Crystal Palace win Community Shield

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Crystal Palace 2 - 2 Liverpool (Crystal Palace won 3-2 on penalties)

Crystal Palace began the season in familiar style, lifting silverware as underdogs at Wembley.

Author | William G

Stadium | Wembley Stadium

Community Shield | Crystal Palace v Liverpool

The FA Cup holders edged the Premier League champions on penalties after a draw in a pulsating Community Shield. Dean Henderson was the hero, saving from Alexis Mac Allister and Harvey Elliott before Mohamed Salah blazed over.

That left substitute Justin Devenny, introduced in stoppage time, to drive home the decisive kick past Alisson.

Palace, without a major trophy before this year, have now claimed two in three months at Wembley, having beaten Manchester City in May. They are also the first club to win the Shield on debut for 50 years, matching Derby County’s feat in 1975.

A new hero emerges for Palace 

Amid the frenetic scenes at Wembley, Crystal Palace found an unlikely hero in 21-year-old Northern Ireland midfielder Justin Devenny.

Brought on in second-half stoppage time after captain Marc Guehi was forced off with cramp, Devenny stepped forward for the penalty shootout. With Mohamed Salah, Eberechi Eze and Alexis Mac Allister all missing, he held his nerve to bury Palace’s fifth and decisive spot-kick.

Visit London Super News for more reaction on this from the Crystal Palace perspective 

Liverpool 2.0 has an interesting launch 

Arne Slot's Liverpool 2.0 got their grand unveiling at Wembley on Sunday and the reviews are in. Occasionally brilliant, occasionally shambolic, with improvements needed.

Four of Liverpool's summer signings made their first competitive starts for the club in the Community Shield, which they lost on penalties to Crystal Palace.

Record £116m acquisition Florian Wirtz started in attacking midfield, Jeremie Frimpong and Milos Kerkez formed a new-look full-back pairing, while Hugo Ekitike led the line as the central striker.

The only new face not in the starting eleven was goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili, who was on the bench as Alisson kept his place.

Location: Wembley, UK

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