Tremendous Eagles striker Taiwo Awoniyi made his return for Nottingham Forest on Monday night time as they secured a hard-fought 2-1 win over Tottenham on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Each Awoniyi and fellow Tremendous Eagles participant Ola Aina had been out for 2 weeks with minor accidents. Going into the sport, it was unsure if both could be match sufficient to function.
When the crew line-ups have been launched, Awoniyi was named on the bench, whereas Aina didn’t make the matchday squad.
Forest began the sport strongly and took the lead after simply 5 minutes via Elliot Anderson. 5 minutes later, Chris Wooden thought he had made it 2-0, however his aim was dominated out for offside.
Wooden finally doubled Forest’s lead within the sixteenth minute, heading house a cross from Anthony Elanga. After that, Forest dropped deeper, trying to hit Spurs on the counter, and so they went into the break with a two-goal lead.
Tottenham managed many of the second half however struggled to create clear possibilities. Awoniyi got here on within the 76th minute for Wooden and principally helped defensively relatively than going ahead.
Richarlison pulled one again for Tottenham within the 86th minute, establishing a tense end. Spurs pushed for an equaliser, however Forest stayed robust on the again to carry on for the win.
