Super Eagles Striker Taiwo Awoniyi Gears Up To Score Against Arsenal in Big Premier League Clash

• Nottingham Forest will be hosting Arsenal on Saturday afternoon, 20 May, in a Premier League tie
• Nigerian striker Taiwo Awoniyi has confirmed his readiness to help Forest record a win in this tie
• The former Liverpool player has also set a personal target of netting against the Gunners

Super Eagles striker Taiwo Awoniyi has stated emphatically that he wants to score against Arsenal in their Premier League clash on Saturday afternoon, 20 May, which is expected to be a challenging one.

The former Liverpool player has been impressive lately for Nottingham Forest in their quest to escape relegation this season in the Premier League and their fate is now in their hands.

It will be recalled that Awoniyi has scored four goals in his last two Premier League appearances for Forest and fans of the club are looking up to him to net again against the Gunners.

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In a brief chat, the Kwara-born striker had with Sports Brief, he explained that scoring against Arsenal will make him happy.

Awoniyi wants to score against Arsenal

''The match is very important to us because we must win and we are ready to fight with all our strengths and get the three points with maximum support from our fans.

''I personally want to score against Arsenal and that has been a dream for me since I was young, but the important thing is for us to win.''

Meanwhile, Forest is currently occupying the 16th position on the Premier League table, while Arsenal are second and they are still eyeing the Premier League title.

Awoniyi once worked as a bricklayer

Earlier, Sports Brief had reported how Taiwo Awoniyi has revealed how tough his journey in football was years back on the streets of Ilorin in Kwara State claiming that he had to do many menial jobs for him to buy boots.

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The former Liverpool player who just returned to Nottingham Forest's squad after being out of action for two months due to injury looked back at the difficulties he faced in his career.

Awoniyi who was signed by Forest from Union Berlin last summer for a record £17 million fee explained that things were so tough for his parents that he had to start working as a bricklayer and even at a bakery for him to get football gear.