Community Shield·Principality Stadium·Neutral venue
Arsenal
Sunday, 16 August 2026
FULL TIME
3–0
Half-time 2-0
Man City
Calafiori 1'Havertz 28'Ødegaard 48'
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Line-upsOfficial
Arsenal4-2-3-1
1Raya
33Calafiori
6Gabriel
3Mosquera
4White
49Lewis-Skelly
39Bruno Guimarães
8Ødegaard
17Tzolis
20Madueke
29Havertz
Subs
Rice (46e), Hincapié et Saka (60e), Zubimendi et Gyökeres (75e), Eze (84e)
Manager · M. Arteta
Man City4-2-3-1
1Donnarumma
33O'Reilly
24Gvardiol
3Dias
45Khusanov
5Anderson
8Kovačić
47Foden
11Doku
42Semenyo
9Haaland
Subs
Grealish (46e), Marmoush (53e), Guéhi (54e), R. Lewis et Cherki (60e), N. González (79e)
Manager · E. Maresca
Match report
A trophy settled in twenty-three seconds
Twenty-three seconds were enough. We had barely settled when Calafiori was already celebrating in front of our own end, and the game never turned any other way. Tzolis found Havertz before the break, then Odegaard three minutes after the restart, and City never looked like knowing where to come back from. On his first competitive game, Maresca watched the evening slip away without his players ever getting a grip on it. It is the first trophy of the season, and if you were looking for a clue about what this side can do, you just got one.
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Man of the match
Christos Tzolis 8.4
He set up two goals on his first competitive start
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Stats & timeline
xG
2.19vs0.77
ArsenalStatsMan City
Possession
41%
59%
Shots
9
12
Shots on target
5
5
Big chances
4
1
Completed passes
352
519
Pass accuracy
85%
89%
Corners
2
4
Fouls
12
11
Offsides
3
1
Timeline
1'⚽
Calafiori opens the scoring
Lewis-Skelly sends him away and he finishes across Donnarumma after twenty-three seconds
24'🟨
Foden is booked
The first card of the game
28'⚽
Havertz makes it two
Tzolis heads it on at the far post and Donnarumma lets it cross the line
38'🟨
Calafiori is booked
The scorer picks up a yellow before the break
45'⏸
Half-time
Arsenal 2-0 Manchester City
46'🔄
Rice comes on
Rice replaces Bruno Guimaraes; for City, Grealish comes on for Doku
48'⚽
Odegaard settles it
Tzolis finds him, the captain goes through alone and beats Donnarumma
53'🟨
Gvardiol is booked
Marmoush comes on for Haaland at the same moment
60'🔄
Saka and Hincapie come on
Saka for Madueke, Hincapie for Calafiori; City bring on Rico Lewis and Cherki
The captain makes way just after picking up a yellow
90'🏁
Arsenal take the Community Shield
The first trophy of the season, in Cardiff
Analysis & Arsenal focus
Le match était plié à la pause
Vingt-trois secondes, et City courait déjà derrière. À partir de là on a joué le match qu'on voulait : laisser venir, frapper vite, ne jamais leur laisser installer leur circuit. Le troisième juste après la mi-temps a fini de leur enlever l'idée d'y croire.
Tzolis, le nom de la soirée
Il n'avait encore rien joué d'officiel sous le maillot et il repart avec les deux passes décisives. Sur le deuxième but il va chercher un ballon que personne n'attendait, et sur le troisième il trouve Ødegaard dans le seul intervalle disponible. Une entrée en matière qui donne envie de le revoir.
City sans repères
Premier match officiel de Maresca, et l'impression d'une équipe qui ne sait pas encore qui elle est. Beaucoup de ballon, très peu de danger, et un Haaland sorti à l'heure de jeu sans avoir pesé. Le trou laissé par Rodri se voyait à l'œil nu.
La rotation a tenu
Rice à la pause, Saka et Hincapié à l'heure de jeu, Zubimendi et Gyökeres derrière : le score n'a jamais bougé et le bloc n'a pas tremblé. Pour un premier match officiel après une pré-saison poussive, c'est le point le plus rassurant.
Read the pre-match build-up
A trophy in Cardiff, and a City without Guardiola
We open the season in Wales, under a closed roof, and there is already a trophy on the table. We walked away empty-handed the last two times we met City, at Wembley in the Carabao final and then at the Etihad in the spring, so this one lands at a good moment. Maresca takes charge of his first competitive game since Guardiola left, and he does it without Rodri, which leaves a sizeable hole in midfield. Arteta confirmed on Saturday that Rice, Saka and Zubimendi are available again, and that changes a great deal after a laboured pre-season.
