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Arsenal 1-1 Chelsea (4-1 pens): Courtois, Morata gift Arsenal Community Shield

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The victory was Arsenal's second over Cheslea at the national stadium this year following the FA Cup final in May
  • Arsenal warm up for new EPL season by winning Community Shield with penalty shoot-out victory
  • The victory was Arsenal's second over Chelsea at the national stadium this year
  • Sead Kolasinac header cancelled out Victor Moses opener

Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois and star signing Alvaro Morata were the Chelsea fall guys as Arsenal won the Community Shield 4-1 on penalties at Wembley on Sunday.

Goals from Chelsea's Victor Moses and Arsenal new boy Sead Kolasinac sent the game to a shootout and with both Courtois and Morata limply squandering their spot-kicks, Arsenal won the trophy for the third time in four years.

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