Community Shield Final: Arsenal vs Manchester City Result: Arsenal (3-0) Manchester City Match Report

On August 16, 2026, at 22:00 Beijing time, Arsenal hosted Manchester City in the Community Shield at the King Power Stadium. The final score was Arsenal 3, Manchester City 0, with a halftime score of 2-0 and corner kicks 2-4. Scoring events: In the 1st minute, Arsenal's Ricardo Calafiori scored with an assist from Myles Lewis-Skelly, making it 1-0; in the 28th minute, Arsenal's Kai Havertz scored with an assist from Christos Tsolis, bringing the score to 2-0; in the 48th minute, Arsenal's Martin Ødegaard scored with another assist from Tsolis, finalizing the score at 3-0. Detailed statistics are as follows:

Starting Lineups

Statistics

Arsenal:
Corner Kicks 2, Yellow Cards 2, Red Cards 0, Penalties 0, Shots on Target 5, Off Target 3, Attacks 67, Dangerous Attacks 25, Possession 41%

Manchester City:
Corner Kicks 4, Yellow Cards 2, Red Cards 0, Penalties 0, Shots on Target 5, Off Target 6, Attacks 104, Dangerous Attacks 53, Possession 59%

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Match Overview

1' - First goal! Calafiori (Arsenal) scores the first goal of the match (Assist: Skelly)!
1' - First shot on target - (Arsenal)
13' - In the 13th minute, Arsenal earned their first corner kick of the match
14' - Second corner kick - (Arsenal)
20' - Second shot on target - (Manchester City)
24' - Third corner kick - (Manchester City)
24' - First yellow card issued to Manchester City
28' - Second goal - Havertz (Arsenal) - Header (Assist: Tsolis)
28' - Third shot on target - (Arsenal)
33' - Fourth corner kick - (Manchester City)
36' - First off target - (Manchester City)
37' - First offside - (Arsenal)
38' - Second yellow card - Calafiori (Arsenal)
40' - Fourth shot on target - (Manchester City)
40' - Fifth corner kick - (Manchester City)
40' - Fifth shot on target - (Manchester City)
41' - Second off target - (Manchester City)
41' - Sixth shot on target - (Arsenal)
43' - Third off target - (Arsenal)
44' - Sixth corner kick - (Manchester City)
45+1' - Fourth off target - (Arsenal)
45+1' - Seventh shot on target - (Arsenal)
46' - Manchester City substitution, Grealish in for Doku
46' - Second offside - (Arsenal)
46' - Arsenal substitution, Rice in for Guimarães
46' - Third offside - (Manchester City)
48' - Third goal - Ødegaard (Arsenal) - Shot (Assist: Tsolis)
48' - Eighth shot on target - (Arsenal)
50' - Fifth off target - (Manchester City)
53' - Third yellow card - Gvardiol (Manchester City)
53' - Manchester City substitution, Malmoush in for Haaland
53' - Manchester City substitution, Gay in for O'Reilly
57' - Sixth off target - (Manchester City)
59' - Seventh off target - (Manchester City)
59' - Manchester City substitution, Cherki in for Foden
60' - Manchester City substitution, Lewis in for Anderson
60' - Arsenal substitution, Saka in for Mudueke
60' - Arsenal substitution, Nketiah in for Calafiori
63' - Eighth off target - (Arsenal)
70' - Fourth offside - (Arsenal)
73' - Ninth shot on target - (Manchester City)
75' - Arsenal substitution, Suvimendi in for Skelly
75' - Arsenal substitution, Zakharysh in for Havertz
79' - Manchester City substitution, Gonzalez in for Kovacic
80' - Ninth off target - (Arsenal)
81' - Tenth shot on target - (Manchester City)
84' - Fourth yellow card - Ødegaard (Arsenal)
84' - Arsenal substitution, Eze in for Ødegaard
90+1' - Tenth off target - (Manchester City)
90+1' - Eleventh off target - (Manchester City)