Crystal Palace beat Liverpool on penalties to win Community Shield
Salah, Mac Allister and Elliott all miss spot-kicks in shootout
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Crystal Palace better find a bigger cabinet because they've just added the Community Shield to it for the first time.
That's all from this live text as Palace claim another win on Wembley soil while Liverpool have plenty to ponder before they take on Bournemouth in the Premier League opener on Friday night.
We know you'll not want to miss that one.
See you soon.
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Crystal Palace will be buoyed by winning their first Community Shield as they tackle a tough first five games of the season.
They'll also find out tomorrow whether they'll be playing Europa League or Conference League football.
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A lot of talk about Liverpool needing a striker. I'm sure they'd love this man up top!
The Reds' transfer business may not yet be over after a £110m bid for Newcastle striker Alexander Isak was turned down last week.
Isak didn't feature in any of the Magpies pre-season games over the weekend and is currently training away from the squad.
Boss Eddie Howe said: "I don't know what that will be. Of course I have a preferred outcome. I want the best and the strongest squad possible, but I also want players that really want to play for this football club."
Looking at his stats from last season, Liverpool would have a scary attack if this move comes off.
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Here's former Liverpool goalkeeper Chris Kirkland talking about why the Reds should still be trying to sign Newcastle striker Alexander Isak.
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Liverpool head coach Arne Slot, speaking to TNT Sports.
On losing the game: "It is disappointing of course, if you go in front and you are not able to win the game. It was close and there were points where I thought we could win it but it went to penalties and they were better in that moment".
On where the game was lost: "In the first 25 minutes we had chances to get a third goal but couldn't take them. I think after they equalised they came closest to winning it but for a long period there wasn't much in it".
On where this leaves Liverpool: "I have mixed feelings, if you look at our attacking play it looks better than last season [against Crustal Palace]. On the other hand we conceded two goals, we need to be better defensively".
On goals from two new signings: "The first one is a very good team goal and a good example of how creative we can be, that will only get better. But I think if you want to compete to win the league, one of the main things is not conceding goals or chances and we have to improve on that".
On the pressure Liverpool face to retain the title: "We are Liverpool, the pressure is always on. Even if we bring ten players in, or no players in, there is always pressure when you wear a Liverpool shirt".
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Let's take a look at how Liverpool get their Premier League season up and running.
Some tricky looking fixtures away at Newcastle and home to Arsenal before the first Merseyside derby of the campaign.
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Liverpool manager Arne Slot speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live: "We faced a good team. They made it difficult for us last season and they did today. We were able to create more than we usually do against teams that it low. But if you are conceding two goals it is too much, especially if you take penalties like we did."
On Wirtz and Ekitike: "These are players we have brought in for quite a lot of money but so they know how to handle the pressure. Both of them played a good game."
On the penalties: "If the other team misses two out of five penalties, you expect to win and we did not. Mo Salah normally scores, Alexis Mac Allister normally scores and Harvey Elliott normally scores."
On the transfer window: "After two years of no change, we brought a lot of money in and then I think it is a good moment to get new energy in. We have lost four starters and players that have played a lot for us. Some wanted to leave, like Trent.
"As a result of that, we have to bring players in and that is what we did. We have to make sure we are ready for Bournemouth and then after that we have Newcastle away and Arsenal - I don't need to tell you how good those two teams are."
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As a Liverpool fan I have to say for the majority of that game we were dire. It might only be the start of the season but it could be a long one if we don’t sign a new CB and Striker, as well as fix the tactics.
Mark
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Glenn Murray
Former Crystal Palace striker on BBC Radio 5 Live at Wembley
I know that Ismaila Sarr was on Palace's radar for a while. I played with him at Watford and on his day, he is as good as anyone.
I think he may suit this team better than Michael Olise, actually.
Olise was an unbelievably special talent but Sarr stretches the play naturally, which none of the others did.
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Can someone please tell me why Adam Wharton isn't in the England squad? Better yet, can Thomas Tuchel?
Casper
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Steve McManaman
Former Liverpool winger on TNT Sports
Image source, Getty ImagesOliver Glasner has worked wonders for this Crystal Palace squad and they've got so much potential, but playing in Europe is hard.
It's time for the manager to say 'open the purse, let's make the squad stronger'.
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Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner, speaking to TNT Sports.
On winning at Wembley: "I like it [the feeling]. I have to give big credit to the players for this win today, we came back and were able to decide the game on penalties. We were on the same level as Liverpool and it was a big performance, I'm proud of the team."
On how his team have improved: "We know what we can do and how we can create chances. Things have developed over 18 months and the players are really starting to believe in what we are doing. I knew we could score at least two goals."
On signing new players: "I'm very happy with the squad because they just won another trophy. I see the number of games we have to play next season as a reward, we want to win something and we want the European football. We might miss Daichi Kamada - who got injured today - at Chelsea next week and it's times like this where we will assess our targets and find the right players."
On what he said at half time: "I told the players to keep calm, I was proud of how they played. They were unlucky with the second goal. I knew if we stuck to the plan then we would get our chances and we always know if we take them we will win the game."
On Joel Ward: "We miss him a lot, he played more than 300 games in the Premier League [for Crystal Palace]. It's not just the player, it's a big personality in the dressing room that you can't replace."
On Justin Devenny's decisive penalty: "Justin came to me and said 'I'll take it, I'll take the last one'. I like him having this confidence and the determination to win us the game, he will play many minutes for us this season."
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Congratulations to Palace well played. Shows Liverpool need one more attacker and properly a CB as well. Busy last few weeks of the market I think.
James, Shrewsbury
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Only one team have won the Premier League title after winning the Community Shield in the last 14 years.
That stat doeasn't bode well for Crystal Palace's chances...
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Great entertainment in the last pre season friendly before Friday. Lots of work to do before then but promising for both sides.
Dan
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Chris Kirkland
Former Liverpool goalkeeper speaking on BBC Sport Live
When you want to play the attacking football that Liverpool do, you leave gaps at the back and throw players forward.
But every team in the Premier League can harm you.
Gravenberch was a massive miss today, he was my Player of the Season last year.
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So now the Community Shield is a proper trophy? That means I have to delete all my anti-Arteta posts … turns out he has won three big trophies - one as recently as 2023.
A Confused Arsenal Fan, Rodney of Reigate
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I don't think there's reason to panic for Liverpool fans right now. There were glimpses in the first half of some fine play but they seemed to run out of steam in the second half.
As Chris says, another striker and a centre half seems to still be needed before the window closes.
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Chris Kirkland
Former Liverpool goalkeeper speaking on BBC Sport Live
We want Isak, we have bid for him, and he wants to come to us.
Normally, when that is the case, a deal gets done.
I want a centre-back and a forward because we are all greedy in this world!
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Jean-Philippe Mateta runs up to former Palace Joel Ward, who spent 13 years at Selhurst Park and places his medal around his neck before Ward hands it back.
I'd have been keeping that!
Crystal Palace celebrate winning the Community Shield for the first time
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Crystal Palace win Community Shield
Palace beat Liverpool on penalties
FA Cup winners win second trophy in four months
Crystal Palace started the new season with a suddenly familiar feeling, basking in trophy glory as triumphant underdogs at Wembley.
The FA Cup holders beat Premier League champions Liverpool 3-2 on penalties after a 2-2 draw to win an enthralling Community Shield on Sunday.
Goalkeeper Dean Henderson was the shootout hero for Palace as he saved from Alexis Mac Allister and Harvey Elliott, while Mohamed Salah sent his kick over the bar.
It allowed 21-year-old midfielder Justin Devenny, sent on as a stoppage-time substitute, to smash the winning penalty past Alisson.
Palace, who had not won a major trophy in their history until this year, have now earned two in three months at Wembley, having snatched the first at Manchester City's expense.
They are also the first club to win the Community Shield on their debut in the match for 50 years, since Derby County in 1975.
Ismaila Sarr scored Crystal Palace's second equaliser in an absorbing encounter
Spot-kicks provided a thrilling conclusion to one of the most exciting season openers in years, in which the drama started in just the fourth minute.
Four of Liverpool's five major summer signings started, and two of those players combined to brilliant effect in the early moments at sun-drenched Wembley.
Florian Wirtz, Liverpool's £116m record signing, fed Hugo Ekitike on the edge of the box and the French striker turned and struck a low right-foot shot into the far bottom right corner, beyond the diving Henderson.
Palace were undaunted and deservedly equalised 13 minutes later when Jean-Philippe Mateta slotted in from the spot after Virgil van Dijk fouled Ismaila Sarr. Mateta would also score in the shootout later.
But soon after, yet another Liverpool newcomer stepped up as right-back Jeremie Frimpong jinked into the Palace box and chipped what looked like a cross over Henderson, the ball hitting the far post and bouncing in.
Moments earlier, Liverpool's supporters had been paying a 20th-minute tribute to Diogo Jota, the forward who wore the number 20 shirt for the club before his tragic death in a car crash last month.
Ekitike should have extended the Reds' advantage in the opening minute of the second half but guided a header wide from inside the six-yard box. The new signing from Eintracht Frankfurt also blazed over from 12 yards.
Liverpool were made to pay when Ismaila Sarr was played onside by Frimpong and finished clinically in off the post.
Palace felt they should then have had a penalty when Mac Allister appeared to handle a cross, but the on-field decision was upheld by the video assistant referee (VAR), before Devenny was inches away from scoring the winner in the final seconds.
However, Palace's Northern Ireland midfielder would soon have his moment in the sun.
A big moment is coming for Palace on Monday, when they will discover from the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas) whether their appeal against demotion from the Europa League has been successful.
But there was no evidence of the 'Sunday scaries' - that dread of what lies in wait on Monday - for the Eagles.
Just as in the FA Cup final against Manchester City, Oliver Glasner's team refused to take a step backwards against one of English football's heavyweights.
Manager Glasner looked to recapture the glorious feelings stoked by their last visit to Wembley, naming the same starting XI he chose for the cup final.
For a while, the magic seemed to be absent.
Two moments of sluggish defending in wide areas cost Palace in the first half, while Henderson perhaps should have moved his feet quicker in reaction to both goals.
But they rode out the Liverpool storm, led once again by captain Marc Guehi who as ever put every ounce of sweat and blood into his performance. Palace will be desperate for him to stay, amid links to Liverpool this summer.
And Henderson stepped up when it counted most, saving two penalties at the same end where he stopped Omar Marmoush's spot-kick in May's cup final.
Do Liverpool need Alexander Isak?
This was Liverpool's first competitive game since the deaths of Jota and his brother Andre Silva, so there was an emotional intensity that made the occasion strikingly different to previous Community Shields.
Wreaths were laid in honour and memory of Jota and Silva before kick-off, before a minute's silence which was cut short amid noise from the crowd.
There was particular poignancy about both Liverpool goals.
The first came thanks to good team play off the left wing, the position where Jota served Liverpool so well for five seasons.
The second goal came after Liverpool fans stood and applauded in memory of their former player.
Jota would have been proud of the confidence and impudence that Frimpong showed in beating Palace full-back Tyrick Mitchell. He would have enjoyed the end result too - whether Frimpong meant it or not.
Ultimately, though, Liverpool were not quite able to win their 17th Community Shield.
Liverpool signed striker Hugo Ekitike from Eintracht Frankfurt earlier in the summer transfer window
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