• Arsenal’s Welsh midfielder Aaron Ramsey prepares to gather the ball during the FA Community Shield football match between Arsenal and Chelsea at Wembley Stadium in north London on August 2, 2015. Arsenal won the game 1-0. AFP PHOTO / GLYN KIRK
    Arsenal’s Welsh midfielder Aaron Ramsey prepares to gather the ball during the FA Community Shield football match between Arsenal and Chelsea at Wembley Stadium in north London on August 2, 2015. Arsenal won the game 1-0. AFP PHOTO / GLYN KIRK
  • Arsenal’s English midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (R) celebrates scoring the opening goal of the FA Community Shield football match between Arsenal and Chelsea at Wembley Stadium in north London on August 2, 2015. AFP PHOTO / IAN KINGTON
    Arsenal’s English midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (R) celebrates scoring the opening goal of the FA Community Shield football match between Arsenal and Chelsea at Wembley Stadium in north London on August 2, 2015. AFP PHOTO / IAN KINGTON
  • Alex Oxlade Chamberlain celebrates after scoring the first goal for Arsenal. Reuters / Darren Staples
    Alex Oxlade Chamberlain celebrates after scoring the first goal for Arsenal. Reuters / Darren Staples
  • Arsenal players walk to the stand after their 1-0 win in the FA Community Shield match between Chelsea and Arsenal at Wembley Stadium on August 2, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)
    Arsenal players walk to the stand after their 1-0 win in the FA Community Shield match between Chelsea and Arsenal at Wembley Stadium on August 2, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)
  • Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger and Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho (R). Reuters / Andrew Couldridge
    Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger and Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho (R). Reuters / Andrew Couldridge
  • Arsenal fans soak up the atmosphere prior to the FA Community Shield match between Chelsea and Arsenal at Wembley Stadium on August 2, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Jamie McDonald/Getty Images)
    Arsenal fans soak up the atmosphere prior to the FA Community Shield match between Chelsea and Arsenal at Wembley Stadium on August 2, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Jamie McDonald/Getty Images)
  • Arsenal’s Petr Cech in action. Reuters / John Sibley
    Arsenal’s Petr Cech in action. Reuters / John Sibley
  • The teams walk out ahead of the FA Community Shield football match between Arsenal and Chelsea at Wembley Stadium in north London on August 2, 2015. AFP PHOTO / GLYN KIRK
    The teams walk out ahead of the FA Community Shield football match between Arsenal and Chelsea at Wembley Stadium in north London on August 2, 2015. AFP PHOTO / GLYN KIRK
  • Arsenal’s German midfielder Mesut Ozil (2nd L) vies with Chelsea’s Serbian midfielder Nemanja Matic in the shadows during the FA Community Shield football match between Arsenal and Chelsea at Wembley Stadium in north London on August 2, 2015. Arsenal won the game 1-0. AFP PHOTO / GLYN KIRK
    Arsenal’s German midfielder Mesut Ozil (2nd L) vies with Chelsea’s Serbian midfielder Nemanja Matic in the shadows during the FA Community Shield football match between Arsenal and Chelsea at Wembley Stadium in north London on August 2, 2015. Arsenal won the game 1-0. AFP PHOTO / GLYN KIRK

Chelsea succumb to Arsenal in FA Community Shield — in pictures


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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger claimed victory over Chelsea counterpart Jose Mourinho at the 14th attempt as Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain's goal gave the FA Cup winners a 1-0 win in Sunday's Community Shield.

The England midfielder struck in the 24th minute at a sun-soaked Wembley Stadium to break Mourinho's longstanding hold over his French rival and give Arsenal hope of a sustained assault on Chelsea's Premier League title.

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