Salah's 250th Goal Ends Liverpool's Losing Streak vs Aston Villa

Last Updated:November 02, 2025, 08:30 IST

Mohamed Salah scored his 250th Liverpool goal to end their losing streak against Aston Villa.

Mohamed Salah

Mohamed Salah’s 250th goal for Liverpool ended the Premier League champions’ losing streak with a 2-0 victory over Aston Villa, while leaders Arsenal defeated Burnley to extend their lead to seven points on Saturday.

Elsewhere, Manchester United were held to a 2-2 draw at struggling Nottingham Forest, and Chelsea secured a 1-0 win against London rivals Tottenham.

After losing their previous four league matches and six of their last seven in all competitions, Liverpool finally showed signs of revival at Anfield.

Arne Slot’s troubled side were gifted their opening goal in first-half stoppage time when Villa keeper Emiliano Martinez’s errant pass was intercepted by Salah, who scored into the empty net for his fifth goal this season.

The Egyptian forward’s milestone 250th goal in all competitions for Liverpool was followed by Ryan Gravenberch’s deflected strike in the 58th minute, securing the Reds’ first league victory since defeating Everton on September 20.

“It’s a great feeling to score goals and win trophies for this big club. It’s something I don’t take for granted. I’m so proud," Salah said.

Liverpool’s win, which places them third but seven points behind Arsenal, comes ahead of crucial matches against Real Madrid and Manchester City.

“What I liked most was everybody here felt the importance of the game. I’m talking about my players and the fans. They felt this was the moment today to show we’re still there," Slot said.

Arsenal eased past Burnley 2-0, extending their winning streak to five games in the league and positioning themselves as strong favourites to end their two-decade wait to be crowned English champions.

Viktor Gyokeres headed the Gunners ahead from a Declan Rice corner in the first half at Turf Moor for his first league goal since mid-September, bringing more joy to the set-piece specialists.

England midfielder Rice doubled the visitors’ lead in the 35th minute with a header, putting them in total control.

“The first half was exceptional — we scored two goals and gave nothing away," Gunners boss Mikel Arteta said.

Arsenal, who have now won nine consecutive games in all competitions, boast enviable attacking options but their success is built on a solid defence that has conceded just three league goals in 10 games this season.

Manchester United, seeking their fourth straight league win, led 1-0 at the City Ground thanks to Casemiro’s first-half goal.

But Forest, who had not scored a league goal since September 20, made a comeback after the break as their confidence returned.

Morgan Gibbs-White headed the home side level in the 48th minute, and Nicolo Savona tapped in just two minutes later to complete a dramatic turnaround.

Amad Diallo equalised with a volley in the 81st minute to salvage a point for United, who have shown significant improvement in recent weeks after a poor start to the season.

Ruben Amorim, marking a year since his appointment as United manager, was disappointed to drop points but encouraged by his team’s mentality.

“I feel in the recent past if we had had this situation (from 1-0 up to 2-1 down) we would have struggled so much more than today," he said.

“My feeling is we played well but we dropped a little bit of energy. When we have full energy we are the better team."

Forest, who last month appointed Sean Dyche as manager to replace the sacked Ange Postecoglou, remain in the relegation zone, four points behind 17th-placed Burnley.

Chelsea maintained their impressive record against Tottenham, winning 1-0 thanks to a goal from Joao Pedro for a fifth straight Premier League victory over the north Londoners.

Enzo Maresca’s fifth-placed side trail fourth-placed Tottenham on goal difference.

Rock-bottom Wolves, reduced to 10 men in the first half after Emmanuel Agbadou’s dismissal, are eight points from safety following a 3-0 defeat at Fulham.

Crystal Palace defeated Brentford 2-0, and Brighton overwhelmed Leeds 3-0.

(With AFP Inputs)

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