Taiwo Awoniyi has admitted it was “emotional” to score the winner for Nottingham Forest against his former club Liverpool on Saturday afternoon.
Awoniyi netted the only goal of the game in the early kick-off as Forest moved off the bottom of the Premier League with a 1-0 win at the City Ground. Injury-depleted Liverpool were far from their best and were punished by Steve Cooper’s side.
The match-winning moment came in the 55th minute when Awoniyi reacted fastest to a loose ball after Ryan Yates struck the post from the second phase of a deep free-kick. The 25-year-old striker beat Alisson to give Forest the lead and, while Virgil van Dijk had several opportunities from set pieces, the hosts held on to win.
