When in the Community Shield? All you need to know as Arsenal and Chelsea face off at Wembley

This Sunday sees the official return of the football season as the Gunners hope to buckle the trend and claim the shield for the FA Cup winners

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Arsenal and Chelsea will take part in a rare London derby at a neutral venue when they clash in the traditional season opener on Sunday.

The FA Cup winners will be hoping to buckle the trend of years gone by in defeating the Premier League winners, to get their season off to the perfect start in the Community Shield match.

Arsenal will be hoping their top stars in Theo Walcott, Mesut Ozil and co will produce the sort of performances that saw them claim back-to-back FA Cups last season.

Meanwhile, Chelsea hope that pre-season success - albeit on penalties - against Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona has stood them in good stead.

But when does that match take place? Here is all you need to know...

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When is the match?


The match takes place this Sunday, August 2nd.

Kick-off is scheduled for the standard 3pm.


Where does the match take place?

As always, the match will take place at Wembley Stadium, England's national stadium.



Where can I watch the match?
The match is being exclusively shown live on BT Sport 2.

Coverage gets underway 30 minutes before the match, with expert punditry from 2:30pm.

Where can I get live commentary?
Live commentary will be available @ EMILEXSPORTS



What are the odds?
Chelsea have been made slight favourites for the match and have been priced at 7/5 by Paddy Power.

Arsenal are 15/8 for the win, while a draw after 90 minutes is 5/2.

A draw would mean that the shield is decided on penalties.



Pressure with being favourites? No chance...
Last 5 Community Shield matches
2014: Arsenal 3-0 Manchester City

2013: Manchester United 2-0 Wigan Athletic

2012: Manchester City 3-2 Chelsea

2011: Manchester United 3-2 Manchester City

2010: Manchester United 3-1 Chelsea



Who generally comes out on top?
As many as 41 of the 67 Community/Charity Shields contested between the winners of the league and FA Cup have been won by the league champions.

That's more than 60 per cent of the matches.

By contrast, there have only been 16 times where the FA Cup winners have beaten the league champions to lift the shield.

The remaining 10 Community Shields were shared between the two teams, with the matches having been drawn and penalties not being used.