Dean Henderson the hero as Crystal Palace beat Liverpool in penalty shootout to win Community Shield

Updated on: Aug 10, 2025 10:31 pm IST

Crystal Palace gained the Community Shield by beating Liverpool 3-2 on penalties after a 2-2 attract common time at Wembley.

Crystal Palace beat Premier League champions Liverpool 3-2 on penalties to win the Community Shield after an entertaining 2-2 draw at Wembley on Sunday, with keeper Dean Henderson reprising his penalty-saving heroics from their FA Cup closing triumph.

Crystal Palace’s Dean Henderson celebrates with teammates after profitable the FA Community Shield(REUTERS)

Substitute Justin Devenny scored the profitable spot kick to present Palace the spoils, after Mohamed Salah skied the Reds’ first penalty and Henderson then saved efforts from Alexis Mac Allister and Harvey Elliott.

“I love it, I love the big moments, I love being in that pressure moment,” Henderson – who saved an Omar Marmoush penalty as Palace gained their first main trophy towards Manchester City in May – instructed ITV.

New recruit Hugo Ekitike had put Liverpool forward inside 4 minutes after he and document signing Florian Wirtz mixed superbly earlier than the Frenchman produced an outstanding end.

But Palace deservedly levelled within the seventeenth minute, Jean-Philippe Mateta sending Alisson the improper approach from the penalty spot after Virgil van Dijk introduced down Ismaila Sarr.

Close-season signing Jeremie Frimpong restored the Reds’ lead, as Liverpool followers marked the loss of life of Portugal ahead Diogo Jota with 20 minutes on the clock in honour of his shirt quantity, sending an tried cross looping in off the publish.

The Eagles posed a risk on the counter and stored themselves within the recreation, though Ekitike spurned two first rate possibilities to increase Liverpool’s lead within the early phases of the second half.

Palace’s England ahead Eberechi Eze then examined Alisson with a low shot earlier than the Londoners equalised once more with 13 minutes to play, Sarr slotting previous the onrushing Alisson.

Palace practically grabbed a winner on the finish, with Mac Allister maybe lucky to have a VAR referral for handball within the field go his approach earlier than Devenny practically scored in added time, as the standard season curtain-raiser went to penalties.

Devenny acquired the winner within the shootout with an emphatic penalty to present Palace a 3rd victory at Wembley in a row.

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