{"id":543442,"date":"2025-11-02T04:38:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-02T04:38:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/543442\/"},"modified":"2025-11-02T04:38:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-02T04:38:09","slug":"salah-scores-landmark-goal-and-matches-rooney-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/543442\/","title":{"rendered":"Salah scores landmark goal and matches Rooney record"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool forward finds net against Aston Villa to equal total for most goal involvements at one club<\/p>\n<p>Mohamed Salah\u2019s first-half goal for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.premierleague.com\/en\/clubs\/14\/liverpool\/overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Liverpool<\/a> in their 2-0 victory over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.premierleague.com\/en\/clubs\/7\/aston-villa\/overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aston Villa<\/a> was a landmark one for him in many ways.<\/p>\n<p>When <a href=\"https:\/\/www.premierleague.com\/en\/players\/118748\/mohamed-salah\/overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Salah<\/a> pounced on Villa goalkeeper <a href=\"https:\/\/www.premierleague.com\/en\/players\/98980\/emiliano-martinez\/overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Emiliano Martinez<\/a>\u2019s loose pass to slot a first-time finish into an unguarded net, it marked his 250th goal in all competitions for Liverpool.<\/p>\n<p>He is only the third player to reach this number for the club, after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.premierleague.com\/en\/players\/7995\/ian-rush\/overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ian Rush<\/a> (346 goals) and Roger Hunt (285).<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a great feeling to score goals for such a big club, it&#8217;s something I don&#8217;t take for granted,&#8221; Salah told TNT Sports. &#8220;I&#8217;m so proud and happy about that achievement.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The strike also moved him level with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.premierleague.com\/en\/players\/13017\/wayne-rooney\/overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wayne Rooney<\/a> for the most goal involvements for one club in the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>His 276 Premier League goal involvements (188 goals, 88 assists) for Liverpool are equal to Rooney\u2019s total (183 goals, 93 assists) for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.premierleague.com\/en\/clubs\/1\/manchester-united\/overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Manchester United<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Salah\u2019s 279 goal involvements overall in the Premier League (including two goals and one assist at Chelsea) now place him joint-third in the rankings, alongside <a href=\"https:\/\/www.premierleague.com\/en\/players\/2051\/frank-lampard\/overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Frank Lampard<\/a> (177 goals, 102 assists).<\/p>\n<p>The Liverpool forward is behind only Wayne Rooney\u2019s total of 311 (208 goals, 103 assists) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.premierleague.com\/en\/players\/1\/alan-shearer\/overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alan Shearer<\/a>\u2019s 324 (260 goals and 64 assists).<\/p>\n<p>Most goal involvements &#8211; Premier League all time<\/p>\n<tr style=\"height: 16.5938px;\">\nPlayer<\/p>\n<td style=\"width: 23.8097%; height: 16.5938px; text-align: center;\">Goals + Assists<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 22.006%; height: 16.5938px; text-align: center;\">Goals<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 23.0041%; height: 16.5938px; text-align: center;\">Assists<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 16.7969px;\">\nAlan Shearer<\/p>\n<td style=\"width: 23.8097%; height: 16.7969px; text-align: center;\">324<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 22.006%; height: 16.7969px; text-align: center;\">260<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 23.0041%; height: 16.7969px; text-align: center;\">64<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 16.7969px;\">\nWayne Rooney<\/p>\n<td style=\"width: 23.8097%; height: 16.7969px; text-align: center;\">311<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 22.006%; height: 16.7969px; text-align: center;\">208<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 23.0041%; height: 16.7969px; text-align: center;\">103<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 16.7969px;\">\n<strong>Mohamed Salah<\/strong><\/p>\n<td style=\"width: 23.8097%; 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