Nigerian Players abroad Aina In Action As Forest Hold Brighton To Stalemate

Nottingham Forest and Brighton played to a 2-2 draw in Sunday’s Premier League encounter, with Super Eagles defender Ola Aina playing the entire 90 minutes.

Aina received a yellow card during the match while playing for Nottingham Forest for the fifth time.

Taiwo Awoniyi, his Nigerian international, was, nevertheless, a stand-in.

At 13 minutes, a penalty kick by Forest gave them the lead.

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Carlos Baleba controversially gave Callum Hudson-Odoi a foul in the box, but Chris Wood’s penalty kick left little room for doubt, and Forest’s top scorer from the previous campaign—with fifteen goals—made no mistake with his third goal in five games this season.

But in only four late first-half minutes, Brighton completely changed the course of the half.

After centre defender Jan Paul van Hecke’s cross found Hinshelwood in the area in the 42nd minute, the teenager headed the ball well into Matz Sels’ net.

As halftime approached, Ola Aina fouled Kaoru Mitoma outside the box, setting up Danny Welbeck, 33, to score his 70th Premier League goal and his first from a direct free kick.

Silva was set free by vice captain Morgan Gibbs-White’s cutting pass, and he then fed the ball to fellow substitute Ramon Sosa, who finished easily past Bart Verbruggen.

Both teams continue to hold seventh and eighth place in the rankings with nine points from five games.


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