PREVIEW | Leicester City vs Sheffield United - team news, lineups, predictions | OneFootball

Leicester City and Sheffield United clash this Saturday at the King Power Stadium for matchweek 18 of the EFL Championship. The match will be broadcast live at 12:30 on Sky Sports Football.

Leicester City have won 24 points to date and are placed in 15th position. Last time out, Martí Cifuentes' team slipped to a 3-0 defeat against Southampton (EFL Championship 2025/26).

Sheffield United have picked up 16 points and currently lie in 21st position. In their last match, Chris Wilder's team prevailed 3-0 against Portsmouth (EFL Championship 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Leicester City winning 5-0.

The Fan Zone

Chris Forryan (Leicester till I die tv (LTiDtv)): A must win for Leicester, or a the very least a draw. Whilst the red card didn't help we were ripped apart by Southampton Midweek

Prediction: 1-1

Theo (Allthingsblades): It has taken 17 games but Sheffield United finally look like they’re back on track after consecutive 3-0 wins and limiting their opponents to just two shots on target combined in the two games.

The 442/ 4222 system has been a breath of fresh air for Wilder's Blades and the two strikers really seem to connect well with each other. Gus Hamer will likely start his first game since October after getting some good minutes in and a classic outside of the box goal by the Dutch midfielder, this will be a huge boost for United and finally they will have a strong squad and hopefully start to climb the table.

After 6/6 points in the three-game week a point would still be a very positive result for the Blades and that’s what i’m predicting.

Prediction: 1-1

Predicted lineups

Leicester City: Asmir Begovic, Ricardo Pereira, Jannik Vestergaard, Wout Faes, Luke Thomas, Jordan James, Harry Winks, Fatawu Issahaku, Bobby Reid, Stephy Mavididi, Patson Daka

Sheffield United: Michael Cooper, Femi Seriki, Ben Mee, Japhet Tanganga, Sam McCallum, Jairo Riedewald, Sydie Peck, Callum O´Hare, Gustavo Hamer, Tyrese Campbell, Patrick Bamford

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Last starting XIs

Leicester City ( vs Southampton 2025-11-25): Asmir Begovic, Hamza Choudhury, Jannik Vestergaard, Wout Faes, Olabade Aluko, Oliver Skipp, Harry Winks, Fatawu Issahaku, Jordan James, Stephy Mavididi, Patson Daka

Sheffield United ( vs Portsmouth 2025-11-26): Michael Cooper, Femi Seriki, Ben Mee, Japhet Tanganga, Sam McCallum, Sydie Peck, Jairo Riedewald, Callum O´Hare, Andre Brooks, Patrick Bamford, Tom Cannon