The 2020 edition of the FA’s Community Shield will be held at Wembley Stadium on Saturday, August 29th.
This year will feature a fantastic doubleheader of football action.
Match 1 – 7:30 am EDT (12:30 pm BT)
Chelsea Women vs. Manchester City Women
This will be the first Women’s Community Shield match since 2008.
Chelsea are the FA Women’s Super League champions, while Manchester City are the current Women’s FA Cup holders
Match 2 – 11:30 am EDT (4:30 pm BT)
ARSENAL vs. Liverpool
The Gunners won the FA Cup, while Liverpool ran away with last season’s Premier League title.
The Daily Mail confirmed that initial plans to allow fans into Wembley for the Community Shield was in the works, but have since been abandoned, with the coronavirus on the rise again in the UK.
The men’s game will be streamed in the USA on ESPN+.
Arsenal Women will host Manchester United at Emirates Stadium in a WSL clash on Saturday.
Mikel Arteta reports Ben White could be ready and available to play on Saturday at Brighton and Hove Albion.
Football London is reporting Arsenal is keen on a move for Bournemouth forward Eli Junior Kroupi.
Football Insider reports the Gunners will have no interest in selling Martin Zubimendi in January.
Mikel Arteta on signing a new contract, “We are all very much aligned. Whenever the time is right, we will get that done. There is nothing to be concerned about. We have the same ambition and the same will. Whenever we have the time, we will get that sorted.”
