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Arsenal 3-0 Manchester City, Community Shield

Arsenal
  • Calafiori 1′
  • Havertz 28′
  • Ødegaard 48′

3–0

xG 2.16 – 1.12

Half time 2–0

Kick-off
Venue
Principality Stadium
Referee
Samuel Barrott
Attendance
58,056

Arsenal 3-0 Manchester City. xG 2.2-1.1. Arsenal deserved it.

Ratings out of 10

Line-ups and ratings

Arsenal

4-3-3 · Mikel Arteta

Avg rating 7.21

Manchester City

4-2-3-1 · Enzo Maresca

Avg rating 6.34

  • Raya

    #1 · Goalkeeper · Arsenal

    90′ played

    7.9

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Calafiori

    #33 · Left-back · Arsenal

    60′ played

    7.6

    1 goalOff 60′

    Passing

    xA
    0.02

    Attack

    xG
    0.40
  • Mosquera

    #3 · Centre-back · Arsenal

    90′ played

    6.8

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Gabriel

    #6 · Centre-back · Arsenal

    90′ played

    7.1

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • White

    #4 · Right-back · Arsenal

    90′ played

    8.2

    Passing

    xA
    0.07
  • Tzolis

    #17 · Left winger · Arsenal

    90′ played

    8.7

    2 assistsPlayer of the match

    xG
    0.00

    Passing

    xA
    0.43
  • Bruno Guimarães

    #39 · Defensive midfielder · Arsenal

    45′ played

    6.7

    Off 46′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01

    Attack

    xG
    0.04
  • Lewis-Skelly

    #49 · Defensive midfielder · Arsenal

    75′ played

    7.6

    1 assistOff 75′

    Passing

    xA
    0.38
  • Ødegaard

    #8 · Attacking midfielder · Arsenal

    84′ played

    8.6

    1 goalOff 84′

    Passing

    xA
    0.09

    Attack

    xG
    0.85
  • Havertz

    #29 · Forward · Arsenal

    75′ played

    7.7

    1 goalOff 75′

    xG
    0.42

    Passing

    xA
    0.05
  • Madueke

    #20 · Right winger · Arsenal

    60′ played

    6.7

    Off 60′

    xG
    0.02

    Passing

    xA
    0.05
  • Donnarumma

    #1 · Goalkeeper · Manchester City

    90′ played

    5.7

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • O'Reilly

    #33 · Left-back · Manchester City

    53′ played

    5.4

    Off 54′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Dias

    #3 · Centre-back · Manchester City

    90′ played

    6.6

    Passing

    xA
    0.02
  • Gvardiol

    #24 · Centre-back · Manchester City

    90′ played

    6.8

    Passing

    xA
    0.03

    Attack

    xG
    0.03
  • Khusanov

    #45 · Right-back · Manchester City

    90′ played

    6.9

    Passing

    xA
    0.02
  • Anderson

    #5 · Defensive midfielder · Manchester City

    60′ played

    6.4

    Off 60′

    Passing

    xA
    0.03

    Attack

    xG
    0.04
  • Kovačić

    #8 · Defensive midfielder · Manchester City

    79′ played

    6.3

    Off 79′

    Passing

    xA
    0.06

    Attack

    xG
    0.02
  • Doku

    #11 · Left winger · Manchester City

    45′ played

    6.3

    Off 46′

    xG
    0.19

    Passing

    xA
    0.18
  • Foden

    #47 · Attacking midfielder · Manchester City

    60′ played

    6.2

    Off 60′

    Passing

    xA
    0.03

    Attack

    xG
    0.10
  • Semenyo

    #42 · Right winger · Manchester City

    90′ played

    6.5
    xG
    0.27

    Passing

    xA
    0.38
  • Haaland

    #9 · Forward · Manchester City

    53′ played

    5.9

    Off 53′

    xG
    0.44

Bench

  • Rice

    #41 · Substitute · Arsenal

    45′ played

    6.8

    On 46′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Hincapié

    #5 · Substitute · Arsenal

    30′ played

    6.4

    On 60′

    Passing

    xA
    0.07
  • Saka

    #7 · Substitute · Arsenal

    30′ played

    6.4

    On 60′

    Passing

    xA
    0.03

    Attack

    xG
    0.43
  • Gyökeres

    #14 · Substitute · Arsenal

    15′ played

    6.0

    On 75′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Zubimendi

    #36 · Substitute · Arsenal

    15′ played

    6.2

    On 75′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Eze

    #10 · Substitute · Arsenal

    6′ played

    On 84′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

Bench

  • Grealish

    #18 · Substitute · Manchester City

    45′ played

    6.6

    On 46′

    Passing

    xA
    0.09
  • Marmoush

    #7 · Substitute · Manchester City

    37′ played

    6.4

    On 53′

    Passing

    xA
    0.06
  • Guéhi

    #6 · Substitute · Manchester City

    37′ played

    6.6

    On 54′

    Passing

    xA
    0.03
  • Cherki

    #10 · Substitute · Manchester City

    30′ played

    6.7

    On 60′

    Passing

    xA
    0.44

    Attack

    xG
    0.02
  • Lewis

    #82 · Substitute · Manchester City

    30′ played

    6.5

    On 60′

    Passing

    xA
    0.02
  • Nico González

    #14 · Substitute · Manchester City

    11′ played

    6.1

    On 79′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01

Tap a player who has played to see his numbers from this game. Photos: Bryan Berlin / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Chensiyuan / CC BY-SA 4.0 · James Boyes from UK / CC BY 2.0 · Mikael Hervestad / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original: MichaelEmilio / Derivative work: Danyele / CC BY 4.0 · olympic.uz, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Steffen Prößdorf / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hameltion / CC BY-SA 4.0

Side by side

The numbers

  • 41%Possession59%
    ARS 41%, MCI 59%.
  • 2.16Expected goals (xG)1.12
    ARS 2.16, MCI 1.12.
  • 2.16Non-penalty xG1.12
    ARS 2.16, MCI 1.12.
  • 2.53xG on target0.34
    ARS 2.53, MCI 0.34.
  • 9Shots12
    ARS 9, MCI 12.
  • 5On target5
    ARS 5, MCI 5.
  • 4Big chances1
    ARS 4, MCI 1.
  • 413Passes582
    ARS 413, MCI 582.
  • 85%Pass accuracy89%
    ARS 85%, MCI 89%.
  • 2Corners4
    ARS 2, MCI 4.
  • 16Tackles11
    ARS 16, MCI 11.
  • 10Interceptions4
    ARS 10, MCI 4.
  • 8.2PPDA (lower = more pressing)4.2
    ARS 8.2, MCI 4.2.
  • 12Fouls11
    ARS 12, MCI 11.
  • 2Yellow cards2
    ARS 2, MCI 2.
  • 0Red cards0
    ARS 0, MCI 0.

Minute by minute

Every moment

ArsenalManchester City
  1. Goal, Calafiori (Lewis-Skelly)1–0
    1′
  2. 24′
    Yellow card, Foden
  3. Goal, Havertz (Tzolis)2–0
    28′
  4. Yellow card, Calafiori
    38′
  5. Substitution, Rice (Off Bruno Guimarães)
    46′
  6. 46′
    Substitution, Grealish (Off Doku)
  7. Goal, Ødegaard (Tzolis)3–0
    48′
  8. 53′
    Yellow card, Gvardiol
  9. 53′
    Substitution, Marmoush (Off Haaland)
  10. 54′
    Substitution, Guéhi (Off O'Reilly)
  11. Substitution, Hincapié (Off Madueke / Calafiori)
    60′
  12. Substitution, Saka (Off Madueke / Calafiori)
    60′
  13. 60′
    Substitution, Cherki (Off Anderson / Foden)
  14. 60′
    Substitution, Lewis (Off Anderson / Foden)
  15. Substitution, Gyökeres (Off Havertz / Lewis-Skelly)
    75′
  16. Substitution, Zubimendi (Off Havertz / Lewis-Skelly)
    75′
  17. 79′
    Substitution, Nico González (Off Kovačić)
  18. Yellow card, Ødegaard
    84′
  19. Substitution, Eze (Off Ødegaard)
    84′

Photos: Chensiyuan / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Steffen Prößdorf / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Bryan Berlin / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hameltion / CC BY-SA 4.0

21 shots

Every shot

← MCI attack

ARS attack →

Ødegaard 48′Arsenal · Goal · Open play · Left foot0.98xGOT0.74xG
  • Goal
  • Saved
  • Missed or woodwork
  • Blocked
  • Bigger = higher xG

Expected goals, minute by minute

How the game flowed

Arsenal2.16xG

Manchester City1.12xG

Full time3–0

0.01.02.00′15′30′HT60′75′90′Calafiori 1′Havertz 28′Ødegaard 48′

Each step is a shot, its height the chance it was a goal. Drag across the chart to replay the game.

Five minutes at a time

Who was on top

Arsenal on top46%

Manchester City on top54%

HT0′–5′: Arsenal on top5′–10′: Manchester City on top10′–15′: Arsenal on top15′–20′: Manchester City on top20′–25′: Arsenal on top25′–30′: Arsenal on top30′–35′: Manchester City on top35′–40′: Manchester City on top40′–45′: Manchester City on top45′–50′: Arsenal on top50′–55′: Manchester City on top55′–60′: Manchester City on top60′–65′: Manchester City on top65′–70′: Manchester City on top70′–75′: Manchester City on top75′–80′: Manchester City on top80′–85′: Arsenal on top85′–90′: Manchester City on top90′–95′: Manchester City on top

Shot quality and touches in the final third, five minutes at a time. Goals, cards and subs sit at their minute, home above the bars and away below: hover or tap one to see who.

Average positions and passing links

Pass networks

26Bruno Guimarães32Ødegaard21Gabriel13Calafiori14Tzolis17Madueke24White20Lewis-Skelly17Raya18Mosquera6Havertz

Tap or hover a player to see who they passed with and how often.

Arsenal · Starting XI until the first substitution (45')Busiest link: Ødegaard and Madueke, 12 passes.Centralisation index 0.07: Ødegaard made 1.7× an even share of the passes.
37Anderson4Haaland29Kovačić13Doku37Gvardiol41Dias22Donnarumma36Khusanov18Semenyo26Foden22O'Reilly

Tap or hover a player to see who they passed with and how often.

Manchester City · Starting XI until the first substitution (45')Busiest link: Dias and Gvardiol, 17 passes.Centralisation index 0.06: Dias made 1.6× an even share of the passes.

Arsenal leaned more on one or two passers (centralisation 0.07 against 0.06).

Fewer passesMoreCircles: passes made (up to 41), the number inside. Lines: passes between the pair (up to 17).

Centralisation index runs from 0, when every player made the same number of passes, to 1, when one player made them all. Higher means the play ran through fewer players. Attacking to the right.