Mohamed Salah made a host of records with his goal for Liverpool against Bournemouth on Matchday 1 of the Premier League 2025/26 season. Champions Liverpool downed the Cherries 4-2 at Anfield to start the new season on a high. Interestingly, Salah scored his side’s 4th goal of the night in the 94th minute. He paid a tribute to Diogo Jota and was left in tears after the match.
Salah’s goal helped him become the joint 4th-highest scorer in Premier League history. He equalled Andy Cole with 187 goals. Salah also became the joint 2nd-highest player with the most goal involvements in the Premier League for a single club, equalling Ryan Giggs’ tally, who managed 271 for Manchester United. Salah also scored his 12th goal versus Bournemouth – his joint 2nd-best tally against a single side in the Premier League.
Another big record for Salah is that he is now the first player to clock double digits in terms of goals on Matchday 1 of the Premier League (10), as per Opta.
On the same note, here we present players with the most goals scored on Matchday 1 in the Premier League.
Most opening day goals:
- Mohamed Salah – 10 for Liverpool
- Wayne Rooney – 8 for Manchester United and Everton
- Alan Shearer – 8 for Newcastle United and Blackburn Rovers
- Frank Lampard – 8 for Chelsea and West Ham United
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