CRYSTAL PALACE BEATS LIVERPOOL ON PENALTIES TO WIN FIRST COMMUNITY SHIELD
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⚽AP: CRYSTAL PALACE 🦅 2-2 🔴 LIVERPOOL
— Match Spoots (@matchspoots) August 10, 2025
⚽ Ekitike 4'
⚽️ Mateta 17' (P)
⚽ Frimpong 21'
⚽ Sarr 67'
Penalty shootout 🥅 2-3
LIV 🔴 ❌❌✅❌✅
CRY 🦅✅❌✅❌✅
𝗖𝗥𝗬𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗟 𝗣𝗔𝗟𝗔𝗖𝗘 𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗬 𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗘𝗟𝗗 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗙𝗜𝗥𝗦𝗧 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘 𝗜𝗡… pic.twitter.com/sUL6u7QK8E
Palace stormed into an early lead, stunning the Premier League champions with two goals in the opening 17 minutes. Hugo Ekitike found the net just four minutes into the match, and Jean-Philippe Mateta converted a penalty in the 17th minute to double the advantage for the Eagles.
MORE PALACE GLORY! CRYSTAL PALACE TAKE THE COMMUNITY SHIELD 🛡️🏆 pic.twitter.com/9vnjYAWko7
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) August 10, 2025
Liverpool fought back, with Jeremie Frimpong pulling a goal back in the 21st minute to cut the deficit. The Reds pressed for an equalizer and were rewarded in the second half when Ismaïla Sarr scored in the 67th minute to level the match at 2-2.
With no further goals, the match went directly to a penalty shootout where Crystal Palace held their nerve to secure the historic victory and claim the first piece of silverware of the new English football season.
SARR FOR CRYSTAL PALACE! WE HAVE A MATCH! 2-2! pic.twitter.com/3Fl9bWxUdt
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) August 10, 2025
FRIMPONG SCORES FOR LIVERPOOL! WHAT A CHIP! WHAT A DEBUT! pic.twitter.com/QbJmAetLCS
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) August 10, 2025
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