Sheffield Wed vs Leicester

Championship 6 Apr 2026, 14:00
Sheffield Wed
Sheffield Wed
1–1
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Leicester
Leicester
🏟 Hillsborough 👤 O. Langford Round 41

Match report

Sheffield Wed were held to a 1-1 draw by Leicester in the Championship on 6 April 2026.

Leicester had 24 shots to Sheffield Wed's 6.

The match was played at Hillsborough, with O. Langford in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 50% - 50% Shots 6 - 24 On target 1 - 12 Corners 1 - 10 Fouls 7 - 11
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Player of the match
Jordan Ayew
Leicester · 1 goal
7 Jerry Yates 1 goal
7 Pierce Charles 11 saves
7 Dominic Iorfa captained the side
7 Gabriel Otegbayo captained the side
First half vs second half
Leicester came out stronger after half-time, with 15 second-half shots against 9 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–9 1–15
Shots On Goal 1–4 0–8
Ball Possession 31–69 —
Corners 1–4 0–6
Attacks 33–61 31–74
Match statistics
1 Corners 10
4 Substitution 5
64 Attacks 135
13 Dangerous Attacks 63
1 On Target 10
3 Off Target 13
50% Ball Possession 50%
6 Shots Total 24
1 Shots On Goal 12
2 Shots Off Goal 9
3 Shots Blocked 3
5 Shots Inside Box 14
1 Shots Outside Box 10
7 Fouls 11
1 Corners 10
1 Offsides 3
31% Ball Possession 69%
11 Saves 0
254 Passes Total 558
148 Passes Accurate 458
Line-ups 3-4-2-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Sheffield Wed · 3-4-2-1
1 P. Charles
6 D. Iorfa 22 G. Otegbayo 3 M. Lowe
2 L. Palmer 14 N. Chalobah 8 S. Ingelsson 45 T. Adaramola
24 J. Heskey 9 J. Lowe
12 J. Yates
Leicester · 4-2-3-1
1 J. Stolarczyk
21 R. Pereira 5 C. Okoli 24 J. Lascelles 33 L. Thomas
22 O. Skipp 8 H. Winks
7 A. Issahaku 29 D. Mukasa 10 S. Mavididi
20 P. Daka
Sheffield Wed
Coach
Henrik Pedersen
Substitutes
  • 19 Olaf Kobacki
  • 4 Sean Fusire
  • 37 Jarvis Thornton
  • 17 Charlie McNeill
  • 28 Cole McGhee
  • 40 Devlan Moses
  • 31 William Grainger
  • 43 Zain Silcott-Duberry
  • 25 Logan Stretch
Leicester
Coach
Gary Rowett
Substitutes
  • 14 Bobby Decordova-Reid
  • 23 Jannik Vestergaard
  • 9 Jordan Ayew
  • 28 Jeremy Monga
  • 12 Dujuan Richards
  • 31 Asmir Begović
  • 17 Hamza Choudhury
  • 4 Benjamin Nelson
  • 18 Joe Aribo
Substitutions
  • 62' ↑ O. Kobacki ↓ N. Chalobah Sheffield Wed
  • 68' ↑ B. De Cordova-Reid ↓ O. Skipp Leicester
  • 69' ↑ J. Ayew ↓ D. Mukasa Leicester
  • 69' ↑ J. Vestergaard ↓ J. Lascelles Leicester
  • 74' ↑ S. Fusire ↓ L. Palmer Sheffield Wed
  • 79' ↑ J. Monga ↓ S. Mavididi Leicester
  • 80' ↑ C. McNeill ↓ J. Yates Sheffield Wed
  • 80' ↑ J. Thornton ↓ J. Lowe Sheffield Wed
  • 88' ↑ D. Richards ↓ P. Daka Leicester
Head-to-head
Sheffield Wed 0 3 draws 2 Leicester
2026-04-06 Sheffield Wed vs Leicester 1 - 1
2025-08-10 Leicester vs Sheff Wed 2 - 1
2024-02-13 Leicester City vs Sheffield Wednesday 2 - 0
2023-11-29 Sheffield Wednesday vs Leicester City 1 - 1
2020-08-29 Leicester City vs Sheffield Wednesday 0 - 0
Recent form
Sheffield Wed D D D D L
Leicester D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Sheffield Wed vs Leicester?
Sheffield Wed drew 1-1 against Leicester on 6 April 2026.
Who won Sheffield Wed vs Leicester?
Neither — the match finished 1-1.
Where was Sheffield Wed vs Leicester played?
The match was played at Hillsborough.
Who had more possession in Sheffield Wed vs Leicester?
Sheffield Wed had 50% of possession, compared to 50% for the other side.