The FA Community Shield Wembley 2/8/15 3pm BT Sports 1

hullaballoo

http://eplindex.com/69779/chelsea-arsenal-community-shield-match-preview.html

Team news: No Sanchez.

Stats: Arsenal have never beaten Chelsea under José Mourinho. Chelsea have only won the Community Shield 4 out of 11 times. Arsenal slaughtered Manchester City last season in this game. Arsenal have won this 12 out of 21 times, lost it 7 times and shared it twice.

In what is little more than the last pre-season friendly, we can only hope that the local and managerial rivalry will add some spice to this encounter. It is ten years since the sides met in this competition and Chelsea won 2-1. Fàbregas scored for Arsenal that day.

There is no extra time, so straight to penalties if it's tied after 90.

Prediction: 1-1 Chelsea to win on penalties.

Panthro

Close game, Chelsea to edge it.

bad2dabone

can Chelsea stop arsenal from getting the treble? (barclays Asia trophy, Emirates cup and the Community Shield)?

GavRedKing

Chelsea on penalties. Courtois with the winner.

efb

Cech to deny Chelsea on penalties

Glorified friendly or no, I can't see either team seeing it like one.

Chelsea 2-1 unfortunately. Be interesting to see however teams line up. Is Costa out?

ShoulderChip

Football at last

TheMilkyPirate

Think it's a little more than the last pre season friendly. I always see it as the first proper game of the season, think both teams will see it that way as well. Neither will want to lose.

greendom

BBC1 are showing the highlights at 10.30 tonight

wandatowell

Chelsea to win it 2-1.

Berserker

Can't see past Chelsea for this, 2-0. No Sanchez for Arsenal.

Drexel

Arsenal to win. Cech to have a stormer

Kirby

I'm pretty sure this is on BT Sports 2....not 1.

zarquon

Chelsea: Courtois; Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry (c), Azpilicueta; Matic, Fabregas; Ramires, Willian, Hazard; Remy

Subs: Begovic, Zouma, Mikel, Oscar, Cuadrado, Moses, Falcao


Arsenal: Cech; Bellerin, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Monreal; Coquelin, Cazorla; Ramsey, Ozil, Oxlade-Chamberlain; Walcott

Subs: Martinez, Debuchy, Gabriel, Gibbs, Arteta, Iwobi, Giroud
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WoollyRedHat

Arsenal XI :
Cech, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Ozil, Walcott, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Ramsey, Monreal, Cazorla, Bellerin, Coquelin

gosplan

Happy as an Arsenal fan with no Costa or Oscar.

grumpymunster

Well that answers the question on Costas hamstring but why no Oscar?

Bobby Baccala

Walcott up front, lovely stuff can't wait for this one now

grumpymunster

P4DDY2K11 wrote: »

Walcott up front, lovely stuff can't wait for this one now

Is that a lack of confidence in Giroud or purely tactical?

Pepe LeFrits

Giroud isn't fully fit yet IMO.

grumpymunster

Ah I see, bit of pace about Arsenal though should be interesting

grumpymunster

grumpymunster wrote: »

Is that a lack of confidence in Giroud or purely tactical?

Purely tactical. We've tried Giroud upfront against Chelsea and it hasn't worked out. Good to see Wenger changing something.

Really looking forward to seeing this now.

Paully D

This game always signals the start of the new season to me.

Panthro

Once you go Loic you never go back.... (not at least until Costa is ready to rumble)
Come on you Blues

Harry Palmr

Chelsea do look a bit light when Costa isn't fit.

efb

If you are Irish Nationalist, look away now!

efb

It's such a dull turged anthem

That_Guy

Great atmosphere considering it's only a friendly essentially. More like an FA Cup Final feel to it for whatever reason.

MagicIRL

6mins in and I already want to murder Michael Owen.

efb

MagicIRL wrote: »

6mins in and I already want to murder Michael Owen.

Everyone does.

klose

fab bounced off him there

greendom

Arsenal midfield seems to work better with Giroud in the team

efb

greendom wrote: »

Arsenal midfield seems to work better with Giroud in the team

He interacts aloft more and helps out the midfield

efb

Anyone else bored?

That_Guy

"Ultra HD"

How can you be defined even further?

greendom

efb wrote: »

Anyone else bored?

I imagine Chelsea fans are enjoying this more than Arsenal ones atm

efb

Chelsea using a very crowded defence <<luggage doors operate>>

efb

That_Guy wrote: »

"Ultra HD"

How can you be defined even further?

Time will tell, I wonder how many times it will be mentioned over the course of the game???

efb

Chelsea defenders giving plenty of niggle

Drexel

Yesssss

Could be a big big season for the ox

Grid.

Well taken Ox!

efb

Ox - so much better than Theo!!!

MagicIRL

That is some finish.

Mickeroo

The House Party hair do pays off.

tayto lover

Great goal Ox

That_Guy

Beautiful finish. Loved that ball in from Walcott and that little shimmy to get it on to his left. Superb.

efb

What's Remy at? Can you get booked for being offside too much?

PhiloCypher

Remy clearly suffers from a congenital brain defect that prevents him from understanding the offside rule.

efb

PhiloCypher wrote: »

Remy clearly suffers from a congenital brain defect that prevents him from understanding the offside rule.

Has to prove a hinderance when you are a footballer

greendom

efb wrote: »

Ox - so much better than Theo!!!

Harsh on Theo when he set Ox up

efb

greendom wrote: »

Harsh on Theo when he set Ox up

Yeah, I just feel Ox is a more complete player, and it's not as if the goal was a gimmie