The stadium observed a period of silence in memory of the victims of the July bombings in London , and a mark of respect to Arsenal fan Anthony Walker , killed on Merseyside the previous week . Arsenal in their away strip of yellow kicked off the match ; they won a corner after four minutes , but their threat was averted by Chelsea . In the eighth minute Del Horno hit a long pass to the edge of Arsenal ’s right area . Drogba controlled the ball with his chest and went beyond his marker Philippe Senderos . He shot the ball past goalkeeper Jens Lehmann in the Arsenal goal to give Chelsea a 1 – 0 lead . Arsenal began to dominate proceedings , but struggled to make use of their advantage . A slip by Senderos in the 20th minute invited Robben to make a run down the right side of the pitch , but the chance for Chelsea was brief as Senderos won the ball back . Four minutes later Fàbregas and Claude Makelele were each shown a yellow card for clashing with one another . Arsenal in the 36th minute fashioned their best chance of the game through Kolo Touré , whose shot forced goalkeeper Petr Čech to save in an acrobatic manner . Six minutes before the interval Drogba was ruled offside , but continued to run in the direction of Arsenal ’s goal . He went down on a challenge from Lauren and proceeded to roll around Arsenal ’s penalty area once Lehmann got involved – the " farce " was brought to a close after words from the referee
July bombings in London
7 July 2005 London bombings
2005 FA Community Shield