Preview
- The Knockout of the 2026 Community Shield sees Arsenal and Manchester City collide on 2026-08-16 at 15:00 GMT.
- Mikel Arteta versus E. Maresca across 2 meetings, record stands at 1-0 with 1 draw.
- Arsenal and Manchester City will both field their strongest squads with no absentees.
- Our forecast has Arsenal in a 4-man backline (4-2-3-1), with Manchester City set to counter in 4-2-2-2.
- The previous match saw Mikel Merino lead Arsenal with a 7.2 TheyScored rating, and Rodri top-rating for Manchester City at 8.3.
- Arsenal could only draw 1-1 with Como, but Manchester City bounced back with a 3-1 win over Atletico Madrid.
- Arsenal's form is 1-2-2 recently, but Manchester City are on a roll with 2-2-1 in their last 5 matches.
- Manchester City hold the upper hand H2H: of 54 meetings, they've triumphed 26 times, conceded 16 times and shared 12 draws.
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Odds
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Summary
Match Info
Team Kits
Arsenal
Manchester City
Events
| 1' | 1 - 0 | ||
| 24' | P. Foden | ||
| 28' | 2 - 0 | ||
| 38' | R. Calafiori | ||
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| 48' | 3 - 0 | ||
| 53' | J. Gvardiol | ||
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| 84' | M. Odegaard | ||
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Arsenal is going head to head with Manchester City on 16/8/2026 14:00 GMT for the England Community Shield. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Arsenal v Manchester City H2H statistics!