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THE Premier League season curtain-raiser pits Chelsea against Arsenal tomorrow in the Community Shield at Wembley.

Both teams will want to get early bragging rights and pick up the first piece of silverware of the season.

Arsenal head into the match having signed Theo Walcott and Santi Carzola on new long-term deals which will please Gunners fans worried that Walcott would be moved on if he didn’t put pen to paper soon.

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