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Kicking off at 15:00 BST on Sunday, 10th August, FA Cup winners Palace will make a **first-ever appearance** in the season's traditional curtain raiser, facing Premier League champions Liverpool.

**Season Ticket holders can now purchase up to three tickets per client reference number for the match at Wembley, whilst all [Members](https://www.cpfc.co.uk/memberships/) can also buy for the fixture, [with full information here](https://www.cpfc.co.uk/news/announcement/palace-fa-community-shield-ticket-sales-phases-announced/).**

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Referee **Chris Kavanagh** will lead the teams out on the day.

Kavanagh officiated just one Palace game last season: [our memorable 2-0 away win at Spurs in May.](https://www.cpfc.co.uk/news/match-reports/live-blog-match-report-highlights-tottenham-hotspur-crystal-palace-may-2025/)

This will be the fourth 'final' of Kavanagh's career, having previously officiated the 2020 UEFA Youth League final between Real Madrid and Benfica; the 2021 Championship play-off final between Brentford and Swansea; and the 2024 League Cup final between Chelsea and Liverpool at Wembley.

The 39-year-old Manchester-born referee became a Select Group 1 referee for the 2017/18 season after working his way up the football pyramid.

Kavanagh started officiating in 1998 as a 13-year-old, plying his trade in local football, before being promoted to take charge of matches in the National League in 2012. He refereed in the Football League regularly from the 2014/15 season and in 2016/17 he was the man in the middle on 27 occasions for the EFL Championship campaign.

Prior to his promotion to Select Group 1 status, Kavanagh made his Premier League debut in April 2017 as West Bromwich Albion faced Southampton at The Hawthorns. He has since also refereed in all three major European club competitions, and on the international scene in the UEFA Nations League.

He took charge of 25 Premier League matches last season, issuing 111 yellow cards (4.44 per game) and showing his red card on five occasions.

James Mainwaring

Kavanagh will be assisted by experienced duo **James Mainwaring** and **Wade Smith** – who have run the line on 18 and 14 different occasions involving Palace respectively – with **Tony Harrington**, who has officiated in the top-flight since December 2021, serving as the fourth official.

As with the Premier League, VAR will be in use for the game.

You can see the full team of officials for the 2025 FA Community Shield below – and [find out more about the origins of the competition right here](https://www.cpfc.co.uk/news/club/fa-community-shield-the-traditions-behind-the-occasion/).

### **FA Community Shield: Crystal Palace v Liverpool - match officials**

- **Referee:** Chris Kavanagh
- **Assistant Referee:** James Mainwaring
- **Assistant Referee:** Wade Smith
- **Fourth Official:** Tony Harrington
- **Reserve Assistant Referee:** Akil Howson
- **VAR:** Paul Tierney
- **Assistant VAR:** Nick Hopton

### Match Details

**Crystal Palace v Liverpool**

- Sunday, 10th August
- 15:00 BST
- FA Community Shield
- Wembley Stadium
- [How to buy tickets](https://www.cpfc.co.uk/news/announcement/palace-fa-community-shield-ticket-sales-phases-announced/)**.**

The Football Association have confirmed the match officials for the 2025 FA Community Shield match between Crystal Palace and Liverpool at Wembley Stadium.

Match Officials confirmed for 2025 FA Community Shield

**Please note, only supporters who have registered their accounts prior to Saturday, 17th May will be able to purchase tickets for this fixture.** 

However, supporters who created a ticketing account prior to Saturday, 17th May **are still** eligible to purchase a [25/26 Membership](https://www.cpfc.co.uk/memberships/) and access tickets at the relevant phases. [To find out more about our Membership offerings, please click here](https://www.cpfc.co.uk/memberships/).

**Full on-sale information for the fixture can be found below, with the pricing structure set by the Football Association.**

All tickets will be sold via our current ticketing system, in the same way as the FA Cup Final. The quickest and easiest way to purchase your tickets will be [online here](https://www.cpfc.co.uk/tickets/).

**There will again be a queuing system in place on the ticketing website.** This is to ensure that each supporter has sufficient time to choose their seat location, whilst not overloading the system with concurrent users.

Supporters unable to purchase tickets online will also be able to do so on the phone via a Ticketmaster call centre, and in person via the CPFC Box Office. Please see below for further information.

**However, with high demand expected,** there will be long queues when purchasing over the phone and in person, so **we would strongly advise buying online**.

### Selling Order

- **Phase 1**: Monday, 14th July – Season Ticket+ Holders; Away Season Ticket Holders; Season Ticket Holders with over 8,500 Loyalty Points; and Gold or Junior Gold Members with over 8,500 Loyalty Points *(One ticket per person)*
  - 10:00 - Online only
  - 14:00 – Online, over the phone or in person (Mon – Fri)
- **Phase 2**: Tuesday, 15th July – All remaining Season Ticket Holders and Gold or Junior Gold Members, no Loyalty Point requirements *(One ticket per person)*
  - 10:00 - Online only
  - 14:00 – Online, over the phone or in person (Mon – Fri)
- **Phase 3**: Wednesday, 16th July – Adult, Junior and International Members *(One ticket per person)*
  - 10:00 - Online only
  - 14:00 – Online, over the phone or in person (Mon – Fri)
- **Phase 4:** Thursday, 17th July – Season Ticket Holders can purchase up to two extra tickets per Client Reference Number if they have already purchased, or up to three if they have not purchased already.
  - 10:00 - Online only
  - 14:00 – Online, over the phone or in person (Mon – Fri)

\**Ticketmaster line open 14:00 – 17:00 BST, Monday - Friday.*

| **Category** | **Adult pricing** | **Senior (65+) pricing** | **18-21 pricing** | **U-18 pricing** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **Premium Level Two** | £75.00 | £65.00 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| **Level Two** | £75.00 | £65.00 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| **Category 1** | £55.00 | £45.00 | £45.00 | £45.00 |
| **Category 2** | £45.00 | £35.00 | £35.00 | £35.00 |
| **Category 3** | £35.00 | £25.00 | £25.00 | £25.00 |
| **Category 4** | £30.00 | £20.00 | £20.00 | £20.00 |
| **Wheelchair** | £30.00 | £20.00 | £20.00 | £20.00 |
| **Ambulant** | £30.00 | £20.00 | £20.00 | £20.00 |


**Please note all sales phases are subject to availability.**

**All tickets will include a £2.50 booking charge per ticket, plus a £1.50 transaction charge.**

Supporters under the age of 14 must be accompanied by an adult.

**Sections 133 and 134 will be dedicated singing sections.**

#### Purchasing via the phone

**As above, we highly recommend that all supporters [purchase online](https://www.eticketing.co.uk/cpfc/?utm_source=website&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=CommunityShieldTickets_WebStory_180725), when and where possible.**

However, if you are unable to purchase online, you can also do so over the phone – as per the timings in the selling order above – through a Ticketmaster call centre via [0844 453 9940](tel:08444539940), where Ticketmaster staff will assist you with your purchase.

**Please note that this call centre will only open at 14:00 at the start of each sales phase.**

*Calls to 0844 numbers are charged at 7pm plus the customer’s phone company's access charge. Ticketmaster line open 14:00 – 17:00 BST, Monday - Friday.*

*The **Crystal Palace Box Office** will **only** sell tickets over the phone to disabled supporters who are unable to purchase online – please see below for further information.*

#### Supporters with disabilities

**Supporters with disabilities, who are unable to book online,** can call the CPFC box office on **0333 360 1861** from **10:00** at the start of each sales phase to purchase their tickets.

However, **we strongly advise booking online** if you can, as we expect phone lines to be incredibly busy.

#### Ticket delivery

**All tickets for the Community Shield are digital** and will be emailed to the ticket owner, which is the same process we use for all our away fixtures.

All tickets will be emailed in the week leading up to the fixture.

Tickets will be in a digital format which can be downloaded to your Apple or Google Wallet, **or** printed at home through a PDF.

**Please ensure that your email address is up-to-date on the Palace account you purchase tickets through, to ensure seamless delivery.**

#### Coaches

We have **four** accessible supporter coaches available for this fixture at a cost of £30 per seat, with the departure time from Selhurst Park still to be confirmed depending on kick-off time.

[Tickets for the coaches can be booked here](https://www.eticketing.co.uk/cpfc/Events?preFilter=24&preFilterName=FA%20Community%20Shield).

#### Ticket Checks

There will be approximately 100 tickets initially blocked for this game, and supporters in their possession will be required to go to the Wembley box office to confirm their identification before entry. These supporters will be required to show photo ID which matches the name on the ticket. Along with this only supporters who have registered their **accounts prior to Saturday, 17th May** will be able to purchase tickets for this fixture.

**We understand that this may be an inconvenience to supporters,** but this helps us in our continued battle against ticket touting, which prevents our loyal supporters from being able to attend matches.

**Please note tickets purchased under your name are for your own personal use and are non-transferable.** Supporters who transfer tickets without the permission of the club could face a ban on for purchasing future away games.

**The Box Office at Wembley will only reprint tickets for supporters who have photo ID which matches the name on the ticket.**

Stay tuned to [**cpfc.co.uk**](http://cpfc.co.uk), [t**he Official App**](https://www.cpfc.co.uk/news/information/palace-app-upgraded-download-and-use-now/) and across our social media channels for further announcements surrounding the match.

### Match Details

**Crystal Palace v Liverpool**

- Sunday, 10th August
- 15:00 BST
- FA Community Shield
- Wembley Stadium

Season Ticket holders can now purchase up to three tickets per client reference number for our first-ever FA Community Shield match – against Liverpool at Wembley Stadium on Sunday, 10th August (kick-off 15:00 BST) – whilst all Members can also buy for the fixture, with the full selling order below.

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