The Football Association has moved the kick-off time for the Community Shield after fans complained about “inconvenient scheduling”.
Manchester City will play Arsenal in the traditional season-opening game at Wembley.
Initial plans for a 5:30pm start on 6 August were met with frustration from City fans over concerns about travel on public transport.
The game will now kick off at 4:00pm on the same day.
City fan group WeAre1894 had called on supporters to boycott the match because of the “significant travel challenges”.
Some supporters had even begun to make donations to a local foodbank instead of spending money on a match ticket.
