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Today we're asking you to send in your Premier League predictions for: 1. Title winner 2. Top scorer 3. Surprise package. Include a little reasoning if you can.

Alexis: 1. Arsenal 2. Sturridge 3. Van Gaal to get sacked by season end.

Grant: Title winner- arsenal, finally have a winning mentality. Top scorer- Costa. Surprise package - WBA, good signings and Pulis.

Ger, Teddington: Title winner: Man Utd. Top scorer: Benteke. Surprise package: West Ham. A little reasoning: Football makes me happy, I am happy, therefore I am football.

Maximum points for effort, Ger, but not sure that's exactly sound logic?

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Goalkeeper Petr Cech will make his Arsenal debut against his old side at Wembley as the Gunners look to defend their Community Shield title from last season.

Forward Alexis Sanchez misses out because of his Copa America involvement, while Theo Walcott is expected to play as the lone striker having signed a new deal at the club this summer.

Chelsea's 2014-15 top scorer Diego Costa hasn't recovered from a hamstring injury, while summer loan signing from Monaco, Radamel Falcao, could make his debut from the substitutes bench. 

The Blues make four changes to the side who finished last game last season with Thibaut Courtois, Cesc Fabregas, Ramires and Loic Remy all starting. 

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.

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Chelsea, meanwhile,  have spent a mixed pre-season in the United States.

New goalkeeper Asmir Begovic was beaten four times  in a "tired" display  as Jose Mourinho's side lost 4-2 to New York Red Bulls, before draws with  Paris St-Germain  and Barcelona - both of which ended with the Blues winning penalty shootouts.

Chelsea begin their Premier League defence against Swansea on Saturday, 8 August (17:30 BST), while Arsenal face West Ham at 13:30 the next day.

Here's a stat that Arsene Wenger will want his team to change today. 

They have yet to score against Jose Mourinho's side since the Portuguese boss returned to Chelsea in 2013.

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Arsenal have been in fine form this summer, and have already won two pre-season tournaments.

First they beat Everton in Singapore , external before thrashing Lyon and beating Bundesliga runners-up Wolfsburg to win the Emirates Cup at their home ground.

A highlight has been the emergence of youngsters Jeff Reine-Adelaide and Alex Iwobi - nephew of former Bolton and Hull midfielder Jay-Jay Okocha.

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There's already been some Wembley success this weekend for Chelsea, with Chelsea Ladies winning the Women's FA Cup.

In the first-ever final to be held at the national stadium, Ji So-yun's goal was enough to beat Notts County 1-0.

Watch highlights here.

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Today we're asking you to send in your Premier League predictions for: 1. Title winner 2. Top scorer 3. Surprise package. Include a little reasoning if you can. 

Andrea: 1. Chelsea 2. Costa 3. Sterling (shows everyone how he really is worth 49m).

Ben: 1. Manchester United 2. Rooney 3. Lazar Markovic exploding in his second season.

Math: 1. Chelsea 2. Aguero 3. Swansea - Andre Ayew alongside Gylfi Sigurdsson will smash it! Solid at the back too.

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Fifteen years ago Chelsea secured their second victory in the traditional curtain raiser when a team skippered by Dennis Wise (right) and featuring the likes of Gianfranco Zola (left) and Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink defeated Manchester United 2-0 at Wembley.

And if you're in the mood for a bit of nostalgia, watch our video of 10 of the best goals from this fixture, featuring David Beckham, Thierry Henry and Sir Bobby Charlton.

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Today we're asking you to send in your Premier League predictions for: 1. Title winner 2. Top scorer 3. Surprise package. Include a little reasoning if you can. 

Rhys, Bournemouth: Title winners - Arsenal, followed by Wenger's retirement. Top Scorer - The mystery striker United are set to sign in the next few weeks. Surprise package - Liverpool finishing in the bottom half.

Joe Wilkshire: Arsenal 1st. Good balance squad this season. Aguero top scorer, surprise package Liverpool to finish out of the top six.   

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Jose Mourinho believes Radamel Falcao can rediscover his "super scorer" status at Chelsea.

“I like him, I like him a lot as a player," said Mourinho. 

"We play very well with a striker of his sort. He’s not just a striker who can score goals, he is always a threat. He contributes a lot to the quality of the game."

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So Radamel Falcao starts on the bench today. He struggled at Manchester United last season, but can he succeed at Chelsea this year? 

Former Chelsea striker Hernan Crespo – now manager at Serie B side Modena – believes the Colombian needs to rediscover his self-belief.

“After such a bad injury as he had you need time and it’s not easy to recover. He met a manager in Louis van Gaal who didn’t give him the chance to play regularly.

“You also have to consider that every player wants to play with continuity, but managers don’t always receive the same treatment from their bosses: if they lose a few games they risk to get sacked too! You have to take your chances if you want to play regularly; probably he was not the kind of player Van Gaal was looking for.

“We will see what happens at Chelsea, which is obviously a top club too: it won’t be easy for him to play regularly either. Jose doesn’t make any presents... All Falcao has to do is to believe in himself and to be the great player he is. That will be enough to convince Mourinho to give him a chance.”

Listen to the full interview on the BBC World Service's Sportsworld programme from 16:00 BST.

Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Cech makes his debut against his former side. Alexis Sanchez misses out. Theo Walcott starts.

Loic Remy starts as the lone striker for Chelsea, with new signings Radamel Falcao and Asmir Begovic on the bench.

Arsenal XI:  Cech, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Ozil, Walcott, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Ramsey, Monreal, Cazorla, Bellerin, Coquelin.   

Chelsea XI:  Courtois; Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry, Azpilicueta; Matic, Fabregas; Ramires, Willian, Hazard; Remy.

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Roy Keane sticks the boot into the Arsenal players in today's Daily Star,, external claiming Gunners players are a bunch of posers.

"Arsenal have some really good players - some good characters who roll their sleeves up," former Manchester United midfielder Keane said.

“But they also have got one or two players who are more interested in selfies and six packs, guys who are trying to get their pictures taken every day of the week.

“Listen, every year we hear the same thing about Arsenal being contenders. But there are too many Arsenal players interested in selfies - whatever they are."

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With Petr Cech almost certain to come into goal against his former side, will this line-up be far off?

Right then, we are about 15 minutes away from getting the team news for today's game. 

You'd imagine the line-ups will be a good indicator of what Jose Mourinho and Arsene Wenger consider their strongest teams.

With minimal incomings, could this be how Chelsea line up? Radamel Falcao taking his place on the bench?

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The start of the English football season may still be a few days away, but the Scottish Premiership is in full swing. 

Today we have live text & radio coverage as Hearts return to the Scottish Premiership against St Johnstone, before Aberdeen visit Dundee United. 

Follow it here.

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In 2011 Manchester United retained the Community Shield but could only finish second in the Premier League table.

In 2012 Community Shield winners Manchester City could also only finish second.

The following year Manchester United finished seventh after winning the traditional season opener.

And 12 months ago Arsenal won the Community Shield...only to finish third in the table.

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For someone who, you would think, would be relaxed after some proper R&R, Jose Mourinho has been getting stuck into his rivals this week.

As well as some digs at Arsene Wenger, he has also had a pop at Manuel Pellegrini, teasing the Manchester City boss for thinking about him while on holiday.

Pellegrini gave an interview in Chile last month in which he said Mourinho “wants to take credit for everything”.

“When a manager is on holidays and still thinks about me, I have nothing to say,” said Mourinho. “I don’t know why he did it. In my holidays I did zero interviews."