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2021 FA Community Shield
Wembley Stadium in London hosted the match.
Leicester City Manchester City
1 0
Date7 August 2021 (2021-08-07)
VenueWembley Stadium, London
Man of the MatchKelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City)[1]
RefereePaul 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 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

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. They were appearing in their third FA Community Shield match, having won one (1971), and lost one (2016).[6]

Manchester City won their third Premier League title in four years under the management of Pep Guardiola, after derby rivals Manchester United lost 1–2 to Leicester City at Old Trafford on 11 May 2021. 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).[7]

Match

Details

Leicester City1–0Manchester City
 Report
Attendance: 45,602
Leicester City
Manchester City
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 Yellow card 50' downward-facing red arrow 78'
CM 8 Belgium Youri Tielemans downward-facing red arrow 72'
CM 25 Nigeria Wilfred Ndidi
RW 17 Spain Ayoze Pérez downward-facing red arrow 71'
AM 10 England James Maddison downward-facing red arrow 71'
LW 7 England Harvey Barnes downward-facing red arrow 79'
CF 9 England Jamie Vardy downward-facing red arrow 71'
Substitutes:
GK 12 Wales Danny Ward
DF 16 Croatia Filip Benković
DF 33 England Luke Thomas upward-facing green arrow 78'
MF 11 England Marc Albrighton upward-facing green arrow 71'
MF 20 England Hamza Choudhury
MF 22 England Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall upward-facing green arrow 71'
MF 42 France Boubakary Soumaré upward-facing green arrow 72'
FW 14 Nigeria Kelechi Iheanacho upward-facing green arrow 79'
FW 29 Zambia Patson Daka upward-facing green arrow 71'
Manager:
Northern Ireland Brendan Rodgers
GK 13 United States Zack Steffen
RB 27 Portugal João Cancelo
CB 3 Portugal Rúben Dias Yellow card 87'
CB 6 Netherlands Nathan Aké
LB 22 France Benjamin Mendy
CM 80 England Cole Palmer downward-facing red arrow 74'
CM 25 Brazil Fernandinho (c) Yellow card 88'
CM 8 Germany İlkay Gündoğan downward-facing red arrow 65'
RF 26 Algeria Riyad Mahrez
CF 21 Spain Ferran Torres downward-facing red arrow 74'
LF 53 England Samuel Edozie downward-facing red arrow 65'
Substitutes:
GK 33 England Scott Carson
DF 34 Netherlands Philippe Sandler
DF 39 Brazil Yan Couto
MF 10 England Jack Grealish upward-facing green arrow 65'
MF 16 Spain Rodri upward-facing green arrow 65'
MF 20 Portugal Bernardo Silva upward-facing green arrow 74'
MF 69 England Tommy Doyle
MF 81 France Claudio Gomes
MF 96 England Ben Knight upward-facing green arrow 74'
Manager:
Spain Pep Guardiola

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[8]

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

References

  1. ^ a b Hafez, Shamoon (7 August 2021). "Leicester City 1–0 Manchester City". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "The 2021 FA Community Shield at Wembley will be refereed by Paul Tierney and his team". TheFA.com. The Football Association. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  3. ^ Murphy, Daniel (15 May 2021). "Leicester City to face Man City in Community Shield following FA Cup triumph". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  4. ^ "FA Community Shield: late Iheanacho penalty hands Leicester victory over Man City". TheFA.com. The Football Association. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Community Shield: Man City v Leicester City on 7 August". BBC. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  6. ^ McNulty, Phil (15 May 2021). "Chelsea 0-1 Leicester: Foxes lift FA Cup for first time after Youri Tielemans stunner". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  7. ^ Stone, Simon (11 May 2021). "Man City Premier League champions as Leicester City beat Manchester United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Rules of the Football Association Community Shield" (PDF). TheFA.com. The Football Association. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
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