Mohamed Salah is within the type of his life proper now.
It doesn’t appear so way back that the Egyptian was being written off as previous his finest. However now, a return of 15 targets and 12 assists in 21 appearances throughout all competitions in the beginning of this season has firmly put everybody again of their place.
Salah has been ruthless within the , scoring a minimum of as soon as in every of his final seven appearances, netting 9 occasions in complete throughout that run.
In fact, you could be questioning now if Salah can beat Jamie Vardy’s file of 11 consecutive Premier League video games with a aim.
Effectively, he has one other 4 video games to go to match it and 5 to beat it, so how are his probabilities?
Everton (A)
Salah has confronted 11 occasions for up to now, solely dropping twice and scoring seven targets.
In fact, the Toffees beat Liverpool 2-0 of their final assembly because the Jurgen Klopp period ended with a little bit of a whimper. Nonetheless, that solely got here after netting three targets in his earlier two in opposition to the Toffees.
This Saturday is the last-ever Merseyside derby at Goodison Park, so Salah can be extra-motivated.
However Everton can be much more so and goalkeeper Jordan Pickford is second solely to Andre Onana (6) for Premier League clear sheets this season (5). The Toffees are additionally sixth within the Premier League for non-penalty anticipated targets on the right track conceded (NPXGOTC) this season (17.42).
Fulham (H)
Salah has scored 4 targets in eight profession appearances in opposition to , however has failed to seek out the web in his final two.
That didn’t cease Liverpool from doing the double over the Cottagers final season, by a 7-4 scoreline. And Salah did register an help in a 4-3 win at Anfield.
Regardless of their good type, Fulham have saved a clear sheet in simply one in every of their final eight Premier League matches — and that’s despite being fifth for NPXGOTC and mid-table for targets conceded (19).
With this fixture going down at Anfield, you’d be a idiot to guess in opposition to Salah scoring.
Tottenham (A)
Solely (15) have conceded extra targets to Salah than , with the Egyptian breaching the Spurs backline 12 occasions in 20 profession conferences. Salah has additionally misplaced simply thrice throughout these matches.
Solely three of these targets have come away from Anfield, however Salah did web a brace in Liverpool’s 2-1 win in north London in November 2022, sparking his present run in opposition to Spurs of 4 targets in 4 appearances.
are the one staff to fail to attain in opposition to Spurs within the Lilywhites’ final 9 matches throughout all competitions, with Ange Postecoglou’s males twelfth for NPXGOTC (19.69).
Spurs have solely truly conceded 15 targets within the Premier League this season however are vulnerable to inexplicable defensive lapses made for Salah to take advantage of.
Leicester Metropolis (H)
It will be so poetic for Salah to equal the file in opposition to Vardy, who’s managed by the participant he stole the file from: Ruud van Nistelrooy. Group selfie?
Salah has a modest file in opposition to , scoring 4 occasions in 11 profession conferences.
He managed a hat-trick of assists in opposition to the Foxes final season, however has failed to attain in his final 4 and has only one aim in his final 9.
However then, Leicester are with out a clear sheet of their final eight matches throughout all competitions, with solely Southampton (30) and Wolves (36) conceding extra targets within the Premier League (28).
West Ham (A)
are the staff lined as much as attempt to cease Salah from making historical past however he may hardly have chosen a greater opponent.
The Hammers are degree with Spurs and Man Metropolis on 12 targets conceded to Salah however have executed so in simply 16 conferences, in comparison with 20 and 22 from the opposite two, respectively.
Like Leicester, West Ham have executed a superb job of protecting Salah out lately, conceding simply as soon as of their final six league conferences in opposition to him.
Nonetheless, the Hammers have leaked 27 targets within the league alone this season, whereas has scored twice in opposition to them within the EFL Cup because the begin of final season.
If Salah had been to overlook one of many above video games attributable to harm or suspension, he would get the prospect to interrupt the file in opposition to none aside from Manchester United. The 32-year-old has a career-high 15 targets in 16 profession appearances in opposition to the Purple Devils.