Mo Salah is eyeing three totally different milestones when Liverpool host Fulham this weekend, not least matching and even overtaking Billy Liddell‘s objective tally.
The Reds return to Premier League motion with the go to of Marco Silva’s facet on Saturday afternoon, seeking to decide up three extra valuable factors.
Salah (227) is one objective away from becoming a member of Liddell (228) in joint-fourth place in Liverpool’s all-time goalscoring checklist.
Apparently, if he scores Trent Alexander-Arnold would change into the primary Liverpool participant to take action in three successive video games in opposition to Fulham within the league since Liddell in 1957.
Salah is now solely three away from recording 100 strikes for the Reds within the Premier League at Anfield.
The Egyptian may rating in an eighth successive league recreation for Liverpool, too, with Jamie Vardy (11) holding the Premier League report.
Fortress Anfield set to proceed?
Liverpool haven’t conceded a objective at Anfield in 436 minutes of soccer in all competitions – over seven hours of soccer.
The final participant to attain on the house of the Reds was Brighton’s Ferdi Kadioglu, who opened the scoring within the eventual 2-1 win on November 2.
Liverpool’s 11 objectives conceded is their second-lowest tally within the league after 14 video games within the final 16 seasons – that they had shipped simply 5 objectives at this stage in 2018/19.
Arne Slot‘s facet are unbeaten of their final 18 video games (16 wins and two attracts) in all competitions since shedding at house to Nottingham Forest three months in the past.
Reds eye tenth league double over Fulham
Final season, Liverpool recorded a ninth league double over Fulham – their first since 2018/19, with seven of these coming within the Premier League period.
The Reds have received 21, drawn six and misplaced seven of their 34 conferences within the competitors, and at Anfield, they’ve received 11.
There have additionally been 4 attracts and two defeats in that point.
Apparently, in opposition to Fulham within the Premier League, Liverpool have scored extra objectives at Craven Cottage (33) than they’ve at Anfield (32).
Fulham blowing leads however in harmful kind
Fulham have dropped 18 factors from successful positions within the Premier League this season.
However final Sunday in opposition to Arsenal, they set a brand new membership report of scoring in 14 successive top-flight matches, with the earlier greatest set 65 years in the past.
Fulham have misplaced simply certainly one of their final seven league outings – the 4-1 house defeat to Wolves in November.
The Cottagers have received two of their seven away video games within the top-flight this season.
They received 1-0 at Forest in September and 2-0 at Crystal Palace final month, protecting their solely league clear sheets of the marketing campaign within the course of.
Former Liverpool teen Harry Wilson has scored seven objectives in his previous 13 appearances for membership and nation.
This season’s scorers
Liverpool: Salah 16, Diaz 9, Gakpo 7, Jota 4, Konate 2, Nunez 3, Szoboszlai 2, Van Dijk 2, Jones 2, Mac Allister 1
Fulham: Jimenez 6, Iwobi 5, Smith Rowe 3, Wilson 3, Nelson 2, Cairney 1, Muniz 1, Pereira 1, Stansfield 1, Traore 1, personal objectives 1
* Stats courtesy of LFC statistician Ged Rea (@ged0407).
