16 February 2025
Liverpool will host Wolverhampton this afternoon, Sunday, at Anfield stadium, in the twenty-fifth round of the English Premier League. Led by Dutch coach Arne Slot, Liverpool seeks to go back to winning ways in the English Premier League, after drawing with Everton with two goals each in the derby at "Goodison Park" stadium. Mohamed Salah and his teammates want to increase the points difference with second place Arsenal.
Slot will be present in the stands during the Liverpool match against Wolverhampton today, after being suspended for two matches by the English Premier League, after receiving a red card in the Everton match due to objecting to referee Michael Oliver.
Liverpool leads the English Premier League standings with 57 points, collected after winning 17 matches, drawing 6 and losing one match, scoring 58 goals and conceding 24, while Wolverhampton is in the danger zone with only 19 points, collected by winning 5 matches, drawing 4 and losing 15 matches, scoring 34 goals and conceding 52.
Mohamed Salah has a distinguished record against Wolverhampton, as he played against them in 16 matches in all tournaments, during which he scored 6 goals and provided 5 assists.
Salah aims to score today to continue breaking records in the English Premier League, after strengthening his lead in the top scorers' standings after scoring a goal and assisting another in the Everton match, as the Pharaoh raised his tally to 22 goals, outperforming his closest competitor, the Norwegian Haaland, the top scorer for Manchester City.
Mohamed Salah strengthened his lead in the list of the most assists in the English Premier League this season after raising his tally to 14 goals, surpassing his personal best of 13 assists in the 2021-2022 season.
Mohamed Salah's incredible form has seen him reach the 6th place on historical top scorers list of the English Premier Leagu after scoring the 179th goal in his career in the competition, and is now only 5 goals behind equaling the number of goals scored by Argentine Sergio Aguero, who is ranked fifth on the list, and the highest foreign player to score goals in the history of the competition.
Opta confirmed that Salah became the first player in the history of the English Premier League to contribute to 23 goals in away matches in one season, as he scored 14 goals and provided 9 assists in 13 matches, surpassing the previous record set by Andy Cole with 21 goals in the 1993-1994 season.
Liverpool have met Wolverhampton in 107 previous matches, with the Reds having the greatest advantage in 56 matches, losing 35 and drawing 16, and their players have scored 169 goals and conceded 124. Roger Hunt is the historical top scorer in the matches between the two teams with 9 goals, followed by Mohamed Salah with 6 goals.
The first round match in the English Premier League, which brought together Liverpool and Wolverhampton, ended with the Reds' superiority by two goals to one, and Mohamed Salah and his teammates seek to confirm the superiority during today's match.
