelechi Iheanacho replaces Ayoze Pérez.
  9. 81' Substitution, Sheffield United. Rhian Brewster replaces Oliver Burke.
  10. 90' Goal! Sheffield United 1, Leicester City 2. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by James Maddison with a through ball.
  11. 90'+1' Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  12. 90'+1' VAR Decision: Goal Leicester City - Sheffield United 1-2 Leicester City (Jamie Vardy).
  13. 90'+2' James Maddison (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 90'+4' Substitution, Leicester City. Dennis Praet replaces James Maddison.

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