Crystal Palace 2-2 Liverpool: (3-2 pens) – Community Shield 2025

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Show Match Events Liverpool were defeated on penalties in the traditional curtain raiser for the football season. FA Cup winners Crystal Palace twice came from behind to force the penalty shootout after 90 minutes and it was Palace who held their nerve better in the shoot out.

Liverpool were the better side in the first half but it was the normally ever-reliable Virgil van Dijk who gave Palace the lifeline when he felled Ismaila Sarr. Two debutant goals for Liverpool - a promising sign for the season ahead.

Palace's penalties ultimately proved better - Salah skied his penalty in front of the Liverpool fans and Henderson saved fairly weak penalties from both Elliott and Mac Allister. VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS: Palace 2-2 Liverpool (3-2 pens)