Taiwo Awoniyi undergoes pressing surgical procedure on critical belly damage | Nottingham Forest

Taiwo Awoniyi had pressing surgical procedure on Monday evening after the Nottingham Forest striker sustained a critical belly damage within the match towards Leicester on Sunday.

The Nigeria worldwide collided with the publish late on in Forest’s 2-2 Premier League draw with their East Midlands rivals on the Metropolis Floor. The surgical procedure was required swiftly to deal with the character of the damage, which is known to not be life-threatening.

Awoniyi tried to hold on ­taking part in after receiving a number of minutes of therapy however the extent of the damage was found when assessed by medical employees on Monday.

The ­incident was the supply of ­Evangelos ­Marinakis’s ­frustration: the Forest proprietor stormed on to the pitch and confronted the supervisor, Nuno Espírito Santo, after the match. Awoniyi returned to motion however was unable to maneuver correctly as Forest had been chasing a late aim which might have been important to their Champions League hopes. ­Marinakis was sad a ­substitution was not made.

To make issues worse the incident, the place the Leicester midfielder Facundo Buonanotte additionally collided with the upright, occurred after Anthony Elanga was allowed to advance on aim, regardless of being clearly offside. Play continued after the assistant referee delayed placing up the flag, with each gamers col­liding with the publish at pace.

It was a disappointing day for ­Forest and a blow to their Champions League hopes. Successful their final two video games, together with a final-day assembly with Chelsea, won’t be sufficient until Aston Villa, Manchester Metropolis or Newcastle drop factors alongside the way in which.

Forest, nevertheless, are assured of at the least a spot within the Convention League, through which they’d play their ­European soccer since 1995-96.