Crystal Palace beat Liverpool on penalties to win Community Shield

FA Cup holders Crystal Palace have won this year's Community Shield after beating Premier League champions Liverpool 3-2 on penalties at Wembley Stadium.

The match went to spot kicks after it finished in a 2-2 draw after full time.

Palace, who had not won a major trophy in their history until this year, have now picked up two in three months.

They also became the first club in 50 years to win the Community Shield on their first-ever appearance in the match.

What happened in the match?

New Liverpool signing Hugo Ekitike scored Liverpool's first goal

Before the match, a minute's silence was held in tribute to former Liverpool and Portugal forward Diogo Jota.

Wreaths were also laid on the pitch to honour the striker.

When the match got underway, it was Liverpool who made the stronger start with many of their big summer signings starting the game and having an impact.

After just four minutes, Liverpool's £116m record transfer Florian Wirtz passed the ball to Hugo Ekitike, who scored his first goal for the Reds.

However, their lead didn't last long, after a foul on Ismaila Sarr by Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk, Jean-Philippe Mateta equalised for Palace from the penalty spot.

Soon after, it was another new Liverpool signing who put the Reds (playing in their white away kit) ahead.

Right-back Jeremie Frimpong chipped in a cross over Palace goalkeeper Dean Henderson, to make it 2-1 to Liverpool.

In the second half, Ismaila Sarr fired in Palace's second equaliser to take the game to penalties.

Goalkeeper Dean Henderson was the shootout hero as he saved spot kicks from Alexis Mac Allister and Harvey Elliott, while superstar striker Mo Salah sent his kick well over the bar.

This allowed 21-year-old Palace midfielder Justin Devenny, sent on as a stoppage-time substitute, to smash the winning penalty past Liverpool keeper Alisson to win the shield.

Crystal Palace in Europa Conference League

Following their shield victory, Palace's celebrations turned to heartache on Monday, after they were demoted from this season's Europa League tournament.

Palace qualified for the Europa League having won the FA Cup, but were found to have broken multi-club ownership rules.

American businessman, John Textor held significant influence over both Crystal Palace and French team Lyon, who both qualified for the Europa League. Despite selling his Palace stake later, the club missed Uefa's strict 1 March 2025 deadline to resolve the issue.

Following an appeal the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) upheld Uefa's decision, meaning Palace now compete in the lower-tier Conference League and Nottingham Forest will take their place in the Europa League.