Yahoo Sports π The 5οΈβ£ most interesting Premier League stats of gameweek 20
The New Year has started with a bang as the Premier League offered up an equal mix of thrilling games and refereeing controversy in gameweek 20.
Here's our pick of the best statistics from the first matches of 2025.
Generational season
31 - Mo Salah has 18 goals and 13 assists in 19 Premier League games this season, the most goal involvements ever by a player in their first 19 appearances of a campaign in the competition, overtaking Luis SuΓ‘rez's 30 in 2013-14 (23 goals, 7 assists). Throne. pic.twitter.com/QpNVAnD7DN
β OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) January 5, 2025
It seems every week we're posting a new record set by Mohamed Salah. This one is no different.
Teenage dream
Ethan Nwaneri is the first ever Arsenal player to score more than one Premier League goal before his 18th birthday. π« pic.twitter.com/311hbJVZZ8
β Squawka (@Squawka) January 4, 2025
Arsenal have had no shortage of impressive teenagers in their long history, Ethan Nwaneri though, is the first to score two Premier League goals before his 18th birthday.
Are you watching, Thomas?
No English striker has scored more Premier League goals this season than Liam Delap π pic.twitter.com/4NlQCCXiIl
β Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) January 5, 2025
Not Cole Palmer. Not Bukayo Saka. Not Ollie Watkins. Liam Delap has now scored more than any Englishman in the Premier League this season. Just in time for Thomas Tuchel's first day as Three Lions boss.
Can I play you every week?
Erling Haaland's favourite opponents in the Premier League:
β 8 goals vs. West Ham
β 8 goals vs. Wolves
β 6 goals vs. Crystal Palace
β 6 goals vs. Man Utd
He loves playing against the Hammers. β½οΈ#MCIWHU pic.twitter.com/eN2mT7Otlwβ Squawka Live (@Squawka_Live) January 4, 2025
Erling Haaland absolutely loves playing against West Ham. The Hammers are now joint-top in his own personal goalscoring chart since coming to the Premier League.
All-timer
Mohamed Salah has now scored the same amount of Premier League goals as Thierry Henry. π
Thierry Henry
β 258 games
β 175 goals
β 74 assists
Mohamed Salah
β 282 games
β 175 goals
β 82 assists
Two legends of the game. π pic.twitter.com/oahAMqOtvAβ Squawka (@Squawka) January 5, 2025
And here's another Salah stat. With his penalty against Mancheser United, Salah has gone level with Thierry Henry for Premier League goals. The Egyptian needs just three more to go past Frank Lampard.
πΈ Carl Recine - 2025 Getty Images
