FA Community Shield 2017: Arsenal v Chelsea

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Sunday 6th August 2017

Kick-off 2pm

Live on TV on BT Sport 1 from 1pm

Yep, the Community Shield – the somewhat lackadaisical “cup” that heralds the start of a new Premier League season – has come around again. The déjà vu will be compounded by the fact that it’s a rerun of May’s FA Cup final, as cup winners Arsenal take on title holders Chelsea.

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Both clubs smashed their record transfer fees for new strikers, and we shoudl see both Arsenal's French forward Alexandre Lacazette and Chelsea's Alvaro Morata getting a decent run out at Wembley.

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However, Alexis Sanchez is likely to join Chesea's star man Eden Hazard on the sidelines, as he has been recovering from a bout of flu, and has not participated in any pre-season football for Arsenal since returning from an extended break at the beginning of August.

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