2021 FA Community Shield

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2021 FA Community Shield
Wembley Stadium interior.jpg
Wembley Stadium in London hosted the match.
Leicester City Manchester City
1 0
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 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]

Background[]

Main articles: 2020–21 Leicester City F.C. season and 2020–21 Manchester City F.C. season

Leicester City won their first FA Cup title after beating Chelsea 1–0 in the final.[6] They were appearing in their third FA Community Shield match, having won one (1971), and lost one (2016).

Manchester City won their third Premier League title in four years under the management of Pep Guardiola, after derby rivals Manchester United lost 1–2 to Leicester City at Old Trafford on 11 May 2021.[7] They were appearing in their 13th match, having won six (1937, 1968, 1972, 2012, 2018, 2019), and lost six (1934, 1956, 1969, 1973, 2011, 2014).

Match[]

Summary[]

In the first half, Steffen managed to save a shot from Vardy with his trailing right foot while diving to the left, with ball coming back off the left post. In the last minute of the match Leicester were awarded a penalty when Aké tripped Kelechi Iheanacho in the penalty area after he had failed to control a pass from Rodri.[8] Iheanacho scored the penalty left-footed to the right of the net to win the game 1–0.[9]

Details[]

Leicester City1–0Manchester City
  • Iheanacho Goal 89' (pen.)
 Report
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 45,602
Leicester City[10]
Manchester City[10]
GK 1 Denmark Kasper Schmeichel (c)
RB 21 Portugal Ricardo Pereira
CB 18 Ghana Daniel Amartey
CB 4 Turkey Çağlar Söyüncü
LB 5 England Ryan Bertrand Yellow card 50' Substituted off 78'
CM 8 Belgium Youri Tielemans Substituted off 72'
CM 25 Nigeria Wilfred Ndidi
RW 17 Spain Ayoze Pérez Substituted off 71'
AM 10 England James Maddison Substituted off 71'
LW 7 England Harvey Barnes Substituted off 79'
CF 9 England Jamie Vardy Substituted off 71'
Substitutes:
GK 12 Wales Danny Ward
DF 16 Croatia Filip Benković
DF 33 England Luke Thomas Substituted in 78'
MF 11 England Marc Albrighton Substituted in 71'
MF 20 England Hamza Choudhury
MF 22 England Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall Substituted in 71'
MF 42 France Boubakary Soumaré Substituted in 72'
FW 14 Nigeria Kelechi Iheanacho Substituted in 79'
FW 29 Zambia Patson Daka Substituted in 71'
Manager:
Northern Ireland Brendan Rodgers
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GK 13 United States Zack Steffen
RB 27 Portugal João Cancelo
CB 3 Portugal Rúben Dias Yellow card 87'
CB 6 Netherlands Nathan Aké
LB 22 France Benjamin Mendy
CM 80 England Cole Palmer Substituted off 74'
CM 25 Brazil Fernandinho (c) Yellow card 87'
CM 8 Germany İlkay Gündoğan Substituted off 65'
RF 26 Algeria Riyad Mahrez
CF 21 Spain Ferran Torres Substituted off 74'
LF 53 England Samuel Edozie Substituted off 65'
Substitutes:
GK 33 England Scott Carson
DF 34 Netherlands Philippe Sandler
DF 39 Brazil Yan Couto
MF 10 England Jack Grealish Substituted in 65'
MF 16 Spain Rodri Substituted in 65'
MF 20 Portugal Bernardo Silva Substituted in 74'
MF 69 England Tommy Doyle
MF 81 France Claudio Gomes
MF 96 England Ben Knight Substituted in 74'
Manager:
Spain Pep Guardiola Yellow card 41'

Man of the Match:
Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City)[1]

Assistant referees:[2]
Ian Hussin (Liverpool)
Neil Davies (London)
Fourth official:[2]
Peter Bankes (Liverpool)
Reserve assistant referee:[2]
Nick Hopton (Derbyshire)
Video assistant referee:[2]
Darren England (Sheffield & Hallamshire)
Assistant video assistant referee:[2]
Dan Robathan (Norfolk)

Match rules[11]

  • 90 minutes
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Nine named substitutes, of which six may be used

Post-match[]

Leicester City boss Brendan Rodgers said to BBC Radio Leicester about winning the FA Community for the first time: "There was a great feeling coming here today. Every Leicester player, fan, staff member coming here, it was a really special feeling. We wanted to take that into the game and keep that feeling going, and thankfully we've done that". Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said about losing the FA Community Shield: "Congratulations to Leicester [City]. I am more than satisfied with how we played. Many things were really good, the young players were excellent. We got minutes for players so in general, many good things." Guardiola gave debuts to Academy players: Cole Palmer, Samuel Edozie and Ben Knight with Edozie and Palmer starting the match and Knight came off the bench to replace Ferran Torres in the 74th minute.[10]

Leicester City started their 2021–22 Premier League campaign with a 1–0 home win over Wolverhampton Wanderers with Jamie Vardy scoring the only goal in the 41st minute.[12] Manchester City started their 2021–22 Premier League campaign as the defending champions at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium where they faced Tottenham Hotspur and lost 1–0 to a 55th minute Son Heung-min goal, giving new Tottenham Hotspur head coach Nuno Espírito Santo his first win in charge of Tottenham Hotspur. Record signing Jack Grealish made his Manchester City starting XI debut in the match.[13]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Hafez, Shamoon (7 August 2021). "Leicester City 1–0 Manchester City". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "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.
  6. ^ McNulty, Phil (15 May 2021). "Chelsea 0–1 Leicester: Foxes lift FA Cup for first time after Youri Tielemans stunner". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  7. ^ Stone, Simon (11 May 2021). "Man City Premier League champions as Leicester City beat Manchester United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Leicester vs Man City LIVE: Community Shield result, final score and reaction today". The Independent. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Iheanacho punishes wasteful City to win Community Shield for Leicester". Guardian. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  10. ^ a b c "Leicester beat Man City to win Community Shield". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Rules of the Football Association Community Shield" (PDF). TheFA.com. The Football Association. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  12. ^ "Vardy hands Lage defeat in first game". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
  13. ^ "Son strike gives Spurs win without Kane". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
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