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
12 min: Kelly is found for the first time with a brilliant diagonal from Houghton. The number nine whips a dangerous ball into the box which Bright chests clear for a corner.
The corner comes in and Berger punches away.
Chelsea 0-0 Manchester City
10 min: Hemp jinks in and out of several challenges but Bright eventually bundle the ball away.
Stokes is then found inside the penalty area but Eriksson is quick to snuff out the danger.
Chelsea 0-0 Manchester City
8 min: Scott is back on her feet, good to see.
The 149-time capped England midfielder played in the last Women’s Community Shield 12 years ago. Some feat.
Chelsea 0-0 Manchester City
6 min: Jill Scott has got an elbow in the back after a challenge with Magdalena Eriksson. That looks nasty.
Chelsea 0-0 Manchester City
3 min: CHANCE! Sam Kerr is fed through but she drags her shot wide! Early chance for the prolific Australian.
Chelsea 0-0 Manchester City
2 min: Manchester City force an early corner but it comes to nothing. The crowd noise being pumped out. Welcome to the new normal.
Chelsea 0-0 Manchester City
KICK OFF!
Here we go then. Manchester City get us underway.
Chelsea v Manchester City
Nearly game time!
Chelsea v Manchester City
Neither of these sides have ever won the Community Shield. They have also never met in a final, so this is a first in more ways than one.
Chelsea v Manchester City
Melanie Leupolz also starts for Chelsea. So both teams have debutants today.
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