Crystal Palace vs Liverpool Prediction, 9:00 p.m. tonight, August 10
Football commentary Crystal Palace vs Liverpool, English Super Cup at 9:00 p.m. on August 10 - squad information, expected lineup, form, history of confrontation. Liverpool is expected to show its strength against a tough opponent like Crystal Palace.
Crystal Palace vs Liverpool match preview
Tonight, Crystal Palace will take on Liverpool in the Community Shield at Wembley. This is a traditional match, a warm-up for the new Premier League season. Although it is considered a “semi-friendly” match, all teams that have qualified to participate are determined to win, thereby creating a morale boost for the following weeks.
For Liverpool, this match is even more important. The Kop is the most active team in the summer transfer market in 2025 when recruiting a series of expensive new players, most notably striker Ekitike and record contract Wirtz. Currently, Liverpool is still pursuing Isak, proving great ambition.
After last season's somewhat surprising title win, Liverpool want to show everyone that they are ready to dominate English football like Man City did. Of course, they need to beat Crystal Palace to show their strength. With their recent performance, The Kop are capable of winning in 90 minutes.
On the other hand, Palace have not had many changes. They are at risk of losing Eze, but can still use this midfielder in today's match. Adam Wharton, Marc Guehi and Nathaniel Clyne have all returned from injuries in the pre-season, helping Palace have a near-full squad.
This is Palace's first appearance in the Community Shield, but the bad news is that none of the last four teams to have made their debut in the fixture have won the title, and even more worryingly they have lost to Liverpool twice (Southampton in 1976 and Wimbledon in 1988).
However, they can rely on the FA Cup winners' luck and a good performance at Wembley to surprise Liverpool. In the last nine Community Shield matches between the Premier League and FA Cup winners, the FA Cup winners have won seven.
Form, head-to-head history Crystal Palace vs Liverpool
In terms of head-to-head, Liverpool have the upper hand with just one defeat in their last 16 games against Palace (W12 D3). Last season, the two teams drew 1-1 at Anfield and Liverpool won 1-0 at Selhurst Park. Notably, this is the first time since 1989 that the two teams have met in the Community Shield after meeting in the final match of the previous season.
Crystal Palace vs Liverpool predicted lineup
Crystal Palace: Dean Henderson, Chris Richards, Maxence Lacroix, Marc Guéhi, Daniel Muñoz, Tyrick Mitchell, Adam Wharton, Daichi Kamada, Ismaïla Sarr, Eberechi Eze, Jean-Philippe Mateta.
Liverpool: Alisson, Jeremie Frimpong, Ibrahima Konaté, Virgil van Dijk, Milos Kerkez, Ryan Gravenberch, Dominik Szoboszlai, Florian Wirtz, Mohamed Salah, Cody Gakpo, Hugo Ekitiké.
