Arsenal will play Manchester City in the FA Community Shield after Man City won both English Premier League and the FA Cup.
Arsenal has won the Community Shield 16 times, making them one of the most successful clubs in the competition’s history.
Community Shield is an annual football match held in England. It is typically played at the beginning of the English football season and is contested between the winners of the previous season’s Premier League (the top division in English football) and the winners of the FA Cup (the oldest domestic cup competition in football).
The match is considered a traditional curtain-raiser for the new season and is held at Wembley Stadium in London.
It serves as a way to raise funds for various charitable organizations.
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The Community Shield match is organized by the Football Association (FA).
The participants in the Community Shield are the champions of the Premier League and the winners of the FA Cup from the previous season.
If the Premier League champion also won the FA Cup, then the runner-up in the FA Cup becomes the opposing team.
In this case, Arsenal was the EPL 2022/2023 runners-up; thus, have a chance to play FA EPL 2022/2023 champions.
The most recent Community Shield match involving Arsenal took place on August 29, 2020. Arsenal won the FA Cup in the 2019-2020 season, and as a result, they faced Liverpool, the Premier League champions of the same season, in the Community Shield.
The match ended in a 1-1 draw after regular time, and Arsenal emerged as the winners by defeating Liverpool 5-4 in a penalty shootout.
Manchester City has also been a frequent participant in the Community Shield.
Manchester City has won the Community Shield seven times. Their most recent appearance in the Community Shield took place on August 7, 2021.
In the 2020-2021 season, Manchester City won the Premier League title. As a result, they faced Leicester City, the winners of the FA Cup that season, in the Community Shield.
The Community Shield is a single match, and if the game ends in a draw after 90 minutes, it goes into extra time and then penalties if necessary to determine the winner. The winning team is awarded the Community Shield trophy.