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EXCLUSIVEControversial offside protocol to be reviewed after incident which left Taiwo Awoniyi needing urgent surgery on potentially fatal injury

Football's lawmakers are set to review the incident which left Taiwo Awoniyi needing surgery for a potentially life-threatening injury.

The Nottingham Forest striker was placed into an induced coma and needed intensive care and an operation after he cannoned into a post during his side’s 2-2 draw with Leicester City on Sunday.

While the priority is the 27-year-old’s return to health, many have condemned the protocol introduced in 2020.

It says that officials can delay offside flags in ‘very clear attacking situations when a player is about to score a goal or has a clear run into/towards the opponents’ penalty area’.