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2018 FA Community Shield

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2018 FA Community Shield
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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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The2018 FA Community Shield(also known asThe FA Community Shield supported byMcDonald'sfor sponsorship reasons) was the 96thFA Community Shield,an annualfootballmatch played between the title holders of thePremier LeagueandFA Cup.It was contested byManchester City,champions of the2017–18 Premier League,andChelsea,the winners of the2017–18 FA Cup,atWembley Stadiumin London on 5 August 2018. Manchester City won 2–0, with both goals scored bySergio Agüero,who was namedman of the matchfor his performance.[3][4]

Background[edit]

This wasMaurizio Sarri's first competitive match in charge of Chelsea; meanwhile, it wasPep Guardiola's second cup final as the manager of Manchester City, following their victory overArsenalin the2018 EFL Cup Final.

Manchester City qualified for the competition by winning the2017–18 Premier Leaguewith a record 100 points, the first of any English club in the top-flight since the introduction of thethree points for a winrule.[5]

Chelsea were looking to win the Community Shield for the first time since2009,when they beatManchester United4–1 onpenalties.They had failed to win any of their last four appearances in the competition. Manchester City had won their last two matches at Wembley, both in 2017–18 – beating Arsenal 3–0 in the EFL Cup Final in February andTottenham Hotspur3–1 in the league in April; however, they had not won three consecutive matches at Wembley since March 1970.[6]

The two sides faced each other in the Community Shield once previously, in2012,a match won 3–2 by Manchester City.

Match[edit]

Details[edit]

Chelsea0–2Manchester City
Report Agüero13',58'
Attendance: 72,724
Chelsea
Manchester City
GK 1 ArgentinaWilly Caballero
RB 28 SpainCésar Azpilicueta(c)
CB 2 GermanyAntonio Rüdiger
CB 30 BrazilDavid Luiz
LB 3 SpainMarcos Alonso
CM 4 SpainCesc Fàbregas downward-facing red arrow60'
CM 5 ItalyJorginho
CM 8 EnglandRoss Barkley
RF 11 SpainPedro downward-facing red arrow79'
CF 29 SpainÁlvaro Morata downward-facing red arrow69'
LF 20 EnglandCallum Hudson-Odoi downward-facing red arrow60'
Substitutes:
GK 59 PolandMarcin Bułka
DF 21 ItalyDavide Zappacosta
DF 27 DenmarkAndreas Christensen
MF 6 EnglandDanny Drinkwater upward-facing green arrow60'
MF 15 NigeriaVictor Moses upward-facing green arrow79'
MF 22 BrazilWillian upward-facing green arrow60'
FW 19 EnglandTammy Abraham upward-facing green arrow69'
Head coach:
ItalyMaurizio Sarri
GK 1 ChileClaudio Bravo
RB 2 EnglandKyle Walker
CB 5 EnglandJohn Stones downward-facing red arrow90+4'
CB 14 FranceAymeric Laporte downward-facing red arrow87'
LB 22 FranceBenjamin Mendy
CM 20 PortugalBernardo Silva
CM 25 BrazilFernandinho(c)
CM 47 EnglandPhil Foden downward-facing red arrow75'
RF 26 AlgeriaRiyad Mahrez downward-facing red arrow68'
CF 10 ArgentinaSergio Agüero downward-facing red arrow80'
LF 19 GermanyLeroy Sané downward-facing red arrow46'
Substitutes:
GK 31 BrazilEderson
DF 4 BelgiumVincent Kompany upward-facing green arrow80'
DF 30 ArgentinaNicolás Otamendi upward-facing green arrow87'
MF 8 Germanyİlkay Gündoğan upward-facing green arrow46'
MF 55 SpainBrahim Díaz upward-facing green arrow75'
MF 81 FranceClaudio Gomes upward-facing green arrow90+4'
FW 33 BrazilGabriel Jesus upward-facing green arrow68'
Manager:
SpainPep Guardiola

Man of the Match:
Sergio Agüero(Manchester City)[1]

Assistant referees:[7]
Adam Nunn (Wiltshire)
Eddie Smart (West Midlands)
Fourth official:[7]
Paul Tierney(Lancashire)
Reserve assistant referee:[7]
Dan Cook (Hampshire)
Video assistant referee:[7]
Stuart Attwell(West Midlands)
Assistant video assistant referee:[7]
Andrew Halliday (Army)

Match rules[8]

  • 90 minutes
  • Penalty shoot-out(ABBA) if scores level
  • Seven named substitutes, of which up to six may be used

References[edit]

  1. ^abBurt, 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.Retrieved15 May2022.
  2. ^"Jon Moss to referee FA Community Shield between Chelsea and Man City".The FA. 10 July 2018.Retrieved14 July2018.
  3. ^"Chelsea 0 Man City 2: as it happened".Guardian.5 August 2018.Retrieved9 August2018.
  4. ^"Chelsea 0 Man City 2".BBC Sport.5 August 2018.Retrieved9 August2018.
  5. ^Mooney, David (14 May 2018)."Man City's 100-point haul equal to United treble winners and Arsenal 'Invincibles'".ESPN.com.
  6. ^"Community Shield 2018: When is the game being held and who is playing?".talkSPORT.3 August 2018.Retrieved3 August2018.
  7. ^abcdef"Jon Moss to referee FA Community Shield between Chelsea and Man City".TheFA.com.The Football Association. 10 July 2018.Retrieved5 August2018.
  8. ^"Rules of the Football Association Community Shield"(PDF).TheFA.com.The Football Association.Retrieved6 August2017.
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