Arsenal 3-0 Manchester City, Community Shield
- 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
7.9Raya
#1 · Goalkeeper · Arsenal
90′ played
No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.
6.8Mosquera
#3 · Centre-back · Arsenal
90′ played
No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.
7.1Gabriel
#6 · Centre-back · Arsenal
90′ played
No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.
8.7Tzolis
#17 · Left winger · Arsenal
90′ played
2 assistsPlayer of the match
- xG
- 0.00
Passing
- xA
- 0.43
6.7Bruno Guimarães
#39 · Defensive midfielder · Arsenal
45′ played
Off 46′
Passing
- xA
- 0.01
Attack
- xG
- 0.04
7.6Lewis-Skelly
#49 · Defensive midfielder · Arsenal
75′ played
1 assistOff 75′
Passing
- xA
- 0.38
8.6Ødegaard
#8 · Attacking midfielder · Arsenal
84′ played
1 goalOff 84′
Passing
- xA
- 0.09
Attack
- xG
- 0.85
5.7Donnarumma
#1 · Goalkeeper · Manchester City
90′ played
No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.
5.4O'Reilly
#33 · Left-back · Manchester City
53′ played
Off 54′
No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.
6.4Anderson
#5 · Defensive midfielder · Manchester City
60′ played
Off 60′
Passing
- xA
- 0.03
Attack
- xG
- 0.04
6.3Kovačić
#8 · Defensive midfielder · Manchester City
79′ played
Off 79′
Passing
- xA
- 0.06
Attack
- xG
- 0.02
6.2Foden
#47 · Attacking midfielder · Manchester City
60′ played
Off 60′
Passing
- xA
- 0.03
Attack
- xG
- 0.10
Bench
6.8Rice
#41 · Substitute · Arsenal
45′ played
On 46′
No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.
6.0Gyökeres
#14 · Substitute · Arsenal
15′ played
On 75′
No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.
6.2Zubimendi
#36 · Substitute · Arsenal
15′ played
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
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)1.12ARS 2.16, MCI 1.12.
- 2.16Non-penalty xG1.12ARS 2.16, MCI 1.12.
- 2.53xG on target0.34ARS 2.53, MCI 0.34.
- 9Shots12ARS 9, MCI 12.
- 5On target5ARS 5, MCI 5.
- 4Big chances1ARS 4, MCI 1.
- 413Passes582ARS 413, MCI 582.
- 85%Pass accuracy89%ARS 85%, MCI 89%.
- 2Corners4ARS 2, MCI 4.
- 16Tackles11ARS 16, MCI 11.
- 10Interceptions4ARS 10, MCI 4.
- 8.2PPDA (lower = more pressing)4.2ARS 8.2, MCI 4.2.
- 12Fouls11ARS 12, MCI 11.
- 2Yellow cards2ARS 2, MCI 2.
- 0Red cards0ARS 0, MCI 0.
Minute by minute
Every moment
Arsenal
Manchester City- 1′
Goal, Calafiori (Lewis-Skelly)1–0 - 24′Yellow card, Foden
- 28′
- Yellow card, Calafiori38′
- Substitution, Rice (Off Bruno Guimarães)46′
- 46′
- 48′
- 53′Yellow card, Gvardiol
- 53′
- 54′
- Substitution, Hincapié (Off Madueke / Calafiori)60′
- Substitution, Saka (Off Madueke / Calafiori)60′
- 60′Substitution, Cherki (Off Anderson / Foden)
- 60′Substitution, Lewis (Off Anderson / Foden)
- Substitution, Gyökeres (Off Havertz / Lewis-Skelly)75′
- Substitution, Zubimendi (Off Havertz / Lewis-Skelly)75′
- 79′Substitution, Nico González (Off Kovačić)
- Yellow card, Ødegaard84′
- 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 →
- 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
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%
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
Tap or hover a player to see who they passed with and how often.
Tap or hover a player to see who they passed with and how often.
Arsenal leaned more on one or two passers (centralisation 0.07 against 0.06).
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.















