Arsenal vs. Chelsea: Score and Reaction from 2015 Community Shield Match

Arsenal retained the FA Community Shield by beating Chelsea 1-0 on Sunday at Wembley Stadium. The winning goal came courtesy of winger Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, giving Gunners boss Arsene Wenger his first-ever victory over Chelsea counterpart Jose Mourinho.

Chamberlain's winner means Arsenal are unbeaten in their last six visits to Wembley. The Gunners were solid and defensively efficient throughout, qualities usually associated with Chelsea. 

Mourinho rested star striker Diego Costa to avoid a potential injury issue:

In Costa's absence, Loic Remy got the nod, while fringe player Ramires was also given a start: 

Meanwhile, Wenger started Theo Walcott through the middle and included Chamberlain wide in the absence of Alexis Sanchez, per Arsenal's official Twitter account:

Notably, Jack Wilshere missed out with an ankle injury, according to the Daily Mail's Neil Ashton.

Arsenal started quickly when Walcott robbed Nemanja Matic from kick-off to spark a move that ended with Thibaut Courtois punching clear a cross from Chamberlain.

Inside the opening 10 minutes, Cesc Fabregas thought he had an early penalty claim after colliding with Per Mertesacker in the box. But referee Anthony Taylor deemed the contact incidental.

A Walcott header stung Courtois' palms but was soon claimed following a crafty delivery from Mesut Ozil just after 20 minutes. Moments later, Chamberlain went one better.

After Ozil smartly found Walcott unmarked in the middle, he fed Chamberlain on the inside right of the box. A quick shift and a curling shot put Arsenal 1-0 up.

As BT Sport Football showed, it was an impressive strike:

The goal ended one of many miserable records against Chelsea for the Gunners, per Squawka Football:

Ramires then spurned a pair of chances before Ramsey hit the side netting. Just before the break, Branislav Ivanovic headed clear in front of Chelsea's goal after more positive work from Chamberlain:

Chelsea's new striker Radamel Falcao entered the fray at halftime. He sparked a bright start to the second half, but Arsenal continued to create openings on the counter, with Santi Cazorla narrowly failing to put Ozil through.

Mourinho responded by introducing Oscar for Ramires, hoping for more guile in possession. Falcao soon muscled his way through but was stopped by Laurent Koscielny.

Then Eden Hazard blazed a shot over from inside the box as Chelsea built momentum. As an answer, Wenger introduced Olivier Giroud for Walcott on 65 minutes to give Arsenal a natural target man up front. His first two touches were chances as the Gunners pressed for a second.

Petr Cech then saved an Oscar free-kick to draw roars from Arsenal supporters. 101 Great Goals tweeted approval:

At the other end, Giroud blasted over as Arsenal continued to sit off and strike on the break. Subbing Chamberlain for Mikel Arteta showed Wenger was keen to close things up. So did swapping Ozil for full-back Kieran Gibbs.

The Gunners nearly killed things off after yet another stylish break, but Ramsey's shot deflected wide, after Courtois denied Cazorla following a rare sluggish touch from the Spaniard.

At the other end, a spat between Arteta and Falcao quickly blew over before Ivanovic missed a close-range header.

The Gunners then saw things out by doing what they did all day: sitting deep, absorbing pressure and breaking with speed and ingenuity. Gibbs had a late chance saved by a quick-reacting Courtois.

This performance from Wenger's team is often associated with Mourinho's sides.

After the match, Mourinho made a point of shaking hands with every Arsenal player. But as BBC Sport's David Ornstein noted, hostilities between the Portuguese gaffer and Wenger still haven't thawed:

Mourinho then threw his loser's medal to a young Arsenal fan, something Chelsea's Twitter account made note of:

Decide for yourself if that's a tongue-in-cheek reference.

More importantly, after failing to score without Costa, Mourinho indicated he's still content with his squad's options in attack, although he did seem uncertain about Costa's status for the start of the season:

That may not be a view many others share after Falcao struggled in his debut. ESPN's Alex Shaw was particularly unimpressed:

While Chelsea could point to problems up front, this was a rare day when Wenger could praise Arsenal's defence:

The Frenchman was particularly happy about the way his team preserved its advantage:

With words that will likely cut into Chelsea fans, Wenger reserved special praise for ex-Blues goalkeeper Cech:

By contrast, Mourinho offered mock praise for the Gunners' defensive resolve. In fact, he felt the performance was a betrayal of Wenger's values, suggesting Arsenal played "all the second half with nine players in front of the box," per Sky Sports. 

Despite Mourinho's words, Arsenal will need this type of solidity in the big games if the club is going to capture a first league title since 2004. 

Wenger's men begin the challenge for the title at home against West Ham United buoyed by the confidence provided by this result. Meanwhile, the Blues kick off their title defence by entertaining Swansea City, hoping to bounce back from rare disappointment against the Gunners.