Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain struck in the first half with a well-taken effort from range to settle the curtain-raiser of the new season with the only goal of the game.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain celebrates after scoring for Arsenal against Chelsea in the Community Shield

The Gunners had not beaten a Blues side managed by Jose Mourinho in 13 previous attempts but Oxlade-Chamberlain’s goal secured a 1-0 win over Chelsea.

Ramires headed wide unmarked from Loic Remy’s cross as Chelsea failed to hit the target before the break.
Eden Hazard had a glorious chance to equalize but blasted his shot high under pressure from Laurent Koscielny before Oscar’s free-kick was parried wide by Arsenal debutant Petr Cech. 

Santi Cazorla and Kieran Gibbs were denied by Thibaut Courtois who was very excellent in the Chelsea goal.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger stressed how crucial it was for his team to get the win against Chelsea.

“It was important for the team to get that hurdle out of the way,” said Wenger.

“For me? No, because it is Arsenal versus Chelsea, it is not the two managers. It is two teams who play against each other.”

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho said Arsenal had left “their philosophy in the dressing room” by playing defensively in the second half.

“The best team lost. And the defensive team won,” said Mourinho.

The win sets up Arsenal very well for the coming season which starts next weekend aiming to win the English premier League trophy for the first time since 2004.

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The curtain-raiser of the 2015/16 season sees FA Cup holders Arsenal meet Premier League champions Chelsea for the Community Shield on Sunday at Wembley.

It is a highly anticipated game with the fierce rivalry between the two teams and their managers.

Arsenal has been so impressive in their pre-season campaign winning all their four games they have played.

The Gunners have also been able to score goals for fun finding the net 14 times against the likes of Everton, Lyon and Villarreal to clinch both the Premier League Asia Trophy and the Emirates Cup.

Theo Walcott has been very impreessive during the pre-season games

Meanwhile Chelsea has had to contended with tough games in their pre-season and come out strong.

The Blues have won four out of five matches in the Far East, Australia and the USA, winning against Barcelona and PSG in the International Champions Cup.

Both teams have been quiet in the summer transfers with Arsenal having brought in Petr Cech as the only arrival at the Emirates Stadium from Chelsea, with the Blues signing Radamel Falcao and Asmir Begovic as the only senior players.

Team News

Arsene Wenger has confirmed that Alexis Sanchez will miss the game as he  enjoys a prolonged rest after helping Chile win the Copa America.David  Ospina is also still out having guided Colombia to the quarter finals of the same tournament.

The Gunners will look at their senior players to win the community shield with the likes of  Per Mertesacker, Aaron Ramsey, Mesut Ozil,Theo Walcott  and Olivier Giroud all likely to make the starting  lineup. Arsenal will also be boosted with the news of Theo Walcott and Santi Cazorla signing new contracts according to the guarduian

Meanwhile Chelsea have injury scares with Gary Cahill and Diego Costa  both doubtful for the game. Cahill is struggling with a facial problem, while Costa is nursing what is thought to be a hamstring strain.

Chelsea will look to Diego Costa to guide them to the Community Shield trophy at Wembley against Arsenal

Arsenal possible starting lineup:
Cech; Bellerin, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Gibbs; Coquelin, Ramsey, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Ozil; Theo Walcott, Giroud

Chelsea possible starting lineup:
Courtois; Ivanovic, Zouma, Terry, Azpilicueta; Fabregas, Matic, Willian, Oscar, Hazard;Costa

Head To Head

Chelsea has a fantastic eight-game unbeaten record against the Gunners that stretches back to 2011. Last season saw the Blues beat Arsenal 2-0 at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League before a goalless draw at the Emirates Stadium.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has never registered a win against his nemesis Jose Mourinho and it will be interesting to see how the game fares on Sunday.

Arsene Wenger will face his nemesis Jose Mourinho again at Wembley

The game will be enticing with Chelsea legend Petr Cech playing against his former Team for the first team.

we wait to see whether Cech out performs Courtois and guide Arsenal to the community Shield Trophy with the stats showing him as a better goalkeeper.

Opta stats

The FA Cup winners have only won one of the last five Community Shield matches, though this was Arsenal in last year’s game.

The Gunners have gone 482 minutes without a goal against Chelsea.

Arsenal have won their last four games at the new Wembley, after failing to win any of the first three (D1 L2). They did beat Wigan on penalties in that drawn result, however.

Neither side has failed to score in games at the new Wembley Stadium (Arsenal – 7 games, Chelsea – 13 games).

The Blues have won eight of their 13 games at the new Wembley (D2 L3). They’ve won once and lost once on penalties following those two draws.

The last two red cards shown in the Community Shield match have been to Chelsea and Arsenal – Branislav Ivanovic for the Blues in 2012 and Francis Jeffers for Arsenal in 2003.

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