LIVE: Women’s Community Shield: Chelsea 2-0 Manchester City - Blues win Community Shield curtain raiser
Chelsea and Manchester City face off in the first Women’s Community Shield since 2008 today as both teams emerge from the coronavirus pandemic.
Last season’s Women’s Super League campaign was cut short due to the pandemic, meaning Emma Hayes’ side won the title on a points-per-game basis despite City sitting top by one point when the outbreak suspended play back in March.
And with the 2019/20 FA Cup set to be concluded during the 2020/21 season, it falls to City to take on Chelsea in the Community Shield as they finished second in the league.
There will certainly be a fair bit of animosity from City given the way the league champions were decided, so they will undoubtedly be raring to go in this one.
Here is everything you need to know about the match.
Chelsea 1-0 Manchester City
78 min: Commentator’s curse? Ellen White is now getting ready to come on. She must have heard me…
Chelsea 1-0 Manchester City
Here is the goal…
Chelsea 1-0 Manchester City
76 min: England finds herself in a good position again as she lines one up just inside the box but can’t get over it and it’s high over the bar.
Doesn’t look like Ellen White is going to play any part today. Very surprising.
Chelsea 1-0 Manchester City
75 min: A ball is fizzed in to the middle from the left hand side and Bonner does excellently to slide in and clear the ball away as England was waiting.
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Chelsea celebrating Bright’s screamer…
Chelsea 1-0 Manchester City
72 min: You do have to feel for City. They were beginning to lose control of the match before the Scott sending off but that red card has effectively ended their attacking intent now.
Can only see this match going one way.
Chelsea 1-0 Manchester City
69 min: Chelsea are all over City now, that Jill Scott red card has proved costly for Gareth Taylor’s side.
Ji can’t quite finish off another flowing move as the WSL champions fail to clinch what would surely be the victory.
Erin Cuthbert and Beth England are coming on for Sam Kerr and Fran Kirby.
City have also brought Sam Mewis on for Caroline Weir.
Chelsea 1-0 Manchester City
66 min: GOAL!! AND WHAT A BEAUTY FROM MILLIE BRIGHT!
After all their wastefulness in front of goal through Sam Kerr, it’s the centre-back who comes up with the goods for Emma Hayes’ side.
She takes a touch 25 yards out from goal and just thumps a sensational strike into the top corner. No stopping those!
Chelsea 0-0 Manchester City
63 min: BIZARRE! Jill Scott has been sent off here for a challenge on Ji. Nobody saw the referee dish the card out but she’s walking down the tunnel.
She had been booked previously so it was a second yellow.
Game changer?
Chelsea 0-0 Manchester City
62 min: OH MY GOODNESS!
Sam Kerr is in again one-on-one with Roebuck. She shapes to shoot but curls the ball miles wide!
Jesus wept, this is turning into an absolute nightmare for the Australian. Truly incredible.
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