The line-ups have been revealed as Crystal Palace take on Liverpool in the Community Shield at Wembley.
Premier League champions Liverpool will come go head-to-head with shock FA Cup winners Palace in the unofficial curtain-raiser for the Premier League season, which kicks off next week.
There are plenty of news faces set to be on show for both sides after a busy transfer window, particularly for Liverpool who have splashed the cash ahead of their second season under Arne Slot.
Check out which new signings have made the first XI in the confirmed team news.
Crystal Palace confirmed line-up
Head coach Oliver Glasner opts for the same 11 that began Palace’s historic FA Cup final triumph over Manchester City back in May.
Talisman Eberechi Eze, whose future at the club has been the subject of much speculation over the summer, will provide Palace’s creative spark.
Jean-Philippe Mateta leads the line, in what will be the club’s first ever Community Shield appearance.
Starting XI: Henderson; Munoz, Richards, Lacroix, Guehi, Mitchell; Wharton, Kamada; Eze, Sarr, Mateta
Subs: Benitez, Lerma, Clyne, Hughes, Esse, Edouard, Sosa, Devenny, Cardines
Liverpool confirmed line-up
Arne Slot includes four summer signings in the starting team. Record acquisition Florian Wirtz and Hugo Ekitike join Mohamed Salah and Cody Gakpo in attack, while Jeremie Frimpong and Milos Kerkez begin either side of Ibrahima Konate and captain Virgil van Dijk in defence.
Behind them, Alisson Becker is back in the team after missing the Reds’ pre-season tour of Asia due to personal reasons.
Meanwhile, Ryan Gravenberch is not in the squad with reports his wife his expecting a baby.
Starting XI: Alisson, Frimpong, Van Dijk, Konate, Kerkez, Szoboszlai, Wirtz, Jones, Salah, Ekitike, Gakpo
Subs: Mamardashvili, Endo, Mac Allister, Chiesa, Elliott, Robertson, Nyoni, Doak, Ngumoha
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2025-08-10 15:00:00
