Leicester City v Sheffield United, 16 July 2020

Score2-0 to Leicester City
RefereeMichael Oliver
CompetitionPremier League
VenueKing Power Stadium

View Leicester City v Sheffield United head to head

Kick-off: 6.00pm Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions. Premier League Head to Head Played: 2 Leicester City won: 2 Drawn: 0 Sheffield United won: 0 Leicester City scored: 4 Sheffield United scored: 1 Leicester City completed a league double over Sheffield United for the first time since 1928-29 in League Division One.

2 Leicester City

Manager: Brendan Rodgers

0 Sheffield United

Manager: Chris Wilder

Goals:

Ayoze Pérez 29 G
Demarai Gray 79 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel
Defender Ryan Bennett
Defender Jonny Evans
Defender Wes Morgan
Defender Luke Thomas
Defender/Midfielder James Justin
Defender/Midfielder Wilfred Ndidi
Midfielder Youri Tielemans
Midfielder/Forward Harvey Barnes
Midfielder/Forward Ayoze Pérez
Forward Jamie Vardy

Starting lineup:

Dean Henderson Goalkeeper
John Egan Defender
Jack O'Connell Defender
George Baldock Defender/Midfielder
Chris Basham Defender/Midfielder
Enda Stevens Defender/Midfielder
Sander Berge Midfielder
Oliver Norwood Midfielder
Ben Osborn Midfielder/Forward
Ollie McBurnie Forward
David McGoldrick Forward

Substitutions:

Hamza Choudhury for Ayoze Pérez 71
Demarai Gray for Demarai Gray 76

Substitutions:

John Fleck for Ben Osborn 46
John Lundstram for Sander Berge 46
Lys Mousset for David McGoldrick 46
Billy Sharp for Chris Basham 59

Cards:

Jonny Evans 75 Y

Cards:

John Egan 80 Y
John Fleck 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Danny Ward
Defender Darnell Johnson
Defender/Midfielder Matty James
Midfielder Hamza Choudhury
Midfielder Nampalys Mendy
Midfielder Dennis Praet
Midfielder/Forward Demarai Gray
Forward George Hirst
Forward Kelechi Iheanacho

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Simon Moore
Defender Kieron Freeman
Defender/Midfielder Phil Jagielka
Defender/Midfielder Jack Robinson
Midfielder John Fleck
Midfielder John Lundstram
Forward Lys Mousset
Forward Billy Sharp
Forward Richairo Zivković

Comments:

League position: 4th 701 goals had now been scored in Leicester City’s 267 home games in the Premier League (for 367, against 334). Aged 19 years and 36 days, Luke Thomas became the third youngest player to start a game in the Premier League for the Foxes after Emile Heskey and Stuart Campbell. Ayoze Pérez scored the 50th goal of his league career in England (42 for Newcastle United, eight for Leicester City).

Comments:

League position: 8th This was Sheffield United's first defeat in their last five games in the Premier League (won three). The Blades remained without a win in their last five away games in the Premier League (lost three) and scored one goal in those games. With two games still to play, they had now conceded 35 goals so far in this Premier League season; the fewest conceded by a promoted club in a season in the division was 41 by Newcastle United in 1993-94.

2 Leicester City

Manager: Brendan Rodgers

Goals:

Ayoze Pérez 29 G
Demarai Gray 79 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel
Defender Ryan Bennett
Defender Jonny Evans
Defender Wes Morgan
Defender Luke Thomas
Defender/Midfielder James Justin
Defender/Midfielder Wilfred Ndidi
Midfielder Youri Tielemans
Midfielder/Forward Harvey Barnes
Midfielder/Forward Ayoze Pérez
Forward Jamie Vardy

Substitutions:

Hamza Choudhury for Ayoze Pérez 71
Demarai Gray for Demarai Gray 76

Cards:

Jonny Evans 75 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Danny Ward
Defender Darnell Johnson
Defender/Midfielder Matty James
Midfielder Hamza Choudhury
Midfielder Nampalys Mendy
Midfielder Dennis Praet
Midfielder/Forward Demarai Gray
Forward George Hirst
Forward Kelechi Iheanacho

Comments:

League position: 4th 701 goals had now been scored in Leicester City’s 267 home games in the Premier League (for 367, against 334). Aged 19 years and 36 days, Luke Thomas became the third youngest player to start a game in the Premier League for the Foxes after Emile Heskey and Stuart Campbell. Ayoze Pérez scored the 50th goal of his league career in England (42 for Newcastle United, eight for Leicester City).

0 Sheffield United

Manager: Chris Wilder

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Dean Henderson Goalkeeper
John Egan Defender
Jack O'Connell Defender
George Baldock Defender/Midfielder
Chris Basham Defender/Midfielder
Enda Stevens Defender/Midfielder
Sander Berge Midfielder
Oliver Norwood Midfielder
Ben Osborn Midfielder/Forward
Ollie McBurnie Forward
David McGoldrick Forward

Substitutions:

John Fleck for Ben Osborn 46
John Lundstram for Sander Berge 46
Lys Mousset for David McGoldrick 46
Billy Sharp for Chris Basham 59

Cards:

John Egan 80 Y
John Fleck 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Simon Moore
Defender Kieron Freeman
Defender/Midfielder Phil Jagielka
Defender/Midfielder Jack Robinson
Midfielder John Fleck
Midfielder John Lundstram
Forward Lys Mousset
Forward Billy Sharp
Forward Richairo Zivković

Comments:

League position: 8th This was Sheffield United's first defeat in their last five games in the Premier League (won three). The Blades remained without a win in their last five away games in the Premier League (lost three) and scored one goal in those games. With two games still to play, they had now conceded 35 goals so far in this Premier League season; the fewest conceded by a promoted club in a season in the division was 41 by Newcastle United in 1993-94.