Man City To Face Arsenal In 2026 Community Shield After Chelsea Lose FA Cup Final

Manchester City will play against Arsenal on August 16 in the Community Shield at the start of the 2026/27 season.

The tie was confirmed after City edged out Chelsea 1-0 in Saturday’s FA Cup final at the Wembley Stadium.

A brilliant flick inside the box by Antoine Semenyo, off a pass from Erling Haaland secured the win for Pep Guardiola’s men.

City ended back-to-back FA Cup final defeats while for Chelsea it is now fourth straight loss in the final of the oldest Cup competition in the world.

The last time Arsenal and City faced each other in the Community Shield was in 2023, when the Gunners won via penalties after 90 minutes of football ended 1-1. Also Read: Alonso Agrees Four-Year Deal To Become Next Permanent Chelsea Head Coach

This year’s Community Shield will not take place at Wembley due to pre-planned concerts, but will be moved to the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales.

Arsenal are still battling for the Premier League title with both teams returning to action in the coming week.

League leaders Arsenal would take host already relegated Burnley on Monday and could go five points clear.

As for City, they have a tricky tie away to Champions League hopefuls Bournemouth at the Vitality.