English League Championship

Leicester City vs Sheffield Wednesday, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Leicester City
  • 54': Jannik Vestergaard
  • 87': Wout Faes
FT
2 - 1
Sheffield Wednesday
  • 26': Nathaniel Chalobah
  • Red Card 76': Barry Bannan

About

Leicester City are hosting Sheffield Wednesday at King Power Stadium, Leicester, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Luke Thomas (Leicester City).
  • 1': Yan Valery (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 2': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by James Justin.
  • 3': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Boubakary Soumaré.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Bailey Cadamarteri (Sheffield Wednesday) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Svante Ingelsson with a cross following a corner.
  • 5': Attempt saved. Luke Thomas (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Pierce Charles (Sheffield Wednesday). Assisted by Boubakary Soumaré.
  • 6': Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 6': Foul by Max Lowe (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 7': Attempt missed. Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jordan Ayew from a direct free kick.
  • 9': Attempt saved. Nathaniel Chalobah (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Jakub Stolarczyk (Leicester City). Assisted by Dominic Iorfa.
  • 9': Foul by Gabriel Otegbayo (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 9': James Justin (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Foul by Bailey Cadamarteri (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 10': James Justin (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 11': Attempt saved. Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Pierce Charles (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 11': Bailey Cadamarteri (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 11': Foul by Caleb Okoli (Leicester City).
  • 12': Attempt saved. Dominic Iorfa (Sheffield Wednesday) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Jakub Stolarczyk (Leicester City). Assisted by Barry Bannan.
  • 15': Attempt saved. Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Pierce Charles (Sheffield Wednesday). Assisted by James Justin.
  • 16': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Dominic Iorfa.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Bilal El Khannouss (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by James Justin with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 20': Foul by Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City).
  • 20': Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Jamal Lowe (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Svante Ingelsson.
  • 21': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Boubakary Soumaré.
  • 21': Delay in match because of an injury Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City).
  • 22': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 23': Offside, Sheffield Wednesday. Jamal Lowe is caught offside.
  • 26': Goal! Leicester City 0, Sheffield Wednesday 1. Nathaniel Chalobah (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
  • 29': Bailey Cadamarteri (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 29': Foul by Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City).
  • 30': Delay in match because of an injury Nathaniel Chalobah (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 32': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Sean Fusire replaces Nathaniel Chalobah because of an injury.
  • 34': Foul by Yan Valery (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 34': Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 37': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Leicester City).
  • 37': Sean Fusire (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Bilal El Khannouss (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Foul by Yan Valery (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 38': Bailey Cadamarteri (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Foul by Caleb Okoli (Leicester City).
  • 40': Attempt blocked. James Justin (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 41': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Dominic Iorfa.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City) header from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Caleb Okoli with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Jamal Lowe (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bailey Cadamarteri.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Bilal El Khannouss (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jannik Vestergaard.
  • 45'+4': Attempt blocked. Bilal El Khannouss (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stephy Mavididi.
  • 45'+4': Attempt saved. Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Pierce Charles (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Leicester City 0, Sheffield Wednesday 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Leicester City 0, Sheffield Wednesday 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Leicester City. Harry Winks replaces Oliver Skipp.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Luke Thomas.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Bailey Cadamarteri (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Barry Bannan.
  • 48': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Gabriel Otegbayo.
  • 49': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Yan Valery.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Bilal El Khannouss (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdul Fatawu.
  • 51': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Jamal Lowe.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 53': Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 53': Foul by Svante Ingelsson (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 54': Goal! Leicester City 1, Sheffield Wednesday 1. Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Bilal El Khannouss with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 56': Attempt saved. Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner by Pierce Charles (Sheffield Wednesday). Assisted by Bilal El Khannouss.
  • 56': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Yan Valery.
  • 57': Delay in match because of an injury Pierce Charles (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Harry Winks.
  • 64': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Liam Palmer.
  • 64': Delay in match because of an injury Yan Valery (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Harry Winks following a corner.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Luke Thomas (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 70': Substitution, Leicester City. Jeremy Monga replaces Stephy Mavididi.
  • 70': Substitution, Leicester City. Wout Faes replaces Caleb Okoli.
  • 70': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Olaf Kobacki replaces Yan Valery because of an injury.
  • 71': Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Foul by Olaf Kobacki (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 71': Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 71': Foul by Svante Ingelsson (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 71': Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Harry Winks (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Bilal El Khannouss following a set piece situation.
  • 76': Foul by Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 76': Harry Winks (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 76': Second yellow card to Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday) for a bad foul.
  • 78': Substitution, Leicester City. Kasey McAteer replaces Abdul Fatawu.
  • 78': Substitution, Leicester City. Patson Daka replaces James Justin.
  • 79': Attempt saved. Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Pierce Charles (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 81': Handball by Jamal Lowe (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 83': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Max Lowe.
  • 86': Attempt saved. Patson Daka (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Pierce Charles (Sheffield Wednesday). Assisted by Jordan Ayew with a cross.
  • 87': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Dominic Iorfa.
  • 87': Goal! Leicester City 2, Sheffield Wednesday 1. Wout Faes (Leicester City) header from the right side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Bilal El Khannouss with a cross following a corner.
  • 89': Foul by Sean Fusire (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 89': Jeremy Monga (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90': Attempt saved. Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Pierce Charles (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 90': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Pierce Charles.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 9 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Pierce Charles (Sheffield Wednesday). Assisted by Jeremy Monga with a cross.
  • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Bilal El Khannouss (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Pierce Charles (Sheffield Wednesday). Assisted by Jordan Ayew.
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Kasey McAteer (Leicester City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Max Lowe.
  • 90'+5': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Charlie McNeill replaces Jamal Lowe.
  • 90'+5': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Iké Ugbo replaces Gabriel Otegbayo.
  • 90'+7': Foul by Bailey Cadamarteri (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 90'+7': Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+8': Foul by Iké Ugbo (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 90'+8': Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+9': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Olaf Kobacki.
  • 90'+10': Attempt saved. Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Pierce Charles (Sheffield Wednesday). Assisted by Patson Daka with a headed pass.
  • 90'+10': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Pierce Charles.
  • 90'+10': Second Half ends, Leicester City 2, Sheffield Wednesday 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Leicester City 2, Sheffield Wednesday 1.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 6
0 Yellow Cards 0
1 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
3 Corner Kicks 13
11 Saves 2
25 Possession 75
7 SHOTS 27
3 ON GOAL 13
0.4 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
99 Accurate Passes 431
162 Passes 476
0.6 Pass Completion % 0.9
4 Accurate Crosses 7
7 Crosses 34
0.6 Cross % 0.2
57 Long Balls 18
18 Accurate Long Balls 7
0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
1 Blocked Shots 5
13 Effective Tackles 8
25 Tackles 9
0.5 Tackle % 0.9
8 Interceptions 5
32 Effective Clearances 20
32 Clearances 20

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 31,102

EFL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Middlesbrough 4 +6 12
2 West Bromwich Albion 4 +3 10
3 Stoke City 4 +5 9
4 Leicester City 4 +3 9
Full Standings

Line-Ups

LEI Leicester City (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Jakub Stolarczyk (GK)
23 Jannik Vestergaard
5 Caleb Okoli
33 Luke Thomas
2 James Justin
11 Bilal El Khannouss
24 Boubakary Soumaré
22 Oliver Skipp
9 Jordan Ayew
10 Stephy Mavididi
7 Fatawu Issahaku
Leicester City Substitutes:
Patson Daka, Ben Nelson, Harry Winks, Asmir Begovic, Kasey McAteer, Louis Page, Jeremy Monga, Hamza Choudhury, Wout Faes.

SHW Sheffield Wednesday (5-3-2)

No. Name
1 Pierce Charles (GK)
6 Dominic Iorfa
3 Max Lowe
22 Gabriel Otegbayo
2 Liam Palmer
7 Yan Valery
10 Barry Bannan Yellow Card
8 Svante Ingelsson
14 Nathaniel Chalobah
18 Bailey-Tye Cadamarteri
9 Jamal Lowe
Sheffield Wednesday Substitutes:
Olaf Kobacki, Charlie McNeill, Bruno Fernandes, Guilherme Leal Siqueira, Sean Fusire, Rio Shipston, Ike Ugbo, Reece Johnson, Logan Stretch.

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