Sheffield United 1-2 Leicester City

Published on: 24 August 2019

Harvey Barnes fired in the winner moments after coming off the bench

Substitute Harvey Barnes' majestic strike helped Leicester City inflict a first Premier League defeat of the season on Sheffield United in a pulsating affair at Bramall Lane.

Six minutes after coming on, Barnes fired a half-volley from the edge of the box which flew past home keeper Dean Henderson to dampen what had been a spirited United fightback.

The superb finish came just eight minutes after the home side had cancelled out Jamie Vardy's first-half opener, when record signing Oliver McBurnie found a first goal for the club after coming off the bench.

McBurnie's header, low into the bottom corner, sent Bramall Lane into raptures and United appeared to have momentum.

But Barnes then lashed in to give Leicester a first league win of the season and Chris Wilder's side only their second defeat in 21 matches.

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Leicester marry grit with class

In his own words, Barnes found a "sweet connection" from 18 yards to leave Henderson motionless.

It was perhaps harsh on Sheffield United who deservedly trailed at the break but showed an abundance of endeavour in the second half, notably from 54 minutes when Wilder introduced Billy Sharp and McBurnie.

But if Barnes' hit was classy, Leicester deserve praise for their grit in the face of the hosts' onslaught, with central defender Caglar Soyuncu proving outstanding all day and defensive midfielder Hamza Choudhury completing more interceptions than anyone else on the pitch.

The Foxes' opening goal underlined their mix of work-rate and class. Ayoze Perez robbed defender Chris Basham before James Maddison played a deft pass with the outside of his foot into space, allowing Vardy to race in and power home left footed.

Vardy - a boyhood Sheffield Wednesday fan - had been booed throughout and duly cupped his ears in celebration.

He had just eight first-half touches and 16 across the 94 minutes but with Maddison so crafty in finding space around him, Vardy always looked a threat.

Since the beginning of last season, Maddison has created more chances than any other Premier League player and with England manager Gareth Southgate watching from the stands, he again served up an intelligent display.

More to follow.

    Line-ups Match Stats Live Text

Line-ups

Sheff Utd

    1Henderson

    6BashamSubstituted forMorrisonat 78'minutes

    12Egan

    5O'Connell

    2Baldock

    7LundstramBooked at 57mins

    16Norwood

    8Freeman

    3Stevens

    17McGoldrickSubstituted forMcBurnieat 54'minutes

    11RobinsonSubstituted forSharpat 54'minutes

Substitutes

    9McBurnie

    10Sharp

    14Morrison

    15Jagielka

    23Osborn

    25Moore

    27Besic

Leicester

    1Schmeichel

    21Ricardo Pereira

    6Evans

    4Söyüncü

    28Fuchs

    20Choudhury

    8TielemansSubstituted forMendyat 89'minutes

    26PraetSubstituted forBarnesat 64'minutes

    10Maddison

    9Vardy

    17PérezSubstituted forMorganat 78'minutes

Substitutes

    2Justin

    5Morgan

    7Gray

    11Albrighton

    12Ward

    15Barnes

    24Mendy

Referee:

Andy Madley

Attendance:

30,079

Match Stats

Home TeamSheff UtdAway TeamLeicester

Possession

Home49%

Away51%

Shots

Home8

Away10

Shots on Target

Home3

Away2

Corners

Home7

Away4

Fouls

Home11

Away6

Live Text

Posted at

Match ends, Sheffield United 1, Leicester City 2.

Full TimePosted at 90'+5'

Second Half ends, Sheffield United 1, Leicester City 2.

Posted at 90'+4'

James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 90'+4'

Foul by Ravel Morrison (Sheffield United).

Posted at 90'+3'

Attempt missed. Ravel Morrison (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.

Posted at 90'+2'

Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Hamza Choudhury.

Posted at 90'+2'

Attempt blocked. Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Posted at 90'+1'

Foul by Nampalys Mendy (Leicester City).

Posted at 90'+1'

Luke Freeman (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

SubstitutionPosted at 89'

Substitution, Leicester City. Nampalys Mendy replaces Youri Tielemans.

Posted at 85'

Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Wes Morgan.

Posted at 85'

Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Christian Fuchs.

Posted at 83'

Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Hamza Choudhury.

Posted at 83'

Attempt blocked. George Baldock (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

SubstitutionPosted at 78'

Substitution, Sheffield United. Ravel Morrison replaces Chris Basham.

SubstitutionPosted at 78'

Substitution, Leicester City. Wes Morgan replaces Ayoze Pérez.

Posted at 75'

Offside, Sheffield United. John Lundstram tries a through ball, but Oliver McBurnie is caught offside.

Posted at 75'

Attempt saved. John Lundstram (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Billy Sharp with a headed pass.

Posted at 74'

Offside, Leicester City. Christian Fuchs tries a through ball, but James Maddison is caught offside.

Posted at 74'

Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Chris Basham.

Posted at 72'

James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 72'

Foul by Enda Stevens (Sheffield United).

Goal!Posted at 70'

Goal! Sheffield United 1, Leicester City 2. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Çaglar Söyüncü with a headed pass following a corner.

Posted at 69'

Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by George Baldock.

Posted at 68'

Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by John Egan.

Posted at 65'

Offside, Leicester City. Harvey Barnes tries a through ball, but Jamie Vardy is caught offside.

SubstitutionPosted at 64'

Substitution, Leicester City. Harvey Barnes replaces Dennis Praet.

Goal!Posted at 62'

Goal! Sheffield United 1, Leicester City 1. Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by George Baldock with a cross.

Posted at 60'

Foul by Çaglar Söyüncü (Leicester City).

Posted at 60'

Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the right wing.

BookingPosted at 57'

John Lundstram (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Posted at 57'

James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Posted at 57'

Foul by John Lundstram (Sheffield United).

Posted at 57'

Dennis Praet (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 57'

Foul by Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United).

Posted at 55'

Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 55'

Foul by Luke Freeman (Sheffield United).

SubstitutionPosted at 54'

Substitution, Sheffield United. Billy Sharp replaces Callum Robinson.

SubstitutionPosted at 54'

Substitution, Sheffield United. Oliver McBurnie replaces David McGoldrick.

Posted at 52'

Foul by Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City).

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Source: bbc.com

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