Mohamed Salah has overtaken Erling Haaland in the race for this season’s Premier League Golden Boot after an incredible performance in Liverpool’s 6-3 win at Tottenham Hotspur, breaking numerous records in the process.

Salah scored his 14th and 15th goals of the Premier League season, moving two goals ahead of Manchester City striker Haaland, who has scored just three goals in his last 12 games. Salah has scored 12 goals in his last 12 games.

If Salah becomes top scorer this season, he will equal Thierry Henry’s record of four Golden Boot awards. Apart from Henry, only Harry Kane and Alan Shearer can match Salah’s three Golden Boots.

Liverpool’s fourth highest goalscorer

Salah has also now moved up to fourth place in Liverpool’s all-time goalscoring list.

His 229 goals puts him one ahead of former Scotland striker Billy Liddell, who scored 228 goals in 534 appearances for Liverpool in the mid-20th century.

Salah can now set his sights on Gordon Hodgson, who scored 241 goals for the club between 1925 and 1936.

Salah still has some way to go to beat Ian Rush and become Liverpool’s all-time top goalscorer, which seems unlikely given Salah’s 32 years and the fact that his contract expires next summer.

Liverpool’s all-time top goalscorer

player	years active	Apps	Goals
Ian Rush	1980-87; 1988-96	660	346
Roger Hunt	1958-1969	492	285
Gordon Hodgson	1925-1936	377	241
Mohamed Salah	2017-present	373	229
Billy Liddell	1938-1961	534	228
Steven Gerrard	1998-2015	710	186
Robbie Fowler	1993-2001; 2006-07	369	183

Double-digit numbers before Christmas

Having also set up goals for Dominik Szoboszlai and Luis Diaz on Sunday, Salah has 11 assists this season, one more than Bukayo Saka, who suffered a thigh injury while playing for Arsenal on Saturday.

They were Salah’s 79th and 80th assists of his Premier League career, putting him 10th in the all-time table, level with Man Utd legend David Beckham.

Most assists in Premier League history

player	Supports
Ryan Giggs	162
Kevin De Bruyne	114
Cesc Fabregas	111
Wayne Rooney	103
Frank Lampard	102
Dennis Bergkamp	94
David Silva	93
Steven Gerrard	92
James Milner	89
David Beckham	80
Mohamed Salah	80

This means Salah is in pole position to win the Golden Boot AND Playmaker awards, a feat he achieved in 2021/22.

He also broke THREE records.

Salah is the first player in Premier League history to reach double figures in goals AND assists before Christmas, and he is also the first player since the competition began in 1992 to score more than 10 goals AND more than 10 assists in four consecutive seasons achieved.

This is also the sixth Premier League season in which Salah has scored and assisted more than 10 goals; the most players in the competition’s history, overtaking Wayne Rooney’s five.

Most goals and assists in 2024/25 PL

Goals	In total	Supports	In total
Salah (LIV)	15	Salah (LIV)	11
Haaland (MCI)	13	Saka (ARS)	10
Palmer (CHE)	11	Amad (MUN), Palmer (CHE), Robinson (FUL), Son (TOT)	6

We’re getting closer to Henry

Salah has now scored 172 Premier League goals in his career, just three fewer than Arsenal legend Henry.

His strike rate could see him overtake Henry, Frank Lampard, Sergio Aguero AND Andrew Cole and become the fourth highest goalscorer in Premier League history before the end of the season.

Most goals in Premier League history

player	Goals
Alan Shearer	260
Harry Kane	213
Wayne Rooney	208
Andrew Cole	187
Sergio Aguero	184
Frank Lampard	177
Thierry Henry	175
Mohamed Salah	172

“I am proud” – What Salah said

On the double-digit goal and assist numbers before Christmas: “To be fair, I didn’t think about it before the game, but I’m glad I did. (It’s) something that makes me happy. I’m proud and I’ll just keep working hard.

On fourth place in Liverpool’s all-time top scorers list: “Of course, achieving that is a great thing. It’s such a big club, Liverpool. But again, the most important thing is that we won the game, but to have this success is great.”

On the question of whether he can break Ian Rush’s record: “To be fair, I don’t know how he scored so many goals. I think football back then was more like seven on seven and not really 11 on 11! He is a big legend for the club and we have good contact. Whatever I end my career with, I’m happy with it, so we’ll see.”

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