Mohamed Salah makes assist as Liverpool blank Brighton 2-0: Stats
What's the story
Amid controversy and speculation about his Liverpool future, Mohamed Salah, delivered for his side in Matchweek 16 of the Premier League 2025-26 season. Salah, who was named on the bench, came on as a substitute in the 26th minute, replacing Joe Gomez. The Egyptian, who will leave for the Africa Cup of Nations, made an assist for Liverpool's 2nd goal. Here are further details.
Summary
Ekitike's brace sees Liverpool blank the Seagulls
In the 1st minute of the contest, Ekitike scored the opener after Gomez headed the ball back into the area after a poor Brighton clearance from a corner. The Reds were the better side in the 1st half but wasted opportunities in the final third. In the 2nd half, both sides had chances before Ekitike scored from Salah's corner to the back post (60').
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Salah misses a sitter late on
Salah could have added a goal to his assist. In the 92nd minute, Salah started a Liverpool counter as Fedrico Chiesa iwent behind the Brighton defense. He made a run and squared the ball for Salah, who sent his first-time effort over the bar.
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Salah surpasses Lampard with this record
Making his 315th Premier League appearance, Salah now owns 90 assists. He has scored 190 goals. This season, he owns 4 goals and three assists. With this tally of 280 goal involvements, Salah steered clear of Frank Lampard, who was involved in 279 goals in the Premier League. Only Alan Shearer (324) and Wayne Rooney (311) own more goal involvements in the Premier League.
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Salah races to 114 assists in Liverpool colors across competitions
In 302 Premier League appearances for Liverpool, former Chelsea player Salah has raced to 89 assists (G188). Overall in 421 appearances across all competitions for the Reds, Salah has made 114 assists (G250).
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Salah gets past Rooney with this record
Salah now has 277 goal involvements for Liverpool in the Premier League (188 goals, 89 assists), as mentioned. This is now the all-time record by a player for a single club in the competition, overtaking Rooney's 276 for Manchester United (183 goals, 93 assists).
Ekitike
Ekitike gets to 10 goals for Liverpool this season
Ekitike, who arrived to Liverpool in the summer from Eintracht Frankfurt, has now got to a tally of 7 goals from 15 Premier League appearances this season. He owns one assist. Overall, Ekitike has got to 10 goals for the Reds across 23 matches in all competitions for Liverpool this season.
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A look at the points table
The win sees Liverpool get to sixth in the standings. After 16 games, Arne Slot's men own 26 points. This was their 8th win (D2 L6). On the other hand, Brighton are 9th with 23 points. This was their 5th defeat (W6 D5).
Match stats
Here are the match stats
Both sides had 50% ball possession with Liverpool's xG being 1.82 compared to Brighton's 1.96. Slot's men had 4 shots on target from 18 attempts. Brighton had one shot on target from 14 attempts. The Seagulls hit the woodwork once. Both teams created three big chances each. In terms of touches in the opposition box, Liverpool clocked 37 compared to Brighton's 28.
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Unique record for Ekitike
As per Opta, Ekitike has scored Liverpool's first goal in the opening minute of a Premier League game since Naby Keïta netted their fastest ever goal in the competition after 15 seconds vs Huddersfield in April 2019.