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As week 25 of the 2025-2026 Championship arrives, Sheffield United take on Leicester City at Bramall Lane on 2026-01-01 (kick-off 17:30 GMT).
Of the past 3 meetings, C. Wilder leads 2-0 over Martí Cifuentes, with 1 draw.
Sheffield United sit 17th with 29 points while Leicester City occupy 12th on 34 points.
Sheffield United report 4 missing players: T. Davies (Calf Injury), B. Mee (Hand Injury), S. Peck (Calf Injury), B. Godfrey (Personal Reasons) but Leicester City report 8 missing players: P. Daka (International duty), V. Kristiansen (Knock), B. Soumare (Knee Injury), H. Souttar (Achilles Tendon Injury), H. Choudhury (Injury), A. Ramsey (Injury), J. Vestergaard (Inactive), H. Winks (Injury).
We're predicting Sheffield United to deploy a four-at-the-back 4-4-2, and Leicester City are expected to line up in 4-2-3-1.
Sheffield United came off a win (2-1 vs Stoke City) and Leicester City also triumphed (2-1 vs Derby County).
Neither side is flying – Sheffield United 2-1-2 and Leicester City 2-1-2 over the last 5 matches.
Leicester City lead this rivalry - 10 wins from 17 matches versus Sheffield United (who've won just 5 games), alongside 2 draws.
Expect Leicester City to edge a 1-2 win: their 4-3-5 record on the road and 1.42 goals per away match tip the balance.
Sheffield Utd is going head to head with Leicester on 1/1/2026 17:30 GMT at Bramall Lane for the England Championship. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Sheffield Utd v Leicester H2H statistics!