Mohamed Salah and Liverpool dey come into Friday night Premier League opener against Bournemouth with plenty to prove. For Community Shield match wey just pass, Crystal Palace shock dem for penalty shootout, and Salah no fit deliver like e dey normally do.
For dat match, last season Premier League Golden Boot and Playmaker Award winner manage just one shot – straight go Dean Henderson hand – e no create any chance, and e lose all e ground and air battles. E even blast e penalty go over crossbar, making am one of e worst games for e Liverpool career.
But if you check Salah record for first Premier League match of any season, nobody get reach am – nine goals and 14 goal contributions. Plus, if you talk about Liverpool vs Bournemouth, e record dey loud.
Mohamed Salah Record vs Bournemouth
- Matches: 11
- Wins: 10
- Draws: 0
- Losses: 1
- Goals: 9
- Assists: 2
Salah average one goal contribution every game against Bournemouth – 9 goals and 2 assists for 11 matches. Liverpool win 10 of those games, lose only one, and no single draw dey between dem.
In fact, Bournemouth na the team wey Salah don play most without drawing any match.
From e early days for Liverpool shirt, Salah just dey torment Bournemouth. For e first six games wey e play against dem, e score every single time.
Five of those times na one goal, but for December 2018, e burst hat-trick for 4-0 win away, although VAR for today fit don cancel e first goal.
Between 2017 and 2020, Salah no gree stop scoring against dem, but recently e goals don slow down. For e last five games vs Bournemouth, e get just one goal and one assist.
Dat lone goal come for Liverpool 3-1 win for Anfield during 2023-24 season, and e give assist for Darwin Nunez for 3-0 win early 2024-25 campaign.
Surprisingly, for Liverpool 9-0 win against Bournemouth for August 2022 – wey still be the joint-biggest win for Premier League history – Salah no get goal or assist at all, frustrate many FPL managers wey don captain am.
Still, with nine goals for this fixture, Salah dey comfortably on top as highest goalscorer between these two clubs – four goals clear of Luis Diaz and Roberto Firmino wey dey tie for second place.