January promises to be a busy one for Liverpool - on and off the field.

The Premier League leaders face eight games in four different competitions, while the transfer window runs from 1 January to 3 February and those all-important contract negotiations continue with Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold.

Liverpool's fixtures in January:

• 05 Jan: Man Utd (h)
• 08 Jan: Tottenham (a) - EFL Cup semi-final first leg
• 11 Jan: Accrington (h) - FA Cup third round
• 14 Jan: Nottm Forest (a)
• 18 Jan: Brentford (a)
• 21 Jan: Lille (h) - Champions League
• 25 Jan: Ipswich (h)
• 29 Jan: PSV Eindhoven (a) - Champions League

FlonsoV on X: As a Liverpool fan, VVD, TAA & MS should walk away from Liverpool as a lesson to the owners. They let them get into this position by their ignorance and arrogance. Should have tied them down last year. Those 3 owe us nothing!

Paul Robinson
Former England goalkeeper on Final Score

Mohamed Salah could be the biggest signing of the January window. You look at his fitness, the stats, the levels of performance he is hitting, players can go on a lot longer now.

He plays every game when he is fit, only rotated if needed. I would be amazed if he doesn't sign a new contract at Liverpool.

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Liverpool winger Mohamed Salah says he is "far away" from signing a new deal at the Premier League club.

Salah, 32, is out of contract at the end of the season and can enter negotiations with non-English clubs on 1 January over a free transfer once his deal expires.

The Egyptian scored his 20th goal of the season as Liverpool beat West Ham 5-0 at the London Stadium on Sunday to extend their lead at the top of the table to eight points.

Asked about his future following the victory, Salah told Sky Sports: "No, we are far away from that [contract] and I don't want to put anything in the media.

"The only thing on my mind is I want Liverpool to win the league and I want to be part of that.

"I will do my best for the team to win the trophy. There is a few other teams catching up with us and we need to stay focused and humble and go again."

There is no arguing that point Apurv. We will hear from a range of pundits shortly who all seem to agree that there looks to be no stopping Liverpool.

But, as mentioned earlier, one question mark persists...what impact will Mohamed Salah's contract negotiations have on his and Liverpool's form?

Alex Howell
BBC football news reporter at Selhurst Park

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Eberechi Eze scored the winner as Crystal Palace came from behind to beat Southampton and move six points clear of the relegation zone.

Southampton took the lead in the 14th minute when Kyle Walker-Peters beat Daniel Munoz to the ball and his cross was helped on by Adam Armstrong for Tyler Dibling to tap in from close range.

But Palace responded 16 minutes later when Trevoh Chalobah headed in a Will Hughes corner.

There were appeals from the Southampton players who thought Jean-Philippe Mateta had fouled goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale as the corner came in, but the goal was cleared by the video assistant referee (VAR).

Eze then scored an excellent goal early into the second half to secure all three points for the Eagles.

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BBC Sport

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Jorgen Strand Larsen's late equaliser continued Vitor Pereira's impressive start as Wolves boss after a chaotic Premier League draw with Tottenham.

Wolves took an early lead when the unmarked Hwang Hee-chan swept the ball low into the corner from the edge of the box after the Spurs defence had switched off at a free-kick.

Spurs equalised shortly afterwards thanks to Rodrigo Bentancur, who glanced a powerful close-range header beyond Jose Sa from Pedro Porro's corner.

Tottenham were awarded a penalty when Andre brought down the fleet-footed Brennan Johnson only for Sa to guess correctly and deny Son Heung-min.

It did not stymie Spurs' attacking intent and a neat interchange between Dejan Kulusevski and Johnson inside a crowded area culminated in the latter firing home a low shot.

Tottenham had chances to increase their lead in the second half but failed to take them and Wolves levelled with three minutes of normal time remaining when substitute Strand Larsen beat Fraser Forster at his near post with a rasping angled shot.

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BBC Sport

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Dango Ouattara came off the bench to rescue a point for Bournemouth at Fulham as both sides took their unbeaten runs to seven Premier League games.

With the Cherries pushing forward in search of a late leveller, Outtara latched on to a loose ball in the box in the 89th minute and produced a cheeky dink over the onrushing Bernd Leno.

Harry Wilson thought he had given Fulham all three points in the 72nd minute with a superb header from Antonee Robinson's tempting ball into the box.

Mexican striker Raul Jimenez scored his sixth goal of the season to put the hosts ahead in the 40th minute after he capitalised on some poor Cherries defending from a corner.

Bournemouth made it 1-1 six minutes into the second half when Evanilson ended his barren run of seven games without scoring, producing an expertly executed finish from a tight angle.

Nick Mashiter
BBC Sport football news reporter

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Pep Guardiola celebrated 500 games in charge of Manchester City with a nervy win over Leicester.

Savinho and Erling Haaland gave the floundering defending champions just a second win in their last 10 Premier League games.

It was still not enough to lift them back into the top four, instead leaving them fifth and 14 points behind leaders Liverpool who beat West Ham 5-0.

Guardiola had promised not to give up amid the worst run of his managerial career but the visitors lived dangerously at the King Power Stadium with Jamie Vardy twice going close and Facundo Buonanotte hitting the post for the Foxes.

Confidence clearly needs to be rebuilt at City but it was good enough to beat a Leicester side who are fading after a promising start under Ruud van Nistelrooy.

It is now four straight defeats for the Foxes and five in seven games since Steve Cooper was sacked in November, which leaves them in the relegation zone.

Shamoon Hafez
BBC Sport football news reporter at Goodison Park

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Nottingham Forest ended the year on a high by beating toothless Everton to move up to second in the Premier League.

Nuno Espirito Santo's high-flying side are quickly turning into the story of the season with stellar showings that are threatening to disrupt the top-flight's elite.

Striker Chris Wood was involved in both of his side's goals, netting a delightful finish for his 11th league goal of a fruitful campaign, before feeding Morgan Gibbs-White for the captain to coolly convert in the second half.

We will be returning with more reaction to Liverpool's win shortly, but let's have a quick round-up of Sunday's other matches first, starting with Nottingham Forest's victory at Everton...

Onduli on X: Jurgen Klopp left Liverpool an amazing squad. Arne Slot has seamlessly taken on the mantle and tweaked how we play. I think currently we’re the best team in the world. Oddly, the ‘new’ front three look better than Firmino, Mane and Salah! Add Diogo Jota to the mix and what’s not to like?

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Mohamed Salah is not the only key Liverpool player whose contract runs out in the summer.

The club is also in negotiations with captain Virgil van Dijk over a new deal, while influential England full-back Trent Alexander-Arnold is reported to be closing in on a free transfer to Real Madrid.

Spanish website AS, external says that the 26-year-old defender is continuing to ignore new offers to extend his current contract at Liverpool and is on the verge of signing for the European champions.

• Read more of the latest transfer stories in today's BBC Sport gossip column.

Former Liverpool midfielder Danny Murphy told BBC's Match of the Day that he has a "positive feeling" Mohamed Salah will agree to stay at Liverpool:

"I hope it is a little bit of game-playing in terms of the negotiations. Every Liverpool supporter wants him to stay. I've got a positive feeling that he is going to stay and they will get it done. It's just taking a bit of time, these things do when you are talking huge amounts of money.

"He's the most important player Liverpool have at the moment. They have got to get him signed."

The Daily Telegraph

Liverpool's Mo Salah-inspired five-goal demolition of West Ham cranked up their chances of landing a 20th top-flight title to 91.3%, according to Opta's latest prediction, external.

Yet while Arne Slot's side look to be pulling away from the field, one nagging question remains - will Liverpool be able to keep hold of Salah?

A story in today's Telegraph suggests the 32-year-old Egypt forward is still "far away" from agreeing terms on an extended deal.

His current contract ends in the summer, meaning Salah will be free to discuss a potential move to an overseas club from January.

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The Daily Star

Mohamed Salah's goal and assist against West Ham means he has now been involved in 52 goals in all competitions in 2024 – 29 goals and 23 assists - which is more than any other player in Europe's big five leagues.

He has also scored and assisted in eight different Premier League games this season, already the most any player has achieved in a single campaign.

Today's Star reflects Salah's goal and assist record under the headline "The smiling assassin".

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