Overview
- The 3pm BST match at Wembley will be broadcast live on TNT Sports 1 from 2pm BST and streamed on Discovery+.
- FA-organised tributes will honour Diogo Jota and his brother before Liverpool’s first competitive fixture since their July deaths.
- Florian Wirtz and Hugo Ekitike are set to make their competitive debuts after Liverpool’s record summer spending under Arne Slot.
- Crystal Palace appear in the Shield for the first time as they await a Court of Arbitration for Sport ruling on their Europa League exclusion appeal.
- Officially classified as a friendly, the match dispenses with extra time and goes straight to penalties if tied after 90 minutes.