7 hrs ago
Liverpool's goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher, centre, clears a ball during the English Premier League football match against Aston Villa at the Anfield stadium in Liverpool, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Jon Super).
Mohamed Salah played a starring role as Liverpool beat Aston Villa 2-0 at Anfield to move five points clear at the top of the English Premier League (EPL).
Arne Slot’s in-form side took full advantage of Manchester City’s defeat at Brighton earlier on Saturday, with Salah scoring one and setting up another to condemn Villa to their second straight league defeat.
Benefitting from Salah's fantastic work, Darwin Nunez broke the deadlock in the 20th minute, firing home from a tight angle.
Unai Emery's team did have chances of their own, with Caoimhin Kelleher making brilliant saves to deny Amadou Onana and Diego Carlos, while Villa also had a penalty appeal turned down after a VAR check.
But Salah ensured the home faithful could relax when he prodded over Emiliano Martinez on the counter in the 84th minute.
While Liverpool, with nine wins from 11, sit pretty at the top, Villa are in eighth, level on points with Fulham, Arsenal and Chelsea.
Data Debrief: Nunez and Salah are Slot's deadly duo
Since the start of 2022-23, only Erling Haaland and Kevin De Bruyne (15) have combined for more Premier League goals than Nunez and Salah (12), who were the difference-makers this time around.
Salah became the first player to reach double figures for both goals (10) and assists (10) for a big five European League side in all competitions this season. He has now achieved this in each of his last four seasons at Liverpool.
Nunez, meanwhile, has been involved in 12 goals in his last 16 Premier League starts for Liverpool (eight goals, four assists), including three goals in his last five top-flight starts at Anfield.
Source
More From
The bodies of a man and woman were found on Thursday after a motor vehicle in which they were travelling was washed away by floodwaters in Lluidas Vale, St Catherine two days earlier.
The deceased
A 48-hour curfew has been imposed in sections of Rockfort, Kingston 2.
The curfew began at 6:00 pm on Friday, November 8 and will remain in effect until 6:00 pm, Sunday, November 10.
This is the
The policewoman, who died from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle crash in May Pen, Clarendon, is being laid to rest today.
The funeral service for Constable Jessica West is underway at the
Dancehall and reggae icon Buju Banton has promised patrons a great night of entertainment at the second staging of the Intimate concert series which takes place on Saturday, January 4 at Plantation Co
Twenty-four-year-old Shellesia Bernard and her two children— 8-year-old Logan Robinson and 5-year-old Chloe Lobban, all of Burke Lane, Kingston 8 have been missing since Friday, November 8.
Bernard
Six final-year University of Technology (UTech) engineering students are now breathing easier.
Thanks to a welcome reprieve received from the East-West Power (EWP) Korea scholarship grants facilit
Related News
Lewis shines as West Indies defeat England by 8 wickets in first ODI
Holness says Government 'not against' party promoters
Droop Lion implores : 'Let the Children Dance'
