Crystal Palace V Liverpool: Community Shield – Live

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Thank heavens for nan Community Shield. In an property of 24/7/365 shot – erstwhile seasons, competitions and opinions blur into 1 headache-inducing wide – nan domiciled of nan Community Shield arsenic nan curtain raiser for nan caller English play is much important than ever.

The reality is much complicated, that’s true, but we’re not present for that. We’re present to watch FA Cup winners Crystal Palace meet runaway champions Liverpool connected a sweltering day astatine Wembley.

In different ways, some teams person had difficult summers. Palace were demoted to nan Conference League, person spent astir £3m connected players and could suffer Marc Guehi and Eberechi Eze earlier nan transportation model closes astatine nan commencement of September.

Liverpool person spent for illustration ne'er before, signing Florian Wirtz, Hugo Ekitike, Milos Kerkez and Jeremie Frimpong for a mixed interest of astir £250m.

They recouped much than half of that pinch nan income of Luis Diaz, Darwin Nunez and Jarell Quansah and others. But nan summertime of 2025 will ever beryllium remembered for nan shocking decease of Diogo Jota, aged 28, successful a car crash.

Life goes on, shot goes on, but today’s crippled will beryllium played successful shadow.

Kick disconnected 3pm.