2025 FA Community Shield
 The match took place at Wembley Stadium | |||||||
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| Crystal Palace won 3–2 on penalties | |||||||
| Date | 10 August 2025 | ||||||
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| Venue | Wembley Stadium, London | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Ismaïla Sarr (Crystal Palace)[1] | ||||||
| Referee | Chris Kavanagh (Manchester)[2] | ||||||
| Attendance | 82,645 | ||||||
The 2025 FA Community Shield was the 103rd FA Community Shield, an annual association football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Premier League and FA Cup competitions. It was played at Wembley Stadium in London on 10 August 2025, and featured the 2024–25 Premier League winners Liverpool and the 2024–25 FA Cup winners Crystal Palace.
Crystal Palace beat Liverpool 3–2 on penalties after a 2–2 draw on normal time, winning their first Community Shield title.
Manchester City were the holders, having won the 2024 edition, but they did not qualify for this match, being defeated in the FA Cup final and having finished third in the league.
Background
[edit]Liverpool and Crystal Palace qualified for the 2025 FA Community Shield as the winners of the 2024–25 Premier League and the 2024–25 FA Cup, respectively. It was the 67th meeting between the two sides, and the first appearance for Crystal Palace in a Community Shield match, after they earned their first ever major trophy in winning the FA Cup.[3][4] Liverpool have previously appeared in 24 Community Shield matches, winning 16 titles (sharing five of which), and appearing most recently in the 2022 edition, where they beat Manchester City 3–1 at the King Power Stadium.[5]
Match
[edit]Summary
[edit]Liverpool took an early lead in the 4th minute when Hugo Ekitike scored with a low shot into the right corner. Crystal Palace equalised in the 17th minute through a Jean-Philippe Mateta penalty into the right of the net, awarded after a foul in the box by Virgil van Dijk on Ismaïla Sarr. Jeremie Frimpong restored Liverpool's advantage in the 21st minute with a cross-shot from the right that looped into the net after hitting the far post. Crystal Palace levelled again in the 77th minute when Ismaïla Sarr converted from the right, in-off the post, after an incisive through-ball.[6]
With the score tied 2–2 at full time, the match went to a penalty shoot-out. Crystal Palace goalkeeper Dean Henderson saved from Alexis Mac Allister and Harvey Elliott, after Mohamed Salah had missed the target with a shot over the bar. Justin Devenny converted the winning penalty to the right of the net as Crystal Palace triumphed 3–2 in the shoot-out, securing their first-ever Community Shield title in their inaugural appearance in the fixture.[7]
Details
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Match rules[8]
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References
[edit]- 1 2 "Ismaila Sarr is Crystal Palace's unheralded star – just the way they like it". The Independent. 10 August 2025. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "The team of match officials for the 2024 FA Community Shield has been updated". TheFA.com. The Football Association. 16 July 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
- ↑ "Crystal Palace 1–0 Manchester City: Crystal Palace beat Man City to win FA Cup & end wait for major trophy". BBC Sport. 17 May 2025. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
- ↑ Newton, Andy (18 May 2025). "When Is The 2025 Community Shield? As FA Cup Winners Crystal Palace Face League Champions Liverpool". SportsCasting. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
- ↑ "Liverpool 3 Man City 1: Live". BBC Sport. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ↑ Aarons, Ed. "Crystal Palace sink Liverpool on penalties to claim Community Shield". The Guardian.
- ↑ Athletic, The (10 August 2025). "Crystal Palace beat Liverpool on penalties to win Community Shield: Live updates and reaction". The Athletic. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
- ↑ "Rules of the Football Association Community Shield" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 9 June 2023.