Super Eagles star better than all but Erling Haaland and Harry Kane in key EPL stat

The Nigeria worldwide has scored 5 targets in all competitions for the Difficult Bushes since becoming a member of from German Bundesliga facet Union Berlin for over 20 million euros in the summertime

It has emerged that Tremendous Eagles and Nottingham Forest striker Taiwo Awoniyi is without doubt one of the most decisive gamers within the English Premier League this season.

Awoniyi was a €20.50 million acquisition from Union Berlin in August, having excelled for the Iron Ones in his solely full season on the membership.

The Nigerian ahead is settling down properly within the English high flight and on Wednesday evening, he scored his fourth league aim of the season to raise Nottingham Forest to an important 1-0 win over Southampton at St Mary’s.

It was Awoniyi’s first away aim within the Premier League and apparently it secures Forest’s first away win of the marketing campaign.

Much more considerably, all 4 of Taiwo Awoniyi’s Premier League targets this season have been the opening aim of the sport.

In line with Opta (by way of Sky Sports activities), solely Erling Haaland and Harry Kane (with 5 every) have scored first in additional completely different Premier League video games this season.

Simply as unbelievable is the truth that all 4 of Nottingham Forest’s Premier League wins up to now this season have been 1-0, with Taiwo Awoniyi netting the winner in three of these.

Awoniyi scored the one targets in wins over West Ham, Liverpool, and Southampton. The 25-year-old attacker’s different league aim got here in Forest’s 2-3 loss to Fulham again in September.

The Tremendous Eagles ahead’s fifth aim for Nottingham Forest was within the 4-1 conquer Blackburn within the League Cup.

Awoniyi will look to proceed his nice type for Nottingham Forest when the Reds make the journey to Blackpool on January 7 for an FA Cup conflict.