Arsenal v Man City, Community Shield 2023/24, 06/08/2023, lineups. BeSoccer
Join us for LIVE coverage of this huge Community Shield final between Arsenal and Manchester City! The Gunners will be looking for revenge against the Sky Blues after the Mancunians snatched the 2022/2023 Premier League title from their grasp last season.
FT: Arsenal 1-1 Man City (4-2). Arteta's side are Community Shield champions! The Gunners take their revenge on Manchester City after the Sky Blues snatched the 2022/2023 Premier League title from their grasp. Cole Palmer gave the Cityzens the lead in the second half but Trossard sent the match to penalties after scoring a last-gasp equaliser. Rodri and Kevin De Bruyne missed from the penalty spot and Vieira scored the winner for the Gunners.
GOOOOOOOOALLLLLLLL TO ARSENAL!! TrossarD receives the ball on the edge, dribbles past Alvarez with a fake shot and his low effort is deflected by Akanji, who scores an own goal!
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White earns a corner for Arsenal.
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Partey and Walker being treated by the medical staff after a hard clash between them.
Now it's Arsenal who are keeping possession of the ball so far.
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Stones' header is parried by Ramsdale!
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Walker's cross from the right flank is cleared by Timber. Corner for the Cityzens.
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The second half starts!
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HT: Arsenal 0-0 Man City. The first half was very evenly matched. Manchester City kept possession most of the time but Arsenal managed to create the most dangerous chances. Havertz could have scored the opening goal twice after two huge chances.
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Three minutes added!
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Rodri tries his luck from the halfway line and he almost surprises Ramsdale! The ball went wide grazing the crossbar.
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ANOTHER HUGE CHANCE FOR ARTETA'S SIDE! Odegaard finds Saka inside the box through a defence-splitting pass and the English winger feeds Havertz inside the box. The former Chelsea man's finish is parried by Ortega.
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Martinelli squares the ball to the penalty spot but Stones manages to clear the ball. Corner for the Gunners.
WHAT A CHANCE FOR ARSENAL! Ben White receives the ball on the right flank and feeds Havertz inside the box. The former Chelsea man's close-range finish is parried by Ortega and Martinelli fails to make the most from the rebound!
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Haaland fouls Partey after the Norwegian tried to win the ball back for the Sky Blues.
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Alvarez's long-range effort goes wide.
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Rodri fouls Havertz and stops Arsenal's counter attack!
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The Cityzens keep moving the ball from flank to flank.
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Rodri tries his luck from 26 yards but his shot is deflected by Declan Rice! Corner for City.
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Man City have completed 116 passes while Arsenal, just 26.
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Saka earns a corner for Arsenal as his cross was deflected by Akanji.
The last time the two sides met was on April 26th, 2023, when Guardiola's team gave the Emirates Stadium side a 4-1 drubbing.
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There could be concern about City's ability to stay hungry for titles after the Sky Blues won the treble last season, but Ruben Dias is clear: "Even though this team has won a lot in the past few seasons, we are still hungry and we are still here to win again and again."
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"In the end, it will be about playing better and earning the right to win every match. We made some important signings, like other teams are doing, but when you are Arsenal, you have to handle that," said Arteta ahead of the clash against the Cityzens.
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Arsenal finished five points behind Pep Guardiola's men despite holding an eight-point lead in April, so the Gunners will be looking for revenge against the Sky Blues.
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Man City possible starting XI: Ederson (GK); Walker, Dias, Akanji; Stones, Rodri; Silva, Kovacic, Foden, Grealish and Haaland.
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Arsenal possible starting XI: Ramsdale (GK); Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Tomiyasu; Odegaard, Rice, Partey; Saka, Nketiah and Martinelli.
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Let's get things warmed up with some possible lineups...
Pre-match
06 August 2023, 17:00
Referee: Stuart Attwell
| VAR: Michael Salisbury
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
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Hello everyone and welcome to our LIVE coverage of the Community Shield final betwwen Arsenal and Manchester City!