The FA Cup
holders Arsenal won the Community Shield for a second season after defeating
Premier League champions Chelsea at Wembley.
Alex
Oxlade-Chamberlain scored the winner with a powerful drive into the top corner
with his weaker left foot.
Ramires headed
wide unmarked from Loic Remy’s cross as Chelsea failed to hit the target before
the break.
Eden Hazard skied
a chance over the bar before Oscar’s free-kick was parried wide by Arsenal
debutant Peter Cech.
It was the first
time the former Chelsea goalkeeper had been called into action after 68 minutes
and soon after he comfortably held on to Kurt Zouma’s header.
Arsenal went
close late on through Santi Cazorla and Kieran Gibbs in a match where both
sides looked rusty a week ahead of their Premier League opener