Chelsea Ladies clinch Community Shield title hit City ladies 2-0

Manchester City Ladies failed in their bid to lift returnee Community Shield title on Saturday at the Wembley Stadium.

The City babes suffered a 2-0 defeat in the hands of their Chelsea counterparts with goals coming from Millie Bright and Erin Cuthbert in the 66th and a minute of added time respectively.

City’s woes was further compounded by a red card that saw midfielder Jill Scott getting the marching orders in the 62nd minute.

Interestingly both Chelsea and Man City ladies were gunning to win the title for the first time since its inception in 2000. The competition lasted till 2008 but made a return in 2020 after 11 years in the cooler.

Arsenal ladies hold the highest number of victories with five wins including the shared maiden edition with Charlton Athletic.

FA Cup holders Manchester City came close in the first half when Chloe Kelly struck the outside of the left post after Georgia Stanway had forced a smart save from goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger with a powerful effort.

Chelsea defender Millie Bright believes that the victory at  is sign of better things to come this season.

She told BBC One after the match “I scored at City away and that was pretty decent but scoring at Wembley is unbelievable. What a start because we are going for a lot of trophies this year”