Emma Sanders
BBC Sport at Wembley

Quick start from Manchester City to win that corner. Lauren Hemp has got the pace to get in behind on the left and we should see her link up with her new teammate Chloe Kelly lots today.

City get straight up the field and force an early corner, but it is whipped in and bang into the grasp of Chelsea goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger.

And after the players take a knee in support of Black Lives Matter we are under way at a largely deserted, wind-swept Wembley.

The teams are out, Wembley has been greeted to some flame bursts and the national anthem and we are all set for some actual football.

Karen Carney
Former England and Chelsea winger on BBC One

It's an exciting opening game of the women's fixture. Two top teams. These are two teams challengeing for the title. An exciting game ahead.

Emma Sanders
BBC Sport at Wembley

We're so used to seeing this place filled with 90,000 fans. There's no crowd noise but the players are very vocal during the warm-up and there's music blasting out from the stereos at the back of the press area. We're very privileged to be here - not even family members of those playing today were able to attend. For those making their debuts, it will be a surreal experience. Perhaps less pressure though?

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Man City boss Gareth Taylor to BBC One: "I'm so excited. Working so far with the girls has been great. We’ve worked hard in pre-season. This is a great way to get ready for the season. We’re ready and really looking forward to it.

"I'm expecting a tight affair – I don’t think one team will run away with it. It’s a big game. I’m looking forward to seeing how the girls perform."

Chelsea manager Emma Hayes to BBC One: "It's like Christmas. It's been six months since we played a game. Opening up the season playing against one of the best teams in the world, at Wembley, 10 minutes away from home. What a way to start the women's season.

"I love these games. There's a huge respect for both teams. I suspect it will be neck and neck - both teams have made great signings."

It will also be the first competitive fixture for Manchester City boss Gareth Taylor, who took over from Nick Cushing in May following his move to men's Major League Soccer side New York City.

Taylor, who played for City between 1998 and 2001 (as well as Palace, Sheffield United, Burnley and a load of others), has managed the men's academy team.

He is chasing six trophies this season, starting with the Community Shield and the conclusion of last season's FA Cup, as well as the WSL title, the 2020 FA Cup, the Continental Cup and the Champions League.

Meanwhile, Chelsea boss Emma Hayes, recently named the WSL Manager of the Season, is chasing a seventh trophy in her eighth year with the club.

She oversaw an undefeated season for Chelsea in 2019-20 so will not want to lose the opening match of this campaign against their fiercest domestic rivals.

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This is a game between the top two teams in the WSL after Chelsea were awarded the 2019-20 title ahead of Manchester City on a points per game basis when the season ended prematurely because of coronavirus.

City were one point clear at the top, with Chelsea in second place with a game in hand, so Gareth Taylor's side will be keen to show why they feel they are the best team in England.

A fierce rivalry between the teams has developed in recent years, with 10 meetings having taken place since January 2018. The last game on 23 February was a thrilling 3-3 draw in what proved to be crucial to the destination of the title because it was their final WSL game before coronavirus hit.

Chelsea won the league game in December thanks to two late goals from Bethany England and Maren Mjelde but City knocked the Blues out in the semi-finals on their way to FA Cup glory last season.

Dion Dublin
Former Aston Villa & Man Utd striker on BBC Radio 5 Live

I'm expecting a high quality of football. This is a big game. It will take time for the girls to get up to speed.

The last winners of the women's Community Shield were Arsenal, who beat Everton 1-0 at Moss Rose stadium in Macclesfield.

This year, the women's game will be played four hours before the men's match between Premier League champions Liverpool and FA Cup winners Arsenal (16:30 BST).

It is the first time the Football Association has held back-to-back Community Shield matches and it will be the first time the women's contest takes place at Wembley.

Emma Sanders
BBC Sport at Wembley

New signing Melanie Leupolz starts for Chelsea and there's a first appearance for England international Fran Kirby since November 2019.

Australian international Sam Kerr starts up front, while new signings Niamh Charles and Jessie Fleming are on the bench.

Chelsea XI: Berger, Bright, Ingle, Leupolz, So-yun, Reiten, Kirby, Eriksson, Mjelde, Kerr, Andersson

Manchester City boss Gareth Taylor hands a debut to England international Chloe Kelly, who starts ahead of Ellen White up front.

There's also a start for 19-year-old Esme Morgan, while USA star Sam Mewis is named on the bench.

Man City XI: Roebuck, Stokes, Bonner, Houghton, Scott, Kelly, Stanway, Morgan, Hemp, Weir, Walsh

As regards BBC coverage for this game, here is all you need to know...

• The game will be shown live on BBC One, BBC iPlayer and online from 12:15 BST on Saturday, with commentary also available on BBC Radio 5 Live.
• On the Red Button there'll be the option to watch the match with no crowd noise, plus viewers can also watch the match with 5 Live commentary.
• All these options will be available on the iPlayer and BBC Sport website as well, along with the ability to watch the match with crowd noise only.

Emma Sanders
BBC Sport at Wembley

It was eerily quiet on Wembley Way this morning. Not your usual pre-match hustle and bustle. There was more excitement in my hotel, where I almost photobombed the Chelsea squad...

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This isn't just any women's Community Shield, though. It is the first one we've had since 2008.

And what better way to mark the occasion than it taking place at Wembley with the BBC cameras there to capture it. I'm not there, sadly. I'm at home with my cats.

BBC Sport's Emma Sanders is at the national stadium, though. And she looks to be on her own...

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The abandonment of the women's season back in May meant 2019-20 would be without an FA Cup winner.

But the FA Cup being what it is, all the organisers of the Community Shield need do is go back a year and draft in the ladies who bagged it in 2018-19.

Step forward, then, Manchester City.

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In this mad, Covid-affected world, the normal way of things went out of the window a while back.

We're now making do as best we can and football has to fall in line with that.

Unlike the men's top-flight professional game in England, women's football was curtailed with 45 WSL games still to play and the title going to Chelsea on a points per game basis.

Hence why, roughly three months later, the Blues are at Wembley today for the curtain-raiser to the 2020-21 season.

It feels like barely a month has passed since the 2019-20 footbll season in England ended.

Oh wait, it has been barely a month.

Still, you can never have too much of a good thing, right? So, to that end, why not sit back, put your feet up and enjoy not one but two whole Community Shields.