By David Kabiyesi
Super Eagles striker, Taiwo Awoniyi lived up to his prematch rating by scoring what turned out to be the only goal that handed Epl trophy to Manchester City and also ensure Nottingham Forest sealed their place in next season’s Premier League campaign following a 1-0 win over Arsenal
The Nigerian have been on goal scoring spree lately, scoring four goals in Forest last two maches before finding the net in the 19th minutes of the match and Arse
Mikel Arteta introduced a strange new system which left the Gunners looking completely disjointed from start to finish, and Taiwo Awoniyi’s first-half goal will go down in history as one of the biggest in recent history.
A full-throttle start from Forest led to some nervy moments for Arsenal, but the Gunners found their footing eventually and started to play some delicious football. Keylor Navas got out quick to end one such move but was a little fortunate as Gabriel Jesus’ header lofted up and narrowly onto the roof of the net.
It was Forest, however, who drew first blood. Morgan Gibbs-White led an electric counter before slotting through Awoniyi, who was fortunate to deflect Gabriel’s attempted clearance back into an open net.
With a Forest win enough to secure survival for the hosts and deliver the Premier League title to Manchester City, Arsenal’s desire to respond was clear although their performance turned scrappy and uncomfortable as Forest dropped back to defend their much-needed points.
