The 2018 FA Community Shield (also known as The FA Community Shield supported by McDonald's for sponsorship reasons) was the 96th FA Community Shield, an annual football match played between the title holders of the Premier League and FA Cup. It was contested by Manchester City, champions of the 2017–18 Premier League, and Chelsea, winners of the 2017–18 FA Cup, at Wembley Stadium in London on 5 August 2018. Manchester City won 2–0, with both goals scored by Sergio Agüero, who was named man of the match for his performance.
Arsenal were the defending champions as winners of the 2017 edition, but did not qualify for this match, as they finished sixth in the Premier League and were knocked out of the FA Cup in the third round.
Background This was Maurizio Sarri's first competitive match in charge of Chelsea; meanwhile, it was Pep Guardiola's second cup final as the manager of Manchester City, following their victory over Arsenal in the 2018 EFL Cup final.
Manchester City qualified for the competition by winning the 2017–18 Premier League with a record 100 points, the first of any English club in the top-flight since the introduction of the three points for a win rule.
Chelsea were looking to win the Community Shield for the first time since 2009, when they beat Manchester United 4–1 on penalties. They had failed to win any of their last four appearances in the competition. Manchester City had won their last two matches at Wembley, both in 2017–18 – beating Arsenal 3–0 in the EFL Cup final in February and Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 in the league in April; however, they had not won three consecutive matches at Wembley since March 1970.
The two sides faced each other in the Community Shield once previously, in 2012, a match won 3–2 by Manchester City.
Match Details
GK 1 Willy CaballeroRB 28 César Azpilicueta (c)CB 2 Antonio RüdigerCB 30 David LuizLB 3 Marcos AlonsoCM 4 Cesc Fàbregas CM 5 JorginhoCM 8 Ross BarkleyRF 11 Pedro CF 29 Álvaro Morata LF 20 Callum Hudson-Odoi Substitutes:GK 59 Marcin BułkaDF 21 Davide ZappacostaDF 27 Andreas ChristensenMF 6 Danny Drinkwater MF 15 Victor Moses MF 22 Willian FW 19 Tammy Abraham Head coach: Maurizio Sarri GK 1 Claudio BravoRB 2 Kyle WalkerCB 5 John Stones CB 14 Aymeric Laporte LB 22 Benjamin MendyCM 20 Bernardo SilvaCM 25 Fernandinho (c)CM 47 Phil Foden RF 26 Riyad Mahrez CF 10 Sergio Agüero LF 19 Leroy Sané Substitutes:GK 31 EdersonDF 4 Vincent Kompany DF 30 Nicolás Otamendi MF 8 İlkay Gündoğan MF 55 Brahim Díaz MF 81 Claudio Gomes FW 33 Gabriel Jesus Manager: Pep Guardiola
Man of the Match: Sergio Agüero (Manchester City)
Assistant referees: Adam Nunn (Wiltshire) Eddie Smart (West Midlands) Fourth official: Paul Tierney (Lancashire) Reserve assistant referee: Dan Cook (Hampshire) Video assistant referee: Stuart Attwell (West Midlands) Assistant video assistant referee: Andrew Halliday (Army)Match rules 90 minutes Penalty shoot-out (ABBA) if scores level Seven named substitutes, of which up to six may be used
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