2 SATURDAY VISION, August 1, 2015 GOOAL! PREMIERSHIP FOOTBALL

SUN 02 COMMUNITY SHIELD AUG 2015

Arsenal v Chelsea, 5pm SS3

SAT 08 AUG 2015 Man Utd v Tottenham, 2.45pm Leicester v Sunderland, 5pm RIVALRY BACK Bournemouth v Aston Villa, 5pm Norwich v Crystal Palace, 5pm Arsenal out to make a statement of intent against Chelsea Everton v Watford, 5pm, 5pm Chelsea v wansea, 7.30pm

SUN 09 PREMIER LEAGUE LONDON AUG 2015 Newcastle v Southampton, 3.30pm ld rivalries will be renewed when Arsenal play Arsenal v West Ham, 3.30pm OChelsea in the Community Shield at Wembley Stoke v Liverpool, 8pm on Sunday, with the Gunners hoping to prove they are the real deal and fi nally a match for the Premier League champions ahead of the new season. Arsenal won the FA Cup for the second successive year in May COMMUNITY SHILED but fi nished third in the Premier League last season, 12 points PAST WINNERS behind winners Chelsea. Having signed Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech, who won four 2014 Arsenal FC 1975 Derby Premier League titles and the Champions League during 11 2013 Man United 1974 Liverpool years at Stamford Bridge, the Gunners should now possess the solidity at the back to complement their free-fl owing 2012 Man City 1973 Burnley attack. 2011 Man United 1972 Man City While Cech will go from Chelsea friend to 2010 Man United 1971 Leicester foe in the traditional season-opening match 2009 Chelsea 1970 Everton between the Premier 2008 Man United 1969 Leeds League champions and FA Cup winners, the 2007 Man United 1968 Man City loveless relationship between the two managers gives the fi xture 2006 Liverpool 1967 Man United added spice. 2005 Chelsea 1967 Tottenham Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger appeared to push Jose Mour- 2004 Arsenal 1966 Liverpool inho during a touchline spat last season, while the Chelsea boss 2003 Man United 1965 Man United described the Frenchman as “a specialist in failure” in 2014. 2002 Arsenal 1965 Liverpool Mourinho, however, expects the Gunners to challenge for the title this season after assembling a squad that contains the likes of 2001 Liverpool 1964 Liverpool 42 million pounds ($65.54 million) playmaker Mesut Ozil and 35 2000 Chelsea 1964 West Ham million pounds forward Alexis Sanchez. 1999 Arsenal 1963 Everton “If you add up the amounts clubs have spent in the last three or 1998 Arsenal 1962 Tottenham four years, I think maybe you will fi nd a surprise,” Mourinho told 1997 Man United 1961 Tottenham reporters. “It’s a fantastic squad with good players, fantastic goalkeeper, 1996 Man United 1960 Burnley they are more than ready to be title contenders.” 1995 Everton 1960 Wolves Chelsea, who beat Arsenal 2-1 in the last Community Shield 1994 Man United 1959 Wolves meeting between the two sides in 2005, have injury concerns over 1993 Man United 1958 Bolton striker Diego Costa and defender . 1992 Leeds 1957 Man United Arsenal beat City 3-0 in last year’s Community 1991 Arsenal 1956 Man United Shield but the north Londoners will be without forwards Sanchez and Danny Welbeck for the trip to Wembley. 1991 Tottenham 1955 Chelsea Wenger’s winless run against Mourinho stands at 13 games but 1990 Liverpool 1954 Wolves the Gunners have enjoyed a strong pre-season, scoring 14 goals 1990 Man United 1954 West Brom and conceding once as they won the Asia Trophy and Emirates 1989 Liverpool 1953 Arsenal Cup. 1988 Liverpool 1952 Man United “We know we will be better and we work very hard to better,” Wenger told reporters. 1987 Everton 1951 Tottenham “Let’s not forget that Chelsea won the Premier League with a 1986 Everton 1950 Tottenham comfortable distance last year. 1986 Liverpool 1949 Portsmouth “There was still a gap between them and the others but the de- 1985 Everton 1949 Wolves sire is to improve and to move up there to fi ght for the champion- 1984 Everton 1948 Arsenal ship. Let’s start well and try to give our best.” 1983 Man United 1938 Arsenal 1982 Liverpool 1937 Man City 1981 Aston Villa 1936 Sunderland 1981 Tottenham 1935 Sheffi eld 1980 Liverpool 1934 Arsenal 1979 Liverpool 1933 Arsenal 1978 Nottingham 1932 Everton Forest Nottingham 1931 Arsenal 1977 Man United 1930 Arsenal 1977 Liverpool 1929 Arsenal

1976 Liverpool 1928 Everton FC Arsenal’s midfi elder Francis Coquelin (right) tackles Chelsea’s midfi elder Eden Hazard during the English Premier League last season