Crystal Palace v Liverpool, 10 August 2025

Score2-2 :: penalties 3-2 to Crystal Palace
RefereeChris Kavanagh
CompetitionFA Community Shield -
VenueWembley Stadium
Attendance82,645

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Kick-off: 3.00pm . Crystal Palace won 3-2 on penalties . Extra time not played . Following their deaths in a road traffic accident in Spain on 3 July 2025, a minute’s silence was observed prior to kick-off as a mark of respect to Liverpool's Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva. . The last three FA Community Shield editions, and five of the last seven, had now been decided by a penalty shootout. . This was the second that Crystal Palace had met Liverpool at a neutral venue; Palace won 4-3 at Villa Park in a FA Cup semi-final in 1990.

2 (3) Crystal Palace

Manager: Oliver Glasner

2 (2) Liverpool

Manager: Arne Slot

Goals:

Jean-Philippe Mateta penalty 17 P
Ismaïla Sarr 77 G

Goals:

Hugo Ekitike 4 G
Jeremie Frimpong 21 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Dean Henderson
Defender Marc Guéhi
Defender Maxence Lacroix
Defender/Midfielder Tyrick Mitchell
Defender/Midfielder Daniel Muñoz
Defender/Midfielder Chris Richards
Midfielder Daichi Kamada
Midfielder Adam Wharton
Midfielder/Forward Eberechi Eze
Midfielder/Forward Ismaïla Sarr
Forward Jean-Philippe Mateta

Starting lineup:

Alisson Becker Goalkeeper
Ibrahima Konaté Defender
Virgil van Dijk Defender
Jeremie Frimpong Defender/Midfielder
Curtis Jones Defender/Midfielder
Miloš Kerkez Defender/Midfielder
Dominik Szoboszlai Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Florian Wirtz Midfielder
Cody Gakpo Midfielder/Forward
Mohamed Salah Midfielder/Forward
Hugo Ekitike Forward

Substitutions:

Will Hughes for Daichi Kamada 29
Borna Sosa for Tyrick Mitchell 79
Jefferson Lerma for Adam Wharton 85
Justin Devenny for Marc Guéhi 90+4

Substitutions:

Wataru Endo for Curtis Jones 71
Alexis Mac Allister for Hugo Ekitike 71
Harvey Elliott for Florian Wirtz 84
Andy Robertson for Miloš Kerkez 84

Cards:

Cards:

Ibrahima Konaté 43 Y
Florian Wirtz 44 Y
Mohamed Salah 87 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Walter Benítez
Defender Nathaniel Clyne
Defender/Midfielder Rio Cardines
Defender/Midfielder Borna Sosa
Midfielder Justin Devenny
Midfielder Will Hughes
Midfielder Jefferson Lerma
Midfielder/Forward Romain Esse
Forward Odsonne Edouard

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili
Defender/Midfielder Wataru Endo
Defender/Midfielder Andy Robertson
Midfielder Harvey Elliott
Midfielder Alexis Mac Allister
Midfielder/Forward Federico Chiesa
Midfielder/Forward Ben Gannon-Doak
Midfielder/Forward Rio Ngumoha
Midfielder/Forward Trey Nyoni

Comments:

Penalty shoot-out details (Crystal Palace went second) 1 – Jean-Philippe Mateta [scored] 2 – Eberechi Eze [saved] 3 – Ismaïla Sarr [scored] 4 – Borna Sosa [missed] 5 – Justin Devenny [scored] . Since its inception in 1908, this was Crystal Palace's first ever appearance in the FA Charity Shield / FA Community Shield. . Palace had now become the first FA Charity / FA Community Shield debutant to win the traditional season-opener since Derby County in 1975. . A forerunner of the FA Charity Shield was the Sheriff of London Charity Shield which was staged for the first time on 19 March 1898 at The Crystal Palace in Sydenham. The honour was shared after Corinthian and Sheffield United also drew in a replay at the same venue two weeks later.

Comments:

Penalty shoot-out details (Liverpool went first) 1 – Mohamed Salah [missed] 2 – Alexis Mac Allister [saved] 3 – Cody Gakpo [scored] 4 – Harvey Elliott [saved] 5 – Dominik Szoboszlai [scored] . This was Liverpool's 25th appearance in the FA Charity/ FA Community Shield (won 11 outright and shared the trophy five times). . This was the first time that two players had scored on their debut in the same game for the Reds since Craig Bellamy and Mark González against Maccabi Haifa in a UEFA Champions League tie on 9 August 2006. [c/o Michael Reid] . This was their 46th visit to Wembley Stadium (won 23).

2 (3) Crystal Palace

Manager: Oliver Glasner

Goals:

Jean-Philippe Mateta penalty 17 P
Ismaïla Sarr 77 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Dean Henderson
Defender Marc Guéhi
Defender Maxence Lacroix
Defender/Midfielder Tyrick Mitchell
Defender/Midfielder Daniel Muñoz
Defender/Midfielder Chris Richards
Midfielder Daichi Kamada
Midfielder Adam Wharton
Midfielder/Forward Eberechi Eze
Midfielder/Forward Ismaïla Sarr
Forward Jean-Philippe Mateta

Substitutions:

Will Hughes for Daichi Kamada 29
Borna Sosa for Tyrick Mitchell 79
Jefferson Lerma for Adam Wharton 85
Justin Devenny for Marc Guéhi 90+4

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Walter Benítez
Defender Nathaniel Clyne
Defender/Midfielder Rio Cardines
Defender/Midfielder Borna Sosa
Midfielder Justin Devenny
Midfielder Will Hughes
Midfielder Jefferson Lerma
Midfielder/Forward Romain Esse
Forward Odsonne Edouard

Comments:

Penalty shoot-out details (Crystal Palace went second) 1 – Jean-Philippe Mateta [scored] 2 – Eberechi Eze [saved] 3 – Ismaïla Sarr [scored] 4 – Borna Sosa [missed] 5 – Justin Devenny [scored] . Since its inception in 1908, this was Crystal Palace's first ever appearance in the FA Charity Shield / FA Community Shield. . Palace had now become the first FA Charity / FA Community Shield debutant to win the traditional season-opener since Derby County in 1975. . A forerunner of the FA Charity Shield was the Sheriff of London Charity Shield which was staged for the first time on 19 March 1898 at The Crystal Palace in Sydenham. The honour was shared after Corinthian and Sheffield United also drew in a replay at the same venue two weeks later.

2 (2) Liverpool

Manager: Arne Slot

Goals:

Hugo Ekitike 4 G
Jeremie Frimpong 21 G

Starting lineup:

Alisson Becker Goalkeeper
Ibrahima Konaté Defender
Virgil van Dijk Defender
Jeremie Frimpong Defender/Midfielder
Curtis Jones Defender/Midfielder
Miloš Kerkez Defender/Midfielder
Dominik Szoboszlai Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Florian Wirtz Midfielder
Cody Gakpo Midfielder/Forward
Mohamed Salah Midfielder/Forward
Hugo Ekitike Forward

Substitutions:

Wataru Endo for Curtis Jones 71
Alexis Mac Allister for Hugo Ekitike 71
Harvey Elliott for Florian Wirtz 84
Andy Robertson for Miloš Kerkez 84

Cards:

Ibrahima Konaté 43 Y
Florian Wirtz 44 Y
Mohamed Salah 87 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili
Defender/Midfielder Wataru Endo
Defender/Midfielder Andy Robertson
Midfielder Harvey Elliott
Midfielder Alexis Mac Allister
Midfielder/Forward Federico Chiesa
Midfielder/Forward Ben Gannon-Doak
Midfielder/Forward Rio Ngumoha
Midfielder/Forward Trey Nyoni

Comments:

Penalty shoot-out details (Liverpool went first) 1 – Mohamed Salah [missed] 2 – Alexis Mac Allister [saved] 3 – Cody Gakpo [scored] 4 – Harvey Elliott [saved] 5 – Dominik Szoboszlai [scored] . This was Liverpool's 25th appearance in the FA Charity/ FA Community Shield (won 11 outright and shared the trophy five times). . This was the first time that two players had scored on their debut in the same game for the Reds since Craig Bellamy and Mark González against Maccabi Haifa in a UEFA Champions League tie on 9 August 2006. [c/o Michael Reid] . This was their 46th visit to Wembley Stadium (won 23).