Liverpool’s title-winning pedigree meets Crystal Palace’s historic FA Cup breakthrough at Wembley this Sunday.
The stage is set at Wembley this Sunday for the 2025 FA Community Shield, as Premier League champions Liverpool lock horns with FA Cup winners Crystal Palace.
For Liverpool, it’s a chance to add a 17th Shield to their collection and open the Arne Slot era’s second season with more silverware.
For Palace, it’s uncharted territory, their first-ever appearance in the competition, fresh from a fairytale FA Cup triumph that stunned Manchester City.
While the Shield may carry the “curtain-raiser” tag, it offers far more than a pre-season run-out: an early gauge of form, a first real test for summer signings, and a chance to make headlines before the Premier League kicks off.
Palace will hope to repeat their resiliant performance against Liverpool on the final day of the 24/25 season which ended in a 1-1 draw.
Community Shield Odds
| Result | Odds |
|---|---|
| Crystal Palace (90) | 5/1 |
| Draw (90) | 7/2 |
| Liverpool (90) | 3/5 |
| Crystal Palace Lift the Trophy | 11/4 |
| Liverpool Lift the trophy | 1/3 |
Who is the favourite to win the Community Shield?
Liverpool are the strong favourites to win Sunday’s 2025 FA Community Shield, with odds of 3/5 (AKBets) to seal victory in 90 minutes and 1/3 (ladbrokes) to lift the trophy.
Arne Slot’s side head into the clash off the back of a dominant Premier League title win and have claimed the Shield 16 times previously, making their 25th appearance in the competition.
Their squad is stacked with proven match-winners like Mohamed Salah, plus big-money summer arrivals, Wirtz, Frimpong, Kerkez and Ekitike, only strengthen a title winning side.
While they’ve been leaky in pre-season, their attacking output has been relentless.
Crystal Palace, meanwhile, are priced at 5/1 (AKBets) to win in 90 minutes and 11/4 (Sky Bet)to take home the silverware, but they have already shown a taste for giant-killing.
Oliver Glasner’s side stunned Manchester City in the FA Cup final and have now won four of their last six games at Wembley.
While history shows the last four debutants in the Shield have all lost, seven of the past nine winners came in as FA Cup holders, a stat Palace fans will cling to.
With the draw available at 7/2, the Eagles’ best route to glory may be to frustrate Liverpool’s stars, rely on Eberechi Eze’s creativity, and hope their strong cup pedigree carries them to another famous day out.
