Aina, Awoniyi feature as Forest beat Man Utd, Iwobi’s Fulham lose at Arsenal

Super Eagles duo of Ola Aina and Taiwo Awoniyi were in action for Nottingham Forest as they held on to beat Manchester United in a Premier League game on Tuesday night.

Anthony Elanga’s brilliant first-half goal is the only one of the match and takes Nottingham Forest three points closer to the Champions League.

Elanga sprinted 70 yards before finishing into the bottom corner to catch the visitors cold with an early winner.

Diogo Dalot hit the crossbar with a header and substitute Harry Maguire had an effort cleared off the line in the 96th minute, but Forest hang on.

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Forest remain third in the Premier League with an eight-point lead over fourth-placed Chelsea.

At the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday, Arsenal secured a 2-1 victory over Fulham.

Bukayo Saka scored just seven minutes into his return after 101 days out injured, after Ethan Nwaneri had assisted Mikel Merino to score the opener.

Nigeria’s Alex Iwobi was in action for Fulham, joining in as a substitute in the 67th minute. It was Rodrigo Muniz who halved the deficit in added time.

Elsewhere, Wolverhampton Wanderers defeated West Ham 1-0.

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