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Awoniyi Scores against Southampton, Close in on Haaland’s Record
Taiwo Awoniyi scored his 4th purpose of the league season to place Nottingham Forest forward on the Saint Mary’s in opposition to Southampton on Wednesday.
Awoniyi was spectacular within the draw in opposition to Chelsea, the place he was voted MOTM, and he stored his kind going into the sport in opposition to Southampton.
The Ahead discovered the again of the online within the twenty seventh minute and the purpose lifted Forest out of the relegation drop zone.
Together with his purpose, Awoniyi turned solely the second participant behind Erling Haaland to attain the opening purpose in additional completely different Premier League video games.
4 – Solely Erling Haaland (5) has scored the opening purpose in additional completely different Premier League video games this season than Nottingham Forest’s Taiwo Awoniyi (4). Fox. pic.twitter.com/7jtk3iNJDi
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) January 4, 2023
Within the first 45 minutes, the Nigerian’s solely shot on the right track was a purpose, and he managed 12 touches all via.
His teammate, Emmanuel Dennis was named as an alternative, whereas Southampton boss Nathan Jones additionally named Joe Aribo on the bench.
In the meantime, Forest picked 4 factors of their earlier 4 video games and look prone to get an enormous consequence in opposition to the underside aspect.
