Arsenal v Chelsea - As it happened
Arsenal v Chelsea - As it happened
After goals from Moses and Kolasinac, the game went to the penalty shoot-out. Courtois and Morata missed while Arsenal converted their kicks to win the 2017 Community Shield.
Arsenal win the Community Shield!
And he scores!
Giroud will take
Goal!
Calmly into the bottom corner.
Oxlade-Chamberlain now
Wide!
Cech went the right way, but the striker's shot was wide anyway.
Morata now
Over the bar!
The keeper looked like he was taking a goal kick.
Courtois to shoot
He scores!
2-1 to Arsenal now.
Monreal's turn
Goal!
Walcott calmly puts the ball into the net.
Walcott up now
He scores!
The Chelsea captain sent Cech the wrong way.
Cahill first penalty
New system for penalties
First, one team will take the first penalty, and then each team will take two consecutive kicks.
Time for penalties
No extra-time in the Community Shield and it will be decided from the spot. The 'ABBA' system will be trialled.
The end
Chelsea close!
Morata won a free kick and then headed inches wide. Walcott then raced up the other end but his strike was blocked.
5 minutes added on
Arsenal sub
Wenger brings on Nelson for Welbeck with three minutes and stoppage time to go.
Musonda came on for Willian
Arsenal push for the winner
If the 90 minutes end in a draw it will go straight to a penalty shoot-out, in which the 'ABBA' system will be tested.
Arsenal equalise!
How things can change in one minute. Kolasinac scores his first Arsenal goal to draw the game level. The defender headed in Xhaka's cross after Chelsea went down to 10 men due to Pedro's dismissal.
GOAL!
Pedro is sent off!
Pedro is shown a straight red after a sliding tackle on Elneny's ankle.
Red card!
Chance Chelsea!
The Gunners are trying to break down Chelsea's defence, but the Blues get up the other end and Willian finds Morata with the outside of his boot. The Spaniard can only stretch to fire his effort over the bar.
What a save Courtois!
With 15 minutes to go Xhaka let fly from distance and Courtois got his fingertips to the ball to send it behind for a corner.
Morata on for Chelsea
The Spanish striker replaces Batshuayi.
Double sub Arsenal
Lacazette and Iwobi make way for Giroud and Welbeck.
Arsenal take a step forward
Since scoring the goal, Chelsea have decided to sit back again. Wenger's side getting close to Courtois at ease.
Chance Arsenal!
Elneny looked to shock everyone as he unleashed a powerful shot from a crossing position, and Courtois was quick to palm the ball behind for a corner.
Medical services required again
Cahill and Luiz collided in the air and are both down on the pitch at Wembley.
Elneny off target!
Good break from Arsenal and the ball falls to the Egyptian at the edge of the box, but he cannot direct his left-footed strike on target.
Chance Chelsea!
Another move from a corner as Fabregas tries to lob the ball into the back post, and Monreal has to bundle the ball away before Moses fires another shot into the hands of the keeper.
Chelsea open the scoring!
That did not take long. Within a minute of returning from the break Moses puts his team in front. Arsenal cannot get the ball away from the corner kick and Cahill's header finds Moses in the six-yard box. The Nigerian takes one touch and fires past Cech.
GOAL!
Arsenal get the second half underway!
Half time
The first forty-five minutes are over and there is nothing between the two teams. Arsenal have had the clearest chances and have piled the pressure on Chelsea, but there is all to play for in the second half.
3 minutes of stoppage time
Courtois saves!
Iwobi twists and turns brilliantly inside the Chelsea area and finds space to get a shot away, but can only direct his effort straight into the Belgian keeper's hands.
No penalty!
Willian went down in the box after the slightest of touches from Bellerin. The referee blows his whistle and shows the Brazilian the yellow card for simulation.
Cech saves!
First warning from Chelsea as Pedro unleashed a powerful left-footed shot. The keeper punched the ball away at his near post before Marcos Alonso went in the book for a late challenge on Bellerin.
Kolasinac runs on to the pitch at Wembley
Arsenal's summer signing comes on for Mertesacker.
The German cannot continue
Kolasinac pulls on his Arsenal shirt as he prepares to replace Mertesacker, who has to be walked off by the medical staff.
Mertesacker is down
The German is lying on the pitch with blood pouring from his face after catching an elbow from Cahill.
Off the post!
Fantastic counterattacking football from the Gunners with Bellerin, Lacazette and Welbeck involved. The latter find the French striker in the centre of the box and his curling shot bounces off the base of the post.
Chelsea shake off the pressure
Conte's team look to take a step forward, but still have not forced Petr Cech into action.
Yellow card Bellerin
The Spaniard with a lunging tackle on his counterpart Marcos Alonso and he goes into the book.
Yellow card Azpilicueta
The defender lost possession at the hands of Welbeck and was forced to pull down the striker to avoid a dangerous break.
Chace Iwobi!
The Nigerian inside the box again, he gets the return pass from Elneny and tries to find Lacazette again, but Courtois made himself look big and turned the ball behind for a corner.
Rudiger and Morata on the bench
Chelsea's new boys can only watch as their side are put under pressure by Arsenal.
Chance Welbeck!
A lofted ball from Xhaka sees the striker in behind the defence, but the former United man could not direct his header past the keeper.
Chance Arsenal!
Iwobi did well to get to the byline and his cut-back pass doesn't find Lacazette thanks to a superb intervention from Courtois. Oxlade-Chamberlain again involved in the build-up play.
The Gunners with a brave start
Arsenal have had a couple of attacks with Welbeck, Oxlade-Chamberlain and Lacazette involved, but they have not managed to test Courtois.
Both teams test each other
No team really claiming complete control in the early minutes, both Arsenal and Chelsea have enjoyed brief spells of possession.
Chelsea kick off!
The Blues get the ball rolling. The 2017 Community Shield is underway.
Minute's silence at Wembley
Everybody inside the stadium gets to their feet to observe a minute's silence for the victims of the Greenfield tower fires.
Handshakes underway!
Today, we're after the one in the middle!#CommunityShield pic.twitter.com/7P46aNTB5N
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) 6 August 2017
Pre-match ceremony
God Save the Queen blares from the speakers as a packed Wembley crowd signs along.
Kick off moments away!
Conte and Wenger lead their respective teams onto the pitch. The Community Shield 2017 about to get underway!
Bakayoko urges his new teammates on
As both teams warm up before the game begins, Chelsea's new midfield signing has tweeted from the stands to show his support.
Excited to support and watch my teammates play today Whose watching? #LetgoChelsea #TB14 #cfc
— T.Bakayoko14 (@TimoeB08) 6 August 2017
The Blues hold the upper hand
0-3 in the last meeting between the two this very pre-season. The Gunners will hope to put up more of a fight at Wembley with silverware in play.
Stars at Wembley to provide support!
They may not be playing but they are at Wembley to support their team.
Not in today's squad but here at @wembleystadium to support the lads#WeAreTheArsenalpic.twitter.com/DLHi9Nu2Dp
— Arsenal FC (@Arsenal) 6 August 2017
.@hazardeden10 and @TimoeB08 are here supporting the lads today! #CommunityShield pic.twitter.com/BvRasRW7bY
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) 6 August 2017
Both managers' messages before kick-off
Wenger: 'The FA Community Shield provides really good preparation for both teams and it’s a little indicator for the season ahead which can also give you some good confidence going into the start of the Premier League campaign. It will be another interesting encounter between two good sides, and of course, it will be a passionate and interesting match between two rivals ... It makes it easier for us to understand where we want to improve'.
Conte: 'Last year we didn’t have European football and I think it was important for me to have more time to work with my players. When you become a new manager with a new team, you need all the time to get across your ideas and philosophies. Now we need to improve our squad because we have more games and we need a bigger team to face these competitions. The transfer market is still open, and for sure we are looking hard to improve the number, and the quality, of players we can use'.
Alexis Sanchez sits out!
The Chilean will not feature at Wembley after returning to training earlier this week. Wenger's decision will fuel exit talk.
Big names missing!
Eden Hazard and Tiemoue Bakayoko are out due to injury, while Diego Costa remains in exile. New signing Alvaro Morata starts on the bench for Chelsea. Alexis Sanchez is not available for Wenger, along with Ramsey, Ozil and Mustafi, who have finally not been included and join long-term absentees Gabriel and Santi Cazorla.
Team news announced!
Chelsea team: Courtois; Azpilicueta, David Luiz, Cahill (c); Moses, Fabregas, Kante, Alonso; Willian, Batshuayi, Pedro. #CommunityShield pic.twitter.com/R7w3EFvwtV
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) 6 August 2017
The team news is in…
— Arsenal FC (@Arsenal) 6 August 2017
Here’s how we line up for #AFCvCFC pic.twitter.com/86Ud7raraq
Arsenal arrive!
The Gunners are at Wembley and team news is expected to be announced shortly.
Live updates from Wembley as FA Cup winners Arsenal take on Premier League champions Chelsea in the FA Community Shield.
The lads are here - and we'll reveal our team news very shortly...#AFCvCFC pic.twitter.com/t8noQ7Tv96
— Arsenal FC (@Arsenal) 6 August 2017
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