Nobody can take it away - Liverpool have won the first ever Merseyside derby at Hill Dickinson Stadium.
Even if they did leave it late!
Stats on late winners, Salah, van Dijk, Woodman, Ngumoha and plenty more besides in my review of Sunday's derby. #LFC
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Hill Dickinson Stadium is the 42nd ground that Mo Salah has scored at for Liverpool in all competitions.
Only Ian Rush (53), Roger Hunt (50), and Steven Gerrard (45) have scored at more venues for #LFC (Billy Liddell also 42).
All-time most league goals for Liverpool v Everton:
13 - Ian Rush
9 - Steven Gerrard
⬆️9 - Mo Salah
8 - Harry Chambers
7 - Dick Forshaw
6 - Jack Parkinson
6 - Jack Balmer
6 - Robbie Fowler
6 - Divock Origi
#LFC
Over the two legs of PSG v Liverpool
Mo Salah played the most balls into the box (12), had the highest xA (0.52), 2nd most touches in the box (14), and 3rd most chances created - of all players for both sides.
He played 59 out of a possible 180 mins.
Back to winning ways.
Goals from two players at opposite ends of their Liverpool careers saw Liverpool to three points against Fulham.
Stats on Ngumoha, Salah, Wirtz, and plenty more in my round up of Saturday's game. #LFC
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There are 16 years and 75 days between the ages of Ngumoha (17y 225d) and Salah (33y 300d).
It's the biggest age gap between two scorers for #LFC in the same match in the club's entire top-flight history.
Previous was 15y 157d between McAllister & Gerrard v Coventry in 2000.
Aged 17 years and 225 days, Rio Ngumoha is Liverpool's youngest ever league goalscorer at Anfield.
He takes Raheem Sterling's record v Reading in October 2012 (17y 317d). #LFC
All-time best win rates for #LFC (300+ apps):
66.1% - Trent Alexander-Arnold
65.8% - Virgil van Dijk
64.8% - Alisson Becker
⭐️63.8% - ANDY ROBERTSON⭐️
62.6% - Mo Salah
60.2% - James Milner
60.2% - Alan Kennedy
59.8% - Mark Lawrenson
59.8% - Kenny Dalglish
58.8% - Graeme Souness
Offside
Liverpool have failed to record a shot in the first half of a match for the first time since April 2021 v Real Madrid.
82 successful passes their fewest in a Premier League or Champions League first half since December 2007 v Marseille (63).
But - it's only 1-0
Liverpool have lost 15 of their last 40 games in all competitions.
It's the first time #LFC have lost that many times in a run of 40 games in a single season since 2009-10 (from September to April that season).
Erling Haaland is the first player to score 5 goals against Liverpool in all single season since Matt Le Tissier in 1993-94.
Haha thanks Lubo!
Thanks Kevin! We truly are
Thank you, Mo.
I began working for Opta in August 2017 - the same month Salah made his Liverpool debut.
Goals, assists, wins, records - it's been an honour to document it all. Available in this free 2,700+ words and over 30 tables on the Egyptian King.
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Since joining in 2017, Mo Salah has scored or assisted 35% of all goals Liverpool have scored in all competitions.
He has averaged 94 mins/goal or assist over 435 apps for #LFC.
He has the best mins/goal rate of all players with 100+ goals in the club's history.
Only Mo Salah.
One of the greatest footballers who will ever play for Liverpool Football Club.
Thank you, Mo.
Can only assume this is for a comedy sketch
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Chelsea 99
Spurs 87
Newcastle 82
Wolves 81
Villa 79
Brighton 70
Arsenal 68
Bournemouth 63
Man City 62
Liverpool 61
Brentford 57
Burnley 57
Fulham 55
West Ham 55
Leeds 53
Sunderland 52
Everton 51
Man Utd 50
Palace 48
Forest 47
On Saturday, Milos Kerkez became only the 6th player ever to lose both of the first two games in which he scored for #LFC - and first in over 90 years.
Details on that, and analysis of Liverpool's 10th defeat in 26 league games in my Brighton round-up.
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Liverpool have won 3/8 Premier League games without Mo Salah this season (37.5%).
4/11 when he hasn't started (36.4%).
Between March 5th and April 12th inclusive, Manchester United player just 2 games in all competitions - one of which is tomorrow.
Within those same dates, Arsenal and Liverpool play 8 matches.
Mo Salah with 13 touches in the opp box tonight.
He has 39 goal involvements in 32 games with 10+ touches in box under Slot (24 goals, 15 assists).
Compared to 37 in 54 when he has less than 10.
Seems obvious, but worth pointing out.
Get your best attacker close to goal.
Mo Salah is only the 3rd player in Liverpool's history to score 10+ goals in 9+ consecutive seasons:
Gordon Hodgson - 9, 1926-27 to 1934-35
Roger Hunt - 10, 1959-60 to 1968-69
🆕️Mo Salah - 9, 2017-18 to 2025-26
#LFC
Dominik Szoboszlai has scored (4) or assisted (1) in five consecutive appearances at Anfield - the longest run by any midfielder for Liverpool in all competitions since Steven Gerrard in December 2007 (6). #LFC
On the face of it, Liverpool are underperforming xG and struggling with shot conversion too regularly this season.
A look at why that is happening, plus numbers behind Szoboszlai's free-kicks, Ngumoha's dribbles, and van Dijk's 30 successive starts. #LFC
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Dominik Szoboszlai now has 7 goals from outside the box in all competitions this season, the most by a Liverpool player in a single campaign since Luis Suárez in 2013-14 (also 7), and most by a midfielder since Steven Gerrard in 2005-06 (9). #LFC
Aged 34 years and 250 days, Virgil van Dijk is the oldest outfield player to start 30+ consecutive games for Liverpool in all competitions since Ian Callaghan in March 1977 (93 in a row, 34y 340d). #LFC
Rio Ngumoha today becomes Liverpool's 5th-youngest ever top-flight starter:
Max Thompson - 17y 128d v Spurs, 1974
Michael Owen - 17y 148d v Sheff Weds, 1997
Jordon Ibe - 17y 162d v QPR, 2013
Ben Woodburn - 17y 175d v Stoke, 2017
🆕️ Rio Ngumoha - 17y 198d v Spurs, 2026
#LFC
Virgil van Dijk is starting a 29th consecutive game for Liverpool in all competitions.
It's the longest run of successive starts by any #LFC outfield player since Jamie Carragher started 33 in a row from Dec 2009-May 2010.