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Report Arsenal won 5–4 on penalties. | |||||||
Date | 29 August 2020 | ||||||
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Venue | Wembley Stadium, London | ||||||
Player of the Match | Ainsley Maitland-Niles | ||||||
Referee | Andre Marriner (Birmingham) | ||||||
Attendance | 0 | ||||||
Weather | 14 °C (57 °F) | ||||||
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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. It was the fourth Charity Shield/Community Shield contested between the two clubs: Liverpool won in 1979 and 1989, while Arsenal were victorious in 2002.
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. Radio commentary was provided by Sam Matterface and Trevor Sinclair on Talksport. The game was played at Wembley Stadium and followed the Women's Community Shield match at the same venue, thus forming the first ever Community Shield double-header.
Arsenal won the match 5-4 on penalties after a 1-1 draw, with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Takumi Minamino getting the goals. Rhian Brewster was the only player to miss his penalty in the shootout.
Background[]
- Main article:2019–20 Arsenal F.C. season
- Main article:2019–20 Liverpool F.C. season
Match[]
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored a superb goal and netted the winning penalty in a shootout as Arsenal beat Premier League champions Liverpool in the Community Shield at an empty Wembley Stadium.
Liverpool striker Rhian Brewster, brought on in stoppage time, hit the crossbar with his penalty - the only one not converted in the shootout.
Aubameyang's curling strike gave FA Cup winners Arsenal the lead in the first half before Liverpool substitute Takumi Minamino equalised after the break.
Minamino's flicked pass to Mohamed Salah bounced back kindly for him to slot home from close range.
There was a quick VAR check for handball by Salah but the replay showed no clear contact.
It is the second year in a row Liverpool have lost on penalties after Manchester City's victory in 2019.
Aubameyang's importance to Arsenal was once again shown in another impressive performance.
The Gabon international, who scored twice in the FA Cup final at the same stadium this month, cut inside from the left and whipped the ball into the far corner in emphatic style to open the scoring.
He continued to terrorise Liverpool's defence, exposing young right-back Neco Williams.
And when Aubameyang stepped up to take the final penalty, with the score 4-4 in the shootout, there was no way he was going to miss.
He has netted 71 goals in 110 Arsenal appearances and no Gunners player has scored more than his five goals at the venue.
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta said on Friday he was "pretty confident" the skipper will sign a new contract after a long, painful wait for supporters.
After lifting their second piece of silverware in a month, it would cap off a very pleasing summer for Arsenal if Aubameyang does eventually put pen to paper.
Liverpool were without regular starters Trent Alexander-Arnold and Jordan Henderson but they fielded a side many would feel were capable of beating Arsenal.
They started off on the front foot, with Sadio Mane getting in behind on numerous occasions on the left and linking up with full-back Andy Robertson.
But sloppiness crept into their game as the first half wore on - Virgil van Dijk berated Georginio Wijnaldum and Fabinho on separate occasions for giving the ball away too easily in midfield.
Arsenal's Ainsley Maitland-Niles was impressive and caused problems, while Bukayo Saka was busy in and around the Liverpool box.
However, Liverpool had plenty of chances to score. An unmarked James Milner headed over the bar, Van Dijk almost got on the end of a Mane flick-on and Roberto Firmino had the ball in the net, only for it to be ruled out for offside.
Liverpool grew more dominant in the second half - Minamino deservedly drew them level with more than 15 minutes to play - but they could not find a winner.
Arsenal's Joe Willock had a brilliant chance to make it 2-1 with five minutes to go when he miscued his header following Cedric Soares' cross from the right.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp brought off Wijnaldum, who had his penalty saved in last year's shootout by City, and replaced him with 20-year-old Brewster, but the England youth international crashed his spot-kick off the bar.
There is certainly no need to panic but the air of invincibility Liverpool had throughout most of the 2019-20 league campaign has worn off in recent months following a patch of two defeats and a draw in seven games at the end of the season.
Details[]
29 August 2020 16:30 BST |
Arsenal ![]() |
1–1 | ![]() |
Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 0 Referee: Andre Marriner (Birmingham) |
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Aubameyang ![]() |
Report | Minamino ![]() | ||
Penalties | ||||
Reiss Nelson ![]() Ainsley Maitland-Niles ![]() Cédric Soares ![]() David Luiz ![]() Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang ![]() |
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Man of the Match: Ainsley Maitland-Niles
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Match rules
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Match Stats[]
Overall | Arsenal | Liverpool |
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Goals scored | 1 | 1 |
Total shots | 8 | 15 |
Shots on target | 2 | 4 |
Ball possession | 40% | 60% |
Corner kicks | 3 | 5 |
Fouls committed | 8 | 10 |
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