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Salah's incredible stats as he goes ninth for all-time goals

23 Oct 2024
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Mohamed Salah showed once again at the weekend why he is one of the all-time great Premier League players. 

Salah scored and assisted in Liverpool's 2-1 win over Chelsea, with his goal taking him to 162 scored in his Premier League career. 

That moves him joint-ninth with Jermain Defoe and only one behind former Liverpool striker Robbie Fowler in the all-time list. 

Salah is fast approaching Arsenal legend Thierry Henry, whom he is only 13 goals behind, while he is also just 25 goals from matching Andrew Cole and becoming the joint-third highest goalscorer in Premier League history.

Top 10 goalscorers in PL history
Player Goals
Alan Shearer 260
Harry Kane 213
Wayne Rooney 208
Andrew Cole 187
Sergio Aguero 184
Frank Lampard 177
Thierry Henry 175
Robbie Fowler 163
Jermain Defoe 162
Mohamed Salah 162
Michael Owen 150

Salah's excellence has gone somewhat under the radar this season. 

Only Erling Haaland, Bryan Mbeumo and Cole Palmer can better his five goals, while only Bukayo Saka can top his five assists. 

Indeed, his 10 combined goals and assists are the second-most in 2024/25, level with Haaland and only one behind Palmer. 

Here, we take a closer look at some of the remarkable statistics that highlight the Egyptian's impact during his time in the Premier League. 

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Salah's penalty against Chelsea was his 27th successful spot-kick in the Premier League, placing him joint-sixth on the all-time list for penalties scored.

Most penalties scored
Player Penalty goals
Alan Shearer 56
Frank Lampard 43
Harry Kane 33
Steven Gerrard 32
Mark Noble 28
Jamie Vardy 27
Mohamed Salah 27
Sergio Aguero 27

It was also his 130th goal scored with his left foot, a Premier League record and 25 more than any other player.

Most left-footed goals
Player Left-footed goals
Mohamed Salah 130
Robbie Fowler 105
Robin van Persie 94
Ryan Giggs 83
Riyad Mahrez 65

Salah has now netted 160 goals for Liverpool in the Premier League, a club record total by some distance. 

Most Premier League goals for Liverpool
Player Goals for Liverpool
Mohamed Salah 160
Robbie Fowler 128
Steven Gerrard 120
Michael Owen 118
Sadio Mane 90

He is also the all-time leading African scorer in Premier League history, scoring 51 goals more than the player who ranks second, former team-mate Sadio Mane

Most Premier League goals by Africans
Player Goals by Africans 
Mohamed Salah 162
Sadio Mane 111
Didier Drogba 104
Emmanuel Adebayor 97
Yakubu 95

Sunday's game against Chelsea was the 34th time that Salah both scored AND assisted in a Premier League match. Only Wayne Rooney, with 36, has done so on more occasions. 

Most games with a goal and assist
Player Games scored and assisted in
Wayne Rooney 36
Mohamed Salah 34
Thierry Henry 32
Alan Shearer 31
Andrew Cole 28
Frank Lampard 27
Kevin De Bruyne 26
Son Heung-min 26
Teddy Sheringham 23
Dennis Bergkamp 23
Harry Kane 23

Salah's 233 Premier League goal involvements for Liverpool are the sixth-most any player has produced for a single club. His two contributions against Chelsea moved him ahead of Sergio Aguero.

Most goal involvements for a single club
Player Team Goals + assists Goals Assists
Wayne Rooney Man Utd 276 183 93
Ryan Giggs Man Utd 271 109 162
Harry Kane Spurs 259 213 46
Thierry Henry Arsenal 249 175 74
Frank Lampard Chelsea 237 147 90
Mohamed Salah Liverpool 233 160 73
Sergio Aguero Man City 231 184 47
Steven Gerrard Liverpool 212 120 92
Son Heung-min Spurs 187 123 64
Alan Shearer Newcastle 184 148 36
Jamie Vardy Leicester  183 139 44

Having also scored and assisted three goals for Chelsea at the start of his Premier League career, Salah now has a total of 236 combined goals and assists. This is the eighth-most in Premier League history, closing in on Thierry Henry.

Most goal involvements overall
Player Goals + assists Goals Assists
Alan Shearer 324 260 64
Wayne Rooney 311 208 103
Frank Lampard 279 177 102
Ryan Giggs 271 109 162
Andrew Cole 260 187 73
Harry Kane 259 213 46
Thierry Henry 249 175 74
Mohamed Salah 236 162 74
Sergio Aguero 231 184 47
Teddy Sheringham 221 146 75
Steven Gerrard 212 120 92
Robbie Fowler 202 163 39

In matches against the traditional "Big Six" of Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur, Salah has an incredible record of 61 combined goals and assists in only 72 appearances.

Only Alan Shearer has a higher total in matches against these teams, solidifying Salah's status as one of the all-time great big-game players.

Most goal involvements v the "Big Six"
Player v "Big Six" Goals + assists Goals Assists Matches
Alan Shearer 75 56 19 129
Mohamed Salah 61 43 18 72
Ryan Giggs 59 18 41 170
Wayne Rooney 59 45 14 135
Jamie Vardy 54 44 10 100

Salah's total of five goals in eight matches this season puts him on course to reach 20+ goals. If he does so, it will be the fifth time he has scored 20+ goals in a Premier League season.

Most 20+ goal seasons
Player 20+ goal seasons
Alan Shearer 7
Harry Kane 6
Sergio Aguero 6
Thierry Henry 5
Mohamed Salah 4
Ruud van Nistelrooy 4
Jamie Vardy 3
Les Ferdinand 3

He also has the opportunity this season to become the first player in Premier League history to register 10+ goals AND 10+ assists in six separate seasons.

Most 10+ goal and 10+ assist seasons
Player 10+ goal and 10+ assist seasons
Mohamed Salah 5
Wayne Rooney 5
Eric Cantona 4
Frank Lampard 4
Didier Drogba 3
Son Heung-min 3
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