Liverpool host Brighton within the Premier League this weekend and Mohamed Salah has a really particular achievement inside his sights.
The Reds gained 3-2 away to the Seagulls within the Carabao Cup in midweek they usually welcome them to Anfield for a league conflict on Saturday afternoon.
Salah was Liverpool’s hero at Arsenal final weekend, scoring a vital equaliser late within the day, and he’s eyeing yet one more nice achievement this time round.
The 32-year-old is now joint-eighth on the Premier League’s all-time scorers record with 163 targets – 161 of these scored in a Reds shirt.
Salah is degree with Liverpool legend Robbie Fowler and overtaking him this weekend could be one other vital second in his profession.
Subsequent in his sights could be Thierry Henry with 175.
Salah has each made extra appearances and scored extra targets in opposition to Brighton than every other participant in Liverpool historical past. He has performed 16 instances and netted 9 targets, with six assists.
Count on to see targets this weekend
In Premier League conferences, Liverpool have solely misplaced 4 of the 30 matches and have gained 22 of the 41 encounters in all competitions.
In these 41 video games, the Reds have failed to attain simply 5 instances.
In the meantime, Liverpool have netted the identical variety of targets in house 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 greatest
Ibrahima Konate hasn’t been with out harm issues in his profession, however his availability has been an enormous constructive up to now this season.
Ought to the Frenchman begin in opposition to 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 companion, 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 how one can damage Liverpool
Brighton have misplaced solely two of the final eight Premier League encounters with Liverpool, profitable two and drawing 4.
That’s after having misplaced every of their first six video games in opposition to the Reds within the competitors, too.
At Anfield, Brighton have gained one of many final eight league visits, when Steven Alzate scored the one purpose in an empty stadium in February 2021.
Within the final six conferences in league and cup, the south coast outfit have scored 13 instances, 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).
