2021 FA Community Shield
 Wembley Stadium in London will host the match. | |||||||
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| Date | 7 August 2021 | ||||||
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| Venue | Wembley Stadium, Wembley | ||||||
The 2021 FA Community Shield (also known as The FA Community Shield supported by McDonald's for sponsorship reasons) will be 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. This will be 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 is expected be played on 7 August 2021 at Wembley Stadium in Wembley, London, with further information coming later.[1]
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.
Background
Leicester City won their first FA Cup title after beating Chelsea 1–0 in the final.[2]
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.[3]
Match
Details
References
- ^ https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/man-city-leicester-community-shield-20607175
- ^ 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.
- ^ Stone, Simon (11 May 2021). "Man City Premier League champions as Leicester City beat Manchester United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 May 2021.