Ethan Horvath’s watch for his first victory of the 2023-24 season lastly got here to an finish.
Horvath helped Cardiff Metropolis to a 2-1 EFL Championship win over Stoke Metropolis on Saturday, his first at membership degree since Could twenty seventh with Luton City. The veteran shot-stopper made 5 saves in Erol Bulut’s squad because the Bluebirds moved 11 factors again of the ultimate promotion playoff spot.
Kion Etete and Karlan Grant each delivered first-half targets for the hosts earlier than Bae Jun-ho lower the deficit for the visiting Potters. Regardless of Stoke’s finest efforts, Horvath got here to the rescue with a number of key stops for the hosts.
It marked the Bluebirds’ first league win since Feb. 3, snapping a four-match winless streak.
Horvath, who joined Cardiff Metropolis in the course of the January Switch Window, has now made four-straight begins since his transfer from Nottingham Forest.
Up subsequent for Cardiff Metropolis in a March 2 journey to Bristol Metropolis earlier than eventual matches in opposition to Huddersfield City, Ipswich City, Swansea Metropolis, and Sunderland.
Horvath will hope his return to constant enjoying time will enhance his possibilities of U.S. males’s nationwide workforce involvement this March.