2023 Community Shield: Man City to face Arsenal at Wembley on 6 August

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The 2023 Community Shield will return to Wembley on the 100th anniversary of the home of English football.

The season’s traditional ‘curtain-raiser’ will be played on Sunday, 6 August (17:30 BST).

As Manchester City won both the Premier League and FA Cup last season, they will play league runners-up Arsenal.

Last year’s game between City and Liverpool on 30 July was played at Leicester City as Wembley was hosting the Women’s Euros final the next day.

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Next season’s FA Cup final will take place on Saturday, 25 May 2024 – six days after the final round of Premier League fixtures.

Manchester City’s victory over Manchester United on 3 June was the latest the FA Cup final has taken place because of the mid-season break for the first World Cup to be held in the winter.

Wembley will host next season’s Championship play-off final the day after the FA Cup final, 26 May, before staging the Champions League final the following Saturday, 1 June.

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The Women’s FA Cup final will take place on either 11 or 12 May.

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