Community Shield: Arsenal v Chelsea match facts

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The English football season returns on Sunday when Premier League champions Chelsea meet FA Cup winners Arsenal in the FA Community Shield at Wembley.

The match comes 64 days after the Gunners ended the domestic season with their 4-0 FA Cup win over Aston Villa.

Neither side have added significantly to their squads over the summer - though goalkeeper Petr Cech will make his Arsenal debut against his old side.

Chelsea's new on-loan striker Radamel Falcao could start.

Falcao, 29, spent last season with Manchester United but endured a poor campaign, scoring just four goals in 29 games.

He signed a season loan deal from Monaco earlier this summer, while Chelsea's only other signing is goalkeeper Asmir Begovic from Stoke.

He replaces Cech, 33, who played 494 games in 11 seasons at Stamford Bridge before his Sh1.5billion move.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has confirmed that striker Diego Costa (hamstring) and defender Gary Cahill (nose) are both fit after pre-season injury concerns.

- The FA Cup winners have only won one of the last five Community Shield matches - Arsenal last year.

-The last two times Chelsea have won the Community Shield, they have gone on to win the title (2005 and 2009).

-These sides have met once previously in the Community Shield, Chelsea winning 2-1 in 2005. Cesc Fabregas, now at the Blues, scored Arsenal's goal that day.

-This will be the Gunners' 21st appearance in the Community Shield. They've won it outright 12 times, losing seven (twice on penalties) and shared it once.

-Chelsea will be making their 11th appearance in the event. They've won it four times (once on penalties), losing the other six (twice via penalty shootout).

-The last five Community Shield games have produced a total of 19 goals.

-The last time a side that won the Community Shield went on to win the league title was in 2010 (Manchester United).

-Arsene Wenger has never beaten Jose Mourinho in 13 attempts (D6 L7).

-Chelsea are unbeaten in their last eight meetings with Arsenal (W5 D3).

-The Gunners have gone 482 minutes without a goal against Chelsea.

-BBC