- 85'
Liverpool make another change as Smicer replaces Owen.
- 84'
...the French striker procrastinates and Henchoz blocks his cross/shot.
- 83'
Henry breaks and only has Henchoz between himself and clear run on goal....
- 82'
A foul is given against Cole for his challenge on Baros and the Liverpool fans give an ironic cheer.
- 81'
Vieira gets some treatment as Seaman restarts the match.
- 80'
A frustrated Murphy fouls Vieira and receives a yellow card.
- 79'
Liverpool pile on the pressure and substitute Baros fluffs and overhead kick.
- 78'
Time is ticking away as Liverpool probe for an equalizer.
- 77'
Babbel tries to get on the end of a Gerrard cross but Campbell heads clear.
- 76'
Babbel comes on for Liverpool - making a return after a year's absence.
- 75'
Gilberto clatters Diouf and he becomes Arsenal's fourth player to get a yellow card.
- 74'
Liverpool pass the ball around the back four.
- 73'
No penalty says the ref and Vieira is furious with the Diouf.
- 72'
...Vieira dives in with a challenge and Diouf takes a dive in the area.
- 71'
Diouf drives into the box from the left and skips past Cole.....
- 70'
Arsenal get a freekick for pushing in the box.
- 69'
Liverpool look to respond and push forward. A Gerrard shot is deflected for a corner.
- 68'
...Bergkamp picks out Gilberto and the Brazilian hammers the ball home on his debut. GOAL!!!!!
- 68'
Vieira plays Bergkamp through on the left and he cuts into the box.....
- 67'
Liverpool make a change. Hamann is replaced by Murphy.
- 66'
Arsenal build from the back and slow down the pace of the frantic game.
- 65'
Diouf holds the ball up under pressure from Vieira, but no teammates come to his aid.
- 64'
....He can't get the ball out of his feet and his shot goes wide.
- 63'
Vieira threads a ball through to Bergkamp, who spins into the box....
- 62'
Hamann finds Owen. The striker darts into the box and loses his footing as he hits a poor shot.
- 61'
Hamann cuts out a poor pass in midfield and Liverpool attack.
- 61'
Lauren impedes Owen, but Liverpool waste the resulting freekick.
- 60'
....the ball fizzes across the goal and Owen is inches away from turning it into the net. He claims he was being tugged.
- 59'
Gerrard takes a corner from the left.....
- 58'
Keown tackles Riise as Henry decides to change his boots.
- 57'
Gerrard hits a dipping cross into the box. Owen gets ahead of Keown but can't direct the ball on target.
- 55'
The ball ricochets to Diouf who blasts high and wide from 20-yards out.
- 55'
Lauren makes a poor defensive header and Arsenal are in a muddle.
- 54'
...Dudek is quickly down to his left to make the save.
- 54'
...Henry decides to cut out the return pass and hits a low shot from the edge of the box......
- 54'
Viera breaks for the Gunners and attempts to play a one-two with Bergkamp.....
- 53'
....the England striker scuffs his shot and the chance is wasted.
- 52'
Liverpool counter attack with Diouf, who sets up Owen in the box.....
- 52'
Wiltord latches onto a pass and hits a low shot from the left which Dudek saves low.
- 51'
Arsenal keep possession in midfield.
- 50'
Gerrard looks long for Riise, but Seaman gets there first.
- 49'
Wiltord is offside from Gilberto's pass.
- 48'
Lauren plays the ball down the left. He wins and takes a throw.
- 47'
...Dudek gets a leg to Henry's power strike and diverts it onto the post.
- 46'
Henry accelrates onto a Bergkamp through-ball and is clear through on goal........
- 46'
Owen attacks straight away and sets up Diouf on the edge of the box. His shot is blocked.
- 45'
Arsenal have made a change for the second-half, with Brazilian World Cup winner Gilberto Silva replacing Edu.
- 45'
Liverpool restart the match.
The match is evenly balanced at 0-0 and is still there for the taking, if either side can mount some sustained attacking pressure.
Arsenal started the game the stronger, but Liverpool fought back towards the end of the half.
- 45'
.....too deep and the ball goes out of play. Seaman takes the resulting goal kick and the whistle goes for half-time.
- 45'
Riise takes a corner from the right.....
- 45'
The linesman flags for some shirt pulling. Campbell disagrees and Diouf is unhappy as he had got clear.
- 44'
Henry takes a hack at Hamann and gets booked.
- 43'
Hyypia hits long to Diouf. He holds off Cole plays the ball in field.
- 42'
Gerrard spins Parlour, but his pass goes astray. Cole attacks down the left and his cross goes straight to Dudek.
- 41'
The game is getting a bit fiesty between these two rivals as half-time approaches.
- 40'
Riise goes down off the ball. The officials didn't see anything wrong.
- 39'
Vieira hits the deck. No foul says the ref.
- 38'
Henry runs at Henchoz, who stands firm and gets in a valuable challenge.
- 37'
...he gets there under pressure from Traore and shoots straight at Dudek.
- 37'
Vieira starts an attack from deep. Henry plays the ball into the box for Wiltord to chase......
- 36'
...Wiltord collects the ball on the edge of the box and finds Parlour on the right. He shoots just wide of Dudek's far post.
- 35'
Riise skips past Lauren and Keown dives in with a tackle. Arsenal counter attack with Henry....
- 35'
Tackles are flying in around the midfield.
- 34'
Liverpool coming into the match as an attacking force for the first time.
- 33'
Riise hits the shot from 25-yards, but it deflects off Vieira for a corner.
- 32'
Owen runs at Arsenal's back four. Vieira slides in and Owen plays for the foul. Freekick and Vieira gets booked.
- 31'
The ball is headed clear as far as Hamann. He crosses into the box and Seaman claims it through a crowd of people.
- 30'
Riise takes a freekick from the right. His delivery is much better than Gerrard's and Keown concedes a corner.
- 29'
....Heskey's strike is collected by Seaman at his near post.
- 28'
A flick from Owen sets Heskey galloping into the box and he lines up a shot from a tight angle....
- 27'
The ref stops play, but Riise is back on his feet and ready to continue.
- 26'
....his blasted shot hits Riise in the head and the Norwegian collapses to the floor.
- 25'
Edu stands over a freekick 30-yards out.......
- 24'
Campbell hits a long ball forward which Henchoz heads clear.
- 23'
Wiltord brings down Diouf and gets booked. Gerrard puts a better delivery into the box, but Vieira heads clear.
- 22'
It's all Arsenal at the moment as Edu gets treatment after being studded down his leg.
- 21'
...Bergkamp's shot on the volley is straight at Dudek, who holds the ball this time around.
- 20'
....Bergkamp's strike is blocked by Dudek but spins back to the Dutch striker.....
- 20'
...the ball falls to Parlour whose cross finds Bergkamp.....
- 19'
Henry combines with Wiltord on the left. Henry takes another 20-yard shot which Dudek parries.....
- 18'
Liverpool are playing their usual game of sitting back and defending then hitting on the break.
- 17'
Henry finds space for a shot from the edge of the box. Dudek saves, and holds on to, his curling strike.
- 16'
....Xavier muscles the Dutchman out of the way and clears the danger.
- 16'
Henry gets a flick on a cross from the right and the looping ball drops towards Bergkamp......
- 15'
Henry skins Henchoz and sprints down the left. His cross is collected low by Dudek.
- 14'
....the ball sails out for a goal kick. what a waste.
- 14'
Heskey wins a freekick. Gerrard to deliver......
- 13'
Edu takes a poor corner and as the ball comes back out to him his second delivery ends up in the stands.
- 12'
...the French striker can't make the angle for a shot but wins a corner.
- 11'
Cole sprints past Traore and finds Henry in the box......
- 11'
Bergkamp controls a long ball on his chest. Henry spreads the play to the left, but Lauren's cross is blocked.
- 10'
Henry whips the ball into the box and Dudek comes off his line to claim it.
- 9'
Wiltord combines with Cole on the left and Henchoz concedes a corner.
- 8'
Gerrard makes another reckless challenge, this time on Henry, and he is lucky to stay on the pitch. Vieira returns to the match.
- 7'
Diouf dances through the midfield but his ball into the box is too heavy.
- 6'
Gerrard clatters Vieira and gets a yellow card while Vieira receives some treatment.
- 5'
Edu delivers the ball and Campbell heads just wide.
- 4'
Parlour plays an early ball into the box from the right and Hyypia concedes a corner.
- 3'
Cole makes a forward run down the left, but plays a wayward pass to Bergkamp in the centre.
- 2'
Lauren makes a mistake in defence but Keown clears any danger.
- 1'
Gerrard picks up the ball in midfield and finds Riise. Diouf can't control Riise's pass on the edge of the box.
- 1'
Arsenal kick-off in their new home strip, while Liverpool sport a dubious away kit.
Both sides take to the pitch and Liverpool fans will have a chance to see new signing Diouf in action. Arsenal new-boy Cygan is on the bench.
Arsenal won the League and FA Cup last season so as runners-up in the Premiership Liverpool are their opponents in the Community Shield.
Two French managers, Arsenal's Arsene Wenger and Liverpool's Gerard Houllier, go head-to-head in the season's traditional curtain-raiser.
