Super Eagles trio of Taiwo Awoniyi, Paul Onuachu and Joe Aribo will come at loggerheads as Nottingham Forest battle Southampton in today’s Premier League clash, in a bid to survive relegation drop.
Recall that the last time both teams met, it was Awoniyi who netted the solitary goal that ensure victory for Nottingham Forest at St Mary’s Stadium on January 4.
With the two teams struggling to escape relegation, both managers will be banking on their Nigerian players to help deliver the victory today.
While Awoniyi has made 23 appearances, scoring four goals and bagging one assist, Aribo on the other hand, has made 20 appearances, scoring two goals. While has made nine appearances, with no goal yet.
Nottingham Forest suffered a gut-wrenching loss to Brentford as they conceded two late goals, including one deflected off the head of goalkeeper Keylor Navas, leaving them in 18th place. The hosts, who have an expensive squad, has struggled defensively, failing to keep a clean sheet in 13 successive games.
However, the Tricky Trees can force themselves out of the bottom three with a win in this fixture.
Meanwhile, the Saints will have to be at their very best to have a chance of claiming all three points in this fixture. A defeat to Nottingham Forest would put the Saints on the brink of relegation, with just three games remaining, and they face a tough schedule against three top-half teams.
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That is what inferiority complex can cause. How can players who were once fighting for European honours now turned to relegation fighters all in the name of moving the the EPL. Its a downward career trend no matter how one looks at it. No doubt EPL is the most exciting leaugue in the world but if our players shouldn’t just be moving to any club in England but only those contending for continental honors . I hope others who intend to move to England will learn from this.