Leicester City 5-0 Sheffield United: result and report

Premier League · Sunday 14 March 2021

Result

Leicester City 5-0 Sheffield United

Premier League · Sunday 14 March 2021, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Leicester City 5-0 Sheffield United: match report

Leicester City beat Sheffield United 5-0 in the Premier League on Sunday 14 March 2021. The half-time score was 1-0.

Kelechi Iheanacho opened the scoring in the 39th minute. Leicester City's goals came from Kelechi Iheanacho (39'), Ayoze Pérez (64'), Kelechi Iheanacho (69'), Kelechi Iheanacho (78') and an own goal by Ethan Ampadu (80'). Sheffield United did not score.

Discipline: Leicester City received no yellow cards; Sheffield United received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Leicester City were 3rd on 53 points from 28 and Sheffield United 20th on 14 points from 28. Leicester City went on to finish that season 5th with 66 points, and Sheffield United 20th with 23.

Leicester City lined up in a 3-4-1-2 and Sheffield United in a 3-5-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Kelechi Iheanacho of Leicester City (9.9), ahead of Ayoze Pérez (8.6).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Leicester City wins, 0 draws and 0 for Sheffield United.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 39'Goal · Kelechi IheanachoLeicester City · 1-0
  • 64'Goal · Ayoze PérezLeicester City · 2-0
  • 69'Goal · Kelechi IheanachoLeicester City · 3-0
  • 74'Yellow card · K. BryanSheffield United
  • 78'Goal · Kelechi IheanachoLeicester City · 4-0
  • 80'Own goal · Ethan AmpaduLeicester City · 5-0
  • 88'Yellow card · John LundstramSheffield United

Head-to-head

3 meetings: Leicester City 3, draws 0, Sheffield United 0.

Team news

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Leicester City line-up (3-4-1-2)

Kasper Schmeichel, Wesley Fofana, Jonny Evans, Çağlar Söyüncü, Ricardo Pereira, Wilfred Ndidi, Youri Tielemans, Timothy Castagne, Ayoze Pérez, Kelechi Iheanacho, Jamie Vardy

Sheffield United line-up (3-5-2)

Aaron Ramsdale, Chris Basham, Ethan Ampadu, Kean Bryan, George Baldock, John Lundstram, Oliver Norwood, John Fleck, Enda Stevens, Oliver Burke, Patrick McCarthy