2021 FA Community Shield

2021 FA Community Shield
Wembley Stadium in London hosted the match.
Leicester City Manchester City
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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 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]

  1. ^ Hafez, Shamoon (7 August 2021). "Leicester City 1–0 Manchester City". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  2. ^ "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.