(Reuters) -Nottingham Forest striker Taiwo Awoniyi has had urgent surgery for an abdominal injury after he clattered into a post during their 2-2 Premier League draw with Leicester City at the weekend, Forest said in a statement on Tuesday.
Substitute Awoniyi rejoined the game after receiving treatment but was limping around for the last 10 minutes.
"Everyone at Nottingham Forest sends their best wishes to Taiwo," Forest posted on X.
Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis expressed frustration over Awoniyi not being substituted, with manager Nuno Espirito Santo saying the Nigeria international was left on due to a misunderstanding between the coaching and medical departments.
Forest, a point behind fifth-placed Chelsea, visit West Ham United on Sunday.
(Reporting by Chiranjit Ojha in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter Rutherford and Christian Radnedge)
