Crystal Palace vs Liverpool Community Shield Results: Ekitic and Flynnon scored enough, Liverpool was defeated by Crystal Palace

Liverpool was defeated by Crystal Palace in the Community Shield match at Wembley Stadium on Sunday night (10 August 2025).

This game was very intense. Crystal Palace caused a lot of trouble for Liverpool in the second half.

Crystal Palace's goals were scored by Jean-Philippe Matta and Isaila Saar. Liverpool's goal was scored by Hugo Ekitic and Jeremy Fripsen. The

match ended with a 2-2 draw. After the normal time, the winner was decided through a penalty shootout. Crystal Palace won the Community Shield Championship with a 3-2 victory over Liverpool in the penalty shootout.

Crystal Palace vs. Liverpool

Liverpool directly controlled the rhythm of the game. They worked hard to suppress Crystal Palace's defense and control the pace of the game.

Liverpool quickly took the lead. The left offense organized by Florian Werz scored the goal. Hugo Ekitic sent the ball into the net with his right foot outside the penalty area. 0-1!

In the 15th minute, Mattha successfully used Liverpool's offside trap and broke through the defense line to enter the penalty area. However, in a one-on-one situation with Allison, he failed to defeat the Liverpool goalkeeper.

But for Liverpool, the threat is not over yet, as the ball is still under the control of the palace. Ismaila Saar then moved in the penalty area and was blocked by Van Dijk. The referee then awarded a penalty. Then it was performed by Mateta in the 17th minute. 1-1!

In the 21st minute, Liverpool scored another goal! This time it was a goal from new player Jeremy Freep. He tried to cross after breaking from the right, but the ball unexpectedly entered the opponent's goal. 1-2! The

matches then became very intense. Both sides have a lot of ball possession in the midfield because it is difficult for both teams to create threatening attacks.

In the end, no more goals were generated, Crystal Palace 1-2 Liverpool.

The second half of Crystal Palace vs Liverpool

The game continued to be fiercely carried out. Both teams still struggle to create opportunities at the beginning of the second half.

In the 52nd minute, there was finally an opportunity created by Liverpool. After receiving a pass from Wells, Ekitic made a powerful shot. However, the ball still flew out of the goal.

In the 61st minute, Crystal Palace got a chance from Richards' header and took advantage of the corner kick from the left side of the Liverpool goal. He easily hit the ball on the far post, but the opportunity could be handled relatively easily by Allison.

In the 62nd minute, Eze got a shot in the left half of the space, after he drifted past Conte. Fortunately, Allison saved quickly, which prevented the opportunity from turning into a goal.

In the 77th minute, the final goal was born again. Ismaila Saal successfully broke through Liverpool's left half of the defense and scored into Liverpool's goal. He received a pass from Will Hughes, who had previously successfully grabbed the ball from Cody Garkepo, near the center line. 2-2!

In the 79th minute, Crystal Palace almost scored again, and Sal shot in the penalty area. Fortunately, the ball was blocked by Kerez in time.

In the 83rd minute, Liverpool received a cross from Keita in the penalty area, and Salah shot, but the ball was still caught by the goalkeeper. The

matches then became even more intense. However, no goals were scored after five minutes of overtime. Crystal Palace 2-2 Liverpool.

Punishment Phase

This game did not enter overtime. The winner decides through a penalty shootout. This is the stage for Alisson Becker and Dean Henderson’s agility.

Liverpool's first player, Mohamed Salah, failed to complete the task directly. His shot flew high, and Crystal Palace's first player, Jean-Philip Matthatta, easily beat Allison.

Unfortunately, Liverpool's second executor, Alex McArist, also failed to complete the task. His shot was saved by Dean Henderson from the left. Ebrech Eze, the second executor of the Palace team, also failed. He passed the ball to the right goal but was blocked by Allison.

Cody Garkepo then easily scored. Ismaila Sal was followed closely by.

Harvey Elliott became Liverpool's fourth penalty kick performer, and his shot was easily saved to the right by Henderson. Luckily for Liverpool, Bora Sousa's shot hit the post.

Dominic Shobosh then completed his mission perfectly. However, Crystal Palace then scored a goal through Justin Devinny and eventually defeated Liverpool 3-2.

Player lineup

Crystal Palace: Dean Henderson; Chris Richards, Maxon Lacroix, Mark Guech, Daniel Munos, Adam Walton, Yuya, Terik Mitchell, Isiola Saar, Ebrech Eze, Jean-Philip Mateta

Coach: Oliver Glasner

Liverpool: Alisson Becker; Milosh Gerke, Virgil van Dijk, Ibrahima Conat, Jeremy Frimpon, Dominic Sobosloy, Curtis Jones, Cody Garkepo, Florian Werz, Mohamed Salah, Hugo Ekitic

Coach: Arn Slot