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TAIWO'S BACK WITH A BANG
Daily Express
|January 26, 2026
Awoniyi on scoresheet for the first time since urgent surgery in May
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RARE goals from Igor Jesus and Taiwo Awoniyi eased relegation fears as Nottingham Forest became only the second side this season to beat Brentford in their own backyard
Jesus upstaged his fellow Brazilian striker Igor Thiago with just his second Premier League goal of the season, before substitute Awoniyi broke his duck for the campaign.
They were vital goals for Forest as they restored their five-point cushion over 18th-placed West Ham.
It was a fabulous goal by Awoniyi but also an emotional one, his first since requiring emergency abdominal surgery after colliding with a post against Leicester in May.
"Absolutely buzzing," said Forest boss Dyche (inset) of Awoniyi. "He works hard for us and he's trained well. Funnily enough, I chatted with him last week and reminded him to be free, and he looked free when he came on.
This story is from the January 26, 2026 edition of Daily Express.
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