Taiwo Awoniyi believes Nottingham Forest were unfortunate not to grab all three points in Saturday’s 2-2 Premier League draw at Chelsea.
The Nigerian forward gave Steve Cooper’s side the lead in the 13th minute and it remained that way until Raheem Sterling fought back for the Blues with his own brace in the 51st and 58th minute.
Awoniyi however responded again four minutes later to level the match and keep Forest’s survival hopes alive with only two games left to play against Arsenal and Crystal Palace.
“It was a good game. Obviously we know how good they are as a team and we came here with the spirit and togetherness and we had a plan and it worked. Unfortunately we didn’t get the three points,” Awoniyi told Premier League Productions
“The most important thing was to get the goals and that brought us into the game. Many times we sat off but that’s the game plan and that’s what we did. It helped us as a team and individually to earn the draw today.
“Obviously when they score those two quick goals, you feel bad but that is football and you just have to believe in yourself and your team-mates and keep going and in the end we got the point
“I think for every striker, you always want to score every game. As a striker, you have to bring your team-mates in. It was a good ball from Brennan [Johnson] and if they don’t bring the ball into the box, there is no way I can get the chance to score so it is all teamwork.
“We still have two finals to go, the next one is Arsenal and from there we will see what happens.”
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— Nottingham Forest (@NFFC) May 13, 2023
Awoniyi is the joint-highest goalscorer for Forest in the Premier League this season with eight goals, alongside Brenan Johnson.
