Ten weeks since his final look, Josh Sargent lastly made his long-awaited return for Norwich Metropolis.
Sargent performed the ultimate 11 minutes of the Canaries’ 4-0 FA Cup loss to Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday at Carrow Street. A groin harm sidelined Sargent since late-October however the U.S. males’s nationwide crew ahead loved a slight cameo immediately for his first look of 2025.
Georginio Rutter’s first-half brace paired with Julio Enciso and Solly March’s second-half targets helped the visiting Seagulls e book their place within the fourth spherical.
Sargent changed Ante Crnac within the 79th minute however struggled to make a lot of an impression within the closing minutes. He had 5 touches and accomplished one cross.
The 24-year-old’s return is a welcomed sight for Norwich Metropolis, who sit eleventh within the EFL Championship desk. Sargent scored 4 targets previous to his harm.
“He felt good. In fact, the sport is kind of over and out when he comes on. I feel he gave some vitality and a few positivity to the crew,” Norwich supervisor Johannes Hoff Thorup stated about Sargent’s return.
“Everybody can see what it’s he can carry to the crew. That’ll be good for us, it was an funding earlier than subsequent week that he had these quarter-hour. It was extra simply to get him on the market and have the sensation once more.”
Thorup’s squad subsequent visits Sheffield United and Leeds United in back-to-back league journeys over the subsequent 11 days.