It was a difficult weekend for our boys abroad in the lower tiers of the English football leagues, as no American contributed to a win for their respective clubs.
Duane Holmes’ goal against Plymouth made it three scoring contributions on the bounce for the PNE man while Tyler Bindon returned for Reading after being sidelined for a minor injury.
Duane Holmes came off the bench for Preston and immediately became the difference-maker by drawing a penalty and setting up the winner, in a game which also saw Lynden Gooch make his Stoke City debut in a losing effort.
Life below the Premier League started off with a mixed bag, with a number of Yanks in England’s second tier such as Haji Wright and Duane Holmes getting their first minutes with new clubs.
The Championship Playoffs saw a Yank on three out of four teams, but only Ethan Horvath’s Luton Town was left standing at the end of the day, after Zack Steffen and Lynden Gooch saw their teams narrowly eliminated.
After being rested for last weekend’s FA Cup loss to Blackburn, Josh Sargent will be available for the Canaries’ trip to Preston on Saturday, according to new head coach David Wagner.
Christian Pulisic flukey crossbar-assisted set-up helped Chelsea to a draw against Nottingham Forest, while Tyler Adams was straight back into Jesse Marsch’s starting lineup at Leeds as they fought to earn an impressive point at Newcastle.
Josh Sargent will soon be playing under his third permanent coach at Norwich, after Dean Smith was let go by the club following a string of poor results.
