The 2017 FA Community Shield (also known as the 2017 FA Community Shield supported by McDonald 's for sponsorship reasons) was the 95th FA Community Shield, an annual football match played between the winners of the previous season 's Premier League and FA Cup competitions. It was held at Wembley Stadium on 6 August 2017. The match was played between Chelsea, champions of the 2016 -- 17 Premier League and Arsenal, who beat their opponents to win the 2017 FA Cup Final. Watched by a crowd of 83,325, Arsenal won the Shield 4 -- 1 on penalties, after the match finished 1 -- 1 after 90 minutes. The shoot - out was notable as the ABBA system was trialled for the first time in English football; the format sees teams take back - to - back penalties rather than alternating.
who is playing in the community shield 2017
Chelsea Arsenal Arsenal