Nottingham Forest’s Coach, Nuno Espirito has confirmed that Taiwo Awoniyi sustained a broken nose following an aerial collision in the cup tie against Exeter City, Nigeriasoccernet.com reports.
Nuno has confirmed that Taiwo Awoniyi sustained a broken nose following an aerial collision in tonight's cup tie.
Wishing you a speedy recovery, T! ? pic.twitter.com/1cLRMWNRI3
— Nottingham Forest (@NFFC) February 11, 2025
He was involved in a heavy clash of heads with Exeter goalkeeper Joe Whitworth that left him with a bloody nose and carried off on a stretcher.
Awoniyi had scored to put the Reds ahead in their FA Cup tie to make it 2-1 before the equaliser by the Championship side.
The encounter progressed to penalties at 2-2 after extra time before Forest won 2-4 to reach the 5th round of the competition.
Uche Dozie
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