Super Eagles forward, Taiwo Awoniyi’s goal against Southampton has lifted his Nottingham Forest side out of relegation zone in the English Premier League.
The tall and physical striker scored in the 27th minute and his goal proved to be the deciding factor in the Nottingham versus Southampton match.
Awoniyi has since received accolades for his terrific escapade and fine form this season, following his strike on Wednesday night.
According to BBC, Awoniyi’s goals have proven to be the winning goal in three of the four wins so far recorded by the Nottingham.
Awoniyi has now earned himself a nick name ‘Terrific Taiwo’ given to him by soccer pundits.
All four of Taiwo Awoniyi’s Premier League goals this season have been the opening goal of the matches. Only Erling Haaland and Harry Kane (5 each) have scored first in more different Premier League games this season, according to a report by BBC.
Awoniyi also received his first Man-of-The-Match Award following his outstanding performance in Nottingham Forest’s 1-1 draw against Chelsea on Sunday night. An award that thrilled the Nigerian and was his first of many as he also won the Man-of-The-Match Award for his stellar performance against Southampton last night.
Nottingham Forest manager Steve Cooper, speaking after the match said he was glad to be out of the relegation zone.
“It’s better to be out of the bottom three than in it for sure but it’s one step at a time. I really challenged the players to get the first away win and challenged myself and the staff, we’re all in it together.
“We had a couple of chances in the last two games to get out of the bottom three, now we’re out, but the objective is not just to stay out but move up the table, but that’s easier said than done and we will do everything we can to get results.
“There’s a long way to go and tough moments make you stronger,” he said.
With the win, Nottingham have now climbed from 18th to 15th position to on the log after amassing 17 points in 18 premiership games.
The Super Eagles striker has now scored four goals in 16 appearance in the English topflight this season.
Southampton, Wolves and Everton are presently occupying the relegation zone in that particular order.