Taiwo Awoniyi missed 12 crucial games for Nottingham Forest in the 2023/24 English Premier League season due to injury.
Super Eagles striker Taiwo Awoniyi has set a record for the player with the highest shot percentage in the English Premier League since last season, according to Soccernet.ng.
Despite scoring 16 goals since the start of last season, Awoniyi usurped the English Premier League shot conversion record from Erling Haaland, who has a higher record of 52 goals.
According to a recent report from SkySports, the Nigerian national team boasts an incredible shot conversion rate of 28.6%, with Manchester City’s Haaland (26.1%), Hwang Hee-chan (24.1%), Callum Wilson (24%), Better than Diogo. Jota (22.5%) and Ivan Toni (21.4%).
Awoniyi has missed the last 12 games for Nottingham Forest due to injury and, although he was named in the provisional squad, he also missed out on representing Nigeria at the 2023 African Cup of Nations.
The former Union Berlin player has returned and has scored two goals in his last five games for the Reds, including the crucial opening goal in a 2-0 win over West Ham United, which saw them move to the relegation zone. contributed to the escape.
Awoniyi will aim to continue his fine form as Nottingham Forest prepare to travel to Villa Park to take on Unai Emery’s Aston Villa in Round 26 of the Premier League .
