This year’s Community Shield will be played at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium, the FA have announced. The match between the Premier League champions and FA Cup winners is traditionally played at Wembley, but the FA said it is unavailable on August 15 and 16 due to pre-planned concerts. The Principality Stadium hosted six Community Shields between 2001 and 2006 while the new-look Wembley was under construction. Since returning to Wembley in 2007, the Community Shield has moved twice – to Villa Park in 2012 due to the Olympics and the King Power Stadium in 2022 as the national stadium hosted the Women’s European Championship final. In the event of Arsenal winning both the title and the FA Cup, next season's Community Shield would be played between themselves and the runners-up in the Premier League.

Source: Daily Mail March 23, 2026 16:20 UTC