The Women’s Community Shield will played for the first time in 12 years as Manchester City Women face Chelsea before the men’s game that will see Arsenal play Liverpool.

6 Aug 2000: Sian Williams of Arsenal and S Barber of Charlton Athletic share the trophy after the Women's FA Charity Shield at Craven Cottage in London. The match was drawn 1-1. Mandatory Credit: Aubrey Washington /Allsport
6 Aug 2000: Sian Williams of Arsenal and S Barber of Charlton Athletic share the trophy after the Women’s FA Charity Shield at Craven Cottage in London. The match was drawn 1-1. Mandatory Credit: Aubrey Washington /Allsport

Arsenal as FA Cup winners and Liverpool, as Premier League winners, will meet on August 29 at Wembley in what is the traditional curtain-raiser for the new season. Kick-off is 4.30pm.

The women’s game will take place before the men’s and will be shown live on BBC One ahead of the FA WSL restart at the beginning of September.

Kick-off is 12.30pm.

6 Aug 2000: Sian Williams of Arsenal and S Barber of Charlton Athletic share the trophy after the Women's FA Charity Shield at Craven Cottage in London. The match was drawn 1-1. Mandatory Credit: Aubrey Washington /Allsport
6 Aug 2000: Sian Williams of Arsenal and S Barber of Charlton Athletic share the trophy after the Women’s FA Charity Shield at Craven Cottage in London. The match was drawn 1-1. Mandatory Credit: Aubrey Washington /Allsport

Arsenal’s women’s team played in the first ever women’s Community Shield back in 2000 when they played Charlton Athletic at Craven Cottage. They have won the trophy a record five times (2000 (shared), 2001, 2005, 2006, 2008)

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Arsenal’s men, meanwhile, have won the Shield 15 times (1930, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1938, 1948, 1953, 1991 (shared), 1998, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2014, 2015, 2017).

LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 10: Santi Cazorla of Arsenal holds up the trophy watched by Arsene Wenger, manager of Arsenal after the FA Community Shield match between Manchester City and Arsenal at Wembley Stadium on August 10, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND – AUGUST 10: Santi Cazorla of Arsenal holds up the trophy watched by Arsene Wenger, manager of Arsenal after the FA Community Shield match between Manchester City and Arsenal at Wembley Stadium on August 10, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)

Manchester United have won the trophy more times than any other with 17 outright wins and four shared in their cabinet.

Arsenal’s 15 (14, one shared) sees them in second place while Liverpool are in third with 10 outright and five shared while Everton take fourth spot above Tottenham (six wins, one shared) with eight outrights and one shared.

Chelsea’s men’s team have the joint-longest run of losing appearances along with Newcastle. Both have lost their last five.

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