How we scored the players as Leicester City failed to beat already-relegated Sheffield Wednesday in a result that could be a big blow in their fight against the drop
Jordan Blackwell
17:19, 06 Apr 2026Updated 17:42, 06 Apr 2026
Abdul Fatawu of Leicester City in action with Svante Ingelsson of Sheffield Wednesday
Leicester City failed to beat lowly Sheffield Wednesday in what could be a hugely damaging result in their fight against relegation.
City needed a late Jordan Ayew equaliser for a share of the points, with the woodwork and an outstanding display from Wednesday keeper Pierce Charles keeping them at bay until then.
A disastrous start, with Jerry Yates scoring inside two minutes, put City on the back-foot, and while they created enough chances to win the game, they failed to claim the three points, allowing Wednesday to take just their second point in 18 matches.
City themselves are now on a run of one win in 15 and have blown a brilliant chance to get out of the drop zone, with the gap to Portsmouth remaining at one point after their earlier draw with Oxford.
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The home fans chanted “You’re going down with the Wednesday!” at kick-off and it wasn’t long before the 3,000 City supporters were joining in.
It took just 90 seconds for the Owls to open the scoring. City twice lost 50-50s from a corner with Wednesday wanting it more, the ball bouncing loose for Yates to prod in on the stretch.
City did almost have a leveller from their own corner five minutes later, Abdul Fatawu connecting with Divine Mukasa’s clever delivery, but turning his first-time shot wide.
But otherwise, City were struggling. Passes were going astray and touches were being misplaced. “Rowett, sort it out!” was sung from the away end.
Whether it was Rowett or the players, City did get their act together. But poor finishing and the display of Wednesday goalkeeper Pierce Charles stopped them equalising before half-time.
After Max Lowe’s poor touch, Patson Daka was presented with a clear chance, but mis-hit his shot. Moments later, Daka crossed to Oliver Skipp, who intelligently touched the ball around his man and volleyed towards the top corner, only to be denied by a world-class stop from Charles, who flung up a hand to turn the ball away.
Daka mis-hit again after he was found inside the box by Abdul Fatawu, then Stephy Mavididi’s 20-yard effort was tipped around the post by Charles, who also denied Luke Thomas just before the interval.
But City looked toothless after the break and showed very few signs of being able to produce a comeback. In fact, they nearly went two goals behind when Owls skipper Liam Palmer, advancing down the right on the counter, shot across the face of goal and just wide.
Rowett made a triple change and they nearly made an instant impact, Ayew flicking a header onto the far post with practically his first touch.
Ayew turned provider and after a ball bounced loose, Mavididi struck powerfully, Charles saving. Ricardo Pereira followed in for the rebound but Charles was to his feet quickly and made another excellent save.
Moments later, the woodwork denied City again, Thomas’s flicked header bouncing off the top of the bar.
But just when it looked like it wouldn’t be City’s day, Ayew broke Charles’ resistance. The striker nodded the ball into space and ran onto it, thundering a 20-yard drive into the bottom corner.
With eight minutes added time, City had an opportunity to get a winner. But Charles came up trumps again, stretching to top corner to keep out Ayew’s header at the death.
Jakub Stolarczyk: He did not look confident at the set-piece from which Wednesday opened the scoring and he struggled with the ball at his feet early on too, leading to Danny Ward chants from the City fans. He was quick off his line in the second half though. 4
Ricardo Pereira: He’s rarely played two games in four days this season and this was perhaps an indication as to why. He looked lethargic on the ball, not moving or acting quickly enough for much of the game, and so then having to rush when he was closed down. It just didn’t look comfortable. Funnily, he did get better the longer the game went on. 4
Caleb Okoli: There were five minutes in the second half where he missed a flighted ball and then fell over for Palmer’s chance. But otherwise, he did everything he needed to do, mopping up well, shutting down counters, and playing decent passes. 6
Jamaal Lascelles: Was playing twice in four days too much for him? He was too slow on the ball and back-tracked too much when Wednesday players were running towards him. He didn’t inspire confidence like he has in other matches. 4
Luke Thomas: He looked frustrated by the goal and had one or two petulant moments afterwards. He did get better during the game, and got himself forward for a couple of chances, but his delivery from crosses and set-pieces was weak. 5
Harry Winks: He did read play well at first, letting balls drop over his head and he too often jogged back when he was beaten in midfield. On the ball, he was good, starting City’s attacks and getting into the right areas. 5
Oliver Skipp: He did everything right for his big chance, but was denied by the best of Charles’ many excellent saves. Otherwise, he was too predictable on the ball, and so didn’t make life difficult for Wednesday. 4
Abdul Fatawu: There were some lazy crosses, poor passes, and many more frustrating moments beyond that. But he did still get past his man often enough and create some decent chances, including Ayew’s header for the potential winner. 5
Divine Mukasa: Not his game. He miscontrolled a couple of times and when he did bring the ball under, he was too slow. Aside from the corner for Fatawu’s chance early on, his set-pieces underwhelmed too. He didn’t help Mavididi either. 4
Stephy Mavididi: It’s just not happening for him at the minute. He tried his hardest to get down the left in the first half, but was often doubled up on and had limited support. In the second period, bar his chance, there were no big moments. 4
Patson Daka: He ran hard, pressed well and moved into the channels to make himself available. But when the ball fell to him in the box, he twice snatched at his chances, something a striker at this level cannot afford to do. 4
Jannik Vestergaard: Onto the pitch as a centre-back, rather than as a centre-forward, he didn’t have much defending to do. His passing was fine when he kept it simple, but off target when he tried to be more audacious. 5
Bobby De Cordova-Reid: Like on Friday, he popped up in various areas of the pitch, but did not really have much impact on the match, his crossing as weak as the rest of his team-mates. 5
Jordan Ayew: City’s star man. He scored the goal with a terrific strike, hit the post, created the double chance and then nearly won it with a header at the end. His best performance in quite some time. 8
Jeremy Monga: Didn’t get involved. He definitely seems weaker on the right, so it was odd for Rowett to swap him and Fatawu. 4
Dujuan Richards: Had a couple of powerful runs forward and one well-saved shot. 6
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