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Liverpool's Mo Salah Misses Sixth Penalty Of His EPL Career As He Fails To Beat Newcastle Keeper Martin Dubravka

Originally posted on FanNation Futbol
By Robert Summerscales | Last updated Jan 1, 2024 3:43 PM ET

Mo Salah failed from the penalty spot in the first half of Liverpool's Premier League game against Newcastle United at Anfield on New Year's Day.

Salah - playing in his final game for the Reds before jetting off to the Africa Cup of Nations with Egypt - stepped up in the 23rd minute after Luis Diaz had been fouled by Sven Botman.

The 31-year-old had scored 12 goals in his first 19 EPL games of the season but he saw his spot-kick saved by Newcastle keeper Martin Dubravka.

Salah opted for power as he blasted the ball towards the center of the goal, only to see Dubravka parry his shot, before Trent Alexander-Arnold fired the rebound over the bar.

Mo Salah has his penalty saved, and Trent Alexander-Arnold sends the follow-up flying over the bar! #LIVNEW

@USANetwork pic.twitter.com/79apiQwG51
— NBC Sports Soccer (@NBCSportsSoccer) January 1, 2024

Mo Salah's Premier League Penalty Record

This was Salah's second penalty miss of the season.

He had a spot-kick saved by Neto during Liverpool's 3-1 win over Bournemouth in August - although he scored from the rebound in that game.

Salah has now taken 29 penalties in the Premier League and scored directly from 23 of them, missing six.

In all competitions, Salah has now missed four of his last 10 penalties for Liverpool.

PENALTY SAVED! ⛔

️ "Mo Salah has now missed FOUR of his last ten Liverpool penalties" pic.twitter.com/o1QFZIlgyQ
— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) January 1, 2024