Premier LeagueLiverpool v Fulham stats: Mohamed Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold looking to equal Billy Liddell
Mohamed Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold could each equal Billy Liddell when Liverpool meet Fulham in the Premier League.
Salah goes into Saturday’s game at Anfield with 227 goals for the Reds to his name – one shy of joining the legendary Liddell in joint-fourth place on the club’s all-time goalscoring list.
Alexander-Arnold, meanwhile, could become the first Liverpool player to score in three consecutive matches against Fulham since Liddell in 1957.
Read 15 more interesting pre-match stats below.
Liverpool have won nine of their last 12 Premier League meetings with Fulham (two draws, one defeat).
Last season, the Reds recorded a ninth league double over Fulham, their first since 2018-19. Seven of those have come in the Premier League era.
Against Fulham in the Premier League era, Liverpool have scored more goals at Craven Cottage (33) than they have at Anfield (32).
The Reds have kept one clean sheet in the last seven league encounters – the 1-0 Anfield victory in May 2023.
Liverpool’s 11 goals conceded so far in this Premier League season is their second-lowest tally after 14 fixtures in the last 16 campaigns. The Reds had only shipped five goals at the same stage of 2018-19.
Of the Reds’ last 23 goals, 20 have been scored in the second half.
Salah has scored 99 goals in 140 home appearances in the Premier League (two for Chelsea, 97 for Liverpool). If he scores on Saturday, he will become the eighth player to total 100+ on home soil in the competition, and fourth-fastest after Alan Shearer (91 games), Thierry Henry (113) and Sergio Aguero (125).
Salah has scored in each of his last seven games in the Premier League. Only three players – Ruud van Nistelrooy (twice), Jamie Vardy (twice) and Daniel Sturridge – have ever netted in eight or more such appearances in a row.
The Reds have scored two or more goals in each of their last seven league games, last having a longer such run between September and December 2021 (11 in a row).
Liverpool haven’t lost a league match at Anfield in the month of December since 2012 (v Aston Villa), going unbeaten in 33 such games since then.
Cody Gakpo has scored 12 goals in his last 16 starts at Anfield in all competitions.
Fulham have picked up 23 points in their first 15 Premier League matches this season – their second-most at this stage of a campaign, behind only 2003-04 when they had 25 points.
Raul Jimenez has tallied 12 goals in his last 21 league starts for Fulham.
Marco Silva’s side have lost just two of their last 10 away Premier League games (four wins, four draws).
More than a third of the Cottagers’ goals conceded in the league so far this season have come from outside the penalty area (seven of 20).
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