On-loan Nottingham Forest goalkeeper Ethan Horvath has been defended after his error at the beginning of Luton Town's championship clash at home to Millwall.
A tame shot from Zian Flemming went straight through the American to give the away side the lead in the fourth minute. The match ended 2-2, with Horvath's team sitting in the play-off places, two points clear of seventh-placed Norwich City.
The error from the Reds keeper was the first goal conceded by the 27-year-old from open play in seven games. Horvath was looking to extend that run past the 11-hour mark before his mistake.
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Speaking after the game, Luton boss Rob Edwards defended the keeper, telling reporters: "You don’t get to the position that he's in in life to not deal with a setback. It’s the life of a goalkeeper, they're human beings, there’s going to be an error at times and you've just got to switch off and he did that in the game then.
“We’ll all support him as we support everyone of our lads. He’s mentally tough, he’s been brilliant, so for me, the goal counts, of course it does, but it was the bit before that I’ll really look at and focus on, they shouldn't be getting the opportunity in the first place.
“We didn’t get the first bit right and I’m disappointed with that bit, the mistake is a mistake and that’s human error, no problem with that, Ethan’s been outstanding for us.”
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