The 2020 Women's FA Community Shield was the ninth Women's FA Community Shield, and the first after the competition's revival following an eleven-season abeyance. As with its male equivalent, the Community Shield is an annual football match played between the winners of the previous season's league and the previous season's Women's FA Cup. However, as the 2019–20 Women's FA Cup was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom, the 2020 Community Shield was contested by the 2019–20 FA WSL champions Chelsea and the still-reigning 2018–19 FA Cup winners, Manchester City. Both teams were contesting their first ever Women's Community Shield.
The match was played as part of a double-header, with both the women's and men's Community Shields contested on the same day, played back-to-back at Wembley Stadium and was televised live on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
Match
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GK 30 Ann-Katrin BergerDF 18 Maren MjeldeDF 4 Millie BrightDF 16 Magdalena Eriksson (c)DF 25 Jonna Andersson MF 8 Melanie LeupolzMF 5 Sophie IngleMF 10 Ji So-yunFW 14 Fran Kirby FW 20 Sam Kerr FW 11 Guro Reiten Substitutes:GK 28 Carly TelfordDF 2 Maria ThorisdottirDF 3 Hannah BlundellMF 7 Jessica CarterFW 9 Bethany England MF 17 Jessie Fleming FW 21 Niamh Charles MF 22 Erin Cuthbert MF 24 Drew SpenceManager: Emma Hayes GK 26 Ellie RoebuckDF 14 Esme MorganDF 6 Steph Houghton (c)DF 4 Gemma BonnerDF 3 Demi StokesMF 24 Keira WalshMF 19 Caroline Weir MF 8 Jill Scott FW 15 Lauren Hemp FW 9 Chloe KellyFW 10 Georgia Stanway Substitutes:GK 1 Karen BardsleyGK 34 Karima Benameur TaiebDF 5 Megan CampbellMF 7 Laura CoombsFW 11 Janine Beckie FW 16 Jess ParkFW 18 Ellen White MF 22 Sam Mewis Manager: Gareth Taylor
Player of the match Ji So-yun (Chelsea)
Match officials Assistant referees: Natalie Aspinall (Lancashire) Emily Carney (Lancashire) Fourth official: Abigail Byrne (Suffolk)Match rules 90 minutes. Penalty shoot-out if scores are level. Nine named substitutes. Maximum of five substitutions in three stoppages.
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References
External links Millie Bright's stunner helps Chelsea beat Man City in women's Community Shield. The Football Association (FA). Published 29 August 2020. Chelsea 2-0 Man City in Women's Community Shield: Millie Bright stunner helps Blues win. BBC Sport. Published 29 August 2020. Women's Community Shield 2020/21 - Chelsea v Manchester City. YouTube. Uploaded by The Women's Football Archive on 11 June 2022.