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

Leicester City

54': Jannik Vestergaard
87': Wout Faes

FT
2 - 1

Sheffield Wednesday

26': Nathaniel Chalobah
76': Barry Bannan

Introduction

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': First Half begins.
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.
32': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Sean Fusire replaces Nathaniel Chalobah because of an injury.
45'+4': First Half ends, Leicester City 0, Sheffield Wednesday 1.
45': Substitution, Leicester City. Harry Winks replaces Oliver Skipp.
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.
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': Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card.
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.
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.
90'+5': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Charlie McNeill replaces Jamal Lowe.
90'+5': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Iké Ugbo replaces Gabriel Otegbayo.
90'+10': Second Half ends, Leicester City 2, Sheffield Wednesday 1.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

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

English League Championship Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+6	Middlesbrough	4	12	0
+3	West Bromwich Albion	4	10	0
+5	Stoke City	4	9	1
+3	Leicester City	4	9	1

Full Table

Statistics

SHW		LEI
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

Line-Ups

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

Substitutes:

Patson Daka, Ben Nelson, Harry Winks, Asmir Begovic, Kasey McAteer, Louis Page, Jeremy Monga, Hamza Choudhury, Wout Faes.

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
8	Svante Ingelsson
14	Nathaniel Chalobah
18	Bailey-Tye Cadamarteri
9	Jamal Lowe