Harvey Barnes fired in the winner moments after coming off the bench
Substitute Harvey Barnes' majestic strike helped Leicester City to victory and inflict a first defeat of the season on Sheffield United.
In a pulsating second half, Barnes fired a half-volley from the edge of the box which flew past home keeper Dean Henderson to dampen what had been a spirited United fightback.
The superb finish came just eight minutes after the home side had cancelled out Jamie Vardy's first-half opener, when record signing Oliver McBurnie found a first goal for the club after coming off the bench.
McBurnie's header, low into the bottom corner, sent Bramall Lane into raptures and United appeared to have momentum.
But Barnes then lashed in to give Chris Wilder's side only their second defeat in 21 matches.
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Line-ups
Match Stats
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Line-ups
Sheff Utd
1Henderson
6BashamSubstituted forMorrisonat 78'minutes
12Egan
5O'Connell
2Baldock
7LundstramBooked at 57mins
16Norwood
8Freeman
3Stevens
17McGoldrickSubstituted forMcBurnieat 54'minutes
11RobinsonSubstituted forSharpat 54'minutes
Substitutes
9McBurnie
10Sharp
14Morrison
15Jagielka
23Osborn
25Moore
27Besic
Leicester
1Schmeichel
21Ricardo Pereira
6Evans
4Söyüncü
28Fuchs
20Choudhury
8TielemansSubstituted forMendyat 89'minutes
26PraetSubstituted forBarnesat 64'minutes
10Maddison
9Vardy
17PérezSubstituted forMorganat 78'minutes
Substitutes
2Justin
5Morgan
7Gray
11Albrighton
12Ward
15Barnes
24Mendy
Referee:
Andy Madley
Attendance:
30,079
Match Stats
Home TeamSheff UtdAway TeamLeicester
Possession
Home49%
Away51%
Shots
Home8
Away10
Shots on Target
Home3
Away2
Corners
Home7
Away4
Fouls
Home11
Away6
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Posted at
Match ends, Sheffield United 1, Leicester City 2.
Full TimePosted at 90'+5'
Second Half ends, Sheffield United 1, Leicester City 2.
Posted at 90'+4'
James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 90'+4'
Foul by Ravel Morrison (Sheffield United).
Posted at 90'+3'
Attempt missed. Ravel Morrison (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
Posted at 90'+2'
Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Hamza Choudhury.
Posted at 90'+2'
Attempt blocked. Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Posted at 90'+1'
Foul by Nampalys Mendy (Leicester City).
Posted at 90'+1'
Luke Freeman (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
SubstitutionPosted at 89'
Substitution, Leicester City. Nampalys Mendy replaces Youri Tielemans.
Posted at 85'
Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Wes Morgan.
Posted at 85'
Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Christian Fuchs.
Posted at 83'
Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Hamza Choudhury.
Posted at 83'
Attempt blocked. George Baldock (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
SubstitutionPosted at 78'
Substitution, Sheffield United. Ravel Morrison replaces Chris Basham.
SubstitutionPosted at 78'
Substitution, Leicester City. Wes Morgan replaces Ayoze Pérez.
Posted at 75'
Offside, Sheffield United. John Lundstram tries a through ball, but Oliver McBurnie is caught offside.
Posted at 75'
Attempt saved. John Lundstram (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Billy Sharp with a headed pass.
Posted at 74'
Offside, Leicester City. Christian Fuchs tries a through ball, but James Maddison is caught offside.
Posted at 74'
Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Chris Basham.
Posted at 72'
James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 72'
Foul by Enda Stevens (Sheffield United).
Goal!Posted at 70'
Goal! Sheffield United 1, Leicester City 2. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Çaglar Söyüncü with a headed pass following a corner.
Posted at 69'
Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by George Baldock.
Posted at 68'
Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by John Egan.
Posted at 65'
Offside, Leicester City. Harvey Barnes tries a through ball, but Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
SubstitutionPosted at 64'
Substitution, Leicester City. Harvey Barnes replaces Dennis Praet.
Goal!Posted at 62'
Goal! Sheffield United 1, Leicester City 1. Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by George Baldock with a cross.
Posted at 60'
Foul by Çaglar Söyüncü (Leicester City).
Posted at 60'
Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
BookingPosted at 57'
John Lundstram (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Posted at 57'
James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Posted at 57'
Foul by John Lundstram (Sheffield United).
Posted at 57'
Dennis Praet (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 57'
Foul by Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United).
Posted at 55'
Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 55'
Foul by Luke Freeman (Sheffield United).
SubstitutionPosted at 54'
Substitution, Sheffield United. Billy Sharp replaces Callum Robinson.
SubstitutionPosted at 54'
Substitution, Sheffield United. Oliver McBurnie replaces David McGoldrick.
Posted at 52'
Foul by Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City).
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Source: bbc.com