Awoniyi marked his third start of the season with a goal for his floundering club, Nottingham, against Liverpool, a club...
The recent weekend was a bountiful harvest of goals for Super Eagles players playing in Europe. From defenders to strikers, some players found relief and put smiles on the faces of their fans and paymasters by scoring or assisting.Aside from scoring his third consecutive goal for Napoli against Roma on Sunday,also assisted Luciano Spalletti in setting a record for the Partenopei as they moved to 11 consecutive victories in all competitions.
The 55th-minute goal by the Nigerian striker proved to be the winning goal as Nottingham Forest battled to a 1-0 victory over the Reds.Going into the game Forest had not won a match in the last two months, even their last victory before Saturday’s stunning lone-goal win against Red. This was Awoniyi’s first start since he scored two minutes into the first half of added time against West Ham.
The Super Eagles defender scored with a header as he connected to Stefan Johansen’s corner kick in the 24th minute, two minutes after Wigan’s Nathan Broadhead had cancelled out Sam Field’s 12th-minute opener.Troost Ekong scored his first goal since November 2020 for Watford in a 4-0 win over Luton at the Weekend. The Super Eagles defender scored with a header from Joao Pedro’s cross in the 45th minute of the game.
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