Taiwo Awoniyi makes Nothingham Forest history, fires club to safety

Taiwo Awoniyi has now scored five goals in his last three games and joins an elite Forest class of goalscorer to have scored in three successive league
games.

Only Dougie Freedman have achieved that feat before for the club – but perhaps this crucial strike by the Nigerian will go down as one of the most important
in the club’s history.

Awoniyi won 13 out of 37 points that have kept Forest in the Premier League after moving up last season after 19 years in the Championships.

The 25 year old scored the winner for Forest when they defeated West Ham 1-0, the Nigerian’s first home game at the City Ground follwoing his move in the
summer.

He scored his second Premier League goal in the 3-2 defeat to Fulham before his famous strike in the 1-0 defeat of Liverpool to give Steve Copper’s side a
huge three points.

The Nigerian scored his first away goal at the Saint Mary’s stadium and it proved the only goal of the match to win another three points for his side, his
ninth in the 17 the club garnered at that stage.

A groin injury kept the Nigerian away for nine Premier League games and returned on April fool’s day but did not score until the sixth game after and it was
in the 3-1 defeat of Brighton.

Then the Nigerian took over the show, scoring twice in the 4-3 defeat of Southampton at the City Ground and another brace followed in the 2-2 draw at Chelsea
before netting the only goal in the 1-0 win over Arsenal.