Sheffield Utd 1-2 Leicester — Premier League, 6 Dec 2020
Leicester beat Sheffield Utd 2-1 in the Premier League on 6 December 2020 at Bramall Lane, Sheffield. Oliver McBurnie scored for Sheffield Utd; Ayoze Pérez and J. Vardy for Leicester. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 3 meetings, Sheffield Utd have won 0 and Leicester 3.
Match timeline
- 0-124'
- 1-126'assist: J. Lundstram
- 38'Foul
- Half-time1-1
- 46'
- 63'Foul
- 63'
- 69'
- 69'
- 81'
- 90'Foul
- 90'
- 90'VARGoal cancelled
- 1-290'assist: J. Maddison
- 90+4'
- Full-time1-2
Player ratings
7.9
Top rated
Sheffield Utd
- 7.3Oliver McBurnieF
- 6.9Benjamin OsbornM
- 6.9John LundstramM
- 6.9Chris BashamD
- 6.6John FleckM
- 6.5Oliver NorwoodM
- 6.5Oliver BurkeF
- 6.3Rhian BrewsterF
- 6.3Sander BergeM
- 6.3John EganD
- 6.3Kean BryanD
- 6.3Aaron RamsdaleG
- 6.2Max LoweD
- 5.9George BaldockD
Leicester
- 7.9James MaddisonF
- 7.5Jonny EvansD
- 7.5Wesley FofanaD
- 7.3James JustinM
- 7.3Marc AlbrightonM
- 7.3Ayoze PérezF
- 7.2Jamie VardyF
- 7.0Nampalys MendyM
- 7.0Wilfred NdidiM
- 6.7Christian FuchsD
- 6.6Youri TielemansM
- 6.3Kelechi IheanachoF
- 6.2Kasper SchmeichelG
Line-ups
Leicester3-4-2-1
Sheffield Utd5-3-2
Substitutes
Sheffield UtdC. Wilder
Substitutes
- 24Rhian Brewster81'F6.3
- 21M. VerripsG
- 15P. JagielkaD
- 16Oliver Norwood63'M6.5
- 17David McGoldrickF
- 10B. SharpF
- 23Benjamin Osborn46'M6.9
LeicesterB. Rodgers
Substitutes
- 19C. ÜnderM
- 14K. Iheanacho69'F6.3
- 26Dennis Praet90+4'M
- 12Daniel WardG
- 5W. MorganD
- 15Harvey BarnesM
- 25W. Ndidi69'M7.0
Team statistics
29%Possession71%
4Total shots13
1Shots on target4
2Shots off target4
1Blocked shots5
6Corners5
4Offsides4
13Fouls6
1Yellow cards3
2Goalkeeper saves0
273Total passes674
182Accurate passes574
67%Pass accuracy85%
Sheffield Utd
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oliver McBurnie | 90 | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Benjamin Osborn | 45 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| John Lundstram | 63 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Chris Basham | 90 | – | – | – | 1 | 6 | – | 6.9 |
| John Fleck | 90 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | 6.6 |
| Oliver Norwood | 27 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Oliver Burke | 81 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 6.5 |
| Rhian Brewster | 9 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Sander Berge | 90 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6.3 |
| John Egan | 90 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Kean Bryan | 90 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Aaron Ramsdale | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Max Lowe | 45 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.2 |
| George Baldock | 90 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 5.9 |
Leicester
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Maddison | 89 | – | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7.9 |
| Jonny Evans | 90 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Wesley Fofana | 90 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 2 | 7.5 |
| James Justin | 90 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Marc Albrighton | 90 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | 7.3 |
| Ayoze Pérez | 69 | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 3 | 7.3 |
| Jamie Vardy | 90 | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | 7.2 |
| Nampalys Mendy | 69 | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | 7.0 |
| Wilfred Ndidi | 21 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Christian Fuchs | 90 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Youri Tielemans | 90 | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Kelechi Iheanacho | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Kasper Schmeichel | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
Recent Form
Head-to-head
- 16 Jul 20Leicester2-0Sheffield Utd
- 24 Aug 19Sheffield Utd1-2Leicester
- 16 Feb 18Leicester1-0Sheffield Utd
Most recent meetings
Final table, Premier League 2020/21
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Liverpool | 38 | +26 | 69 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 38 | +22 | 67 |
| 5 | Leicester | 38 | +18 | 66 |
| 6 | West Ham | 38 | +15 | 65 |
| 7 | Tottenham | 38 | +23 | 62 |
| 18 | Fulham | 38 | -26 | 28 |
| 19 | West Brom | 38 | -41 | 26 |
| 20 | Sheffield Utd | 38 | -43 | 23 |
Before and after
Sheffield Utd
- Previous: West Brom 1-0 Sheffield Utd, 28 Nov 2020 · Premier League
- Next: Southampton 3-0 Sheffield Utd, 13 Dec 2020 · Premier League
Leicester
- Previous: Zorya Luhansk 1-0 Leicester, 3 Dec 2020 · Europa League
- Next: Leicester 2-0 AEK Athens FC, 10 Dec 2020 · Europa League
Data updated