Nobody saw this coming. Not like this. Crystal Palace, the underdogs, just pulled off a stunner at Wembley. They beat Liverpool. On penalties. For the 2025 Community Shield. Wild stuff.

Liverpool? They came in buzzing. New signings. Big dreams. Last season, they almost won it all. Almost. Only got the league in the end. This was supposed to be their fresh start. But football, man. It’s got a mind of its own.

First half, Liverpool looked sharp. Hugo Ekitiké and Jeremie Frimpong—both new boys—found the net. Reds fans were singing. It felt like their day.

But Palace? They didn’t fold. Not even close. Jean-Philippe Mateta stepped up, buried a penalty. Suddenly, it’s game on. Then Ismaïla Sarr, cool as you like, smashed in the equalizer. Just like that, 2-2. Wembley got loud.

Penalties. Always drama. Always nerves. Liverpool blinked first. Salah, of all people, sent his shot flying over. Mac Allister and Elliott? Both denied by Dean Henderson. Palace missed a couple too—Eze’s shot was saved, Sosa hit the bar. But Mateta, Sarr, and Justin Devenny kept their cool. 3-2. Palace win.

That’s three Community Shield finals in a row decided by shootouts. Liverpool? That’s three straight losses on penalties in this competition. Ouch.

For Palace, this is huge. They already won the FA Cup this year. Now this. Some fans are calling it their second-greatest moment ever. 119 years, and they’re still making history.

Football, eh? Always full of surprises.