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Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain scored the victor for the Gunners who kick off their EPL campaign at home on Sunday against West Ham.

The Blues drew first blood in the 23rd minute.

With just a few hours until the start of the 2015-16 Barclays Premier League season, the world’s most popular league promises to deliver its most entertaining installment since its inception.

When Thibaut Courtois received a straight red for a foul on Swansea’s Bafétimbi Gomis, Chelsea called up their reserve ‘keeper.

Szczesny, 25, sealed his season-long switch to the Serie A side last month following the arrival of Petr Cech at Arsenal, and the Poland goalkeeper is relishing his opportunity to play for the Giallorossi.

While the Community Shield will be an afterthought by the time the major prizes are handed out in May, Terry is such a driven character that the sight of Arsenal’s players lifting the silverware has added fuel to his competitive fire.

So 12 months on, with optimism once again abounding at the Emirates Stadium following last weekend’s 1-0 win against champions Chelsea in the Community Shield, the anti-climatic aftermath of that victory over City should serve as a cautionary tale.

Swansea debutant Andre Ayew equalised six minutes later, finishing smartly after an initial attempt had been blocked, only for Chelsea to regain the lead when Willian’s cross deflected off Federico Fernandez and looped over visiting goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski for a cruel...

While the eye-catching Cup final performance showcased Arsenal‘s array of attacking talent, it was the mature way his players defended the lead against the Premier League champions on Sunday that provided most encouragement to Wenger.

The Gunners have earned a reputation as poor starters to the season – with last term a chief example – but having won three trophies out of three in pre-season, they look in poised to hit the ground running at the weekend.

Costa was missing here because of the recurring hamstring problems that prematurely ended his involvement last season and if that is going to be a regular issue over the next 10 months Chelsea could be in trouble.

Manchester City gave manager Manuel Pellegrini a huge vote of confidence on the eve of the new season on Friday (Saturday NZ Time) by extending his contract for two more years.

Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini has signed a new two-year contract, the club has confirmed.

Arsene Wenger discusses his teams performance in their Community Shield tie against Chelsea, claiming that although his team played defensive at times after scoring the first and only goal of the match, they did not abandon their philosophy.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain would get the first goal of the game, and put Arsenal ahead by doing so.