Oliver Glasner’s FA Cup-winners Crystal Palace stun Arne Slot’s EPL champs Liverpool 5-4 via penalty shootout to clinch maiden FA Community Shield
Crystal Palace players celebrate winning the FA Community Shield on Sunday. Pic/Getty Images
Crystal Palace rallied from a goal down to beat Liverpool and win the 2025 FA Community Shield, emerging triumphant after a penalty shootout that ended 3-2 following a frenetic match which saw the score dead-locked at 2-2 once the full-time whistle was blown.
Palace goalkeeper Dean Henderson wrote his name into the club’s history books by denying two penalties from Alexis MacAllister and Harvey Elliot soon after Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah smashed his spot kick over the bar. For Palace, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Ismaila Sarr and Justin Devenny scored their penalties.
Liverpool strike first
Earlier, Liverpool drew first blood with new striker Hugo Ekitike endearing himself to the Reds fans in just the fourth minute. The former Eintracht Frankfurt forward drove the ball past a diving Crystal Palace goalkeeper Dean Henderson from the edge of the box, after a neat exchange with Florian Wirtz.
However, Palace would not be deterred, and soon won a penalty after Virgil van Dijk’s lazy tackle on Sarr. Mateta calmly swept the ensuing penalty into the right corner, sending Liverpool custodian Alisson the wrong way.
Palace’s euphoria lasted just four minutes as Liverpool took the lead (21st min) via right-back Jeremie Frimpong. The Dutchman received a long pass from Dominik Szoboszlai before driving towards the right side of the box and chipping the ball from a tight angle over Henderson.
Palace hit back
Palace though refused to surrender and amped up their attack, cleverly playing on the counter, with their forwards causing a menace in the Liverpool defence with their well-timed runs. They eventually found their well-deserved equaliser in the 77th minute as Sarr latched onto a clever ball from Adam Wharton to speed past Van Dijk and slot the ball beyond an onrushing Alisson. The victory sealed Crystal Palace’s first ever Community Shield triumph.
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