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Chelsea v/s Arsenal Preview: Can Arsene Wenger finally beat Jose Mourinho?

Premier League champions Chelsea are set to face-off against their London rival Arsenal in the traditional curtain raiser for the Barclays Premier League 2015 – the Community Shield.

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Premier League champions Chelsea are set to face-off against their London rival Arsenal in the traditional curtain raiser for the Barclays Premier League 2015 – the Community Shield. This is the 14th time the two managers face-off and Wenger still hasn't registered a win against his Portuguese counterpart. 

Kick-Off Time: The match is set to be played at 3 PM BST which is 7:30 PM IST.

Team News: Chelsea forward Diego Costa misses out due to 'discomfort in his hamstring' and Mourinho seems to have preferred Remy to Falcao up front, while Wenger seems to have preferred Walcott to Giroud up-front. This is also the first time that Petr Cech turns up against his former club after signing for Arsenal


Chelsea XI: Courtois; Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry, Azpilicueta; Matic, Fabregas, Ramires, Willian, Hazard; Remy.

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

The Community Shield is traditionally played between the winners of the league and the FA Cup and precedes the start of the season by a week. Arsenal have been impressive pre-season and have won all their games, scoring 14 times in four matches. Last season in the Community Shield, Arsenal dispatched former champions Manchester City by a 3-0 scoreline.

Meanwhile, Chelsea's pre-season wasn't as accomplised and the club haven't won a match in normal time requiring penalties to beat Barcelona and PSG. Their performances, particularly, against New York Red Bulls, led Mourinho to comment that his champions appeared 'fragile'. Of course, this is Jose Mourinho we're talking about, and his teams usually turn up for the big occasions. 

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