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Crystal Palace stun Liverpool on penalties to win first-ever Community Shield
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Three missed penalties by Liverpool proved costly as the London side grabbed their second trophy of the year

Crystal Palace wrote their name in the history books with a dramatic victory over Liverpool to claim first Community Shield title. In their debut appearance in the competition, the Eagles held their nerve in a tense penalty shootout, prevailing 3–2 after a 2–2 draw in regular time.

Liverpool made a dream start, striking inside just four minutes. A slick move involving Kerkez and Florian Wirtz ended with Hugo Ekitike firing a precise diagonal shot past Dean Henderson to make it 1–0. The champions thought they had doubled their lead 10 minutes later, but Ekitike’s second goal was ruled out for offside.

Moments later Virgil van Dijk fouled Ismaila Sarr inside the box, gifting Palace a penalty that Jean-Philippe Mateta calmly converted to level the score. The parity didn’t last long—Jeremy Frimpong restored Liverpool’s advantage in the 21st minute with a superb outside-foot finish after beating Tyrick Mitchell on the right wing.

Liverpool pushed to extend their lead in the second half, with Ekitike missing a golden opportunity, but Palace grew in confidence as the match wore on. Alisson Becker denied both Chris Richards and Eberechi Eze with fine saves, yet the breakthrough came 10 minutes from time. Will Hughes stole possession from Cody Gakpo and fed Sarr, whose strike clipped the left post before finding the net to make it 2–2.

In the shootout, Mohamed Salah and Alexis Mac Allister both missed early for Liverpool, while Mateta remained ice-cool with two successful spot-kicks. Eze also scored for Palace despite missing his second attempt. Gakpo and Dominik Szoboszlai kept Liverpool alive, but Harvey Elliott’s miss left Palace on the brink.

After Borna Sosa struck the post, it fell to Deveney to seal the moment—and he delivered, slotting home to spark wild celebrations.