Championship 25/26 · 1 Jan 2026

Sheffield United 3–1 Leicester City

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Dec 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Sheffield United favourites at 61%.

Sheffield United won and made the better chances: 2.4 xG to 0.1.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Japhet Tanganga, 53.2 in 90′.

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score
Japhet Tanganga Defender	90	1	0	0.19	53.2
Oliver Arblaster Midfielder	11	0	0	–	49.5
Michael Cooper Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	45.7
Thomas Cannon Forward	85	1	0	0.30	42.5
Djibril Soumaré Midfielder	85	0	0	0.47	40.1
Andre Brooks Midfielder	76	0	1	0.13	35.4
Gustavo Hamer Midfielder	14	0	0	0.08	34.4
Jaïro Riedewald Midfielder	90	0	0	–	34.0
Tyrese Campbell Forward	30	0	0	–	33.7
Tyler Bindon Defender	90	0	0	–	33.4
Callum O'Hare Midfielder	90	1	0	1.13	31.6
Patrick Bamford Forward	60	0	0	0.13	30.0
Tahith Chong Midfielder	11	0	0	–	24.8
Sam McCallum Defender	86	0	1	–	18.8
Femi Seriki Defender	90	0	1	–	18.1
Harrison Burrows Defender	10	0	0	–	14.8

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score
Hamza Choudhury Midfielder	33	0	0	–	46.3
Jordan James Midfielder	90	1	0	0.07	41.7
Benjamin Nelson Defender	90	0	0	0.03	40.6
Jakub Stolarczyk Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	38.7
Oliver Skipp Midfielder	57	0	0	–	37.9
Silko Thomas Forward	57	0	0	–	35.9
Jordan Ayew Forward	33	0	1	–	35.8
Louis Page Midfielder	22	0	0	–	34.8
Ricardo Pereira Defender	90	0	0	–	34.6
Stephy Mavididi Midfielder	67	0	0	–	34.2
Bobby De Cordova-Reid Midfielder	68	0	0	–	32.6
Caleb Okoli Defender	90	0	0	–	32.4
Luke Thomas Defender	90	0	0	–	31.6
Abdul Fatawu Issahaku Midfielder	90	0	0	0.05	29.7
Jeremy Monga Midfielder	23	0	0	–	9.3