15:00 Sunday

The Premier League Champions head to the capital to face the FA Cup champions at Wembley Stadium.

Crystal Palace vs Liverpool Prediction

  • The 2025 Community Shield pits Premier League champions Liverpool against FA Cup winners Crystal Palace at Wembley, and while it’s often labelled a friendly, both sides will be eager to land early silverware.
  • Liverpool come in as strong favourites after cruising to the league title by 15 points and scoring a league-high 89 goals.
  • Arne Slot’s side has strengthened further with big-name signings like Florian Wirtz and Jeremie Frimpong, and they’ve hit the ground running in pre-season, winning 4 of 5 and scoring 3+ in each victory.
  • This is Liverpool’s fourth Shield appearance in seven years, they beat City 3-1 in 2022 and will want to bounce back after losing the EFL Cup final at Wembley in March. They’ve never lost twice at Wembley in the same calendar year.
  • Palace, making their Community Shield debut, are riding high from their shock FA Cup win over Man City.
  • Glasner’s side is tactically solid and dangerous on the break, with Eze and Sarr capable of hurting any defence.
  • They’ve won 4 of their 6 games at the new Wembley, but no debutant has won the Shield since 1991, and two lost to Liverpool.
  • Palace may find the net, especially via set pieces, but Liverpool’s firepower and squad depth should prove too much.

Score Prediction: Liverpool 3-1 Crystal Palace

 

Crystal Palace vs Liverpool Lineups

Crystal Palace Predicted Lineup vs Liverpool

Henderson; Richards, Lacroix, Guehi; Munoz, Wharton, Lerma, Mitchell; Sarr, Mateta, Eze

Liverpool Predicted Lineup vs Crystal Palace

Mamardashvili; Frimpong, Van Dijk, Konate, Kerkez; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Salah, Wirtz, Gakpo; Ekitike

Crystal Palace vs Liverpool Team News

Liverpool Team News

  • Liverpool could hand competitive debuts to several new signings, with Florian Wirtz and Jeremie Frimpong both in line to start after impressing in pre-season.
  • Giorgi Mamardashvili is expected to start in goal with Alisson only recently returning to training.
  • Mohamed Salah leads the attack, while Ryan Gravenberch is available despite his red card in May.
  • Conor Bradley and Joe Gomez are set to miss out through injury.

Crystal Palace Team News

  • Crystal Palace welcome back Adam Wharton, Marc Guehi, and Nathaniel Clyne from injury, though Chadi Riad and Cheick Doucouré remain sidelined.
  • New signings Borna Sosa and Walter Benítez are likely to start on the bench, with Tyrick Mitchell and Dean Henderson preferred.
  • The main selection decision is in midfield, where one of Daichi Kamada, Jefferson Lerma or Will Hughes will partner the returning Wharton.
  • Eberechi Eze, who has 12 goal involvements in his last 13 games, remains Palace’s key threat.

 

 

Crystal Palace vs Liverpool Odds

Result Odds
Crystal Palace 5/1
Draw 7/2
Liverpool 8/13

 

Crystal Palace vs Liverpool Bet Builder Tips

Our bet builder tips for Crystal Palace vs Liverpool features Liverpool to Win, Eberechi Eze 1+ Shot on Target & Jeremie Frimpong 1+ Shot on Target.

At the time publishing it is a best price of 11/2 with BetMGM.

Liverpool to Win

As Premier League champions, they boast superior squad depth and quality, reinforced by signings like Florian Wirtz, Jeremie Frimpong, and Hugo Ekitike.

They dominated the league last season, finishing 15 points clear, and won four of five pre-season games, scoring prolifically.

Crystal Palace, despite their FA Cup success, have had a disrupted summer with limited signings and uncertainty over European competition, making an upset less likely. 

Eze 1+ Shot on Target

Eze, Palace’s FA Cup hero, has been in scintillating form, scoring nine goals and providing three assists in his last 13 games for Palace.

His ability to shoot from distance and exploit counter-attacks makes him likely to test Liverpool’s goalkeeper, Giorgi Mamardashvili or Alisson.

Liverpool’s pre-season defensive issues (no clean sheets in their last four friendlies) suggest Eze will get chances. 

Jeramie Frimpong 1+ Shot on Target

Frimpong's bursting runs down the wing will likely become a staple of Liverpool attack's next season and we will get our first glimst of what he can do in this game.

He averaged 0.62 shots on target per game for Leverkusen, hitting the target 16 times in 33 appearances (25 starts). He also scored five goals.

He should thrive with the freedom to get up the wing and into attacking positions in Liverpool's setup and should be good value for a shot on target in a game he will be eager in impress in.