Liverpool opens its English Premier League career 2025-2026 with a strong confrontation against Bournemouth at Anfield, where the team, led by Mohamed Salah, seeks to start the season with a victory that compensates for the disappointment of the charity shield.
Liverpool chases the perfect start
After falling against Crystal Palace in the Charity Shield Cup on penalties, Liverpool enters the Bournemouth match and appointed him to the first victory in the season. The red team wants to restore confidence quickly, while Bournemouth is looking to achieve a positive result on the hard opponent’s ground.
What happened in the charitable shield?
The “Wembley” stadium witnessed Crystal Palace’s coronation for the first time in its history after defeating Liverpool 3-2 on penalties, after the end of the original time in a 2-2 draw. Mohamed Salah lost the first kick, to continue his contract on this stadium, as he did not score or make any goal in the last 8 games there.
The date of the Liverpool match against Bournemouth and the carrier channels
The confrontation starts at ten in the evening Friday, August 15, 2025, Cairo and Makkah time, and eleven in the evening Emirates time. It is transmitted exclusively via the BN Sports channel in the Middle East and North Africa.
Salah on the threshold of a historical achievement
Mohamed Salah may score an unprecedented record if he scored a goal against Bournemouth, to become the first player in the history of the Premier League to score 10 goals in the opening matches. Salah currently has 9 goals, beating legends such as Alan Shearer, Lambard and Ronnie (8 goals each).
Mohamed Salah numbers in the opening matches
Salah tops the Liverpool scorer list in the first round with 9 goals, compared to 5 Michael Owen and 4 for Ruby Fowler and Sadio Mane. This series started since 2017 against Watford, and continued to West Ham, Norwich City, Leeds United, Fulham, and Apswich Town last season.
