New Delhi: Crystal Palace prevailed over Liverpool 3-2 on a penalty shootout to win the Community Shield after a 2-2 stalemate in regulation time at the Wembley Stadium in London on Sunday.

Substitute Justin Devenny converted his spot kick to give Palace the trophy, after Mohamed Salah, Alexis Mac Allister and Harvey Elliott missed from 12 yards for Liverpool.

Crystala Palace had won the FA Cup last season to book a Community Shield clash with English Premier League winners Liverpool.

Palace keeper Dean Henderson had saved a penalty on way to their FA Cup final triumph and he rose to the occasion again.

He had blocked Omar Marmoush’s penalty to help Palace win their first major trophy against Manchester City in the FA Cup final in May.

“I love it, I love the big moments, I love being in that pressure moment,” Henderson told ITV.

Liverpool’s new signing Hugo Ekitike had put the Reds ahead inside four minutes only for Jean-Philippe Mateta to equalise for Palace from a penalty in the 17th when Virgil van Dijk was punished for bringing down Ismaila Sarr.

Another new recruit Jeremie Frimpong restored Liverpool’s lead, as fans commemorated the death of forward Diogo Jota on the 20th minute.

But Palace levelled the score again with 13 minutes of regulation time still to be played as Sarr pushed the ball in past onrushing Liverpool keeper Alisson.

Towards the end, Palace almost had grabbed a winner with Mac Allister lucky to receive a favourable judgement on a VAR referral for handball in the box.

Devenny came closing to scoring in added time but couldn’t pull it off as the traditional season curtain-raiser stretched to penalties.

In the shootout, Devenny made no mistake as he scored in an emphatic fashion to give Palace their third straight victory at Wembley.