2023 FA Community Shield

2023 FA Community Shield
The match programme cover
Arsenal Manchester City
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Arsenal won 4–1 on penalties
Date6 August 2023
VenueWembley Stadium, London
Man of the MatchLeandro Trossard (Arsenal)[1]
RefereeStuart Attwell (Birmingham)[2]
Attendance81,145
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The 2023 FA Community Shield was the 101st FA Community Shield, an annual football match played between the winners of the previous season's Premier League and FA Cup competitions. It took place at Wembley Stadium on 6 August 2023.[3] As Manchester City won both the 2022–23 Premier League and the 2022–23 FA Cup, their opponents were the Premier League runners-up, Arsenal.

Arsenal won 4–1 on penalties after a 1–1 draw within 90 minutes.[1] This was Arsenal's first competitive trophy since winning the 2020 FA Community Shield, making City only the second club to lose three Community Shield matches in a row and the first since cross-city rival Manchester United's four between 1998 and 2001.[4] Arsenal also became the first Community Shield winners not to win either the league or FA Cup the previous season since Manchester United in 2010.

The match was initially planned to kick-off at 17:30 BST, however this was met with criticism from Manchester City fans who complained about its possible disruption to travelling to the match. Therefore, The Football Association moved kick-off to 16:00 instead on the same day.[5] The match was televised live on ITV1 and ITVX.[6]

Liverpool were the defending champions, but they did not qualify for this edition, having failed to win either the Premier League or FA Cup.

  1. ^ a b Rose, Gary (6 August 2023). "Arsenal 1–1 Manchester City (4–1 on pens): Gunners win shootout to secure Community Shield". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  2. ^ "The team of match officials for the 2023 FA Community Shield have been confirmed". TheFA.com. The Football Association. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Manchester City to play Arsenal in the 2023 FA Community Shield at Wembley Stadium". The Football Association. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  4. ^ Defri Saefullah (29 August 2020). "5 Fakta Menarik Community Shield: Rekor Masih Milik Manchester United". Liputan6.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Community Shield: Kick-off time brought forward by 90 minutes after fan complaints". BBC Sport. BBC. 20 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  6. ^ "ITV1 and ITVX to air 2023 Community Shield live". ITV. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2023.