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Nottingham Forest striker Taiwo Awoniyi opens up on a life overcoming the odds as he recalls going to bed without food as a child and taking advice from Jurgen Klopp

An away fixture at Arsenal is one of the most difficult challenges in English football but as has become his habit, Nottingham Forest striker Taiwo Awoniyi simply took it in his stride.

Awoniyi is off the mark for the season thanks to his goal as a substitute in the 2-1 defeat at Emirates Stadium last Saturday and though Forest left with nothing, their second-half performance will give them plenty of optimism for Friday's meeting with Sheffield United at the City Ground.

Awoniyi's calmness derives from the obstacles he has overcome to arrive at this point, which means he treats sporting pressure as a privilege.