The 2007 FA Community Shield (also known as The FA Community Shield sponsored by McDonald's for sponsorship reasons) was the 85th staging of the FA Community Shield, an annual football match played between the reigning Premier League champions and FA Cup winners. The match was played on 5 August 2007 between 2006–07 FA Premier League champions Manchester United and 2006–07 FA Cup winners Chelsea, who beat United in the final. Manchester United won the game 3–0 on penalties, after the match finished 1–1. Ryan Giggs opened the scoring in the 35th minute, before Florent Malouda equalised just before half-time.

The match then went to penalties, where Edwin van der Sar saved all three of Chelsea's penalties, leaving Wayne Rooney to score his penalty and win the match for United.

It was the first Community Shield match to be played at the new Wembley Stadium. Manchester United and Chelsea also contested the last Community Shield (then the Charity Shield) to be played at the old Wembley in 2000, with Chelsea winning the match 2–0.

Match details

Chelsea1–1Manchester United
Malouda 45'Giggs 35'
Penalties
Pizarro Lampard Wright-Phillips0–3Ferdinand Carrick Rooney
ChelseaManchester United
GK 1 Czech Republic Petr Čech RB 2 England Glen Johnson 78' CB 6 Portugal Ricardo Carvalho 63' CB 22 Israel Tal Ben Haim 33' LB 3 England Ashley Cole 68' DM 5 Ghana Michael Essien DM 12 Nigeria Mikel John Obi 90+1' CM 8 England Frank Lampard (c) RW 24 England Shaun Wright-Phillips LW 15 France Florent Malouda 52' CF 10 England Joe Cole 82' Substitutes: GK 23 Italy Carlo Cudicini GK 40 Portugal Hilário DF 39 England Harry Worley MF 9 England Steve Sidwell 78' MF 19 France Lassana Diarra 68' FW 14 Peru Claudio Pizarro 52' FW 17 England Scott Sinclair 82' Manager: Portugal José MourinhoGK 1 Netherlands Edwin van der Sar RB 6 England Wes Brown CB 5 England Rio Ferdinand CB 15 Serbia Nemanja Vidić LB 27 France Mikaël Silvestre 68' RM 7 Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo CM 22 Republic of Ireland John O'Shea CM 16 England Michael Carrick LM 3 France Patrice Evra SS 11 Wales Ryan Giggs (c) 81' CF 10 England Wayne Rooney 45+3' Substitutes: GK 29 Poland Tomasz Kuszczak DF 19 Spain Gerard Piqué DF 26 England Phil Bardsley MF 24 Scotland Darren Fletcher 81' MF 30 England Lee Martin FW 17 Portugal Nani 68' FW 33 England Chris Eagles Manager: Scotland Sir Alex Ferguson
GK1Czech Republic Petr Čech
RB2England Glen Johnson78'
CB6Portugal Ricardo Carvalho63'
CB22Israel Tal Ben Haim33'
LB3England Ashley Cole68'
DM5Ghana Michael Essien
DM12Nigeria Mikel John Obi90+1'
CM8England Frank Lampard (c)
RW24England Shaun Wright-Phillips
LW15France Florent Malouda52'
CF10England Joe Cole82'
Substitutes:
GK23Italy Carlo Cudicini
GK40Portugal Hilário
DF39England Harry Worley
MF9England Steve Sidwell78'
MF19France Lassana Diarra68'
FW14Peru Claudio Pizarro52'
FW17England Scott Sinclair82'
Manager:
Portugal José Mourinho
GK1Netherlands Edwin van der Sar
RB6England Wes Brown
CB5England Rio Ferdinand
CB15Serbia Nemanja Vidić
LB27France Mikaël Silvestre68'
RM7Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo
CM22Republic of Ireland John O'Shea
CM16England Michael Carrick
LM3France Patrice Evra
SS11Wales Ryan Giggs (c)81'
CF10England Wayne Rooney45+3'
Substitutes:
GK29Poland Tomasz Kuszczak
DF19Spain Gerard Piqué
DF26England Phil Bardsley
MF24Scotland Darren Fletcher81'
MF30England Lee Martin
FW17Portugal Nani68'
FW33England Chris Eagles
Manager:
Scotland Sir Alex Ferguson
Man of the match Ashley Cole (Chelsea) Match officials Assistant referees: Darren Cann (Norfolk) Martin Yerby (Kent) Fourth official: Chris Foy (Merseyside)Match rules 90 minutes. Penalty shoot-out if scores level. Seven named substitutes. Maximum of six substitutions.

Match statistics

First half

StatisticChelseaManchester United
Total shots36
Shots on target22
Ball possession52%48%
Corner kicks13
Fouls committed89
Offsides10
Yellow cards11
Red cards00

Second half

StatisticChelseaManchester United
Total shots24
Shots on target02
Ball possession50%50%
Corner kicks45
Fouls committed66
Offsides21
Yellow cards20
Red cards00

Overall

StatisticChelseaManchester United
Total shots510
Shots on target24
Ball possession52%48%
Corner kicks58
Fouls committed1415
Offsides31
Yellow cards31
Red cards00

Source:

External links

  • at TheFA.com