2015 FA Community Shield

2015 FA Community Shield

The match programme cover
Arsenal Chelsea 1 0
Date	2 August 2015
Venue	Wembley Stadium, London
Man of the Match	Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal)[1]
Referee	Anthony Taylor (Cheshire)[2]
Attendance	85,437
Weather	Clear 25 °C (77 °F)[3]
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The 2015 FA Community Shield (also known as The FA Community Shield supported by McDonald's for sponsorship reasons)^[4] was the 93rd FA Community Shield, an annual English football match played between the winners of the previous season's Premier League and FA Cup. The match was contested by Arsenal, the 2014–15 FA Cup winners, and Chelsea, champions of the 2014–15 Premier League. It was held at Wembley Stadium on 2 August 2015. Watched by a crowd of 85,437 and a television audience of over a million, Arsenal won the match 1–0.

This was Arsenal's 21st Shield appearance and Chelsea's 11th. Petr Čech made his competitive debut for Arsenal against his former team, while captain Mikel Arteta and striker Olivier Giroud were named as substitutes. Gary Cahill was passed fit to start for Chelsea alongside captain John Terry, and Loïc Rémy started up-front as Diego Costa was absent.

The only goal of the match came near the midway point of the first half; Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain collected a pass from Theo Walcott from the right and scored past Thibaut Courtois. Both managers did not shake hands after the game, which drew media attention. Arsenal's victory was their first against Chelsea in over three years and manager Arsène Wenger's first over José Mourinho in 14 attempts.