Awoniyi comes up clutch for Nottingham Forest against toothless Southampton

Awoniyi stole the present when the Tough Bushes claimed an enormous consequence towards Chelsea and he replicate that very same efficiency towards the Saints

Tremendous Eagles striker Taiwo Awoniyi scored the successful objective for Nottingham Forest of their 1-0 win against Southampton at St. Mary’s Stadium.

After claiming an enormous 1-1 draw towards Chelsea final trip, Nottingham Forest have been seeking to get a consequence off Southampton who had misplaced their earlier 5 Premier League video games.

Forest boss Steve Cooper stored the religion with Nigeria worldwide Awoniyi after his Man Of The Match efficiency towards Chelsea. He gave the previous Liverpool man the duty of main his frontline.

Alternatively, Southampton boss Nathan Jones opted to start out Tremendous Eagles midfielder Joe Aribo from the bench.

The Tough Bushes have been the higher staff from the blast of the whistle they usually received their breakthrough simply earlier than the half-hour mark.

Nottingham Forest went on a quick break, with Brennan Johnson displaying nice tempo and intelligence to run into a superb place. He then traded the ball into the trail of Awoniyi who was arriving within the field.

Awoniyi made no mistake from shut vary, sending the ball into an empty web to make it 1-0.

Southampton huffed and puffed within the seek for an equalizer, however they failed to provide something within the closing third.

Aribo was launched for Southampton within the sixty fourth minute as they tried to salvage one thing from the tie. However he failed to change a lot.

Awoniyi had an important show. Asides from his objective, he had 23 touches and one key go. He additionally helped defensively with two clearances and one interception.

Ultimately, his objective proved to be the essential decider, as Nottingham Forest ran out with the 1-0 win.

For the second consecutive time, Awoniyi gained the Man of the Match award. And his objective takes the Tough Bushes away from the relegation zone to fifteenth within the Premier League.

For Southampton sadly, they proceed to sink. They sit rock-bottom of the league with simply twelve factors after 18 video games.