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Leicester ran riot against Sheffield United as Kelechi Iheanacho hit a hat-trick. Player ratings from their 5-0 win in the Premier League.

Kelechi Iheanacho scored a superb hat-trick as Leicester City crushed bottom side Sheffield United on Sunday to move second in the Premier League table.

Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder said his squad needs a major shake-up after their Premier League survival hopes were dealt another blow following Saturday's home defeat by Southampton.

The Blades are 12 points from safety with just 11 matches remaining.

Chris Wilder felt his side looked tired (Mike Egerton/PA) Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder reflected on the home defeat to Southampton as a game too far for his depleted squad. The relegation-haunted Blades were unable to build on their morale-boosting midweek win against Aston Villa, ...

The Blades are returning to Bramall Lane on Sunday and looking to recover from their 0-1 loss against relegation-battling Fulham last Saturday. Currently at the bottom of the table with 11 points, Sheffield United are looking to close in on the 14 points gap to Newcastle who are 15 th in the table.  They face no easy task against Liverpool, who have also been struggling with their form recently. Jürgen Klopp’s side lost four out of their last five BPL matches, having recently been defeated ...

Sheffield United v Liverpool: Team news Sam Williams Fabinho and James Milner are set to follow Diogo Jota by resuming team training ahead of Liverpools visit to Sheffield United. Jota, who has not played since December due to a knee injury, was back among his teammates at the AXA Training Centre earlier this week and Jürgen Klopp confirmed on Friday that Fabinho and Milner were also likely to take part in Saturday’s full session. “Diogo trained now tw...

Share on email When these two teams last met Liverpool were well and truly in the title race, but four months later the Reds head to Sheffield United desperately fighting for a top-four spot. Sheffield United vs. Liverpool Bramall Lane Referee: Jonathan Moss After a rare eight-day break, it’s time to get back on the road and the league’s cellar-dwellers await with a familiar face in tow. It’s been tough going for Liverpool of late and the defeat to Everton didn’t help matters, with our...

WEST HAM dominated this game against Sheffield United from start to finish, with the outstanding Jesse Lingard pulling the strings all night. The shame was that the Manchester United loanee did not cap his fine performance with a much deserved goal, though he certainly fashioned a few chances. It looked as though the Hammers were set to go ahead as early as the third minute, when Craig Dawson was brought down by Enda Stevens, with a penalty awarded by referee Simon Hooper. However, the decisio...

EPL: West Ham sink Sheffield 3-0 to boost Euro bid Published 15 February 2021 West Ham boosted their unexpected bid to qualify for the Champions League with an emphatic 3-0 victory against lowly Sheffield United on Monday. David Moyes’ side made six wins from their last eight Premier League games as they swept aside the bottom of the table Blades at the London Stadium. An injury to Michail Antonio meant West Ham had to start without a recognised striker. But with on-loan Manchester United for...