Comparing the Premier League stats of Liverpool’s forwards in 2020-21 – Planet Football


It would be an understatement to say that the 2020-21 season for Liverpool has been an enormous disappointment, with a Champions League place next season now hanging in the balance. 

A 1-0 defeat to Chelsea on Thursday night left them in seventh place and four points behind the Blues, who snuck into the top four with the win.

While they may point to the likes of Virgil van Dijk, Naby Keita, Joel Matip and Jordan Henderson each missing large portions of the season, the performances of Liverpool’s attackers have also been underwhelming at times.

Mo Salah may still be present in the race for the Golden Boot, but the trademark synergy and brutality of his link-up play with Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino has vanished.

Diogo Jota looked like he could be able to take them to another level in the early weeks of the season, but his own injury problems have hampered those ambitions.

We’ve compared the stats of Liverpool’s main five attackers and get a closer look at who has not been up to scratch…

Minutes played
Mo Salah – 2,166
Roberto Firmino – 2,157
Sadio Mane – 2,052
Diogo Jota – 529
Divock Origi – 182

Goals
Mo Salah – 17
Sadio Mane – 7
Roberto Firmino – 6
Diogo Jota – 5
Divock Origi – 0

Assists
Roberto Firmino – 5
Mo Salah – 3
Sadio Mane – 3
Diogo Jota – 0
Divock Origi – 0

Minutes per goal
Diogo Jota – 105.8
Mo Salah – 127.4
Sadio Mane – 293.1
Roberto Firmino – 359.5
Divock Origi – N/A

Minutes per goal or assist
Diogo Jota – 105.8
Mo Salah – 108.3
Roberto Firmino – 196.1
Sadio Mane – 205.2
Divock Origi – N/A

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Chances created per 90 mins
Sadio Mane – 1.8
Mo Salah – 1.6
Roberto Firmino – 1
Diogo Jota – 1
Divock Origi – 0.2

Successful dribbles per 90 mins (success rate)
Sadio Mane – 2.8 (60.8%)
Diogo Jota – 1.7 (50%)
Roberto Firmino – 1.6 (80%)
Mo Salah – 1.3 (46%)
Divock Origi – 0 (0%)

Passes per 90 mins (passing accuracy)
Roberto Firmino – 39.6 (80.9%)
Mo Salah – 39.2 (84%)
Diogo Jota – 34.4 (83.2%)
Sadio Mane – 31.7 (77%)
Divock Origi – 6.2 (80.4%)

Shots per 90 mins (inside penalty area)
Divock Origi – 3.5 (2)
Mo Salah – 3.4 (2.4)
Diogo Jota – 3.4 (2.2)
Sadio Mane – 2.9 (2.2)
Roberto Firmino – 2.7 (1.7)

Successful tackles per 90 mins (success rate)
Sadio Mane – 1.5 (75%)
Divock Origi – 1.5 (60%)
Roberto Firmino – 1.1 (58.8%)
Mo Salah – 0.7 (75%)
Diogo Jota – 0.5 (17.6%)

Interceptions per 90 mins
Divock Origi – 0.5
Sadio Mane – 0.4
Roberto Firmino – 0.4
Mo Salah – 0
Diogo Jota – 0


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