Former Arsenal midfielder, Paul Merson has backed Taiwo Awoniyi to play a crucial role in Nottingham Forest’s relegation fight.
The Nigeria international has scored four goals in his last two Premier League games for Nottingham.
Awoniyi scored a brace in Steve Cooper’s side 2-2 draw against Chelsea at the Stamford Bridge last weekend.
Nottingham Forest currently sit in 16th position on the table, three points away from relegation zone.
“For Forest to go 2-1 down and draw 2-2, it’s a massive, massive point,” Merson told Skysports.
“Awoniyi, who scored the two goals, was a threat. He held the ball up well. I saw him the other week playing away from home and he was taken off, he didn’t do well.
“Now he (Awoniyi) looks a handful, he’s holding it up and playing it simple and scored two goals. They were simple.
“With him playing like that with a couple of games left, I’d be quite shocked if Forest went down from here. To come back with that away record is very, very good.”
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I don’t know rationale behind Nigerian players signing for relegation threathening clubs despite not being an average players.
If you can sign for table topper team however sign for middle table teams.
Nothingham forest should stay in premiership, and leicester should join leeds and southahton to relegation… That I serious ndidi nd ihianacho we learn so serious lesson in that championship