SOCCER: Ngumoha makes Anfield history, Salah seals Liverpool win over Fulham

Rio Ngumoha made history as Liverpool’s youngest Premier League scorer at Anfield as Mohamed Salah added a quick second to secure a 2-0 win over Fulham. The victory boosts Liverpool’s push for a top-five finish after a difficult run of results.

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April 12, 2026

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Liverpool's teenaged winger Rio Ngumoha became the club's youngest player to score a Premier League goal at Anfield on Saturday before Mohamed Salah struck four minutes later in a 2-0 win over Fulham that boosted their quest for a top-five finish.

The 17-year-old Ngumoha, who was already the team's youngest scorer thanks to his goal at Newcastle in August when he was 16, etched his name alongside another record when he curled a rocket into the far corner in the 36th minute.

Salah doubled the lead with a first-time finish to the far corner in the 40th. The 33-year-old, who is leaving Anfield at the end of the season after nine remarkable years, tapped a hand to his Liverpool shirt crest with a wave to the crowd.

With five Champions League places up for grabs next season, Liverpool remained fifth in the table on 52 points, four ahead of sixth-place Chelsea after their first league win since late-February. It also came on the heels of three successive losses across all competitions. Fulham are 11th on 44 points.

-Reporting by Lori Ewing, editing by Pritha Sarkar/Reuterss