Shining Wembley! Crystal Palace defeated Liverpool in penalty shootout, winning the first Community Shield Cup in team history!

The 2025-2026 Community Shield Cup champion was born at Wembley Stadium last night. Last season's FA Cup champion Crystal Palace defeated Premier League champion Liverpool 5-4 after a penalty shootout, successfully winning the first championship trophy in the new season. This is also the first time that Crystal Palace has won this championship in the history of the team. As a traditional Premier League event, the Community Shield Cup has a history of more than 100 years and is also regarded as the appetizer of the new Premier League season. The end of the Community Shield Cup also means that the new season of the Premier League will begin soon, and this weekend the 2025-2026 Premier League season will officially kick off.

It has to be said that Wembley is a blessed land for Crystal Palace. In the FA Cup final last season, Crystal Palace also defeated Manchester City at Wembley to win the first FA Cup championship in team history. Here last night, Crystal Palace once again created its own miracle. They fell behind twice in the game and relied on their tenacious will to tie the score twice. In the end, goalkeeper Anderson saved McAllister and Elliott's penalty kicks twice in the penalty shootout, defeating Liverpool 3-2 in the penalty shootout, winning the FA Cup championship 5-4 in the total score.

In this game, several new Liverpool players started, aiming to see if several new players such as Ekitic, Wilz, and Flynnon can quickly adapt to the pace of Premier League games. In the fourth minute of the start, Ekitic received an assist from Werz, cut in and scored a low shot, and scored the first goal of his personal Liverpool career, helping Liverpool achieve a fantastic start.

After conceding the ball, Crystal Palace did not panic. In the next ten minutes, Crystal Palace took over the game on the court. In the 14th minute of the game, Crystal Palace's efforts received a reward. Saar cut in the penalty area on the left and was tackled by Van Dijk. The referee pointed to the 12-yard yard immediately. After confirmation by the video referee team, the penalty was correct. Matta easily fooled Alisson and scored a goal by pushing the ball to 1-1.

In the 21st minute, Liverpool took the lead again. New player right back Flynn Pon made a cross on the right, but his cross just bypassed the opponent's goalkeeper and defender, and the ball flew directly into the goal, and Liverpool led 2-1 again.

In the 77th minute, Crystal Palace intercepted the frontcourt, Walton passed the ball accurately to Sal's feet with a pass. Sal got a one-on-one opportunity, facing the excellent opportunity, Sal calmly shot and scored, and Crystal Palace stubbornly equalized the score. In the 80th minute of the game, a controversial scene occurred. Crystal Palace made a cross from the left to the penalty area. McAllister was suspected of a handball in the penalty area, but the referee and VAR did not award a penalty, which triggered protests from Crystal Palace players.

After 90 minutes of competition, the score on the field was fixed at 2-2. Since the Community Shield does not set up overtime, the game directly enters the penalty shootout. In the penalty shootout, Crystal Palace goalkeeper Dean Henderson became a hero. Salah, who was the first to play, faced Henderson and kicked the ball directly into the stands. Matthaeta, who stood on the free throw line for the second time in this game, hit a steadily again, and then Henderson saved McAllister and Elliot's penalty kicks in succession. Although Alisson also saved Eze and Sousa's penalty kicks in the penalty shootout, Devinny made the final decision in the last round, and Crystal Palace won the championship with a total score of 5-4.

In this game, Liverpool's new players Wilz and Ekitic performed well on the offensive end, but the overall condition of the team is unstable. The central defender position urgently needs to be supplemented with high-level central defenders, otherwise it will be very difficult to defend the Premier League in the new season. During the game, Van Dijk gave away points and Connert made many mistakes, which shows that Liverpool's backcourt defense is extremely unstable. It is reported that Liverpool has taken a fancy to the final opponent Crystal Palace defender Guy, and the two sides will negotiate next. If this strong defender can be signed from Crystal Palace, it will be a good addition to Liverpool's defense.

Under the leadership of head coach Glasner, Crystal Palace defeated Manchester City and Villa in the FA Cup consecutively last season, and won the championship in the new season, further confirming the title of "Biggical Killer". Crystal Palace has also become the second team in the 21st century to win the Community Shield Cup for the first time after Leicester City. It is worth noting that 7 of the FA Cup champions have successfully won the last 10 Community Shield Cup competitions.