2020 FA Community Shield
The 2020 FA Community Shield (also known as The FA Community Shield supported by McDonald's for sponsorship reasons) was the 98th FA Community Shield, an annual football match played between the winners of the previous season's Premier League, Liverpool, and the previous season's FA Cup, Arsenal, with the latter winning on penalties after a 1–1 draw.[3] This was the fourth Charity Shield/Community Shield contested between the two clubs: Liverpool won in 1979 and 1989, while Arsenal were victorious in 2002.[4]
 Wembley Stadium in London hosted the match. | |||||||
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| Arsenal won 5–4 on penalties | |||||||
| Date | 29 August 2020 | ||||||
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| Venue | Wembley Stadium, London | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Arsenal)[1] | ||||||
| Referee | Andre Marriner (Birmingham)[2] | ||||||
| Attendance | 0[note 1] | ||||||
Manchester City were the defending champions as winners of the 2019 FA Community Shield, but did not qualify for this edition, as they failed to win either the Premier League or the FA Cup.
The match was televised live on BT Sport 1, BT Sport Extra 1 and BT Sport Ultimate,[5] with highlights shown later on Match of the Day on BBC One.[6] Radio commentary was provided by Sam Matterface and Trevor Sinclair on Talksport.[7] The game was played behind closed doors on 29 August 2020 at Wembley Stadium and followed the Women's Community Shield match at the same venue, thus forming the first Community Shield double-header.[8][9]
Background
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Match rules[11]
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Notes
- The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.[10]
References
- Wilson, Amie (29 August 2020). "Arsenal fans make Ainsley Maitland-Niles transfer plea after Community Shield win vs Liverpool". Football London. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- "Rebecca Welch and Andre Marriner to take charge of Community Shield games at Wembley". The Football Association. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- "The FA Community Shield History". TheFA.com. The Football Association. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- Ross, James (5 August 2019). "England — List of FA Charity/Community Shield Matches". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- "Arsenal vs Liverpool, Community Shield 2020: What time is kick-off on Saturday, what TV channel is it on and what is our prediction?". The Telegraph. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- "Community Shield Highlights". BBC. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- Williams, Marc (26 August 2020). "Arsenal v Liverpool live stream: How to watch Community Shield final for free – kick-off time, TV channel and radio coverage". Talksport. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- "ARSENAL OR CHELSEA TO PLAY PREMIER LEAGUE CHAMPIONS IN FA COMMUNITY SHIELD AT WEMBLEY". TheFA.com. The Football Association. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- "BBC to broadcast Women's Community Shield double-header at Wembley". BBC Sport. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- "First double header men's and women's Community Shield to be played at Wembley". The Football Association. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- "Rules of the Football Association Community Shield" (PDF). TheFA.com. The Football Association. Retrieved 6 August 2017.