Leicester City vs Sheffield United, 2019-20 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueLeicester boost top-four hopes with 2-0 win over Blades
Leicester City boosted their hopes of finishing in the top four as Ayoze Perez and Demarai Gray secured a 2-0 win over Sheffield United.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United).
- 1': Jonny Evans (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Attempt missed. David McGoldrick (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 3': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by George Baldock.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Harvey Barnes.
- 4': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Sander Berge.
- 6': Foul by Chris Basham (Sheffield United).
- 6': Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 6': Foul by Jamie Vardy (Leicester City).
- 6': John Egan (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by John Egan (Sheffield United).
- 7': Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 9': Attempt missed. Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Luke Thomas with a cross.
- 10': Foul by Jonny Evans (Leicester City).
- 10': Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Justin with a cross.
- 12': Attempt saved. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 12': Attempt saved. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luke Thomas.
- 13': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Jonny Evans.
- 14': Foul by Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City).
- 14': George Baldock (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 14': Attempt missed. John Egan (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Oliver Norwood with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 16': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Ben Osborn.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
- 18': Offside, Sheffield United. Jack O'Connell tries a through ball, but David McGoldrick is caught offside.
- 20': Foul by Ben Osborn (Sheffield United).
- 20': James Justin (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Attempt saved. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 23': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by John Egan.
- 25': Offside, Sheffield United. David McGoldrick tries a through ball, but George Baldock is caught offside.
- 29': Goal! Leicester City 1, Sheffield United 0. Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luke Thomas.
- 30': Offside, Leicester City. Jonny Evans tries a through ball, but Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
- 31': Offside, Sheffield United. David McGoldrick tries a through ball, but Sander Berge is caught offside.
- 32': Foul by Sander Berge (Sheffield United).
- 32': Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 33': Enda Stevens (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City).
- 35': Chris Basham (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 35': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Leicester City).
- 38': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by John Egan.
- 42': Foul by David McGoldrick (Sheffield United).
- 42': Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Ben Osborn (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City).
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Leicester City 1, Sheffield United 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Leicester City 1, Sheffield United 0.
- 45': Substitution, Sheffield United. John Fleck replaces Ben Osborn.
- 45': Substitution, Sheffield United. John Lundstram replaces Sander Berge.
- 45': Substitution, Sheffield United. Lys Mousset replaces David McGoldrick.
- 51': Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Youri Tielemans with a through ball.
- 57': Attempt saved. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jamie Vardy.
- 58': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Enda Stevens.
- 59': Offside, Sheffield United. Chris Basham tries a through ball, but Lys Mousset is caught offside.
- 59': Substitution, Sheffield United. Billy Sharp replaces Chris Basham.
- 61': Attempt saved. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jamie Vardy.
- 61': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Oliver Norwood.
- 63': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Wes Morgan.
- 63': Attempt blocked. John Egan (Sheffield United) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Oliver Norwood with a cross.
- 63': Attempt saved. Billy Sharp (Sheffield United) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by John Egan.
- 63': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Wes Morgan.
- 64': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Ryan Bennett.
- 65': Offside, Leicester City. Wilfred Ndidi tries a through ball, but Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
- 67': Attempt missed. Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jamie Vardy following a fast break.
- 71': Substitution, Leicester City. Hamza Choudhury replaces Ayoze Pérez.
- 73': Attempt missed. John Lundstram (Sheffield United) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by George Baldock.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamie Vardy.
- 74': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by John Egan.
- 75': Billy Sharp (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Harvey Barnes (Leicester City).
- 75': Foul by Jonny Evans (Leicester City).
- 75': Lys Mousset (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 75': Jonny Evans (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 76': Foul by John Lundstram (Sheffield United).
- 76': Jonny Evans (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Substitution, Leicester City. Demarai Gray replaces Harvey Barnes.
- 79': Goal! Leicester City 2, Sheffield United 0. Demarai Gray (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jamie Vardy following a fast break.
- 80': John Egan (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Enda Stevens.
- 83': Foul by John Fleck (Sheffield United).
- 83': James Justin (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 84': Hand ball by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
- 87': Offside, Leicester City. Wes Morgan tries a through ball, but Demarai Gray is caught offside.
- 90': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Ryan Bennett.
- 90': Foul by Jack O'Connell (Sheffield United).
- 90': Kasper Schmeichel (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
- 90'+2': Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by John Fleck (Sheffield United).
- 90'+3': Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': John Fleck (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Leicester City).
- 90'+4': Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+4': Foul by James Justin (Leicester City).
- 90'+4': John Fleck (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Leicester City 2, Sheffield United 0.
- 0': Match ends, Leicester City 2, Sheffield United 0.
Statistics
 SHU |
LEI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 12 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 3 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 5 | Saves | 1 |
| 45.6 | Possession | 54.4 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 301 | Accurate Passes | 374 |
| 401 | Passes | 472 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 17 | Crosses | 26 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 66 | Long Balls | 78 |
| 32 | Accurate Long Balls | 33 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 10 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 24 | Effective Clearances | 24 |
| 24 | Clearances | 24 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 10 | +15 | 25 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 10 | +12 | 19 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 10 | +4 | 18 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 10 | +4 | 18 |
Line-Ups
Leicester City (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kasper Schmeichel (GK) |
| 5 | Wes Morgan |
| 6 | Jonny Evans  |
| 29 | Ryan Bennett |
| 8 | Youri Tielemans |
| 25 | Wilfred Ndidi |
| 56 | Luke Thomas |
| 2 | James Justin |
| 9 | Jamie Vardy |
| 15 | Harvey Barnes |
| 17 | Ayoze Pérez |
Sheffield United (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Dean Henderson (GK) |
| 12 | John Egan |
| 5 | Jack O'Connell |
| 6 | Chris Basham |
| 23 | Ben Osborn |
| 32 | Sander Berge |
| 16 | Oliver Norwood |
| 3 | Enda Stevens |
| 2 | George Baldock |
| 17 | David McGoldrick |
| 9 | Oliver McBurnie |
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