2005 FA Community Shield

2005 FA Community Shield

Arsenal Chelsea 1 2
Date	7 August 2005
Venue	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Man of the Match	Didier Drogba (Chelsea)
Referee	Howard Webb (Sheffield & Hallamshire)
Attendance	58,014
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The 2005 FA Community Shield was a football match held at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, on 7 August 2005. It contested by Arsenal, who were FA Cup winners in 2005, and Chelsea, who won the 2004–05 Premier League. Chelsea won the match 2–1.

Match details

7 August 2005 15:00 BST	Arsenal	1–2	Chelsea	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 58,014 Referee: Howard Webb (South Yorkshire)
	Fàbregas  64'	Report	Drogba  8', 58'

Arsenal

Chelsea

GK 1 Jens Lehmann RB 12 Lauren 78' CB 28 Kolo Touré CB 20 Philippe Senderos 72' LB 3 Ashley Cole RM 8 Fredrik Ljungberg 72' CM 15 Cesc Fàbregas 24' CM 16 Mathieu Flamini 46' LM 7 Robert Pirès 46' CF 10 Dennis Bergkamp 46' CF 14 Thierry Henry (c) Substitutes: GK 39 Mark Howard DF 18 Pascal Cygan 72' DF 31 Justin Hoyte 78' MF 13 Alexander Hleb 46' MF 19 Gilberto Silva 46' FW 9 José Antonio Reyes 72' FW 11 Robin van Persie 46' Manager: Arsène Wenger

GK 1 Petr Čech RB 20 Paulo Ferreira CB 13 William Gallas CB 26 John Terry (c) LB 3 Asier del Horno DM 4 Claude Makélélé 24' RM 16 Arjen Robben 69' LM 11 Damien Duff 74' AM 8 Frank Lampard 90' CF 22 Eiður Guðjohnsen 59' CF 15 Didier Drogba 59' Substitutes: GK 23 Carlo Cudicini DF 6 Ricardo Carvalho MF 10 Joe Cole 74' MF 14 Geremi 90' MF 24 Shaun Wright-Phillips 69' MF 30 Tiago 59' FW 9 Hernán Crespo 59' Manager: José Mourinho

Man of the match Didier Drogba (Chelsea)

Match rules 90 minutes Penalty shoot-out if scores level after 90 minutes Seven named substitutes Maximum of six substitutions

External links

• Community Shield 2005 at TheFA.com