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 0-0 Manchester City
61 min: CHANCE! Scott slides Stanway the ball in between the two centre backs and she’s in on goal.
She takes a touch to steady herself and then puts the ball wide.
Chelsea 0-0 Manchester City
59 min: Free-kick for City as Kelly swings it in and it’s claimed easily by Berger.
Chelsea 0-0 Manchester City
56 min: Chelsea are being incredibly wasteful here. They are frequently getting in to dangerous areas and then playing poor final passes, allowing City to clear.
You would think the end product is what Kerr would give them, but not today, she’s been the most guilty one.
Chelsea 0-0 Manchester City
53 min: If this game ends 0-0 then I quit football. There is no way this can finish goalless.
Chelsea 0-0 Manchester City
50 min: Kerr is wasteful again as she is found through the middle but clips the ball straight into the arms of Roebuck.
Is that actually Sam Kerr on the pitch?
Chelsea 0-0 Manchester City
47 min: CHANCE! Oh good lord, Sam Kerr has missed yet again!
Chelsea do well to keep the ball and eventually find Kirby through the middle. She squares it perfectly for Kerr who is six yards out and just has to side foot the ball into the net, but she fluffs it and slices it wide!
Incredible.
Chelsea 0-0 Manchester City
46 min: Here we go then. Let’s see the same positivity rounded off with some goals please.
Chelsea 0-0 Manchester City
HALF-TIME: No. That brings to an end a pulsating first half of football. The only thing missing has been a goal.
City have come closest through Chloe Kelly’s strike against the post. Sam Kerr has seen two chances go begging.
Hopefully we will see more of the same in the second half but with some better finishing.
Chelsea 0-0 Manchester City
45 min: Two minutes of added time at the end of this first half. Can someone find an opener?
Chelsea 0-0 Manchester City
44 min: Oh dear! Houghton slips and let’s Chelsea break. It’s two-on-one in Chelsea’s favour but a dreadful touch from Ji allows Bonner to clear the ball away.
That was a real chance. Ji will be kicking herself at that.
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