Community Shield report, result, goals

Mohamed Salah, Alexis Mac Allister and Harvey Elliott spurned spot kicks for Liverpool as Crystal Palace gained at Wembley Stadium for the second time inside three months with a 3-2 victory on penalties following a 2-2 draw within the 2025 Neighborhood Defend.

New Liverpool signings Hugo Ekitike and Jeremie Frimpong struck both facet of Jean-Philippe Mateta’s penalty as the edges traded three objectives contained in the opening 22 minutes.

CRYSTAL PALACE WIN THE COMMUNITY SHIELD! 🏆

📺 @tntsports & @discoveryplusUK pic.twitter.com/8j5e2mGSD7

— Soccer on TNT Sports activities (@footballontnt) August 10, 2025

Mo Salah misses Liverpool’s opening penalty within the shootout 😳

📺 @tntsports & @discoveryplusUK pic.twitter.com/AccQrc0Zoe

— Soccer on TNT Sports activities (@footballontnt) August 10, 2025

Mac Allister and Eze each miss from the spot ❌

📺 @tntsports & @discoveryplusUK pic.twitter.com/HjLtSv6t7D

— Soccer on TNT Sports activities (@footballontnt) August 10, 2025

Ismaila Sarr then surged on to Adam Wharton’s well-weighted cross in the proper channel, entered the penalty space and curled a cute right-footed end previous goalkeeper Alisson by way of the close to publish within the 77th minute.

Salah despatched the opening try of the shootout excessive over the goal and goalkeeper Dean Henderson denied Mac Allister and Elliott to make Palace the primary crew to win the showpiece match on the first try, with Alisson turning Eberechi Eze’s effort towards a publish and Borna Sosa hitting the crossbar on his Eagles debut earlier than substitute Justin Devenny smashed within the decisive kick.

Scientific from Ismaïla Sarr 🎯

Van Dijk steps up early and the ahead takes full benefit!

📺 @tntsports & @discoveryplusUK pic.twitter.com/DAmE6u0176

— Soccer on TNT Sports activities (@footballontnt) August 10, 2025

What an introduction by Hugo Ekitike 🤩

4 minutes is all it for the massive Frenchman to make his mark, with a superb end to place Liverpool forward ⚽️

📺 @tntsports & @discoveryplusUK pic.twitter.com/h6DcLaLn1o

— Soccer on TNT Sports activities (@footballontnt) August 10, 2025

France Underneath-21 ahead Ekitike confirmed why Liverpool paid Eintracht Frankfurt an preliminary £69m for him within the fourth minute, swapping passes with Florian Wirtz on the left and shifting to his proper simply outdoors the field to curve a exact low end past USA defender Chris Richards and Henderson to break the deadlock with his fourth touch.

Liverpool are forward, and it is one other new man as Jeremie Frimpong’s cross finds the far nook to make it 2-1 ⚽️

Proper on the 20 minute mark 2️⃣0️⃣
“Some issues are simply meant to be”

📺 @tntsports & @discoveryplusUK pic.twitter.com/5TKVrGM6td

— Soccer on TNT Sports activities (@footballontnt) August 10, 2025

Germany midfielder Wirtz arrived from Leverkusen in June for £100m, doubtlessly rising to a British-record £116m.

Within the highest-scoring first half of a Neighborhood Defend match since 1992, FA Cup holders Palace equalised via Mateta’s penalty after Virgil van Dijk fouled Sarr.

All degree right here at Wembley! 🤯

Foul on Sarr by van Dijk, and Mateta steps up confidently to crash dwelling the penalty to make it 1-1!

📺 @tntsports & @discoveryplusUK pic.twitter.com/Y36vOj1r81

— Soccer on TNT Sports activities (@footballontnt) August 10, 2025

Palace have been degree for 4 minutes, Frimpong’s cross from the proper looping over Henderson to revive Liverpool’s lead after Dominik Szoboszlai’s angled cross had situated the Netherlands right-back.

Frimpong joined the reigning Premier League champions from Leverkusen for £29.5m in Could.

Palace often is the happier facet with the 90 minutes that preceded penalties, displaying the poised steadiness of resolve and attacking verve that took them previous Manchester Metropolis within the FA Cup last in Could.

Kerkez and Frimpong have been the brand new full-backs in a again 4 for Liverpool that was often unconvincing, together with a mistake by Van Dijk when the captain misjudged his facet’s offside lure for Palace’s second purpose.

Van Dijk was seen shaking his head after Sarr struck as Liverpool’s document prolonged to at least one clear sheet of their final 12 matches, together with friendlies.

Mateta and Sarr additionally scored for Palace within the shootout, as did Gakpo and Szoboszlai for Liverpool.

This was additionally the sixth Neighborhood Defend match of the final 9 to go to penalties, together with every of the final three.

Manchester Metropolis beat Manchester United final yr and Arsenal beat Metropolis in 2023, whereas the Gunners beat Liverpool in 2020 and Chelsea in 2017.

Metropolis additionally beat Liverpool by way of spot kicks in 2019.

Crystal Palace line-up vs Liverpool

Palace boss Oliver Glasner selected the identical 11 who started their first FA Cup last triumph.

Talisman Eberechi Eze, whose future on the membership has been the topic of a lot hypothesis over the summer season, was anticipated to supply Palace’s inventive spark.

Mateta led the road within the membership’s first Neighborhood Defend look.

Palace beginning XI: Henderson, Munoz, Richards, Lacroix, Guehi, Mitchell, Wharton, Kamada, Eze, Sarr, Mateta

Palace subs: Benitez, Lerma, Clyne, Hughes, Esse, Edouard, Sosa, Devenny, Cardines