Nottingham Forest Owners And Coaches Are Noisy Because Of Player Injury Handling

Taiwo Awonyi suffered a serious injury when Nottingham Forest fought Leicester City (Instagram/@officialnffc).

JAKARTA - Nottingham Forest striker Taiwo Awoniyi has been in an artificial coma after undergoing urgent surgery on a stomach injury.

The Nigerian international was injured when he collided with the post after entering as a substitute in the second half in a 2-2 draw against Leicester City on Sunday, May 11, 2025.

The injury became the subject of a highly debated discussion in the field between the manager and the club owner.

According to the British News Agency PA, Awoniyi fell into an artificial coma to help recover from surgery on Monday, May 12, 2025, by helping to limit her movement and regulate her heart rate. The second part of the operation is scheduled to be completed on Wednesday, May 14, 2025.

Nottingham Forest has released a statement after Awoniyi's surgery, which said she is recovering well.

Forest have two games left in theggis League - traveling against West Ham and at home against Chelsea - as they try to qualify for the Champions League.

After the match against Leicester, Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis, entered the field and protested against Manager Nuno Espirito Santo.

Espirito Santo said Marinakis was frustrated by the miscommunication between the bench and medical staff after Awonyi's injury.

After receiving treatment, the 27-year-old forward signaled that he was fine to continue the match so Espirito Santo let him play.

As a result, Espirito Santo chose to make his last change, namely to release Elliot Anderson with Jota Silva in the first minute of injury time.

However, Awoniyi felt uncomfortable for the rest of the game, which effectively made Forest play with 10 players and hampered her hopes of winning.

In a statement, Forest said the reaction after the match from Marinakis was a form of deep concern, responsibility, and emotional investment in the team.

"At such times, he showed his leadership, not only through words, but through action and presence."

"In the last 10 minutes of the game, when he saw our players were clearly in pain, fighting with the apparent pain, it became increasingly difficult to stay on the sidelines."

"The deep frustration of seeing our players lying on the ground with severe pain - something no one really cares about - triggers it to get on the pitch."

"It's impulsive, humane, and reflects how much this team and its people mean to him," the club said in a statement.

Marinakis has relinquished his position as a person in significant control of Forest in recent weeks as the club almost qualified for the Champions League.

UEFA has rules to ban clubs any season if owners have a decisive influence over the two clubs that qualify.

As is known, Marinakis is also the President of Olympiakos, who has qualified for the Champions League as a Greek champion.

With two rounds of seasons remaining, Forest is seventh - one point behind Chelsea who are in fifth place. The top five will qualify for the Champions League.