Taiwo Awoniyi opened his Coventry City goal account on Tuesday, scoring his first goal for the club in their EFL Cup clash against Plymouth, PUNCH Sports Extra reports.
The Nigerian striker needed just three minutes to get on the scoresheet, finishing with a trademark composed effort to give the Sky Blues the lead.
Jack Rudoni doubled Coventry’s advantage two minutes later before Plymouth pulled one back through Oliver Irow midway through the first half.
Awoniyi joined the newly promoted Premier League side on a permanent transfer from Nottingham Forest in a deal worth about £9m before the start of the season. Related News Moffi begins Hamburg training as club chief hails Nigerian Amusan makes Diamond League return in Zurich Hockey excluded from 23rd National Sports Festival
The 29-year-old striker spent the last four seasons in the Premier League with Forest, scoring 21 league goals in 90 appearances and 23 goals in 103 games across all competitions.
