Arsenal Defeat Manchester City 3-0 to Lift 2026 Community Shield

Arsenal delivered a dominant performance at Cardiff's Principality Stadium, defeating Manchester City 3-0 to claim the 2026 FA Community Shield. Mikel Arteta's side overwhelmed Enzo Maresca's City with early goals at the start of both halves to secure the season's first domestic piece of silverware.

Full-Time Match Highlights & Goals

Arsenal Defeat Manchester City 3-0 to Lift Community Shield

1st Minute (1' — Riccardo Calafiori): Arsenal opened the scoring after just 23 seconds when Myles Lewis-Skelly threaded a pass to Riccardo Calafiori, who finished past Gianluigi Donnarumma.

28th Minute (28' — Kai Havertz): Arsenal doubled their lead before half-time as new summer signing Christos Tzolis headed the ball across the face of goal for Kai Havertz to force home from close range.

48th Minute (48' — Martin Ødegaard): Just three minutes after the restart, Tzolis set up captain Martin Ødegaard, who rounded Donnarumma to seal the 3-0 victory.

Complete Match Breakdown

Match Aspect	Final Details
Final Score	Arsenal 3 – 0 Manchester City
Goalscorers	Riccardo Calafiori (1'), Kai Havertz (28'), Martin Ødegaard (48')
Assists	Myles Lewis-Skelly (1'), Christos Tzolis (28', 48')
Yellow Cards	Phil Foden (24'), Riccardo Calafiori (38'), Joško Gvardiol (53'), Martin Ødegaard (84')
Venue	Principality Stadium, Cardiff
Trophy Winner	Arsenal FC