2018 FA Community Shield

2018 FA Community Shield
The match programme cover
Chelsea Manchester City
0 2
Date5 August 2018
VenueWembley Stadium, London
Man of the MatchSergio Agüero (Manchester City)[1]
RefereeJon Moss (West Yorkshire)[2]
Attendance72,724
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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, the 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.[3][4]

  1. ^ Burt, Jason; Hurrey, Adam (5 August 2018). "Sergio Aguero double seals Community Shield for Manchester City as sloppy Chelsea give Maurizio Sarri plenty to ponder". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Jon Moss to referee FA Community Shield between Chelsea and Man City". The FA. 10 July 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Chelsea 0 Man City 2: as it happened". Guardian. 5 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Chelsea 0 Man City 2". BBC Sport. 5 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.