2015 FA Community Shield

June 2015 2015 FA Community Shield 2015 FA Community Shield programme.jpg The match programme cover Arsenal 1 Chelsea 0 2 August 2015 Wembley Stadium London Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal)Oxlade-Chamberlain sets sights on more goals http://sport.bt.com/oxlade-chamberlain-sets-sights-on-more-goals-91363995901904 BT Sport 2 August 2015 2 August 2015 6 March 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180306083153/http://sport.bt.com/oxlade-chamberlain-sets-sights-on-more-goals-91363995901904 dead Anthony Taylor (Cheshire)Jamie Bradbury Anthony Taylor appointed FA Community Shield referee https://www.thefa.com/news/competitions/fa-community-shield/2015/jul/anthony-taylor-community-shield-referee-2015 TheFA.com The Football Association 7 July 2015 7 July 2015 85,437 Clear25 °C °FWeather history for London City, United Kingdom http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/EGLC/2015/8/2/DailyHistory.html Weather Underground 2 August 2015 2014 2016 The 2015 FA Community Shield (also known as The FA Community Shield supported by McDonald's for sponsorship reasons)The Community Shield will be screened live on BT Sport https://www.thefa.com/news/competitions/fa-community-shield/2015/jun/the-fa-community-shield-2015 TheFA.com The Football Association 23 June 2015 2 August 2015 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 to retain the Shield, having also won it in 2014. 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. Background and pre-match thumb|left|Arsenal's victory parade after winning the 2015 FA Cup final, which qualified them for the Community Shield. The FA Community Shield was founded in 1908 as a successor to the Sheriff of London Charity Shield,Abandonment of the Sheriff Shield 11 The Observer Guardian News and Media London 19 April 1908 and began as a contest between the respective champions of the Football League and Southern League, although in 1913 it was played between an Amateurs XI and a Professionals XI.The F.A. Charity Shield 10 The Times News Corporation London 7 October 1913 In 1921, it was played by the league champions of the top divisionThe Premier League replaced the Football League First Division at the top of the English football pyramid after its inception in 1992.Alex Fynn Continental or the full English? https://www.theguardian.com/football/2001/dec/02/sport.sportfeatures The Observer Guardian News and Media London 2 December 2001 2 August 2015 lower-alpha and FA Cup winners for the first time.Ferguson Peter 4 August 2011 The FA Community Shield history mcfc.co.uk Manchester City FC http://www.mcfc.co.uk/news/team-news/archive/2011/august/community-shield-2011/the-shield-from-the-beginning live 2 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20140727202652/http://www.mcfc.co.uk/news/team-news/archive/2011/august/community-shield-2011/the-shield-from-the-beginning 27 July 2014 Chelsea qualified for the 2015 FA Community Shield as winners of the 2014–15 Premier League. It was the club's fourth league title in ten years and third under the management of José Mourinho.Henry Winter Eden Hazard scores as hosts crowned Premier League champions https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/premier-league/11580288/Chelsea-1-Crystal-Palace-0-match-report-Eden-Hazard-scores-as-hosts-crowned-Premier-League-champions.html The Daily Telegraph Telegraph Media Group London 3 May 2015 2 August 2015 The other Community Shield place went to Arsenal, who defeated Aston Villa by four goals to win the 2015 FA Cup final and retain the trophy. In doing so, Arsenal had overtaken Manchester United to become the most successful club in the competition's history, with 12 titles.Daniel Taylor FA Cup final: Alexis Sánchez inspires Arsenal to win over Aston Villa https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/may/30/fa-cup-final-arsenal-aston-villa-alexis-sanchez The Observer Guardian News and Media London 31 May 2015 2 August 2015 Chelsea made their eleventh appearance in the Community Shield; prior to this they won four (1970, 2000, 2005, 2009) and lost six, most recently in 2012 against Manchester City.England – List of FA Charity/Community Shield Matches https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engsupcuphist.html 1 June 2015 live https://web.archive.org/web/20160305035734/http://rsssf.com/tablese/engsupcuphist.html 5 March 2016 RSSSF dmy By contrast, Arsenal made their 21st Community Shield appearance, and won 13, including one shared in 1991. They went into the match as holders of the Shield, having defeated Manchester City a year earlier. Both clubs had only once met before in the Shield, when Chelsea won by two goals to one in 2005. Arsenal had failed to beat Chelsea in all competitions since 2011, and Mourinho was undefeated against his opponent Arsène Wenger in 13 matches.Rick Glanvill Paul Dutton Pre-match briefing: Chelsea v Arsenal – part two http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/07/pre-match-briefing--chelsea-v-arsenal---part-two.html Chelsea F.C. 1 August 2015 11 August 2015Sam Wallace Community Shield: Arsene Wenger needs to strike first blow in rivalry with Jose Mourinho https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/community-shield-arsene-wenger-needs-to-strike-first-blow-in-rivalry-with-jose-mourinho-10431971.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150801022528/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/community-shield-arsene-wenger-needs-to-strike-first-blow-in-rivalry-with-jose-mourinho-10431971.html dead 1 August 2015 The Independent London 31 July 2015 11 August 2015 Mourinho told reporters a winless run was something he would not tolerate: “I would try to answer, not because of a mental block but because I would want to try to find solutions to help my team to do it – try to find a different way, try to find the reasons why it goes all the time against my team."David Hytner José Mourinho: I would not endure winless run against me like Wenger https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/jul/31/chelsea-jose-mourinho-winless-run-arsene-wenger-arsenal-community-shield The Guardian Guardian News and Media London 31 July 2015 11 August 2015 He also attempted to play down the significance of the match, given Arsenal had won the previous year's contest but finished third in the league. The match was televised live in the United Kingdom on BT Sport 2; the network obtained rights to the Community Shield in July 2013 and were into their second year of a deal with the BBC and the FA.17 July 2013 FA confirms new TV deals TheFA.com The Football Association https://www.thefa.com/News/2013/jul/bt-sport-bbc-itv-2014-18.aspx dead 2 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20130721021510/https://www.thefa.com/News/2013/jul/bt-sport-bbc-itv-2014-18.aspx 21 July 2013 The game was also the inaugural broadcast of BT Sport's 4K ultra HD feed.Behind the scenes of BT Sport's 4K Ultra HD revolution http://www.techradar.com/us/news/television/behind-the-scenes-of-bt-sport-s-4k-ultra-hd-revolution-1301138 Techradar 23 January 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160129202408/http://www.techradar.com/us/news/television/behind-the-scenes-of-bt-sport-s-4k-ultra-hd-revolution-1301138 29 January 2016 dead dmy-all Match Team selection Chelsea were predicted to line up in a 4–2–3–1 formation, with Willian and Eden Hazard as wide men.Wenger claims Hazard is not in same league as Messi S2 The Sunday Telegraph Telegraph Media Group Simon Collings London 2 August 2015 Mourinho doubted the fitness of Diego Costa and Gary Cahill going into the match – the former aggravated his hamstring during a pre-season game against Barcelona.Chelsea duo Gary Cahill and Diego Costa doubts for match with Arsenal https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11668/9927905/chelsea-duo-gary-cahill-and-diego-costa-doubts-for-match-with-arsenal Sky Sports 29 July 2015 5 August 2015 Arsenal were expected to line up similarly to Chelsea, with Walcott furthest forward and Mesut Özil in his preferred position as playmaker.Mesut Özil becomes central to Arsène Wenger's way of thinking at Arsenal https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2015/aug/01/mesut-ozil-arsene-wenger-arsenal Amy Lawrence The Guardian Guardian News and Media London 1 August 2015 5 August 2015 Midfielder Jack Wilshere was ruled out of selection, having sustained an ankle injury during training.Arsene Wenger reveals extent of Jack Wilshere's latest ankle injury http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/595568/Arsenal-News-Arsene-Wenger-Jack-Wilshere-Ankle-Injury-Community-Shield-Chelsea James Cambridge Daily Express London 2 August 2015 5 August 2015 Arsenal's top scorer of the previous season, Alexis Sánchez, was rested, having won the 2015 Copa América with Chile earlier in the summer.Orr James Alexis Sanchez: Arsene Wenger confirms forward will miss the Community Shield and the start of the season after Copa America win https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/alexis-sanchez-arsene-wenger-confirms-forward-will-miss-the-community-shield-and-the-start-of-the-season-10386890.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/alexis-sanchez-arsene-wenger-confirms-forward-will-miss-the-community-shield-and-the-start-of-the-season-10386890.html 1 May 2022 subscription The Independent London 14 July 2015 7 August 2015 The teamsheets showed Loïc Rémy starting the match for Chelsea up front and Cesc Fàbregas partnering Matic in midfield. As expected Petr Čech started in goal for Arsenal; the goalkeeper moved from Chelsea in search of first-team football.2 August 2015 Arsenal 1 Chelsea 0 Wembley Stadium http://www.wembleystadium.com/Press/Press-Releases/2015/8/Arsenal-1-Chelsea-0 live 5 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150907135020/https://www.wembleystadium.com/Press/Press-Releases/2015/8/Arsenal-1-Chelsea-0 7 September 2015Petr Cech: Arsenal sign keeper from Chelsea in £10m deal https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/33318367 BBC Sport 29 June 2015 11 August 2015 Summary First half thumb|Chelsea's Loïc Rémy and Nemanja Matić and the Arsenal defence Chelsea, in their usual home strip of blue, kicked off the match and immediately lost possession when Walcott dispossessed Matic. Walcott sent the ball to Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, whose cross on the right forced a punch from Thibaut Courtois.Alan Smith Arsenal 1–0 Chelsea: Community Shield – as it happened! https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2015/aug/02/arsenal-v-chelsea-community-shield-2015-live theguardian.com Guardian News and Media London 2 August 2015 2 August 2015 Francis Coquelin conceded a free kick in the sixth minute having fouled Willian inside Chelsea's half, though nothing came of the set piece. Fàbregas went down under the challenge of Per Mertesacker in Arsenal's penalty area soon afterwards, but his appeal for a penalty kick was turned down by referee Anthony Taylor and play resumed.Rose Gary 2 August 2015 How Arsenal won the Community Shield BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation) https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/football/33500342 live 2 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150803201755/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/football/33500342 3 August 2015 Chelsea, having settled the slower of the two teams, began to dominate ball possession and won two early corners, both of which were easily dealt with. In the 17th minute, Nacho Monreal's charge forward was stopped by Cahill; the Chelsea defender in the process of making that challenge had suffered a nose bleed. A free kick for Arsenal presented a chance for Walcott to score, but his header goalwards was saved.Adam Hurrey Arsenal 1–0 Chelsea, Community Shield 2015: as it happened https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/arsenal/11769945/Arsenal-1-0-Chelsea-Community-Shield-2015-as-it-happened.html The Daily Telegraph Telegraph Media Group London 2 August 2015 2 August 2015 Arsenal scored the game's only goal in the 24th minute; set-up by Walcott, Oxlade-Chamberlain managed to cut inside César Azpilicueta on the right and shoot the ball into the top-left corner of Courtois's net. It was the first goal Chelsea had conceded against Arsenal in 506 minutes. Most of the action in the first half was conducted in a congested midfield, with Fàbregas attempting to sedate the rhythm and the Arsenal midfielders forcing their opponents to play narrow. This favoured Arsenal, who had space to counter-attack had Chelsea lost the ball. Ramires nearly levelled the scoreline in the 33rd minute, but his curling effort failed to creep into the bottom right-hand corner. Ramires then missed another chance, heading the ball high and over the Arsenal goal after good work by Rémy. Arsenal created another chance to score four minutes before the break, when Oxlade-Chamberlain's cross found Monreal, who under pressure from Ivanovic headed over. Rémy, often a lone figure upfront, was ruled offside late on. Second half thumb|left|Chelsea's Willian (left) and Radamel Falcao, who made his professional debut for the club. Radamel Falcao replaced Rémy after the break and his long-range shot in the 48th minute was blocked. Although Chelsea started the half well, it was Arsenal who fashioned the notable chances before the hour mark. In the 50th minute Santi Cazorla attempted to thread the ball through Chelsea's defence for Walcott to reach but his pass was cleared. Two minutes later Coquelin over-hit his pass which was directed to Özil, who roamed freely. Chelsea made another change, this time Oscar in place of Ramires in the 53rd minute. Seven minutes later Chelsea came close to scoring when Eden Hazard managed to evade his markers, but through on goal failed to get his shot on target, hitting over. Azpilicueta was shown the game's first yellow card for pulling Oxlade-Chamberlain back; Mourinho made the decision to substitute him with Kurt Zouma in the 69th minute. Giroud came on for Walcott moments before, and immediately was involved in the action, shooting high and then from long range. Coquelin then was booked for his foul on Oscar, which earned Chelsea a free kick. Oscar's attempt was saved by Čech, who fisted the ball round the post. Chelsea continued to attack, though Arsenal withstood their pressure. John Terry rose highest from a corner in the 74th minute and headed the ball in Zouma's direction, which eventually was caught by Čech. Hazard's shot was blocked in the 79th minute and Oscar then spurned a chance, with Falcao unable to create something from it. In an effort to find an equaliser with ten minutes of normal time remaining, Mourinho brought on Moses in place of Terry and deployed a three-man defence. It nearly presented Arsenal the chance to score their second of the match, but for Cazorla to have his effort blocked and Aaron Ramsey on the rebound shooting wide. Details 2 August 2015 15:00 BST Arsenal 1–0 Report Chelsea Oxlade-Chamberlain 24 Wembley Stadium, London 85,437 Anthony Taylor (Cheshire) _arsenal1516h _arsenal1516H _arsenal1516h _arsenal1516h _arsenal1516H FFFFFF FF0000 FFFFFF FFFFFF FF0000 Arsenal _chelsea1516h _chelsea1516h _chelsea1516h _chelsea1516h _chelsea1516h 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF FFFFFF Chelsea GK 33CZE Petr ČechRB 24ESP Héctor BellerínCB 4 GER Per Mertesacker (c)CB 6 FRA Laurent KoscielnyLB 18ESP Nacho MonrealCM 34FRA Francis Coquelin 67CM 19ESP Santi CazorlaRW16WAL Aaron RamseyAM 11GER Mesut Özil 82LW 15ENG Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 77CF 14ENG Theo Walcott 66Substitutes:GK 26ARG Emiliano MartínezDF 2 FRA Mathieu DebuchyDF 3 ENG Kieran Gibbs 82DF 5 BRA GabrielMF 8 ESP Mikel Arteta 77FW 12FRA Olivier Giroud 66FW 45NGA Alex IwobiManager:FRA Arsène Wenger300px GK 13BEL Thibaut CourtoisRB 2 SRB Branislav IvanovićCB 24ENG Gary CahillCB 26ENG John Terry (c) 82LB 28ESP César Azpilicueta 65 69CM 21SRB Nemanja MatićCM 4 ESP Cesc FàbregasRW 7 BRA Ramires 54AM 22BRA WillianLW 10BEL Eden HazardCF 18FRA Loïc Rémy 46Substitutes:GK 1 BIH Asmir BegovićDF 5 FRA Kurt Zouma 69MF 8 BRA Oscar 54MF 11COL Juan CuadradoMF 12NGA John Obi MikelMF 20NGA Victor Moses 82FW 9 COL Radamel Falcao 46Manager:POR José Mourinho Match officials: Assistant referees: Gary Beswick John Brooks Fourth official: Roger East (Wiltshire)Match rulesRules of the Football Association Community Shield http://www.thefa.com/~/media/978792AF8BBE4927AA4583437A7DF882.ashx/FA%20Community%20Shield%20Rules.pdf TheFA.com The Football Association 26 October 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20090816010849/http://www.thefa.com/~/media/978792AF8BBE4927AA4583437A7DF882.ashx/FA%20Community%20Shield%20Rules.pdf 16 August 2009 dead 90 minutes Penalty shoot-out if scores still level Seven named substitutes, of which six may be used Statistics StatisticArsenalChelseaGoals scored10Possession43.4%56.6%Shots on target52Shots off target612Corner kicks44Fouls1211Interceptions2113Offsides06Yellow cards11Red cards00Source:May 2020 Post-match thumb|upright=0.75|Wenger won his sixth Community Shield as Arsenal manager Wenger and Mourinho did not shake hands after the final whistle; Mourinho congratulated Arsenal's players as they descended the Wembley steps upon lifting the Shield, but the Arsenal manager appeared to avoid his Chelsea counterpart after he had collected his winner's medal.Steinberg Jacob José Mourinho says Arsenal ditched attacking philosophy to beat Chelsea https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/aug/02/jose-mourinho-arsenal-chelsea-community-shield-wenger 20 January 2021 The Guardian 2 August 2015 In a post-match interview, Mourinho credited Arsenal's defensive approach and organisation, but felt "the best team lost", arguing that Chelsea created more chances and showed more initiative. He went on to suggest that Arsenal betrayed their attacking philosophy, choosing to adopt a counterattacking approach.Jacob Steinberg José Mourinho says Arsenal ditched attacking philosophy to beat Chelsea https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/aug/02/jose-mourinho-arsenal-chelsea-community-shield-wenger The Guardian Guardian News and Media London 2 August 2015 4 August 2015 Although Wenger agreed his team were set-up cautiously, he denied they abandoned their playing style: "...we defend our game on togetherness and solidarity and on defending well and attacking well." The Arsenal manager felt victory against Chelsea acted as a physiological boost for his players going into the new season, but was indifferent to his own record of beating Mourinho for the first time. Terry was disappointed with the result, observing "No matter if it’s a friendly or a Community Shield, it’s a trophy at the end of the day," but sought positives – focusing on how the players' fitness levels were rising in time for the new season.Stuart Goodwin John Terry: Community Shield defeat could be wake-up call Chelsea needed https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/aug/03/john-terry-community-shield-defeat-wake-up-call-chelsea-arsenal The Guardian Guardian News and Media London 3 August 2015 4 August 2015 Mertesacker was delighted with his team's performance, describing it as the peak of their pre-season preparations.Jim Van Wijk We can launch a lasting league tilt, insists Per Mertesacker http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/we-can-launch-a-lasting-league-tilt-insists-per-mertesacker-31424822.html Belfast Telegraph 4 August 2015 4 August 2015 Both managers criticised the quality of the pitch; Mourinho remarked that it "was a disaster... so bad and so slow." An FA spokesperson said: "We will continue to improve the quality of the pitch, which we have every confidence in. In this instance it is simply that the pitch is less mature than we would ordinarily wish given the summer concert season and the early start to the football calendar." An average of 821,000 viewers watched the match live on BT Sport 2; the channel's coverage peaked at 1.2 million (11.5% of the audience share) from 16:40. Highlights on BBC One later that evening attracted 2.1 million viewers (17%).Matthew Campelli Humans grips 2.8m series average https://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/ratings/humans-grips-28m-series-average/5091190.article Broadcast London 3 August 2015 4 August 2015 See also English football 2015–16 Premier League 2015–16 FA Cup Arsenal F.C.–Chelsea F.C. rivalry Notes lower-alpha References 30em Further reading Arsenal 1–0 Chelsea: five talking points from the Community Shield https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2015/aug/02/community-shield-arsenal-chelsea-five-things Jacob Steinberg The Guardian Guardian News and Media London 2 August 2015 2 August 2015 Arsenal vs Chelsea, Community Shield 2015: Player ratings https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/arsenal/11778815/Arsenal-vs-Chelsea-Community-Shield-2015-Player-ratings.html Adam Hurrey The Daily Telegraph Telegraph Media Group London 2 August 2015 2 August 2015 Cesc Fàbregas and Eden Hazard go missing and hand Arsenal initiative https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/aug/02/community-shield-arsenal-chelsea-hazard Michael Cox The Guardian Guardian News and Media London 2 August 2015 2 August 2015 External links The Community Shield at The Football Association 2015 Category:Football matches in London Charity Shield 2015 Charity Shield 2015 Community Shield Community Shield Category:Sports events at Wembley Stadium Community Shield