2021 FA Community Shield

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2021 FA Community Shield
Wembley Stadium interior.jpg
Wembley Stadium in London hosted the match.
Leicester City Manchester City
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Date 7 August 2021 (2021-08-07)
Venue Wembley Stadium, London
Man of the Match Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City)[1]
Referee Paul Tierney (Lancashire)[2]
Attendance 45,602
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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]

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

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Main articles: 2020–21 Leicester City F.C. season and 2020–21 Manchester City F.C. season

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 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 had won the Charity/Community Shield since 1995, when Everton beat Blackburn Rovers.[10]

Details

7 August 2021 (2021-08-07)
17:15 BST
Leicester City 1–0 Manchester City
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58036460
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 45,602
Referee: Paul Tierney (Lancashire)
Leicester City[11]
Manchester City[11]
GK 1 Denmark Kasper Schmeichel (c)
RB 21 Portugal Ricardo Pereira
CB 18 Ghana Daniel Amartey
CB 4 Turkey Çağlar Söyüncü
LB 5 England Ryan Bertrand Booked 50' Substituted off 78'
CM 8 Belgium Youri Tielemans Substituted off 72'
CM 25 Nigeria Wilfred Ndidi
RW 17 Spain Ayoze Pérez Substituted off 71'
AM 10 England James Maddison Substituted off 71'
LW 7 England Harvey Barnes Substituted off 79'
CF 9 England Jamie Vardy Substituted off 71'
Substitutes:
GK 12 Wales Danny Ward
DF 16 Croatia Filip Benković
DF 33 England Luke Thomas Substituted in 78'
MF 11 England Marc Albrighton Substituted in 71'
MF 20 England Hamza Choudhury
MF 22 England Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall Substituted in 71'
MF 42 France Boubakary Soumaré Substituted in 72'
FW 14 Nigeria Kelechi Iheanacho Substituted in 79'
FW 29 Zambia Patson Daka Substituted in 71'
Manager:
Northern Ireland Brendan Rodgers
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GK 13 United States Zack Steffen
RB 27 Portugal João Cancelo
CB 3 Portugal Rúben Dias Booked 87'
CB 6 Netherlands Nathan Aké
LB 22 France Benjamin Mendy
CM 80 England Cole Palmer Substituted off 74'
CM 25 Brazil Fernandinho (c) Booked 87'
CM 8 Germany İlkay Gündoğan Substituted off 65'
RF 26 Algeria Riyad Mahrez
CF 21 Spain Ferran Torres Substituted off 74'
LF 53 England Samuel Edozie Substituted off 65'
Substitutes:
GK 33 England Scott Carson
DF 34 Netherlands Philippe Sandler
DF 39 Brazil Yan Couto
MF 10 England Jack Grealish Substituted in 65'
MF 16 Spain Rodri Substituted in 65'
MF 20 Portugal Bernardo Silva Substituted in 74'
MF 69 England Tommy Doyle
MF 81 France Claudio Gomes
MF 96 England Ben Knight Substituted in 74'
Manager:
Spain Pep Guardiola Booked 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]

References

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