2020 Women's FA Community Shield

The 2020 Women's FA Community Shield was the ninth Women's FA Community Shield, and the first after the competition's revival following an eleven-season abeyance.[1] As with its male equivalent, the Community Shield is an annual football match played between the winners of the previous season's league and the previous season's Women's FA Cup. However, as the 2019–20 Women's FA Cup was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom, the 2020 Community Shield was contested by the 2019–20 FA WSL champions Chelsea and the still-reigning 2018–19 FA Cup winners, Manchester City. Both teams were contesting their first ever Women's Community Shield.

2020 Women's FA Community Shield
Chelsea Manchester City
2 0
Date29 August 2020
VenueWembley Stadium, London
Player of the MatchJi So-yun (Chelsea)
RefereeRebecca Welch (Durham)
Attendance0[note 1]

The match was played as part of a double-header, with both the women's and men's Community Shields contested on the same day, played back-to-back at Wembley Stadium and was televised live on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.[2][3]

Match

Details
Chelsea2–0Manchester City
  • Bright 66'
  • Cuthbert 90+1'
 Report
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Chelsea
Manchester City
GK30Germany Ann-Katrin Berger
DF18Norway Maren Mjelde
DF4England Millie Bright
DF16Sweden Magdalena Eriksson (c)
DF25Sweden Jonna Anderssondownward-facing red arrow 90+4'
MF8Germany Melanie Leupolz
MF5Wales Sophie Ingle
MF10South Korea Ji So-yun
FW14England Fran Kirbydownward-facing red arrow 71'
FW20Australia Sam Kerrdownward-facing red arrow 72'
FW11Norway Guro Reitendownward-facing red arrow 88'
Substitutes:
GK28England Carly Telford
DF2Norway Maria Thorisdottir
DF3England Hannah Blundell
MF7England Jessica Carter
FW9England Bethany Englandupward-facing green arrow 72'
MF17Canada Jessie Flemingupward-facing green arrow 90+4'
FW21England Niamh Charlesupward-facing green arrow 88'
MF22Scotland Erin Cuthbertupward-facing green arrow 71'
MF24England Drew Spence
Manager:
England Emma Hayes
GK26England Ellie Roebuck
DF14England Esme Morgan
DF6England Steph Houghton (c)
DF4England Gemma Bonner
DF3England Demi Stokes
MF24England Keira Walsh
MF19Scotland Caroline Weirdownward-facing red arrow 68'
MF8England Jill ScottYellow card 32' Yellow-red card 62'
FW15England Lauren Hempdownward-facing red arrow 26'
FW9England Chloe Kelly
FW10England Georgia Stanwaydownward-facing red arrow 83'
Substitutes:
GK1England Karen Bardsley
GK34France Karima Benameur Taieb
DF5Republic of Ireland Megan Campbell
MF7England Laura Coombs
FW11Canada Janine Beckieupward-facing green arrow 26'
FW16England Jess Park
FW18England Ellen Whiteupward-facing green arrow 83'
MF22United States Sam Mewisupward-facing green arrow 68'
Manager:
Wales Gareth Taylor

Player of the match

Match officials

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores are level.
  • Nine named substitutes.
  • Maximum of five substitutions in three stoppages.

Notes
  1. The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.[2]

References
  1. "Chelsea and Man City to contest first Women's Community Shield since 2008". BBC Sport. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  2. "First ever double header men's and women's Community Shield to be played at Wembley". www.thefa.com. The Football Association. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  3. "BBC to broadcast Women's Community Shield double-header at Wembley". BBC Sport. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
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