Nottingham Forest Stars inflicts to Taiwo Awoniyi while the side of Nuno Espirito Santo returns to the field for the first time, because Star was placed in an induced coma

Nottingham ForestThe players paid tribute to Taiwo Awoniyi during warm-up exercises for their collision West ham On Sunday.

Awoniyi was placed in an induced coma earlier this week and recovers well after undergoing urgent operation to restore a torn intestine that could have been life -threatening.

The striker collapsed in a pole last week during the 2-2 draw of Forest with Leicester and returned after a few minutes of treatment before he was removed.

Awoniyi could not be replaced because Forest had used their last available switch to replace Elliot Anderson with Jota Silva. The attacker tried to continue, but could not move well when Forest chased a late winner.

Nuno Espirito Santo Before Sunday’s game, Awoniyi revealed at least a few days to stay in the hospital, which means that he was unable to travel to East London to support his teammates.

But that did not stop the Forest players from expressing respect to their colleague.

Nottingham Forest made a moving gesture to Taiwo Awoniyi before they stood opposite West Ham

The striker is currently recovering in the hospital after he has undergone surgery to repair a torn intestine

The Forest players visited the name and number of Awoniyi on the back of their warm -up shirts, with a sincere message on the front

The team warmed up white shirts in Blanco, with the words: ‘We are all with your Taiwo’ at the front, and the name of Awoniyi and No. 9 at the back.

In Awoniyi’s late absence against Leicester, Forest was left to play with 10 men for the last few minutes, which led the owner to confuse Evangelos Marinakis on full -time with Nuno.

Forest published a statement after the fact and clarified that ‘there was no confrontation’ between their owner and manager, but a ‘shared frustration that the medical team should never have let the player continue’.