Sheffield United vs Leicester

24 August 2019 · Premier League · 2019/20 · Referee Andy Madley

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

Oliver McBurnie 62’

Jamie Vardy 38’
Harvey Barnes 70’

Match summary

Leicester took a 2-1 win at Sheffield United. Leicester led 1-0 at half-time.

Jamie Vardy put Leicester ahead in the 38th minute, set up by James Maddison, Oliver McBurnie equalised with a header in the 62nd minute, set up by George Baldock, and Harvey Barnes won it from a corner in the 70th minute, set up by Caglar Söyüncü.

There was little between the sides on chances: Sheffield United created 0.65 expected goals (xG) from 8 shots, Leicester 0.70 from 10.

Match stats

8 Shots 10

3 Shots on Target 2

7 Corners 4

1 Yellow Cards 0

0 Red Cards 0

0.65 xG 0.70

0.65 Non-penalty xG 0.70

4 Deep Completions 9

Key events

Sheffield United Leicester

Kick-off

38’

Jamie Vardy
Assist: James Maddison

0-1

Half-time0-1

Oliver McBurnie
Assist: George Baldock

1-1

62’

70’

Harvey Barnes
Assist: Caglar Söyüncü

1-2

Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Sheffield United

John Lundstram

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 0.65 xGLeicester 0.70 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Leicester attacking Sheffield United attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Sh	xG	xA	KP
Dean Henderson	GK	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
John Egan	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Jack O'Connell	DEF	90			1	0.03	0.04	1
Chris Basham	DEF	79			0	0.00	0.00	0
George Baldock	MID	90		1	2	0.06	0.04	1
Enda Stevens	MID	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Luke Freeman	MID	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
John Lundstram	MID	90			2	0.43	0.00	0
Oliver Norwood	MID	90			1	0.07	0.05	2
David McGoldrick	FWD	55			0	0.00	0.00	0
Callum Robinson	FWD	55			0	0.00	0.00	0
Billy Sharp	Sub	35			0	0.00	0.41	1
Oliver McBurnie	Sub	35	1		1	0.04	0.00	0
Ravel Morrison	Sub	11			1	0.03	0.00	0

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Sh	xG	xA	KP
Kasper Schmeichel	GK	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Ricardo Pereira	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Caglar Söyüncü	DEF	90		1	0	0.00	0.03	1
Jonny Evans	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Christian Fuchs	DEF	90			1	0.05	0.00	0
Hamza Choudhury	MID	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Youri Tielemans	MID	90			1	0.02	0.11	2
Dennis Praet	MID	65			1	0.02	0.06	1
James Maddison	MID	90		1	4	0.19	0.34	2
Jamie Vardy	FWD	90	1		2	0.40	0.00	0
Ayoze Pérez	FWD	79			0	0.00	0.06	2
Harvey Barnes	Sub	25	1		1	0.03	0.00	0
Wes Morgan	Sub	11			0	0.00	0.00	0
Nampalys Mendy	Sub	1			0	0.00	0.00	0

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Sheffield United win 30% Avg odds 3.23

Draw 29% Avg odds 3.27

Leicester win 41% Avg odds 2.36

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

Form going into the game

Sheffield United D W

Leicester W L D D D

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Previous and next meeting

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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.