Mohamed Salah's run of Premier League games without scoring is up to 10.
Fortunately for the Egypt star, his Liverpool teammates had no problem finding the net in a 5-2 thrashing of West Ham on Saturday that continued the defending champion's midseason recovery.
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Brentford's Igor Thiago celebrates scoring his side's second goal of the game, during the English Premier League soccer match between Burnley and Brentford, in Burnley, England, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (Richard Sellers/PA via AP)
Liverpool players celebrate after a goal during the Premier League soccer match between Liverpool and West Ham United in Liverpool, England, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Jon Super)
Liverpool's Mohamed Salah walks off the pitch after the Premier League soccer match between Liverpool and West Ham United in Liverpool, England, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Jon Super)
Sunderland's Eliezer Mayenda, second left, celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the English Premier League soccer match between AFC Bournemouth and AFC Sunderland in Bournemouth, England, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (Andrew Matthews/PA via AP)
Bournemouth's Evanilson, right, celebrates after scoring his side's first goal during the English Premier League soccer match between AFC Bournemouth and AFC Sunderland in Bournemouth, England, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (Andrew Matthews/PA via AP)
Hugo Ekitike, Virgil van Dijk, Alexis Mac Allister and Cody Gakpo all scored for Liverpool, which also forced an own-goal as the team racked up more than four goals in a league game for the first time this season.
Liverpool has won four games in a row in all competitions and six in its last seven — the only blip being the home loss to Manchester City. Arne Slot's side moved level on points with fourth-placed Manchester United, which plays on Sunday at home to Crystal Palace.
Salah's last league goal for Liverpool was way back on Nov. 1 against Aston Villa. It's his longest scoring drought in the competition since joining from Roma in 2017.
On a high-scoring day in the Premier League, Brentford gave up a three-goal lead before grabbing a stoppage-time winner through Mikkel Damsgaard to beat next-to-last Burnley 4-3 — though there was late drama as Ashley Barnes thought he equalized in the final seconds only for his goal to be ruled out by VAR.
Everton won at Newcastle 3-2 and Bournemouth's unbeaten run stretched to eight games by fighting back to draw with Sunderland 1-1.
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Brentford's Igor Thiago celebrates scoring his side's second goal of the game, during the English Premier League soccer match between Burnley and Brentford, in Burnley, England, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (Richard Sellers/PA via AP)
Liverpool players celebrate after a goal during the Premier League soccer match between Liverpool and West Ham United in Liverpool, England, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Jon Super)
Liverpool's Mohamed Salah walks off the pitch after the Premier League soccer match between Liverpool and West Ham United in Liverpool, England, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Jon Super)
Sunderland's Eliezer Mayenda, second left, celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the English Premier League soccer match between AFC Bournemouth and AFC Sunderland in Bournemouth, England, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (Andrew Matthews/PA via AP)
Bournemouth's Evanilson, right, celebrates after scoring his side's first goal during the English Premier League soccer match between AFC Bournemouth and AFC Sunderland in Bournemouth, England, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (Andrew Matthews/PA via AP)
The U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on Saturday in what President Donald Trump said was a massive operation to destroy the country’s military capabilities and eliminate the threat of it creating a nuclear weapon.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry said it would defend its homeland and its Revolutionary Guard said it launched counterattacks, firing drones and missiles at Israel and strikes aimed at U.S. military installations in Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar.
The strikes came after Trump has pressured Tehran for a deal to constrain its nuclear program, building up a fleet of American warships in the region as the country struggles with growing dissent following nationwide protests.
More than 80 people were reported killed and dozens wounded at a girls’ school in southern Iran in the Israeli-U.S. strikes, the local governor told Iranian state TV. Shrapnel from an Iranian missile attack on the capital of the United Arab Emirates killed one person, state media said.
Israel announced it had launched an attack on Iran shortly after explosions were heard in Tehran on Saturday morning. One of the first strikes hit near the offices of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. It wasn't immediately clear where Khamenei was at the time; he hadn't been seen for days.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told NBC News that Khamenei and President Masoud Pezeshkian are alive “as far as I know.”
In a video statement, Netanyahu said Israel was striking targets connected to the “oppressive regime” and military sites, including missile installations. “The objective of the operation is to put an end to the threat from the Ayatollah regime in Iran,” he said, adding that it would continue “as long as necessary.”
Bahrain said a missile attack targeted the U.S. Navy’s 5th Fleet headquarters in the island kingdom. Witnesses heard sirens and explosions in Kuwait, home to U.S. Army Central. Explosions could also be heard in Qatar, where Al Udeid Air Base hosts thousands of service members.
Saudi Arabia said on state-run media that it had repelled attacks by Iran on its capital and eastern region.
Iraq and the United Arab Emirates closed their airspace, and sirens sounded in Jordan.
An apartment building in northern Israel was damaged and shrapnel fell in multiple sites, according to media and police. But Lt. Col. Nadav Shoshani said there had been no significant hits in Israel and rescue services said there were no injuries reported from missile barrages across the country.
Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen, meanwhile, have vowed to resume attacks on Red Sea shipping routes and on Israel, according to two senior Houthi officials who spoke on condition of anonymity because there was no official announcement from leadership.
It took over an hour for Trump to make an official announcement on the U.S. involvement in what he termed “major combat operations.”
In an 8-minute video on social media, Trump indicated the U.S. was striking for reasons far beyond the nuclear program, listing grievances stretching back to the beginning of the Islamic Republic following a revolution in 1979 that turned Iran from one of America’s closest allies in the Middle East into a fierce foe.
Trump told Iranians to take cover but urged them to later rise up and topple the Islamic leadership.
“When we are finished, take over your government,” Trump said. “It will be yours to take. This will be probably your only chance for generations.”
The attacks came a day after Trump voiced frustration over lack of progress in negotiations to stop Iran’s ability to develop nuclear weapons.
Israel said it had worked with the U.S. for months to plan the attacks.
Before U.S.-Iran negotiations were underway in Geneva, the U.S. had assembled a vast fleet of fighter jets and warships in the region to try to pressure Iran into a deal over its nuclear program.
The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and three guided-missile destroyers arrived in January to bolster the number of warships in the region. The world’s largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, and four accompanying destroyers later were dispatched from the Caribbean to head to the Middle East and are now in the Mediterranean.
The fleet has added more than 10,000 U.S. troops to the region.
The fighting disrupted air travel in the region.
Israel and the United Arab Emirates, home to both the long-haul carriers Emirates and Etihad, closed their airspace Saturday. Qatar Airways Group said it has temporarily canceled flights to and from Doha because Qatari airspace also was closed.
Planes en route to Israel were rerouted to other airports.
Virgin Atlantic canceled its flight from London's Heathrow Airport to Dubai and said it would avoid flying over Iraq, meaning flights to and from India, the Maldives, Dubai and Riyadh could take slightly longer. Virgin Atlantic said all flights would carry appropriate fuel in case they need to reroute on short notice.
Turkish Airlines said on X that flights to Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Iran and Jordan will be suspended until Monday and flights to Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Oman would be suspended on Saturday.
Dutch airline KLM previously said it was suspending Tel Aviv flights starting Sunday.
Rescue workers and residents search through the rubble in the aftermath of an Israeli-U.S. strike on a girls' elementary school in Minab, Iran, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (ISNA via AP)
People sits in a shelter after warning sirens sound following Israeli strikes on Iran, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Vehicles drive along a highway following Israeli and U.S. strikes in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Vehicles queue outside a gas station following Israeli strikes in the city, in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Smoke rises on the skyline after an explosion in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026.(AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
