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The FA has confirmed which officials will oversee Liverpool’s Community Shield clash against Crystal Palace next month, with Chris Kavanagh set to take charge of the game.

The Reds play in the annual curtain raiser for the first time since 2022, when Liverpool beat Manchester City 3-1 at the King Power Stadium.

As for Palace, it is the club’s first-ever appearance in the annual fixture between the league and FA Cup winners from the previous campaign.

The match will be staged on August 10 at Wembley, five days before the Premier League campaign begins at Anfield when Bournemouth is the visitors.

The Community Shield will offer Arne Slot the chance to put the finishing touches on his preparations ahead of the Premier League season and, invariably, allow players to build fitness levels.

He’ll hope to avoid any injuries or suspensions too, with Kavanagh pivotal in the latter

Liverpool last won the Community Shield in 2022

The Community Shield will end Liverpool’s preseason plans, which began on Sunday with a 3-1 win over Preston North End.

The Reds jet out to Asia soon for friendlies against AC Milan and Yokohama FM.

Then, a double header will be played on August 4 when the Reds take on Athletic Bilbao in back-to-back games, which should afford the majority of players the chance to get 90 minutes into their legs.

As for Palace, it faces Crawley Town on July 25, before a similar double header against Augsburg a week later

The Eagles begin their Premier League campaign with a trip to Stamford Bridge to take on the recently crowned world champions Chelsea.


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