2026 Community Shield: Arsenal Thrash Manchester City 3-0 to Open the Season
Arsenal opened their season with a comprehensive 3-0 win over Manchester City in the Community Shield, sparked by a first-minute Calafiori goal and further strikes from Havertz and Odegaard.
Arsenal FC
Manchester City FC- 90'Final score: Arsenal FC 3 - 0 Manchester City FC
- 84'Substitution: ↑ E. Eze / ↓ M. Odegaard (Arsenal FC)
- 84'Yellow card: M. Odegaard (Arsenal FC)
- 79'Substitution: ↑ Nico / ↓ M. Kovacic (Manchester City FC)
- 75'Substitution: ↑ M. Zubimendi / ↓ M. Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal FC)
- 75'Substitution: ↑ V. Gyokeres / ↓ K. Havertz (Arsenal FC)
- 60'Substitution: ↑ P. Hincapie / ↓ R. Calafiori (Arsenal FC)
- 60'Substitution: ↑ B. Saka / ↓ N. Madueke (Arsenal FC)
- 60'Substitution: ↑ R. Cherki / ↓ P. Foden (Manchester City FC)
- 60'Substitution: ↑ R. Lewis / ↓ E. Anderson (Manchester City FC)
- 54'Substitution: ↑ M. Guehi / ↓ N. O'Reilly (Manchester City FC)
- 53'Substitution: ↑ O. Marmoush / ↓ E. Haaland (Manchester City FC)
- 53'Yellow card: J. Gvardiol (Manchester City FC)
- 48'⚽ Goal for Arsenal FC (M. Odegaard)
- 46'Substitution: ↑ D. Rice / ↓ Bruno Guimaraes (Arsenal FC)
- 46'Substitution: ↑ J. Grealish / ↓ J. Doku (Manchester City FC)
- 45'Half-time
- 38'Yellow card: R. Calafiori (Arsenal FC)
- 28'⚽ Goal for Arsenal FC (K. Havertz)
- 24'Yellow card: P. Foden (Manchester City FC)
- 1'⚽ Goal for Arsenal FC (R. Calafiori)
- 0'Kick-off
Arsenal made the perfect start to their season, beating Manchester City 3-0 in the 2026 Community Shield, English football's traditional season-opening fixture.
A flying start to 26/27 🙌
— Arsenal (@Arsenal) August 16, 2026
Enjoy our FA Community Shield win again 📺 pic.twitter.com/WTg9id8m44
One-sided from the first minute
Riccardo Calafiori opened the scoring inside the very first minute — one of the fastest goals in recent Community Shield history — before Kai Havertz doubled the lead (28'). Martin Odegaard rounded off the win after the break (48'), completing a dominant display against the Citizens just days before the Premier League season kicks off.
Setting the tone. pic.twitter.com/YmxRF34ONE
— Arsenal (@Arsenal) August 16, 2026
POV: On the pitch for our FA Community Shield victory!
— Arsenal (@Arsenal) August 16, 2026
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Key facts
- Arsenal beat Manchester City 3-0 in the 2026 Community Shield.
- Goals shared around: Calafiori (1'), Havertz (28'), Odegaard (48').
- Arsenal scored inside the opening minute of the match.
- A statement win for Arsenal ahead of the new season.
