By Sama Marwan,
Harvey Elliott has scored the opening goal of the match between Brighton and Liverpool for the Reds in the 9th minute. The encounter is currently underway at the “Falmer Stadium” as part of the 37th and penultimate round of the English Premier League “Premier League” for the current 2024-25 season.
Brighton vs. Liverpool
Liverpool leads the English Premier League table with 83 points, while Brighton sits in ninth place with 55 points before the start of this round.
Liverpool is aiming to break the “guard of honour curse” they have been suffering from since clinching the Premier League title this season, having not secured any wins since their championship victory was confirmed.
Liverpool lost 1-3 against Chelsea in their match at “Stamford Bridge” in the 35th round, their first game after officially winning the Premier League title. They then drew 2-2 with Arsenal in their previous match at “Anfield”.
In the same context, Mohamed Salah is looking to end his goal drought in the Brighton vs. Liverpool match, having scored only one goal in his last 7 Premier League appearances.
Mohamed Salah currently tops the Premier League Golden Boot race with 28 goals and also leads the assists chart with 18 assists. He also led his Liverpool team to their 20th English league title.
Brighton vs. Liverpool
Mohamed Salah has a golden opportunity this season to become only the second player in the history of the world’s strongest league to win the Golden Boot four times.
Only Frenchman Thierry Henry has managed to win the “Golden Boot” award, given to the Premier League’s top scorer, four times, all while playing for Arsenal in the years 2002, 2004, 2005, and 2006.
Mohamed Salah first won the Premier League Golden Boot in 2018 after scoring 32 goals. He won it for the second time in 2019 with 22 goals, sharing the award with his former Liverpool teammate, Senegalese Sadio Mané (now playing for Al Nassr in Saudi Arabia), and Gabonese Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (formerly of Arsenal, now with Al-Qadisiyah in Saudi Arabia).
Mohamed Salah won his third Premier League Golden Boot in 2022, sharing it with South Korean Son Heung-min of Tottenham Hotspur, with 23 goals each.
Liverpool’s lineup against Brighton is as follows:
Goalkeeper: Alisson Becker.
Defense: Bradley, Quansah, Konaté, Tsimikas.
Midfield: Gravenberch, Szoboszlai, Elliott.
Attack: Mohamed Salah, Chiesa, Gakpo.
