Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 Leicester City: result and report

Championship · Monday 6 April 2026

Result

Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 Leicester City

Championship · Monday 6 April 2026, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 Leicester City: match report

Sheffield Wednesday drew with Leicester City 1-1 in the Championship on Monday 6 April 2026. The half-time score was 1-0.

Jerry Yates opened the scoring in the 2nd minute. Sheffield Wednesday's goal came from Jerry Yates (2'). Leicester City scored through Jordan Ayew (84').

Neither side received a card.

Going into the game Sheffield Wednesday were 24th on 12 points from 40 and Leicester City 19th on 46 points from 40. Sheffield Wednesday went on to finish that season 24th with 18 points, and Leicester City 21st with 52.

Sheffield Wednesday lined up in a 3-4-2-1 and Leicester City in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Pierce Charles of Sheffield Wednesday (8.7), ahead of Jordan Ayew (7.9).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Sheffield Wednesday wins, 1 draw and 5 for Leicester City.

Going into the match Sheffield Wednesday's last five read L-L-L-D-L and Leicester City's D-D-L-W-D.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 2'Goal · Jerry YatesSheffield Wednesday · 1-0
  • 84'Goal · Jordan AyewLeicester City · 1-1

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Sheffield Wednesday 4, draws 1, Leicester City 5.

Team news

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Sheffield Wednesday line-up (3-4-2-1)

Pierce Charles, Dominic Iorfa, Gabriel Otegbayo, Max Lowe, Liam Palmer, Nathaniel Chalobah, Svante Ingelsson, Tayo Adaramola, Jaden Heskey, Jamal Lowe, Jerry Yates

Leicester City line-up (4-2-3-1)

Jakub Stolarczyk, Ricardo Pereira, Memeh Caleb Okoli, Jamaal Lascelles, Luke Jonathan Thomas, Oliver Skipp, Harry Winks, Abdul Fatawu Issahaku, Divine Mukasa, Stephy Alvaro Mavididi, Patson Daka