Awoniyi scores brace as Nottingham Forest beat woeful Chelsea 3-1

Super Eagles striker, Taiwo Awoniyi, scored a brace as Chelsea’s hopes of securing a top-five finish in the Premier League were ended on Monday after they put in a shameful performance in losing 3-1 to Nottingham Forest. Cole Palmer missed from the penalty spot as the Blues’ run of league defeats stretched to six games, […]

Super Eagles striker, Taiwo Awoniyi, scored a brace as Chelsea’s hopes of securing a top-five finish in the Premier League were ended on Monday after they put in a shameful performance in losing 3-1 to Nottingham Forest.
Cole Palmer missed from the penalty spot as the Blues’ run of league defeats stretched to six games, meaning their hopes of securing Champions League qualification for next season hang by the finest of threads.
Forest made eight changes ahead of the second leg of their Europa League semi-final against Aston Villa on Thursday, making Chelsea heavy favourites to claim victory, but the Blues fell behind after just 98 seconds when Taiwo Awoniyi headed in at the back post from Dilane Bakwa’s cross.
Enzo Fernandez hit the post as Chelsea looked for an instant response, but they instead found themselves 2-0 down before the quarter-hour mark after Malo Gusto was penalised for pulling back Awoniyi in the penalty area, and Igor Jesus made no mistake from the spot.
Calum McFarlane’s side were handed a golden opportunity to pull one back right on half-time after a sickening clash of heads between Zach Abbott and Jesse Derry led to Chelsea being awarded a penalty. However, after a 12-minute stoppage while Premier League debutant Derry was tended to by medics before being stretchered off, Palmer had his spot-kick saved by Matz Sels.
More misery followed after the break as Awoniyi netted his second of the game after substitute Morgan Gibbs-White got in behind the Chelsea defence and laid it on a plate for Forest’s No.9 to tap home.