Party: FA Community Shield

Party: FA Community Shield

The Community Shield will once again kick off the English Premier League season in earnest as Arsenal and Chelsea do battle at Wembley on August 6th. This will be the 15th time that the fixture will take place in its current guise after being renamed from the Charity Shield back in 2002.
For the two London clubs that are taking part in this season’s curtain raiser, it will be the eighth appearance since 2002 for Chelsea while Arsenal will have made one less Community Shield bow with seven appearances to their name since the fixture’s name change. Here is their respective records during that time:
When it comes to Community Shield success, Arsenal have been the more prolific with four wins from their six matches (2002, 2004, 2014, 2015), while Chelsea have not had the best of times in this competition with just two successes from seven attempts (2005, 2009).

Of their six previous Community Shield appearances (since 2002), Arsenal have won four, drawn one (lost on penalties) and lost one. They have scored 10 goals and conceded just four in comparison.

In Chelsea's seven appearances since 2002, they have won once in 90 minutes, drawn twice (winning once and losing once on penalties), and lost four in regulation time. They have scored nine goals in this fixture but have shipped 13 at the other end.