Arsenal vs 16.08.26 14:003 – 0Full Time
Manchester City — Community Shield: stats, lineups & analysis
Match report
Arsenal rout Manchester City to lift Community Shield
Arsenal beat Manchester City 3-0 at Principality Stadium to claim the Community Shield, dominating from the first minute despite seeing less of the ball across the contest. Mikel Arteta's side made the perfect start and never let City into the final.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Riccardo Calafiori opened the scoring inside the first minute, finishing off a Myles Lewis-Skelly assist, before Kai Havertz doubled the lead in the 28th minute after being set up by Christos Tzolis. Arsenal went in at the break 2-0 ahead having taken control early on.
Three minutes after the restart, Martin Ødegaard extended the advantage to 3-0, again teed up by Tzolis, and City could find no way back. Arsenal managed the remainder of the match comfortably, with Enzo Maresca's side unable to muster a response despite a greater share of possession and more shots overall.
Martin Ødegaard capped a fine display with a goal and a rating of 8.3, while Christos Tzolis supplied two assists to help Arsenal seal the trophy.
Manchester City had more of the ball, holding 58% possession, yet it was Arsenal who made their chances count.
Arsenal beat Manchester City 3–0 (half-time 2–0).
Arsenal met Manchester City in the Community Shield (Final). Kick-off was Sunday, 16 August 2026, 14:00 UTC at Principality Stadium. Referee: S. Barrott.
Team pages: Arsenal · Manchester City · Community Shield
Key moments
- 1' Goal: Riccardo Calafiori (assist: Myles Lewis-Skelly) — 1–0 · Watch Riccardo Calafiori's goal video (1')
- 28' Goal: Kai Havertz (assist: Christos Tzolis) — 2–0 · Watch Kai Havertz's goal video (28')
- 48' Goal: Martin Ødegaard (assist: Christos Tzolis) — 3–0 · Watch Martin Ødegaard's goal video (48')
Starting line-ups
Arsenal (4-2-3-1)
Manchester City (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Arsenal 32%, the draw 32%, Manchester City 36%. It finished Arsenal 3–0 Manchester City.
Level sides on neutral ground — Nothing separates them on our strength rating, and neutral ground plus Manchester City's control of the ball give Manchester City the lean. The draw at 32% is lifted by a low-scoring environment.
Why Manchester City in front?
Almost nothing between them on our strength rating — 2221 to 2197. Sides this close won 45.6% of 14,474 home games (draw 26.5%, visitors 27.8%). A final at a neutral venue: Arsenal lose the usual home lift, so the class read is re-centred. On grounds we detect as neutral, listed-home sides won 44.6% of 26,929 games vs 45.2% at real homes. Manchester City hold 13 more possession points (63 to 50 in recent games) — and between equals, control has been worth something. Between evenly-matched sides, when the visitors held this control edge the home team's win rate fell to 40.3% across 5,534 games, from 44.0% when styles were level.
Why only 36%?
Because on our strength rating there is nothing in it. Level sides split the rest: the draw at 32% and Arsenal at 32%.
Why is the draw second, level with the Arsenal win?
Between sides this level the draw starts at 26.5%. These teams' recent games average 2.2 goals — a low-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 28.2% of 18,086. The goals environment adds 3.5 points to the draw. The control factor adds 1.3 points to the draw.
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About this match
On this page: the Arsenal vs Manchester City final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Community Shield fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch Riccardo Calafiori's goal against Manchester City (1').
- Watch Kai Havertz's goal against Manchester City (28').
- Watch Martin Ødegaard's goal against Manchester City (48').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Arsenal 3–0 Manchester City. Explore more on the Arsenal and Manchester City team pages or the Community Shield page.