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Arsenal vs Chelsea Community Shield player ratings: Victor Moses and Sead Kolasinac both impress at Wembley

We run the rule over the two teams at Wembley Stadium

Sunday 06 August 2017 15:21 BST

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Arsenal vs Chelsea player ratings

Who impressed and who faltered at Wembley?

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Arsenal vs Chelsea, Community Shield - player ratings

Petr Cech - 7 out of 10

His usual assured self at the back. Was quick off his line in the first half to clear a Chelsea through ball on the edge of the box. Let down by his Arsenal defence for Chelsea's goal but a hero in the shootout.

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Rob Holding - 6

An assured first half performance but failed to properly read the situation for Moses' goal. Should have done better.

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Arsenal vs Chelsea, Community Shield - player ratings

Per Mertesacker - N/A

His game was cut short after taking a blow to the head that forced him into an early substitution.

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Arsenal vs Chelsea, Community Shield - player ratings

Nacho Monreal - 6

Adjusted well to loss of Mertesacker at the back. Held his position and coped under pressure. Nothing remarkable, though.

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Arsenal vs Chelsea, Community Shield - player ratings

Hector Bellerin - 6

Enjoyed more influence down the flank than his counterpart on the other wing. Got forward into the right positions and produced a number of challenging deliveries.

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Mohamed Elneny - 6

Chanced his luck with a few wild shots on goal that failed to come to fruition. Worked hard in the middle. Solid performance all round.

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Granit Xhaka - 7

It was his failed clearance which handed Chelsea their opener but he made up for it as the game advanced. He came close with a stinging shot from outside of the box and provided the delivery for Kolasinac's header. MOTM.

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Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain - 5

Oxlade-Chamberlain continues to look out of place at left-back, despite Wenger's hopes that he'll be able to make a wing-back out of the player. As such, the Ox once again lacked confidence and that special spark that stopped him from having any real major say on the game - even when he was pushed on higher up the pitch after Mertesacker's injury.

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Alex Iwobi - 7

Enjoyed a notable surge forward at the end of the first half with an explosive burst of pace before showing some neat footwork to keep the attack alive after running into danger. Spirited and lively performance in all.

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Danny Welbeck - 7

Put in an industrious performance for Arsenal. Tireless in his harrying of Chelsea’s back line and willing to drop back deep for his team mates. Linked up well with Lacazette, too, which certainly bodes well for the coming season.

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Alexandre Lacazette - 6

An encouraging game for the Frenchman. Was certainly more effective in the first half, when he hit the post with a curled effort from the centre of the box. Could strike up a nice partnership with Welbeck.

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Thibaut Courtois – 5

Made some good saves although looked a little bit wobbly underneath the high ball. But why oh why did he step forward to take a penalty?!

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Arsenal vs Chelsea, Community Shield - player ratings

Cesar Azpilicueta – 6

Struggled against the direct running of Iwobi. Not one of his better games, all in all.

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Arsenal vs Chelsea, Community Shield - player ratings

David Luiz – 7

An enigmatic performance from the Brazilian, who impressed with a couple of bits of outrageous skill.

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Arsenal vs Chelsea, Community Shield - player ratings

Gary Cahill – 7

Dominant in the air and played out well from the back when required.

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Arsenal vs Chelsea, Community Shield - player ratings

Victor Moses – 7

Opened the scoring with a well-taken goal at the start of the second-half.

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Arsenal vs Chelsea, Community Shield - player ratings

Cesc Fabregas – 7

Calm and composed in the middle of the park. His passing was impressive throughout.

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Arsenal vs Chelsea, Community Shield - player ratings

N’Golo Kante – 7

A typically tidy performance. His pass success rate did not dip below 90% all match and he made several good tackles.

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Arsenal vs Chelsea, Community Shield - player ratings

Marcos Alonso – 6

Not one of the Spaniard’s better games. But on the plus side he does have a superb new lid.

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Willian – 6

Not his best performance, and was booked half-way through the first-half for simulation.

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Arsenal vs Chelsea, Community Shield - player ratings

Pedro – 7

Chelsea’s brightest player in the first-half by a considerable distance and equally effective in the second. But was sent off late on for a dangerous tackle.

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Michy Batshuayi – 6

Had a couple of shots, one of which was well saved by Cech. He’s improving – but he’s no Diego Costa.

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Arsenal beat Chelsea 4-1 in a penalty shootout at Wembley Stadium to win the Community Shield.

The Gunners perhaps had the better of a largely forgettable first-half, although Chelsea felt they should have had a penalty when Willian appeared to be tripped by Hector Bellerin. Instead the Brazilian was shown a yellow card for simulation.

Chelsea started the second-half at a lightning-quick pace and took the lead after 46 minutes, when Victor Moses ran onto a Gary Cahill header and slammed a close-range finish beyond Petr Cech.

Antonio Conte's side looked as though they would be able to seal the win, but Pedro was shown a red-card with less than ten minutes remaining when he jumped into a tackle with Mohamed Elneny.

And exactly 82 second later, Arsenal were level. Cesc Fabregas was caught playing everybody onside and summer signing Sead Kolasinac powered a header beyond Thibaut Courtois.

The game went straight to a penalty shootout with no extra time, and Arsenal held their nerve to win the Community Shield yet again

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