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After 385 days, Super Eagles forward Taiwo Awoniyi scored a Premier League goal for the first time since 16 January 2025, against Wolverhampton wanderers.
BBC Pundit James Perch spoke about Awoniyi, and he’s not sure he could believe that he’d scored in his own mind.
The Nigerian returned to form with a brilliant cameo performance against the Bees, and his goal should do the world of good for his confidence.
Just days after Lorenzo Lucca joined the club, he would have watched on as both of the strikers at the City Ground went and scored in the same match.
Perch has admitted that he didn’t really think Awoniyi could believe it in his own mind that he scored.
He said on BBC Radio Nottingham: “It’s a really great finish from Taiwo and, being honest, he almost can’t believe it himself that he’s managed to score.”
“For any striker not to score goals is a worry and Awoniyi will have been concerned by his lack of contributions over the last year.
“Awoniyi might stick around at the club with Forest struggling to score goals and in this cameo, he’d be a useful player to have in the squad.”
Lucca will know that he has to work hard to get in the Forest team and as Perch says, Awoniyi perhaps needs to have a bit more confidence in his own ability.
