He Crystal Palace gave the big surprise in Wembley And he conquered his first Community Shield by defeating the Liverpool In an exciting penalty batch (3-2) after a 2-2 draw in regulatory time.
The meeting began with the mastery of the Premier League champion. Just at minute 4, Hugo Ekitike, one of the star signings, opened the score for the ‘reds’. However, the Palace responded quickly: at 17 ‘, Jean-Philippe Mateta equaled as a penalty after Virgil Van Dijk committed lack of Ismaïla Sarr.
Liverpool recovered the advantage at 21 ‘with a powerful shot by Jeremie Frimpong, but the story was repeated again. In the absence of 13 minutes to the end, Sarr tied with a great definition that sent the duel to the batch from eleven meters.
In the penalties, goalkeeper Dean Henderson became the hero by stopping three releases – to Mohamed Salah, Alexis Mac Allister and Harvey Elliott – while Justin Proveny, admitted to the extension, scored the decisive shot to unleash the euphoria of the palace fans.
Party statistics
Assistance: 82 645 spectators.
Possession: Liverpool 61 % – Crystal Palace 39 %.
Total shots: Liverpool 15 (6 at the door) – Crystal Palace 8 (4 at the door).
Faults committed: Liverpool 12 – Crystal Palace 9.
Crners: Liverpool 7 – Crystal Palace 3.
This triumph is the second important title for the team led by Oliver Glasner in just three months, after conquering the FA Cup in May. Liverpool, on the other hand, showed quality flashes with his millionaire signings, but left Wembley with a bitter season premiere.
With this victory, the Crystal Palace starts the 2025-26 campaign with a historical impulse and sends a clear message: it does not fear the Giants of the Premier League.
Tribute to Jota
The Crystal Palace, who played his first Community Shield on Sunday after having won in May the first England Cup in its history, showed that it was not in Wembley to be a mere spectator, and in a counterattack, Virgil Van Dijk knocked Sarr into the area, causing a penalty that transformed Mateta.
Then came the emotional 20th minute of the match, in which fans of the entire stadium honored the Portuguese soccer player of Liverpool Diogo Jota, who died with his brother André Silva last July in a traffic accident.
