Sheffield United vs Leicester

6 December 2020 · Premier League · 2020/21 · Referee Stuart Attwell

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–1

  • Oliver McBurnie 26’
  • Ayoze Pérez 24’
  • Jamie Vardy 90’

Match summary

Leicester beat Sheffield United 2-1 on the road, with a late winner. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Ayoze Pérez put Leicester ahead in the 24th minute, Oliver McBurnie equalised with a header in the 26th minute, set up by John Lundstram, and Jamie Vardy won it in the 90th minute, set up by James Maddison.

The chances backed that up: Leicester created 1.43 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Sheffield United's 0.29 from 4.

Match stats

Sheffield United Leicester
4 Shots 13
1 Shots on Target 4
6 Corners 5
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0.29 xG 1.39
0.29 Non-penalty xG 1.39
3 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Sheffield United Leicester
Kick-off
24’
Ayoze Pérez0-1 (Leicester)
Oliver McBurnie
Assist: John Lundstram
1-1 (Sheffield United)
26’
Half-time1-1
90’
Jamie Vardy
Assist: James Maddison
1-2 (Leicester)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Sheffield United
  • Max Lowe
Leicester
  • Christian Fuchs
  • James Maddison
  • Jamie Vardy

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.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.29 1.43 24’ Ayoze Pérez (Leicester), 0-1 24’ 26’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), 1-1 26’ 90’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), 1-2 90’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.29 1.43 24’ Ayoze Pérez (Leicester), 0-1 Pérez 24’ 26’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), 1-1 McBurnie 26’ 90’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), 1-2 Vardy 90’
Sheffield United 0.29 xGLeicester 1.43 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Leicester attacking Sheffield United attacking 
24’ Ayoze Pérez (Leicester), open play, 0.45 xG, goal 90’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 26’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.12 xG, goal 46’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.11 xG, hit the woodwork 24’ Marc Albrighton (Leicester), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 45’ Ayoze Pérez (Leicester), set piece, 0.08 xG, blocked 65’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 65’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 76’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 10’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 45’ James Justin (Leicester), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 68’ Youri Tielemans (Leicester), set piece, 0.05 xG, saved 49’ Marc Albrighton (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 7’ Ayoze Pérez (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 14’ James Maddison (Leicester), direct free kick, 0.02 xG, off target 77’ Christian Fuchs (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 84’ Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 24’ Ayoze Pérez (Leicester), open play, 0.45 xG, goal 90’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 26’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.12 xG, goal 46’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.11 xG, hit the woodwork 24’ Marc Albrighton (Leicester), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 65’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 45’ Ayoze Pérez (Leicester), set piece, 0.08 xG, blocked 65’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 76’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 10’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 45’ James Justin (Leicester), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 68’ Youri Tielemans (Leicester), set piece, 0.05 xG, saved 49’ Marc Albrighton (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 7’ Ayoze Pérez (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 14’ James Maddison (Leicester), direct free kick, 0.02 xG, off target 77’ Christian Fuchs (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 84’ Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Aaron Ramsdale GK900 0.000.000
George Baldock DEF900 0.000.000
John Egan DEF900 0.000.000
Kean Bryan DEF900 0.000.000
Chris Basham DEF900 0.000.091
Max Lowe DEF480 0.000.000
Sander Berge MID900 0.000.011
John Fleck MID900 0.000.081
John Lundstram MID6510 0.000.121
Oliver McBurnie FWD9013 0.280.000
Oliver Burke FWD830 0.000.000
Ben Osborn Sub420 0.000.000
Oliver Norwood Sub250 0.000.000
Rhian Brewster Sub71 0.010.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Sheffield United win 24% Avg odds 4.04
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.52
Leicester win 49% Avg odds 1.96

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

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Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.