Nuno Espirito Santo has confirmed Taiwo Awoniyi sustained a concussion and a broken nose during Nottingham Forest’s shootout win over Exeter on Tuesday night. The Nigerian striker required more than 10 minutes of treatment before leaving the pitch on a stretcher after colliding with the elbow of Exeter goalkeeper Joe Whitworth towards the end of the FA Cup fourth-round tie. Despite initial fears that his condition could be more serious , Nuno disclosed Awoniyi, who had scored prior to the injury, would travel back to the Midlands with the rest of the squad.
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He said: ‘He had a concussion and I think he broke his nose, so a lot of pain, but he has a smile on his face that because he did an amazing job. We are delighted with him.’. Forest faced an almighty scare in Devon before a 2-2 draw took the game to penalties. Nuno risked accusations of complacency after making 10 changes to his side, but defended his selection. He said: ‘It's not it's not about resting (players), it's about how we are approaching the competition. We did the same at Luton, and we're going to probably do the same (again) because, unfortunately, we cannot give minutes to all the players. So this is a reward for all the players that worked so hard, the young boys. It's good for us.
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Nuno Espirito Santo has provided an injury update on Taiwo Awoniyi following the striker's brutal collision in FA Cup clash against Exeter City on Tuesday. The Nottingham Forest boss has confirmed the 27-year-old player sustained a concussion and a broken nose. The Nigerian was taken from the pitch on a stretcher but seemed to recover as he made his way to the dressing room. ‘It's not resting players. It's taking care of all the squad.’.
