Match ends, Leicester City 2, Sheffield United 0.
Leicester City 2-0 Sheffield United: Foxes boost Champions League hopes
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Ayoze Perez's smart effort helped fourth-placed Leicester see off Sheffield United to boost their hopes of qualifying for the Champions League.
Debutant Luke Thomas found Perez just inside the area and he fired past Dean Henderson into the bottom corner to open the scoring.
Jamie Vardy struck the post soon after the break and Harvey Barnes twice forced Henderson into good saves as the Foxes looked to extend their lead.
But Demarai Gray put the game beyond the Blades late on with a well-taken low finish from Vardy's assist.
Sheffield United came closest to scoring when John Egan's header was tipped wide by Kasper Schmeichel in the second half.
Victory moves the Foxes three points above Manchester United, who play later on Thursday, while Sheffield United remain eighth.
More to follow.
Line-ups
Leicester
- 1Schmeichel
- 29Bennett
- 5Morgan
- 6EvansBooked at 75mins
- 2Justin
- 25Ndidi
- 8Tielemans
- 56Thomas
- 17PérezSubstituted forChoudhuryat 71'minutes
- 9Vardy
- 15BarnesSubstituted forGrayat 76'minutes
Substitutes
- 7Gray
- 12Ward
- 14Iheanacho
- 20Choudhury
- 22James
- 24Mendy
- 26Praet
- 39Johnson
- 45Hirst
Sheff Utd
- 1Henderson
- 6BashamSubstituted forSharpat 59'minutes
- 12EganBooked at 80mins
- 5O'Connell
- 2Baldock
- 32BergeSubstituted forLundstramat 45'minutes
- 16Norwood
- 23OsbornSubstituted forFleckat 45'minutesBooked at 90mins
- 3Stevens
- 9McBurnie
- 17McGoldrickSubstituted forMoussetat 45'minutes
Substitutes
- 4Fleck
- 7Lundstram
- 10Sharp
- 15Jagielka
- 18Freeman
- 19Robinson
- 22Mousset
- 25Moore
- 30Zivkovic
- Referee:
- Michael Oliver
Match Stats
Home TeamLeicesterAway TeamSheff Utd
- Possession
- Home54%
- Away46%
- Shots
- Home15
- Away5
- Shots on Target
- Home7
- Away1
- Corners
- Home9
- Away5
- Fouls
- Home12
- Away10
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Leicester City 2, Sheffield United 0.
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Foul by James Justin (Leicester City).
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John Fleck (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Youri Tielemans (Leicester City).
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Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Booking
John Fleck (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by John Fleck (Sheffield United).
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Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
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Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Kasper Schmeichel (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Jack O'Connell (Sheffield United).
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Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Ryan Bennett.
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Offside, Leicester City. Wes Morgan tries a through ball, but Demarai Gray is caught offside.
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Hand ball by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
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James Justin (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by John Fleck (Sheffield United).
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Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Enda Stevens.
Booking
John Egan (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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