Sheffield United vs Leeds

24 February 2025 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee David Webb

Full time 1 – 3

Half-time: 1–0

Illan Meslier 14’ (og)

Junior Firpo 72’
Ao Tanaka 89’
Joël Piroe 90’

Match summary

Leeds came from behind to win 3-1 away at Sheffield United. Sheffield United led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Meslier's own goal put Sheffield United ahead in the 14th minute. In the second half, Junior Firpo equalised with a header in the 72nd minute, Ao Tanaka put Leeds in front with a header in the 89th minute, and Joël Piroe made it 1-3 in the 90th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Sheffield United created 1.22 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots, Leeds 1.45 from 18.

Match stats

10 Shots 18

4 Shots on Target 8

3 Corners 5

1 Yellow Cards 1

0 Red Cards 0

1.48 xG 1.45

1.48 Non-penalty xG 1.45

Key events

Sheffield United Leeds

Kick-off

Illan Meslier
Own goal

1-0

14’

Half-time1-0

72’

Junior Firpo

1-1

89’

Ao Tanaka

1-2

90’

Joël Piroe

1-3

Full-time1-3

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Sheffield United

Gustavo Hamer

Leeds

Ao Tanaka

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Sheffield United 1.22 xGLeeds 1.45 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Leeds attacking Sheffield United attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players15 players


Michael Cooper	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Harry Clarke Taken off	46′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Anel Ahmedhodžić	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Jack Robinson	90′	–	–	1	0.05	–	–	–
Harrison Burrows	90′	–	–	1	0.03	–	–	–
Sydie Peck	90′	–	–	1	0.07	–	–	–
Vinícius Souza	90′	–	–	2	0.04	–	–	–
Jesurun Rak-Sakyi Taken off	59′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Callum O'Hare Taken off	90′	–	–	2	0.37	–	–	–
Ben Brereton Díaz Taken off	73′	–	–	1	0.07	–	–	–
Tyrese Campbell Taken off	60′	–	–	1	0.55	–	–	–
Hamza Choudhury Came on as a substitute	44′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Thomas Cannon Came on as a substitute	31′	–	–	1	0.03	–	–	–
Gustavo Hamer Came on as a substitute	30′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Tom Davies Came on as a substitute	17′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Players14 players


Illan Meslier	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Jayden Bogle Taken off	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Joe Rodon	90′	–	–	1	0.04	–	–	–
Pascal Struijk	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Junior Firpo	90′	1	–	3	0.52	–	–	–
Ao Tanaka	90′	1	–	1	0.33	–	–
Ilia Gruev Taken off	58′	–	–	2	0.05	–	–	–
Daniel James	90′	–	–	3	0.13	–	–	–
Brenden Aaronson Taken off	58′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Manor Solomon Taken off	83′	–	–	3	0.17	–	–	–
Joël Piroe	90′	1	–	3	0.12	–	–	–
Joe Rothwell Came on as a substitute	32′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Mateo Joseph Came on as a substitute	32′	–	–	1	0.06	–	–	–
Wilfried Gnonto Came on as a substitute	7′	–	–	1	0.02	–	–	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Sheffield United win 23% Avg odds 4.24

Draw 26% Avg odds 3.63

Leeds win 51% Avg odds 1.86

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Sheffield United L W W W W

Leeds D W W W W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Leeds 2-0 Sheffield United, 18 Oct 24 All Sheffield United vs Leeds meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.