Can Arsenal pick up from where they left off last season? 

They were in fine form in the second half of 2014-15, boasting a win percentage of 74% from 27 games in all competitions. Chelsea's win percentage from their final 26 games, meanwhile, was 58%.

It is Arsenal who have started the better here.

Barton, 32, was released by Queens Park Rangers at the end of last season.

BBC Sport's Danny Murphy : "Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has started on the right hand side for Arsenal with Santi Cazola on the left and Aaron Ramsey in the middle. 

"A bit of a surprise for me as Cazorla played his best stuff last season in the middle."

Both teams have opted for pace in their attack, with Theo Walcott leading the line for Arsenal and Loic Remy the lone striker for Chelsea.

Remy raids forward in the hope of receiving a pass from Nemanja Matic, who breaks away down the left, but Hector Bellerin has the Chelsea man in his pocket and breaks the attack down.

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Jermaine Jenas
Former England midfielder on BBC Radio 5 live

"Brilliant from Theo Walcott - putting Nemanja Matic under pressure like that meant his whole team began right on the front foot. It wasn't the start Jose Mourinho will have wanted - he's already on the edge of his technical area."

Away from Wembley for a second, Christian Benteke has been named in Liverpool's starting line-up for their friendly at Swindon Town following his £32.5m move from Aston Villa. 

That match kick-off at 16:00 BST. We'll keep you posted on how Benteke gets on.

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Arsenal are biting straight from the off as Nemanja Matic is put under immediate pressure by Theo Walcott, causing him to give the ball away. Fortunately for Chelsea, Arsenal can't capitalise quickly enough before the Blues reorganise.

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Jermaine Jenas
Former England midfielder on BBC Radio 5 live

"Psychologically a win here is great for the new season. I think these two teams will be the closest rivals for the Premier League title and there's a real sense of anticipation around the ground today. It's almost like an FA Cup final."

Who will deal an early psychological blow with victory in this Premier League curtain raiser?

Chelsea get us under way.

Pat Nevin
Ex-Scotland international on BBC Radio 5 live

"I think both managers have shown each other and the occasion great respect by putting out the strongest teams they could have. There's a big game atmosphere around Wembley today - the fans have certainly played their part - and I'm sure it will be fiercely contested."

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A good reception for Petr Cech from the Chelsea fans as their former goalkeeper strolls out on to the pitch, but a few boos aimed at Cesc Fabregas from the Arsenal section.

Here's one final reminder of the line-ups:

Arsenal XI : Cech; Bellerin, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Monreal; Coquelin, Cazorla; Ramsey, Ozil, Oxlade-Chamberlain; Walcott. Subs . Martinez, Debuchy, Gibbs, Gabriel, Arteta, Iwobi, Giroud. 

Chelsea XI: Courtois; Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry, Azpilicueta; Matic, Fabregas; Ramires, Willian, Hazard; Remy. Subs. Begovic, Zouma, Mikel, Oscar, Cuadrado, Moses, Falcao.

Just 70 days after his last competitive Chelsea appearance, new Arsenal keeper Petr Cech is getting ready to face the Blues.

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Petr Cech fist pumps his former Chelsea colleague Branislav Ivanovic as the two teams line up in the tunnel. 

Have to admit, it is pretty weird not seeing Cech in a Chelsea shirt. 

He is the only new face in the Gunners team, which features nine players who started in the FA Cup final in May.

Will it be raining goals at Wembley later?

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Out and about? Want to see the goals? Then good news, because we will have video clips of goals and key moments throughout the game, right here.

There is also a Match of the Day highlights show on BBC One and the BBC Sport website at 22:30 BST (23:35 in Scotland).

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Fifteen minutes to go until kick off. First up, pop star Jess Glynne is belting out one of her hits at the moment, to a pretty subdued Wembley crowd.

Less than a week before the start of the new Premier League season and here's Wayne Rooney...in an Everton shirt.

The Manchester United striker is appearing in a testimonial for former Toffees striker Duncan Ferguson at Goodison Park, where Everton entertain Spanish side Villarreal.

What kind of reception will Rooney get off Everton fans? We'll keep you posted.

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We've been asking you who you think has been the best signing of the summer, and Petr Cech (£10m from Chelsea to Arsenal) is the runaway winner with 42.9% of the vote.

Interestingly, only 2.9% of you think Raheem Sterling (£49m from Liverpool to Man City) will prove the best bit of business.

Thanks for voting.

And as an added bonus, the happy couple get to cut out and keep this live text commentary entry.

One to show the kids, I'm sure.