Like the FA Cup, the Community Shield is dominated by the top clubs although that’s probably because it’s a one-off match between the Premiership champions and the FA Cup winners! 

Its was 1991 since we had a bore draw with both teams usually full of energy and willing to commit men forward in this curtain-raiser for the new football season.

With each season’s match being televised, you can expect a massive range of pre-match and In-Play markets at your disposal, so well worth scouting around for any markets or odds which really make appeal.

The next Community Shield will be held on August 10, 2008, at Wembley Stadium between Manchester United and Portsmouth. This will be the first time since 1996 that a team outside of the Big Four will have competed in the competition.