Crystal Palace vs Liverpool prediction, 9:00 PM tonight, August 10th.

Match preview: Crystal Palace vs Liverpool

Tonight, Crystal Palace will face Liverpool in the Community Shield at Wembley. This is a traditional match, serving as a warm-up for the new Premier League season. Although considered a "semi-friendly" match, the participating teams are determined to win, thereby boosting morale for the following weeks.

For Liverpool, this match is even more significant. The Kop were the most active team in the 2025 summer transfer market, signing a host of expensive new players, most notably striker Ekitike and record-breaking signing Wirtz. Currently, Liverpool are still pursuing Isak, demonstrating their immense ambition.

Following their somewhat unexpected league title last season, Liverpool want to show everyone they are ready to dominate English football like Man City did. Of course, they need to beat Crystal Palace to showcase their strength. Given their recent performances, The Kop are more than capable of winning within 90 minutes.

Conversely, Palace have not seen many changes. They are at risk of losing Eze, but can still field the midfielder in today's match. Adam Wharton, Marc Guehi, and Nathaniel Clyne have all returned from preseason injuries, giving Palace a nearly full-strength squad.

This is Palace's first appearance in the Community Shield. However, the unfortunate thing is that none of the last four teams to make this debut have won the title, and even more concerning is that they have lost to Liverpool twice (Southampton in 1976 and Wimbledon in 1988).

However, they can rely on the luck of the FA Cup champions and a good record at Wembley to spring a surprise on Liverpool. In the last nine Super Cup matches between the Premier League and FA Cup winners, the FA Cup winners have won seven times.

Form and head-to-head history of Crystal Palace vs Liverpool

In terms of head-to-head encounters, Liverpool hold a clear advantage with only one defeat in their last 16 matches against Palace (12 wins, 3 draws). 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 having already faced each other in the final match of the previous season.

Predicted lineups for Crystal Palace vs Liverpool

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.