Palace beat Liverpool on penalties to clinch the Comunnity Shield | OneFootball

Crystal Palace lifted the Community Shield after edging Liverpool 3–2 on penalties at Wembley, their second win at the national stadium in just three months, following a 2–2 draw in normal time.

Liverpool made the perfect start. Inside four minutes, Hugo Ekitike, making his debut, played a neat one-two with Florian Wirtz down the left before cutting inside and bending a crisp low strike into the far corner.

Palace replied in the 17th minute when Virgil van Dijk brought down Ismaila Sarr in the area. Jean-Philippe Mateta stepped up and slotted the penalty past Alisson to make it 1–1.

Their joy was short-lived, though, as just four minutes later Jeremie Frimpong’s looping cross from the right evaded Dean Henderson and found the net, restoring Liverpool’s lead.

After the break, the tempo dipped but the Eagles grew into the game. Their persistence paid off with 13 minutes to go when Sarr raced onto Adam Wharton’s precise pass, surged into the box and curled a clever finish inside the near post to send the contest to penalties.

In the shootout, Salah missed the opener for Liverpool, sending it over the bar. Henderson then denied Alexis Mac Allister and Harvey Elliott, while Alisson kept out Eberechi Eze’s spot-kick and debutant Borna Sosa struck the crossbar. That set the stage for substitute Justin Devenny, who blasted home the winner to seal the Shield for Palace at their first attempt.

For Oliver Glasner’s side, it’s another trophy in the cabinet and a confidence-boosting start to the new campaign.