2021 FA Community Shield

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2021 FA Community Shield
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Wembley Stadium in London hosted the match.
Leicester City Manchester City
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Date7 August 2021 (2021-08-07)
Venue Wembley Stadium, London
Man of the Match Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) [1]
Referee Paul Tierney (Lancashire) [2]
Attendance45,602
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The 2021 FA Community Shield (also known as The FA Community Shield supported by McDonald's for sponsorship reasons) was the 99th FA Community Shield, an annual football match played between the winners of the previous season's Premier League, Manchester City, and the winners of the previous season's FA Cup, Leicester City. [3] This was Manchester City's first FA Community Shield appearance since 2019 when they beat Liverpool 5–4 on penalties after a 1–1 draw, and Leicester's first since losing 2–1 to Manchester United in the 2016 edition. The game was played on 7 August 2021 at Wembley Stadium in Wembley, London, with Leicester beating Manchester City 1–0 with a 89th-minute penalty by Kelechi Iheanacho. [4]

Contents

Arsenal were the defending champions as winners of the 2020 FA Community Shield, but did not qualify for this edition, as they failed to win either the Premier League or FA Cup. The match was televised live on ITV. It was the first time the FA Community Shield went free-to-air on television since the 2012 FA Community Shield, which was also shown on ITV. [5]

Background

Leicester City won their first FA Cup title after beating Chelsea 1–0 in the final. [6] They were appearing in their third FA Community Shield match, having won one (1971), and lost one (2016).

Manchester City won their third Premier League title in four years under the management of Pep Guardiola, after derby rivals Manchester United lost 2–1 to Leicester City at Old Trafford on 11 May 2021. [7] They were appearing in their 13th match, having won six (1937, 1968, 1972, 2012, 2018, 2019), and lost six (1934, 1956, 1969, 1973, 2011, 2014).

Match

Summary

In the first half, Steffen managed to save a shot from Vardy with his trailing right foot while diving to the left, with ball coming back off the left post. In the last minute of the match Leicester were awarded a penalty when Aké tripped former City forward Kelechi Iheanacho in the penalty area after he had failed to control a pass from Rodri. [8] Iheanacho scored the penalty left-footed to the right of the net to win the game 1–0. [9] This was the first time that a team from outside the so-called Big Six [ broken anchor ] had won the Charity/Community Shield since 1995, when Everton beat Blackburn Rovers. [10]

Details

Leicester City 1–0 Manchester City
Report
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 45,602
Referee: Paul Tierney (Lancashire)
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Leicester City [11]
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Manchester City [11]
GK1 Flag of Denmark.svg Kasper Schmeichel (c)
RB21 Flag of Portugal.svg Ricardo Pereira
CB18 Flag of Ghana.svg Daniel Amartey
CB4 Flag of Turkey.svg Çağlar Söyüncü
LB5 Flag of England.svg Ryan Bertrand Yellow card.svg 50'Sub off.svg 78'
CM8 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Youri Tielemans Sub off.svg 72'
CM25 Flag of Nigeria.svg Wilfred Ndidi
RW17 Flag of Spain.svg Ayoze Pérez Sub off.svg 71'
AM10 Flag of England.svg James Maddison Sub off.svg 71'
LW7 Flag of England.svg Harvey Barnes Sub off.svg 79'
CF9 Flag of England.svg Jamie Vardy Sub off.svg 71'
Substitutes:
GK12 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Danny Ward
DF16 Flag of Croatia.svg Filip Benković
DF33 Flag of England.svg Luke Thomas Sub on.svg 78'
MF11 Flag of England.svg Marc Albrighton Sub on.svg 71'
MF20 Flag of England.svg Hamza Choudhury
MF22 Flag of England.svg Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall Sub on.svg 71'
MF42 Flag of France.svg Boubakary Soumaré Sub on.svg 72'
FW14 Flag of Nigeria.svg Kelechi Iheanacho Sub on.svg 79'
FW29 Flag of Zambia.svg Patson Daka Sub on.svg 71'
Manager:
Ulster Banner.svg Brendan Rodgers
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GK13 Flag of the United States.svg Zack Steffen
RB27 Flag of Portugal.svg João Cancelo
CB3 Flag of Portugal.svg Rúben Dias Yellow card.svg 87'
CB6 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nathan Aké
LB22 Flag of France.svg Benjamin Mendy
CM80 Flag of England.svg Cole Palmer Sub off.svg 74'
CM25 Flag of Brazil.svg Fernandinho (c)Yellow card.svg 87'
CM8 Flag of Germany.svg İlkay Gündoğan Sub off.svg 65'
RF26 Flag of Algeria.svg Riyad Mahrez
CF21 Flag of Spain.svg Ferran Torres Sub off.svg 74'
LF53 Flag of England.svg Samuel Edozie Sub off.svg 65'
Substitutes:
GK33 Flag of England.svg Scott Carson
DF34 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Philippe Sandler
DF39 Flag of Brazil.svg Yan Couto
MF10 Flag of England.svg Jack Grealish Sub on.svg 65'
MF16 Flag of Spain.svg Rodri Sub on.svg 65'
MF20 Flag of Portugal.svg Bernardo Silva Sub on.svg 74'
MF69 Flag of England.svg Tommy Doyle
MF81 Flag of France.svg Claudio Gomes
MF96 Flag of England.svg Ben Knight Sub on.svg 74'
Manager:
Flag of Spain.svg Pep Guardiola Yellow card.svg 41'

Man of the Match:
Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) [1]

Assistant referees: [2]
Ian Hussin (Liverpool)
Neil Davies (London)
Fourth official: [2]
Peter Bankes (Liverpool)
Reserve assistant referee: [2]
Nick Hopton (Derbyshire)
Video assistant referee: [2]
Darren England (Sheffield & Hallamshire)
Assistant video assistant referee: [2]
Dan Robathan (Norfolk)

Match rules [12]

  • 90 minutes
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Nine named substitutes, of which six may be used

Post-match

Leicester City boss Brendan Rodgers spoke to BBC Radio Leicester about winning the Community Shield for the first time: "There was a great feeling coming here today. Every Leicester player, fan, staff member coming here, it was a really special feeling. We wanted to take that into the game and keep that feeling going, and thankfully we've done that." Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola congratulated Leicester on their win and said, "I am more than satisfied with how we played. Many things were really good, the young players were excellent. We got minutes for players so in general, many good things." Guardiola gave debuts to academy players Cole Palmer, Samuel Edozie and Ben Knight; Edozie and Palmer started the match and Knight came off the bench to replace Ferran Torres in the 74th minute. [11]

Leicester City started their 2021–22 Premier League campaign with a 1–0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers at the King Power Stadium, with Jamie Vardy scoring the only goal in the 41st minute, [13] while Manchester City began the defence of their league title at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium where they faced Tottenham Hotspur; they lost 1–0 to a Son Heung-min goal in the 55th minute, giving new Tottenham Hotspur head coach Nuno Espírito Santo his first win in charge of the club. Manchester City's record signing Jack Grealish made his first start for the club in that match. [14]

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