Liverpool were beaten 3-2 on penalties by Crystal Palace in the Community shield on Sunday afternoon, following an entertaining clash that ended 2-2 after 90 minutes at Wembley.
Arne Slot's new £79m striker Hugo Ekitike opened the scoring after some fine interplay with fellow new arrival Florian Wirtz, and Jeremie Frimpong got in on the action when he scored from a bizarre angle with a cross-cum-shot.
However, some questioned Mohamed Salah's surprisingly quiet showing at the weekend considering both his incredible 2024-25 campaign and his excellent record against the Eagles.
To make matters worse, the Egyptian would go on to miss the Reds' first penalty in the shootout, firing over the bar from 12 yards for the second time in as many games.
Here, Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at Salah's record against Crystal Palace after the Community Shield, and ahead of the upcoming Premier League season.
Adam Wharton of Crystal Palace holds off Liverpool's Mohamed Salah on August 10, 2025
Mohamed Salah's record vs. Crystal Palace
Played: 15 Won: 10 Drawn: 2 Lost: 3 Goals: 8 Assists: 5
First clashing with Palace during his days in a Chelsea kit, Salah has now faced the Eagles on 15 occasions, and he averages a direct goal involvement in almost every game against them.
Indeed, the Egyptian has contributed to 13 efforts in 15 matches against Palace - eight of his own and five assists - while he has won 10, drawn two and lost three of those 15 battles.
Only against Brighton & Hove Albion (seven), Manchester United, Manchester City and Newcastle (six each) has Salah set up more goals than he has against Palace, although he drew a rare blank against the Eagles in a shock 1-0 home loss in April 2024.
However, Salah inspired a Liverpool turnaround at Selhurst Park earlier in the 2023-24 campaign, cancelling out Jean-Philippe Mateta's penalty before setting up Harvey Elliott for a dramatic injury-time winner.
Salah was not able to work his magic in either draw with Palace in the 2022-23 season, but from March 2018 to September 2021, the 32-year-old either scored or assisted in seven straight games against the Eagles.
During Liverpool's 7-0 obliteration of Palace at Selhurst Park in December 2020, Salah scored twice and also helped himself to an assist, an astounding feat considering he was only brought off the bench for the final 33 minutes.
The attacker netted another brace against the Eagles in a thrilling 4-3 victory at Anfield in January 2019, although he could not directly contribute to a goal versus Palace in either of his games for Chelsea, losing 1-0 in 2014 during his first appearance against them.
Unfortunately for the Liverpool talisman, he also blanked against Oliver Glasner's side in the 2025-26 Community Shield, before setting the tone for a disappointing round of spot kicks by missing the Reds' first penalty at Wembley.
Ten years later, Salah is now the second-highest documented scorer in competitive matches between Liverpool and Crystal Palace, only trailing former teammate Sadio Mane, who bagged 10 goals against the London outfit.
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