Nottingham Forest’s Taiwo Awoniyi was placed in a medically-induced coma after undergoing an abdominal surgery following an incident where he collided with the goal frame during the team’s 2-2 draw with Leicester on Sunday, according to the BBC.
The 27-year-old slammed into the goal post in the 88th minute of the match at the City Ground on Sunday while trying to make a play on a cross. Awoniyi and Leicester’s Facundo Buonanotte collided with the post — Awoniy’s stomach drilled the post directly — but they both made it back up to their feet.
While Awoniyi and Buonanotte finished out the match, Awoniyi later doubled over in pain and struggled to move in the final minutes.