29 August 2020

Live updates: Men’s Community Shield: Arsenal 1-1 Liverpool (Arsenal win 5-4 on pens)

Arsenal and Liverpool will raise the curtain on the men’s new English domestic season in the Community Shield today, just four weeks after the Gunners won the FA Cup final at Wembley against Chelsea.

It will be an opportunity for Jurgen Klopp’s side to win a first Community Shield since 2006 when they defeated Chelsea 2-1 to lift the trophy.

Last season, the Reds were beaten on penalties by Manchester City after a 1-1 draw, a defeat they will be looking to avenge in London today.

Meanwhile, Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal side have won three of the last six Community Shields, most recently against Chelsea back in 2017.

Although often not considered to be a major trophy, the north London side will see this as an opportunity to build on their good form at the end of the last Premier League campaign and make a statement against last year’s runaway league winners.

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PENALTIES: Arsenal 0-0 Liverpool

Here we go then. Mo Salah to take first for Liverpool.

Arsenal 1-1 Liverpool

FULL-TIME: There it is. We go to the dreaded - yet also much loved - penalty shoot-out.

Arsenal 1-1 Liverpool

90+2 min: SUB! Wijnaldum makes way for Rhian Brewster. Penalty specialist?

Arsenal 1-1 Liverpool

90+1 min: We’re into the first of three minutes of added time but Liverpool don’t look in any rush to get the ball forward.

Penalties are looming.

Arsenal 1-1 Liverpool

90 min: Willock clips a ball in to the near post towards Aubameyang but Van Dijk cuts it out. Very little time remaining for someone to be the match winner.

Arsenal 1-1 Liverpool

86 min: Just as I say that Willock has the chance to win it! It’s a great ball from Soares and Willock is unmarked but can only head wide.

Arsenal 1-1 Liverpool

85 min: Very much got a feeling of penalties now this match. Neither side looks like they have it in the tank to go and win the game.

Arsenal 1-1 Liverpool

Joe Willock, Reiss Nelson, Seid Kolasinac are on for Tierney, Nketiah and Saka.

Curtis Jones is on for Firmino for Liverpool.

That was a bit of a nightmare for me…

Arsenal 1-1 Liverpool

82 min: CHANCE! Mane had the chance there to win it.

He chests a high ball down, takes all the Arsenal defenders out the game, and looks to chip Martinez but the keeper makes himself huge in front of the Liverpool man’s feet and blocks well.

Arsenal 1-1 Liverpool

79 min: Arsenal look like a lack of rest is leaving them leggy here. Liverpool have had more than 80 per cent possession since the goal and we still have more than ten minutes to play.

Curtis Jones is readying himself to enter the fray for Liverpool.

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