Mohamed Salah’s double helped Liverpool pass another huge test of its Premier League title credentials with a 2-0 win at in-form Bournemouth, after high-flying rival Nottingham Forest made a statement of its own in a record 7-0 rout.
Salah moved above Chelsea great Frank Lampard into sixth spot on the all-time Premier League scoring chart, on 178 goals, by converting a 30th-minute penalty and curling in a beautiful second in the 75th on Saturday.
The Egypt forward now has 21 goals in what could be his last Premier League campaign with Liverpool, with whom his contract is up at the end of the season.
It’s the fifth time he has netted 20 or more league goals in a single season for the club.
It ended Bournemouth’s 11-match unbeaten run in the league and left Liverpool with a nine-point lead over second-place Arsenal and third-place Forest, who bounced back from a 5-0 loss last weekend — also at Bournemouth — by demolishing Brighton for their heaviest victory in the Premier League era.
Chris Wood scored a hat-trick for Forest, who are on course to qualify for a European competition next season — potentially even the Champions League by securing a finish in the top four or five.
Arsenal hosts Manchester City on Sunday and will look to trim the gap to Liverpool back down to six points.
- Source: Al Jazeera and news agencies
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