Nottingham Forest manager Nuno Espirito Santo has provided a positive injury update on Taiwo Awoniyi, reports Completesports.com.
Awoniyi suffered a broken nose in the Tricky Trees Emirates FA Cup win over Exeter City in midweek.
The Nigeria international was omitted from Forest’s 2-1 defeat at Fulham on Saturday.
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Santo however expects the powerful striker to be fit for their next league game against Newcastle United.
“We didn’t have the clearance from the Premier League about the concussion protocols, so he was not able to go in the squad,”he was quoted by the Nottinghampost.
“He is feeling fine, it is about making sure we follow the protocols.He was okay, but we have to respect the protocols.”
The 27-year-old has scored once in 19 league appearances for the Reds this season.
By Adeboye Amosu
