Josh Sargent can’t be stopped proper now.
Sargent registered a brace on Saturday as Norwich Metropolis defeated Stoke Metropolis 4-2 at Carrow Highway in EFL Championship play. The U.S. males’s nationwide crew ahead now has 11 league objectives this season in 20 appearances.
After a 1-1 halftime scoreline, Sargent helped the host Canaries break free from the visiting Potters.
Sargent’s first purpose within the forty eighth minute made it 2-1 to Norwich Metropolis because the 25-year-old completed off Ante Crnac’s help.
The Missouri native was at it once more within the 71st minute, drilling a left-footed shot into the top-right nook for his second purpose of the match. Sargent now has seven objectives scored in his final six league appearances.
Norwich Metropolis would add an personal purpose within the last levels of the match earlier than Stoke’s Lewis Baker pulled again a late comfort.
Johannes Hoff Thorup’s squad are as much as ninth place within the league desk and stay very a lot alive within the top-six race.
Sargent, who’s in using one in every of his greatest runs of type, seems to be set to be Mauricio Pochettino’s No. 9 for the upcoming March CONCACAF Nations League window.
“I’m feeling superb,” Sargent mentioned postmatch. “Extra importantly, we’ve received this recreation and we performed some good soccer so hopefully we will maintain that going.”
Norwich’s five-match March slate begins on March 1 at Blackburn Rovers.