Super Eagles’ star, Taiwo Awoniyi scored two goals to hand Nottingham Forest all three points in a pulsating 4-3 victory against fellow relegation strugglers, Southampton at the City Ground, Nottingham on Monday.
The goal means the former Liverpool player scored for the first time in four months.
Coincidentally, the 25-year-old last scored in January in Forest 1-0 win against Southampton on match-day 19.
The Super Eagles striker suffered a groin injury that ruled him out of action for two months, missing nine Premier League games.
After two months, Awoniyi made his long-awaited return against Wolves and featured for just four minutes as both sides played out a 1-1 draw at The City Ground.
Having featured in seven games since his return from injury, the forward finally found the back of the net and he did it in style as he scored two quick goals to keep Forest’s hopes of staying in the topflight league alive.
He was taken off in the 81st minute for Sam Surridge.
In an exhilarating seven-goal thriller, Awoniyi’s double had given Forest early control at the City Ground but Southampton responded through Carlos Alcaraz but Morgan Gibbs-White made it 3-1 to Forest from the penalty spot.
Southampton’s Lyanco and James Ward-Prowse then netted either side of Forest’s Danilo, but the hosts held on.
Having seen Everton jump out of the bottom three with a stunning victory over Brighton earlier on Monday, Forest knew they needed to do the same and have now climbed up to 16th, above the Toffees.
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