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ChampionshipSeason 2025

Leicester vs Sheffield Wednesday

10 August 2025 at 16:30King Power Stadium, Leicester
Referee: Matt Donohue

Match Summary

Leicester defeated Sheffield Wednesday 2:1. The match was played in Championship 2025. Goals were scored by N. Chalobah 26′, J. Vestergaard 54′, W. Faes 87′. 2 yellow cards were shown, 1 red card. Leicester had 75% possession while Sheffield Wednesday held 25%. Leicester had 27 shots (13 on target) compared to 7 (3 on target) for Sheffield Wednesday. Expected goals: Leicester 2.54 — Sheffield Wednesday 0.62. Leicester made 5 substitutions, Sheffield Wednesday made 4.

Match Events

Key match events between Leicester and Sheffield Wednesday — 3 goals and 3 cards recorded during the match.

Kick Off
32′
N. ChalobahS. Fusire
Half Time
O. SkippH. Winks
46′
J. Vestergaard

assist: B. El Khannouss

54′
S. MavididiJ. Monga
70′
70′
Y. ValeryO. Kobacki
I. FatawuK. McAteer
78′
J. JustinP. Daka
78′
W. Faes

assist: B. El Khannouss

87′
90+5′
J. LoweC. McNeill
90+5′
G. OtegbayoI. Ugbo
Full Time

Rivalry since 2012

Leicester vs Sheffield Wednesday Head to Head Results· 9

Leicester and Sheffield Wednesday have met 9 times — Leicester won 3, Sheffield Wednesday won 2, with 4 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2012. Leicester leads the head-to-head with 3 victories from 9 meetings. A combined 15 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 1.67 per match (9 for the home side, 6 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 4 matches (44%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 2 games (22%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. Leicester are currently unbeaten in the last 6 meetings. The highest-scoring encounter finished 2–1 in 2014.

Total goals
15 · 1.7/match
Both scored
4/9 · 44%
Over 2.5
2/9 · 22%

Statistics are for informational purposes only. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

API data: 12 May 2026