Liverpool host Brighton within the Premier League this weekend and Mohamed Salah has a really particular achievement inside his sights.
The Reds received 3-2 away to the Seagulls within the Carabao Cup in midweek and so they welcome them to Anfield for a league conflict on Saturday afternoon.
Salah was Liverpool’s hero at Arsenal final weekend, scoring an important equaliser late within the day, and he’s eyeing one more nice achievement this time round.
The 32-year-old is now joint-eighth on the Premier League’s all-time scorers checklist with 163 targets – 161 of these scored in a Reds shirt.
Salah is stage with Liverpool legend Robbie Fowler and overtaking him this weekend can be one other important second in his profession.
Subsequent in his sights can be Thierry Henry with 175.
Salah has each made extra appearances and scored extra targets towards Brighton than another participant in Liverpool historical past. He has performed 16 occasions and netted 9 targets, with six assists.
Anticipate to see targets this weekend
In Premier League conferences, Liverpool have solely misplaced 4 of the 30 matches and have received 22 of the 41 encounters in all competitions.
In these 41 video games, the Reds have failed to attain simply 5 occasions.
In the meantime, Liverpool have netted the identical variety of targets in dwelling Premier League encounters as they’ve within the away fixtures (14).
The one goalless draw between the groups got here within the league at Brighton in September 1961.
Konate eyes promising private finest
Ibrahima Konate hasn’t been with out harm issues in his profession, however his availability has been an enormous optimistic up to now this season.
Ought to the Frenchman begin towards Brighton, he’ll set a private better of beginning 9 Premier League video games in a row for Liverpool.
Konate staying match is big to Liverpool’s probabilities of success.
By the way, his centre-back accomplice, Virgil van Dijk, is the one Reds participant to have been on the pitch for each minute of the league marketing campaign up to now.
Brighton know find out how to harm Liverpool
Brighton have misplaced solely two of the final eight Premier League encounters with Liverpool, successful two and drawing 4.
That’s after having misplaced every of their first six video games towards the Reds within the competitors, too.
At Anfield, Brighton have received one of many final eight league visits, when Steven Alzate scored the one aim in an empty stadium in February 2021.
Within the final six conferences in league and cup, the south coast outfit have scored 13 occasions, additionally scoring in every of their final 5 league visits to Anfield.
Scorers this season
Liverpool: Salah 8, Diaz 6, Jota 4, Gakpo 4, Konate 2, Nunez 2, Van Dijk 2, Jones 1, Mac Allister 1, Szoboszlai 1
Brighton: Welbeck 6, Adingra 4, Baleba 2, Joao Pedro 2, Rutter 2, Ferguson 1, Hinshelwood 1, Kadioglu 1, Mitoma 1, Minteh 1, O’Mahony 1, Sarmiento 1, Webster 1, Lamptey 1
* Stats courtesy of LFC statistician Ged Rea (@ged0407).
