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| Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) leads the English Premier League scoring. © AFP=News1 |
‘Pharao’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) scored multiple goals, leading the score in the English Premier League (EPL).
Salah scored two goals in the 21st round of the 2020-21 EPL against West Ham United held at the London Stadium in London on the 1st (Korean time), leading a 3-1 win.
Sala, who started as the forefront striker, scored the first goal by winding the ball with her left foot after receiving a pass from Curtis Jones in the 12th minute of the second half, which was tense 0-0.
After 11 minutes, Sherdan Shaqiri finely controlled the long handed ball from behind, checked the position of the goalkeeper, and scored the second goal by pushing the ball with his left foot.
With this, Salah, who scored after 7 games in the league after the Crystal Palace match on December 19 last year, widened the gap with 3 goals from Son Heung-min and Harry Kane (more than 12 goals and Tottenham), tied for second place with 15 goals.
While Salah breaks a long silence, the pursuers are quiet recently.
Son Heung-min also scored no score in the Brighton and Hove Albion match on the 1st. After scoring in the Carabao Cup semi-final against Brentford on the 6th of last month, five consecutive goals are in silence.
Kane, who showed scoring power in the water, was injured in a match against Liverpool on the 29th of last month and is expected to be unable to play for the time being. In the UK, it is predicted that at least 2 weeks and a maximum of 6 weeks will need recovery.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton), who has been at the forefront of scoring since the beginning of this season, has been quiet since December last year. Calbert-Lewin has only scored one goal in eight matches since December and is tied for fourth with 11 goals.
Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandez (11 goals) has not scored in five games after a penalty goal in a match against Aston Villa on the 2nd of last month. Fernandes, who can hardly take a rest as the team’s ace, has not been able to meet recent expectations due to physical difficulties.
Another top scorer candidate, Jamie Bardy (Leicester, 11 goals), has suffered a hernia surgery last month and has been unable to play for a while. It is unclear whether it will be possible to maintain the good scoring power even after returning after surgery.
Salah, who was the top scorer in the 2017-18 and 2018-19 seasons, is aiming to become her third top scorer due to the sluggishness and injuries of competitors.