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Leicester City 2-3 Sheffield United: 5 Things We Learned

A disastrous opening period cost the Foxes any hope of coming away with anything from the game, despite a more gallant second-half performance.

29.11.25, 00:56 Updated 01.01.26, 12:25 5 Minute Read

Andy Moore

Andy Moore

The Foxes were humbled in a Saturday lunchtime kick-off at the King Power Stadium as the Blades took all 3 points in a 3-2 victory, that left Leicester boss Marti Cifuentes fighting to keep his job. 

A disastrous first 5 minutes saw Chris Wilder’s Blades side race into a 2 goal lead as defensive frailties once again left a lot to be desired. A third goal just after the half-hour saw many Foxes fans head for the exit, though a spirited second-half showing, with goals from Stephy Mavididi and Jordan James, giving those that stayed an inkling of what could be. 

Here, AndyFFS looks at 5 things we learned from Saturday’s . 

1.) Defensively we look poorer with Wout Faes in the back-line. 

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