2018 FA Community Shield

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.[2][3]

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)
RefereeJonathan Moss (West Yorkshire)[1]
Attendance72,724

Background

This was Maurizio Sarri's first competitive match in charge of Chelsea; meanwhile, it was Pep Guardiola's second cup final as the manager of Manchester City, following their victory over Arsenal in the 2018 EFL Cup Final.

Manchester City qualified for the competition by winning the 2017–18 Premier League with a record 100 points, the first of any English club in the top-flight since the introduction of the three points for a win rule.[4]

Chelsea were looking to win the Community Shield for the first time since 2009, when they beat Manchester United 4–1 on penalties. 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 and Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 in the league in April; however, they had not won three consecutive matches at Wembley since March 1970.[5]

The two sides faced each other in the Community Shield once previously, in 2012, a match won 3–2 by Manchester City.

Match

Details
Chelsea0–2Manchester City
Report Agüero  13', 58'
Attendance: 72,724
Chelsea
Manchester City
GK1 Willy Caballero
RB28 César Azpilicueta (c)
CB2 Antonio Rüdiger
CB30 David Luiz
LB3 Marcos Alonso
CM4 Cesc Fàbregas 60'
CM5 Jorginho
CM8 Ross Barkley
RF11 Pedro 79'
CF29 Álvaro Morata 69'
LF20 Callum Hudson-Odoi 60'
Substitutes:
GK59 Marcin Bułka
DF21 Davide Zappacosta
DF27 Andreas Christensen
MF6 Danny Drinkwater 60'
MF15 Victor Moses 79'
MF22 Willian 60'
FW19 Tammy Abraham 69'
Manager:
Maurizio Sarri
GK1 Claudio Bravo
RB2 Kyle Walker
CB5 John Stones 90+4'
CB14 Aymeric Laporte 87'
LB22 Benjamin Mendy
CM20 Bernardo Silva
CM25 Fernandinho (c)
CM47 Phil Foden 75'
RF26 Riyad Mahrez 68'
CF10 Sergio Agüero 80'
LF19 Leroy Sané 46'
Substitutes:
GK31 Ederson
DF4 Vincent Kompany 80'
DF30 Nicolás Otamendi 87'
MF8 İlkay Gündoğan 46'
MF55 Brahim Díaz 75'
MF81 Claudio Gomes 90+4'
FW33 Gabriel Jesus 68'
Manager:
Pep Guardiola

Man of the Match:
Sergio Agüero (Manchester City)

Assistant referees:[6]
Adam Nunn (Wiltshire)
Eddie Smart (West Midlands)
Fourth official:[6]
Paul Tierney (Lancashire)
Reserve assistant referee:[6]
Dan Cook (Hampshire)
Video assistant referee:
Stuart Attwell (West Midlands)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Andrew Halliday (Army)

Match rules[7]

  • 90 minutes
  • Penalty shoot-out (ABBA) if scores level
  • Seven named substitutes
  • Maximum of six substitutions

References
  1. "Jon Moss to referee FA Community Shield between Chelsea and Man City". The FA. 10 July 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  2. "Chelsea 0 Man City 2: as it happened". Guardian. 5 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  3. "Chelsea 0 Man City 2". BBC Sport. 5 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  4. Mooney, David (14 May 2018). "Man City's 100-point haul equal to United treble winners and Arsenal 'Invincibles'". ESPN.com.
  5. "Community Shield 2018: When is the game being held and who is playing?". talkSPORT. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  6. "Jon Moss to referee FA Community Shield between Chelsea and Man City". TheFA.com. The Football Association. 10 July 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  7. "Rules of the Football Association Community Shield" (PDF). TheFA.com. The Football Association. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
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