Nottingham Forest restored their three-point gap above the relegation zone after producing a spirited display to draw 2-2 at Chelsea
Awoniyi had put Forest ahead at the break with a header (13) after an error by returning Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy before the hosts came out firing in the second half and Raheem Sterling scored twice (51, 58) to give his side the lead
Chelsea's advantage only lasted four minutes, though, as Awoniyi popped up in the box to score his second header of the game (62) and restore parity after some slack defending by Frank Lampard's side from a long throw-in
Forest held on under a late Chelsea charge to claim a rare away draw and what could be a vital point in the relegation battle heading into their final two games of the season against Arsenal and Crystal Palace
 Chelsea, meanwhile, remain in no man's land and seven points from the top half as they long for the season to end
After seeing Leeds close the gap on them to two points with a draw at Newcastle, Forest set up to counter Chelsea as the hosts produced a limp first-half display despite dominating the possession
 There was an early sign of the visitors' threat from set-pieces as Felipe headed just wide from Renan Lodi's front-post corner
Lodi then produced a wonderful delivery for Awoniyi which tempted Mendy off his line but the goalkeeper was beaten to the ball by the Forest striker, who headed into an empty net to give the visitors a perfect start after 13 minutes
Chelsea's best chance came when an early diagonal into Sterling nearly caught out Forest skipper Joe Worrall only for the returning defender to recover and produce a goal-saving block in the box to prevent the forward from levelling
 Other than that, the Blues were poor and failed to break down Forest's low block and to make matters worse they lost Mateo Kovacic to injury toward the end of the half
After an abject first-half performance saw them booed off by some at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea were transformed after the break although still vulnerable at set-pieces
 Forest nearly made it 2-0 from a corner against the run of play but Moussa Niakhate could not get a foot on the ball at the back post
Chelsea then took the lead with two quickfire Sterling goals
 The first had a shade of fortune as his shot deflected off Ryan Yates on the floor into the roof of the net after Trevoh Chalobah's cut-back
 Sterling then made Felipe look silly before cutting in on his right to give Chelsea the lead having gone eight games without a goal previously
Forest looked in danger of caving in as Stamford Bridge got behind a resurgent Chelsea but they were bailed out by a long throw-in which was only half cleared allowing Orel Mangal to lump the ball back into the danger zone where Awoniyi was on hand to head home
Lodi unleashed a fearsome effort with his left foot that was a whisker from putting Forest back in front but after that, it was all Chelsea in the closing stages
 Forest, though, shut up shop and kept Chelsea at bay for the final 20 minutes to claim just their seventh point on the road in the league this season to the delight of the travelling fans who were jubilant at full-time as they serenaded the team
said"I wouldn't say it was a cracking result
 There's a mix of some disappointed guys in the dressing room and I like that because although we worked hard for what we got it could have been more
"It was a mixed feeling because although we know we gave everything, stuck to the plan and showed good resilience when going 2-1 down
"The game had been going exactly as we wanted it to go, so to turn it quickly to 2-1 and then get something out of the game is a positive
"We've scored more goals in this phase than any other phase but it feels like we are giving goals so much easier than how we are scoring them
 They were good finishes from the Chelsea boys but we could have done a bit better there
"I know the away form is the away form
 I talk openly about it because that's who we are as a group
 I've never had to question the resilience, desire and attitude
"Sometimes we could do with a bit of belief, concentration and confidence away from home so that's why we've had what we've had
 I don't think many would have backed us to get anything today
 It's a point that could be valuable
"On set-pieces and long throws, he added: "I think we have scored three goals from long throws
 Until Chelsea made their changes we had a height advantage
"The throw-in has become really useful to us because we've scored from it and created a few chances
 It's not just about throwing the ball in there, it is a strategy
 Just pleased we got the goal
"There has to be a technique to the throw because if the opponent gets the first contact you want it to be tough to head away
 We've seen the success Brentford have had from it
""One hundred per cent a point gained
 You have to weigh it up before the game
 Their away record has been atrocious and Chelsea won their last game
"For Forest to go 2-1 down and draw 2-2, it's a massive, massive point
 A thoroughly-deserved one and a massive one at the same time
"Awoniyi, who scored the two goals, was a threat
 He held the ball up well
 I saw him the other week playing away from home and he was taken off, he didn't do well
 Now he looks a handful, he's holding it up and playing it simple and scored two goals
 They were simple
"With him playing like that with a couple of games left, I'd be quite shocked if Forest went down from here
 To come back with that away record is very, very good
"I think it's going to be hard for the others to catch them
 Leicester are virtually going to have to win two out of their three games
 It's a hard one
 That point was huge for Forest
 They need four out of their last six points
"They go into next week's game against Arsenal with a couple of good recent results against them at home
 It will be a hard game for Arsenal
 If Forest play like this on the counter-attack, they could pick them apart and cause problems
 Arsenal will cause major problems down the other end
"I think Forest will stay up
 Leeds have to win one out of their last two games at least and I'm not sure Leicester can win two out of their three
" said: "We did struggle at set-pieces
 The long loopy throw is a difficult one to defend against
 We've seen them score goals from that in recent games when it's been important for them
"They're a bigger team than us, then it was always going to be a threat
 But we have to deal with it
"On starting Mendy over Kepa Arrizabalaga, he added: "We've got two good goalkeepers
 Kepa has been playing really well but in this situation it was no problem to give Mendy a chance
"On Sterling's goals after a tough run, he added: "Important for him
 Small gains, small steps forward