Sheffield United Secures Victory Against Leicester City

Sheffield United Secures Victory Against Leicester City

Sheffield United Secures Victory Against Leicester City

Former Leicester striker Tom Cannon's second goal in as many matches helped Sheffield United maintain their impressive home form and increased the pressure on Leicester City manager Marti Cifuentes.

The Blades appeared in control throughout the match at Bramall Lane, taking the lead when defender Japhet Tanganga scored his first goal for the club with a header.

Cannon, who was sold to United by Leicester a year ago, added a second goal shortly after halftime. Callum O'Hare then sealed the victory with a third goal late in the match, while Jordan James managed to pull one back for Leicester during stoppage time.

This victory marked back-to-back wins for Sheffield United, who climbed to 15th place in the league table, with Leicester sitting two places above them despite suffering their third defeat in four games.

Chris Wilder's side had previously raced to a three-goal lead in their 3-2 victory at the King Power Stadium five weeks ago, and they displayed similar dominance in the opening half-hour of this match, although they were less rewarded initially.

Andre Brooks was a constant threat from the right flank, creating two early opportunities for Patrick Bamford, both of which were saved by Leicester goalkeeper Jakub Stolarczyk.

Leicester endured several periods of pressure, with Brooks himself coming close to scoring, sending a challenging chance over the bar after Leicester struggled to clear a corner taken by Sam McCallum.

The breakthrough finally came from another corner by McCallum, as Tanganga timed his run perfectly, rising above former Blade Luke Thomas to power a header past the helpless Stolarczyk.

Leicester struggled to respond meaningfully, with a long-range effort from Abdul Fatawu, who had just been booked for diving, drifting wide of Michael Cooper's right post.

United doubled their lead when Brooks won the ball on the touchline and surged into the Leicester penalty area, setting up Cannon for a low finish into the net.

Despite building some promising attacks, Leicester failed to create significant chances and did not register a shot on target until the second minute of injury time, when substitute Jordan Ayew assisted James to score.

By that point, Sheffield United had already secured their third goal, with Femi Seriki slipping behind two defenders to reach Oliver Arblaster's lofted pass and cut it back for O'Hare to score his seventh goal of the season.

Sheffield United will host next-to-bottom Oxford United in a lunchtime match on Sunday, while Leicester will not be in action until the following evening when they face West Bromwich Albion at home.

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