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Josh Sargent’s first Norwich Metropolis begin in shut to 3 months couldn’t have went significantly better.
Sargent scored two targets and logged 65 minutes because the host Canaries defeated Swansea Metropolis 5-1 at Carrow Street. The U.S. males’s nationwide workforce ahead had made a trio of substitute performances earlier this month in EFL Championship and FA Cup play previous to Saturday’s begin.
Johannes Hoff Thorup’s squad grabbed a first-half lead by means of Sargent’s first purpose since October. Emiliano Marcondes arrange the veteran striker earlier than he drilled a low shot into the bottom-right nook.
Liam Cullen equalized for Swansea Metropolis within the 62nd minute earlier than Sargent added to his already spectacular afternoon. Ante Crnac laid a move off for Sargent on the following Norwich Metropolis assault earlier than watching the 24-year-old slot house his second purpose of the match.
It’s Sargent’s first multi-goal efficiency since February 17, 2024.
Lewis Dobbin, Crnac, and Marcondes would add insurance coverage targets for Norwich Metropolis within the second half, sealing an vital three factors for the Canaries.
Sargent, who’s again flying with confidence, will purpose to retain his beginning position when Norwich Metropolis travels to Watford on February 1. A robust run of kind for Sargent may play wonders in his chase to get again into the USMNT image for March’s CONCACAF Nations League window.
