Salah’s Goal Drought Deepens as Liverpool Suffer 3–0 Home Defeat; African Stars Shine Across Europe

Mohamed Salah endured another disappointing Premier League outing as Liverpool fell 3–0 to Nottingham Forest at Anfield, extending the Egyptian’s goal drought. Salah has scored just four league goals this season—his last coming in a win over Aston Villa on November 1. Manchester City’s Erling Haaland leads the Golden Boot race with 14 goals, while Bournemouth’s Antoine Semenyo is Africa’s top scorer with six.

ENGLAND
Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)
Last season’s Golden Boot winner with 29 goals, the 33-year-old has struggled to replicate that form. Liverpool now sit 11th after 12 matches, having already suffered six defeats.

Samuel Chukwueze (Fulham)
The Nigerian made a decisive impact off the bench, delivering a precise cross for Raul Jimenez to score the 84th-minute winner in Fulham’s 1–0 victory over Sunderland. Fellow Nigerians Calvin Bassey and Alex Iwobi also featured from the start.

Lyle Foster & Hannibal Mejbri (Burnley)
Burnley boss Scott Parker introduced South African striker Foster and Tunisian midfielder Mejbri as his side trailed Chelsea 1–0 at Turf Moor. The substitutes, however, couldn’t inspire a comeback, and Chelsea added a late second to remain second behind Arsenal.

GERMANY
Nicolas Jackson (Bayern Munich)
Senegal international Jackson, on loan from Chelsea, completed Bayern’s stunning 6–2 comeback win over Freiburg. Bayern overturned a two-goal deficit, with Jackson netting the fifth goal on 78 minutes—his second league strike of the season and fourth in all competitions.

Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer Leverkusen)
Burkina Faso defender Tapsoba continued his unexpected scoring run, heading in his third goal in seven matches during Leverkusen’s 3–1 win over Wolfsburg.

FRANCE
Ismaelo Ganiou & Morgan Guilavogui (Lens)
Ganiou scored the lone goal in Lens’ 1–0 victory over Strasbourg, lifting them to third in Ligue 1, just two points behind PSG. Guilavogui, who came on as a substitute, was later sent off for unsportsmanlike conduct.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille)
The veteran Gabonese striker shrugged off World Cup qualifying disappointment by opening the scoring in Marseille’s commanding 5–1 win over Nice. Marseille remain second on goal difference.

Abdelhamid Ait Boudlal (Rennes)
The Moroccan put Rennes ahead after 20 minutes in their 4–1 victory over Monaco, a win that propelled them to sixth—one point above their opponents.