NOTTINGHAM FOREST STARS PAY TRIBUTE TO TAIWO AWONIYI
- Nottingham Forest stars paid their respects to their team-mate Taiwo Awoniyi
- He is currently recovering from surgery on a potentially life-threatening injury
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Nottingham Forest's players paid tribute to Taiwo Awoniyi during warm-up drills ahead of their clash against West Ham on Sunday.
Awoniyi was put in an induced coma earlier this week, and is recovering well after undergoing urgent surgery to repair a ruptured intestine, which could have been life-threating.
The striker crashed into a post during Forest's 2-2 draw with Leicester last week and, following several minutes of treatment, returned to action before being taken off.
Awoniyi could not be substituted because Forest had used their last available switch to replace Elliot Anderson with Jota Silva. The forward tried to carry on, but was unable to move properly as Forest chased a late winner.
Nuno Espirito Santo revealed before Sunday's game that Awoniyi will remain in hospital for at least a few more days, meaning he was unable to journey to east London in support of his team-mates.
But that didn't stop Forest's players from paying respect to their colleague.
The squad warmed up in blank white shirts, with the words, 'We're all with you Taiwo' on the front, and Awoniyi's name and No 9 on the back.
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